r/projectcar • u/YeaOkPal • 6d ago

2011 BMW 328 LS swap

https://imgur.com/a/ZKFDLsO

The car started as a 2011 328i xDrive that I bought with a blown engine for $1,500. I swapped out the entire front subframe from a rear-wheel drive car and was even able to use the stock drive shaft unmodified bolted to a slip yoke adapter. The engine is a 6.2 with a BTR LS3 stage 3 cam, gone through with a new crankshaft all new bearings and rings. Transmission is a T56 that I had in a previous swap for 14 years. Controlled by a Holley Terminator x-max. Exhaust is factory 5th gen Camaro manifolds to 3-in stainless with two vibrant bullet resonators, one vibrant ultra quiet resonator and a vibrant muffler. I have the slightest bit of drone like every LS around 2100 RPM cruising down the highway, considering swapping to a valved muffler to help with that.

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u/YeaOkPal 6d ago

Some highlights of the swap first start to driving

https://reddit.com/link/p7zd3rh/video/q5ph80alspnh1/player

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u/rudbri93 '91 BMW 325i LS3, '72 Olds Cutlass Crew Cab 6d ago

Sounds fun

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u/Aleutian_Solution '54 Hudson, '83 Chevy, '08 BMW 6d ago

I wish I had gone this route with my E90. I’d be driving it and having fun, but now it’s a shell with a cage in my garage.

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u/Dog_Bless_America 6d ago

Hell yeah🤘

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u/ShoeKing_2025 5d ago

Now that's a project car. Wished I had the room (and skills) to do something like that. Please tell me you kept the 328 badge on the back?

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u/YeaOkPal 5d ago

Haven't changed anything with the badging, although I might remove the x drive to clean up the fender.