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BMW e36 with volvo engine

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KobeBryant
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BMW e36 with volvo engine

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Hallo
I have bmw e36 and i want to swap volvo engine,i have 2 T6 engine's but there is no chance to start them with original ECU,so my question is what engine with turbo can i use and make it run with standart ECU?I want 2.3 T5 but is it possible to make immo of to some of the original ECU that they use?

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You can adapt the '98 M4.4 ECUs. There are available binary files with the immobilizers removed that you can start with. I would think anyone able to handle an engine swap such as this would be able to deal with the wiring, etc. You could make use of a stock engine-side harness from one of the Turbo 850's or a '98 MY S/V/XC 70, and there are a few connections needed on the body-side harness.

Another option is a stand-alone ECU, such as MaxxECU. This could also work with your 6-cyl options.
'97 854 T5 - Manual Swap/M4.4/COP/NA cams/P2R Brakes/16T/ chassis bracing/ XC70 nose swap
'97 855 GLT - Hers. RN swap/16T/COP/VVT/exhaust/302s/Flashed M4.4/ chassis bracing/ 2 kid seats
'78 GLE - Waiting in the wings. Future whiteblock/T5 swap.

The Others- '83 TBird turbo, '85 Mercury Marquis LTS (1 of 134), '86 LTD Wagon, '81 Granada GL, '76 Beetle, '93 F-150 I6

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