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lesward
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Post Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:28 pm

im looking at a engine from a 1998 r e36 how do i tell if it is single or twin vanos?

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Post Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:44 pm

Single canos looks like this:

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Twin vanos looks like this:

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As far as I'm aware there was no such thing as an M50 twin vanos
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Now driving an E46 320D touring :(, but it get's worse..... the new project is going to be Ford powered!