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12-09-2019, 10:54 PM | #1 |
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Has anyone ever heard of this being done? Is it possible? Motor is toast on my 128 and I found a used 2006 330i motor. Both are n52, I'm not sure if harness are different etc
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Will work just fine, but use all the newer motor's sensors. The main difference between the old and new motors (besides magnesium valve cover and PCV) are some sensors switched from being analog to digital.
You can see a few threads on E90Post discussing this, although not specifically for the 128i. Should be identical.
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....and you'll have gained about 25 HP as the 330i motor has the 3 stage intake manifold
If you're keeping your existing ECU (I presume this is the case), you may want to look at upgrading the software to take advantage of the 3 stage intake manifold. Look up the Bimmerlabs tune which is basically the factory 330i tune. |
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And yea I figured it should be identical for the 128 compared to the 128i but I just wanted to make sure! |
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Yes I will be keeping the existing ECU from the 128i. Would I be fine to run the car for a little while without the bimmer labs 330 tune? Also how much does that bimmer labs tune Tun around, and how would I install it myself? What type of machine or tuner would I need to buy to hook up to my car? |
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Loading the tune would be done by the cable they sell. There is a little bit of work/reading to do, but it's been done by many successfully. See here: https://www.bimmerlabs.com/store/ There are a few threads detailing how it's done. |
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For the Bimmerlabs tune you need a K+DCAN cable and BMW Standard Software. Both available on BimmerGeeks' website.
Basically just look up how to install/check codes on INPA. Once you can do that, you can flash a tune from Bimmerlabs (check their help section as well).
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And let's just say I just jump above all that and shoot straight to an Active Autowerks tune. They should be able to tune it outright no issues right? |
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I would recommend Stage FP over AA.
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StageFP over AA if you wanna go in that direction
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