S50b32 swap from M52...

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jacksims92
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Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:37 pm

Hi there,

Looking at a bare S50B32, with loom and ECU. I currently have a M52B28 and have a few questions....

Are the fitments between blocks the same? ie would I be able to use the ancillaries from my M52 to build the S50 back up?

Is there any advantage using an M50 inlet on a S50? or is that a US thing?

If I were to have the EWS deleted on the ECU, would my M52 loom that has already built for the 30 work?

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Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:45 pm

You are talking about two totally different engines here. The only things that will work together are the engine mounts, and the gearbox, assuming you have a 5 speed from a 328i.

S50 should have individual throttle bodies. The looms are different.
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