OK, I have a 528e from 89. I know, I know....

It's actually an OK car, I got it for next to nothig, and it's got suspension techiques springs, bars, dampers, etc, it;s lowered, with 5 spoke rims. But the engne...well it made sudden banging noises.

So.....what to do?

1- Just bolt in another old 528e engine that probably runs, like the donor in my shop I picked up for $100.

2- Hot rod the 528e engine with.....????

3- Find another donor motor from BMW that actually revs and is nearly fun that bolts right in...or nearly so. Trouble is, I don't know what that would be.

4- Piss off everyone and drop in an old Chevy 350.

OK, I need some advice from you BMW experts!

Further info. ...obviously the car is worth next to nothing, even running, so bolting in the new V10 aint gonna happen. And I hate wrenching on street cars, so complicated swaps requiring actual intellegence and lots of time aren't in my future either. I'll just drop the $100 engine in it and dump it.

Thoughts? Is there a good web site/forum that I should go to? (Where they won't laugh REALLY hard at me?) Is there a good/easy way out? Or am I screwed?