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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:54 pm

I know, not exactly exciting! But the M43 is so much better than an M40 - I reckon it'd make a properly good li'l daily runner in an E30 touring...

So go on, why not?
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:09 pm

Ive heard of a few of these with blown head gaskets,common fault perhaps??
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:10 pm

Plus they are shit slow :mad:
M44 better option?
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:20 pm

Mine has indeed had a head gasket... but it's done a few miles now! & is still sweet... well as sweet as a boggo 4-pot is going to be anyway.

Prob not worth the hassle, but if it was an easy swap, it'd be so much better than a standard m40'd snotter, without pretending to be quick!

Otherwise an m50 would be the obvious choice I guess :) But then neither of my cars would be cheap to insure etc etc...! :mad:
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:31 pm

As said keeping it as a 4 pot then think M44 would be my choice.About 140 brake which would still be pretty lively in an E30.
Could be a very easy swap if an M42 harness and ECU would fit?
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:34 pm

You can run the M44 on OBD1 but it seems a bit too much of a faff to make it worth while over an M42?

I swear someone on here time ago had an M43B19tu (or whatever it's called) in an E30. It was a silver 2 door IIRC.
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Not in E30s any more :(
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:36 pm

GrindCulture wrote:You can run the M44 on OBD1 but it seems a bit too much of a faff to make it worth while over an M42?
Ive got an M44 here and was tempted to put it in the Touring ive got.
M52 won the argument though.
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:36 pm

Sounds dangerously close to an iS! 8O

Idle thoughts at the mo TBH - the E36 touring is doing the job (in a very dull way) just fine at the mo.
Perhaps when I've got such minor things as a wedding next year out of the way, I'll find someone to dump something in a nice solid touring for me as a treat. :wink:
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Post Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:23 pm

I keep popping the bonnet on my dad's E46 and thinkin' that the 140bhp 4 pot would make a nice little runner for 'er indoors in a solid touring....

Things that spring to mind immediately include sump(M40 or M42?)engine harness(M42 again?)and of course the good old exhaust v steering coupling clearance issues.

Point is,that apart from changing the engine oil every now and then,the thing is almost maintainance free!
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