M40 or M10 ?

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m-dtech
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Post Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:04 pm

Looking at a 1985 318i Auto

would that be an m10 or m40 ?

1766cc ?

is the m10 worse than the m40 ?
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Post Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:07 pm

Deffo M10

M10 can be modified more.
M10 = timing chain
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Post Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:12 pm

mmmm timing chain... my prayers have been answered.

i have had countless timing belts snap