engine and drivetrain S14 engine in BMW 2002

[Robberrick]

Has anybody installed an S14/M3 engine in a RHD 2002?

If so I would like to make contact with you as I was wondering how you got around the problem of exhaust manifold and steering box.

I have heard that it is better to fit rack and pinion out of later BMW but not sure which model.

[ray_]

Read here...

http://www.m2bmw.com/complete_spec.htm

And I'm sure Nick will chime in with more details.

There's a couple rhd M2's running around down under as well, and the owners frequent this board.

Cheers,

Ray

[oz_tom]

Theres actually 2 s14 powered 02's in Brisbane. Contact Skippy_the_Bush_Kangaroo or AlanM on this board. Also, i suggest you look for Skippy's project blog in the project blog section. Both these fellas got around the exhaust issue by using 2 steering rods from a Toyota Tarago to eliminate that donut.

Cheers,

Tom

[Guest Anonymous]

I grin ear to ear every time I see a picture of an S14 engine in a 2002.

Have fun

[Skippy_the_Bush_Kangaroo]

It really depends what you want the car for and how much time and money your prepared to "invest" in the car.

I used the tarago coupling method as told to me by Allan Moore. It doesn't change the geometry or involve any cutting or welding , so there are no issues with the Transport department. This method removes the rubber donut and free's up a lot of space and allows for some decent headers to be made.

Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any more questions or would like a photo of anything. By no means am I an expert mechanic or fabricator, but I'll help out where I can.

[NickVyse]

If you do the e21/whatever rack conversion a standard m2 manifold still won't fit, but you will have a lot more space to work with. However, only go down this route if you're prepared to play around with the set up - currently there's no exact 'how-to' on this conversion, although it can be made to work.

Find your self a very good exhaust maker and show him the problem -if you're in the UK there's a guy whose just done this so his fabricator may be able to knock off another fairly easily.

Good luck, Nick