Should be quite a few of you then

anyone know if the E36 3.2 evo engine (S52B32) will fit easily into a E36 4 cylinder shell, reason i ask it i ahd considerd an Yb conversion, but seems like lots more work, and i have the option of a cheap M52, and the hope that by keeping everything BMW it would be loads easier

Anyone know

cheers

 

oh btw before someone says it i have joined up to a few BMW forums, but cant ask a question till ive been approved by a mod

 

got more chance of getting the right answer here than ona BMW forum frankly

sorry i dont know the answer, but i'm pretty sure they will drop straght in, as the shells are the same. and ive seen loads of M3tis

 

cheers Jim, i would have thought so too really, but want to check

out if interest what power was yours rr'd at, i remember asking at a PF meet but cant remember (did it come out bang on standard figure )

 

it will drop straight in without much problems iirc from bmw site discussions although i have no experience personally although f your going to transplant an engine that you can already get in the e36 you might as well just buy one instead.be different and fit the cossie engine

 

took it to be RR'd at the BMW place next door to sanspeed when i 1st bought it. made bang on standard figures.

since then it's been serviced, and drives a lot nicer, so probably released a pony or two.

 

i could throw together the car, for less than an M3, that was my thinking anyway

 

decent m3 engine? 3k?
decent 318is ? 4k?

decent m3? 7k?


you can get an acceptable E36 for 5k now! at that money you may aswell by a real one

 

i reckon the engine will be cheaper than that, as my mate has a few of them, and needs space

 

TBh jim i was more thinking of cheap e36 with fucked engine and wacking the M52 in there

 

Its the other things you will need to go with the engine

loom
ECU
rad
diff
brakes


It will add up to WAY more than a semi decent m3

Alex

 

just buy a proper one, a good 3.0 you can pick up for around 5k, and a good evo for around 7k

one of my dream cars is the M3 GT2 but theyre about 10k min