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Rod1-BMW
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Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:30 pm

This is a while away as my car needs painting first but which engine is most suitable for fitting in the e30?

Im after a relitivly easy conversion as ill be doin it myself but one thats reliable fairly cheap but gives good gains....

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Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:04 pm

Presumably you want to hear something along the lines of the m50/52, since this is the M50 / M52 Engines topic.

As far as I know either the m50 or m52 require much the same amount of effort to fit into an e30. Which you choose is up to you, the m52b28 has a lot going for it's self thouogh.
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Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:10 pm

well to be fair, i wasn't sure which section to put it in. looking to turbo it in the distant future so i want a strong lump that can handle forced induction.
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Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:47 pm

There was a very nice E46 at a meet recently 323 (2.5lump) with a charger bolted on. No idea what other engine work went into it, an extra 110hp isn't a bad thing! Don't really know how the m50/52 take to FI.
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