What is a BMW 325E engine
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hiya all well im new to beemas my engine died in my beema touring e30 got hold of another engine which the mechanic told me is a 325e 2.7 he said its an excellent and fast engine with alot of torque and supposedly 210bhp standard s this correct
the engine was originally out of an e36 i think but is nly covered 89k with all mots and stamps
whats the positives and negatives of this engine cheers in advance
the engine was originally out of an e36 i think but is nly covered 89k with all mots and stamps
whats the positives and negatives of this engine cheers in advance
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lol!!
325e engine is from the e30 or e28 it is actually a 2.7 but severly restricted and a 5k rev limit. its the economy engine
its the eta engine with 125bhp
only good bit is the crank to make a firebreathing 2.7
325e engine is from the e30 or e28 it is actually a 2.7 but severly restricted and a 5k rev limit. its the economy engine
its the eta engine with 125bhp
only good bit is the crank to make a firebreathing 2.7
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hiya all well im new to beemas my engine died in my beema touring e30 got hold of another engine which the mechanic told me is a 325e 2.7 he said its an excellent and fast engine with alot of torque and supposedly 210bhp standard s this correct
the engine was originally out of an e36 i think but is nly covered 89k with all mots and stamps
whats the positives and negatives of this engine cheers in advance

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we done a rolling road out of the engine whilst it was in a previous touring
and it was readin 207 bhp is dat possible in any way
and it was readin 207 bhp is dat possible in any way
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was it definately an E36 touring?
What year/reg will help someone identify it for you im sure!
What year/reg will help someone identify it for you im sure!

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if someone has fitted m20b25 pistons/head and a better cam and exhaust then maybetouring_thru wrote:we done a rolling road out of the engine whilst it was in a previous touring
and it was readin 207 bhp is dat possible in any way
Karan's engine cost 5k+ to build and has a massive spec, n that made 213bhp last time it was on the rollers
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i fink it was m/n reg bt the guy b4 hand said it was real quick
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the most powerful engine as standard in an e30 was the m20b25 (2.5) and made 170bhp
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is the engine twin cam?
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is there any bmw engne that does bout 192/92 bhp
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the m50b25 makes 192bhp yes
2.5 24v
not a straight replacement tho, but a nice conversion (was never available with the e30)
2.5 24v
not a straight replacement tho, but a nice conversion (was never available with the e30)
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yea i fink he said twin cam
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Jhonno wrote:the m50b25 makes 192bhp yes
2.5 24v
not a straight replacement tho, but a nice conversion (was never available with the e30)
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nicethe m50b25 makes 192bhp yes
2.5 24v

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Can you post a pic? Someone will be able to tell you what it is by looking at it.
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hey lads thanx for all yur interest and help
mechanic told me thats its a c2.7 alpina lump
thats been chipped shrick cam bigger pistons,gas flowed head and a few othere bits and bobs the previous owner of the engine also show me a printout from powere and engineering it produced 211.7bhp what do you guys rekon seeing as i got the engine coz hes a mate and installed in my touring all for 700 sqids
mechanic told me thats its a c2.7 alpina lump
thats been chipped shrick cam bigger pistons,gas flowed head and a few othere bits and bobs the previous owner of the engine also show me a printout from powere and engineering it produced 211.7bhp what do you guys rekon seeing as i got the engine coz hes a mate and installed in my touring all for 700 sqids
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Lucky git sums it up for me! that engine would have cost thousands to build... well done!touring_thru wrote:hey lads thanx for all yur interest and help
mechanic told me thats its a c2.7 alpina lump
thats been chipped shrick cam bigger pistons,gas flowed head and a few othere bits and bobs the previous owner of the engine also show me a printout from powere and engineering it produced 211.7bhp what do you guys rekon seeing as i got the engine coz hes a mate and installed in my touring all for 700 sqids
1 & 2 bed flats in Bournemouth areas, with parking
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you rekon mark coz like i said b4 im new to beemas he said its a tad juicy on petrol tho which i cn undstand
so i guess im a luck guy jus have to wait till monday wen its back in my drive to test it out hopefully should be quick what do you rekon the 0-60sec is on that
so i guess im a luck guy jus have to wait till monday wen its back in my drive to test it out hopefully should be quick what do you rekon the 0-60sec is on that
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not an e36 lump then, thats an e30 lumptouring_thru wrote:hey lads thanx for all yur interest and help
mechanic told me thats its a c2.7 alpina lump
thats been chipped shrick cam bigger pistons,gas flowed head and a few othere bits and bobs the previous owner of the engine also show me a printout from powere and engineering it produced 211.7bhp what do you guys rekon seeing as i got the engine coz hes a mate and installed in my touring all for 700 sqids
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round about 7secs i think
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yea Jhonno it is sowi i was gettin confused you know of these engines whats it like when there pushng 200bhp plus

