M52 2,5 yes or no

[bigkev]

just come back from seeing an E36 325 it has had a smack to the right fr ont which is repairable but not really worth it in my eyes,it started first time and sounds pretty sweet ,gearbox feels good ,bit i dont really want to take the alpina motor out as it wont be a n alpina anymore but i dont want to miss out on a good deal as he only wants Ԛ£400 for it,i suppose i could buy a shitter 316 and stick it in that for some fun.how quick are the 30's with the M52 motor or is it not really worth the hassle
your comments appreciated

[Pal318is]

I think you should keep the Alpina engine in tbh, would a be shame to take it out, as you said, it'll lose some of it's originality.

Buy something with a decent body and drop the m52 in it....wanted to do this same conversion, but the costs would have been to much for myself

Ԛ£400 is that just for the engine or gearbox too?

Pal

[bigkev]

its for the WHOLE CAR its still tested for 6 mnths and taxed for another month i can drive it home if i wanted but he has taken off the front bumper and a few other bits and bobs which will be sold with the car
how much you got PAL318is

[bigkev]

just been doing some searches have i got the engine code wrong is it M50 or M52, i'm sure you guys know what i mean , if i do buy it what else can i use besides the engine and box and steering rack
cheers

[Simon13]

buy another car and do it, don't molest a car of which only 50 were built

[Pal318is]

its for the WHOLE CAR its still tested for 6 mnths and taxed for another month i can drive it home if i wanted but he has taken off the front bumper and a few other bits and bobs which will be sold with the car
how much you got PAL318is

all

[appletree]

Deffinently go for it but not in the Alpina!!!

if you look under "e36 2.3 or 2.5" and "which conversion" in the Forced induction an coversion section you'll see the replys i got to almost the same question!

hope this helps

[bigkev]

buy another car and do it, don't molest a car of which only 50 were built

must be some more than that as mines number 0067

[Simon13]

take no notice to the numbers on the plaque they have no sense to them! mine is 0450 but they never made that many C2's! and i have a plaque from an older car with 0531

infact i have just read my "book" and it says sytners hoped to sell 47! quote "Clearly this was not achieved" lol

Uk cars all had electric windows and drivers foot rest and appear not to have power steering. ???

it also states the car was not a sucess and was criticized for being to cammy. it also tells me buchloe built 35, but who knows about the RHD ones!

Alpina claimed a 0-100knh time of 7.8 seconds

Motor mag in england tested one on the 9th of june 1984 and hit 0-60 in 7 secs dead!

off topic, but don't kill it. Looked not too bad to me when i had a nose around at santa pod. I like the orange needles, my one doesn't have them

[eko]

2.5 is an M50,2.8 is M52

[DanThe]

Dont spoil an Alpina for the sake of an M50, go and find one with a shagged engine to pull apart

[bigkev]

take no notice to the numbers on the plaque they have no sense to them! mine is 0450 but they never made that many C2's! and i have a plaque from an older car with 0531

infact i have just read my "book" and it says sytners hoped to sell 47! quote "Clearly this was not achieved" lol

Uk cars all had electric windows and drivers foot rest and appear not to have power steering. ???

it also states the car was not a sucess and was criticized for being to cammy. it also tells me buchloe built 35, but who knows about the RHD ones!

Alpina claimed a 0-100knh time of 7.8 seconds

Motor mag in england tested one on the 9th of june 1984 and hit 0-60 in 7 secs dead!

off topic, but don't kill it. Looked not too bad to me when i had a nose around at santa pod. I like the orange needles, my one doesn't have them

sounds about right as i have leckie windows and footrest and yes it is a bit cammy to be honest but thats part of the fun also no power steering but my biceps are coming on nicely
the condition it was in at the pod was shocking i was just there to make up the numbers really and to make sure the rebuilt head/fuel tank propshaft etc was all ship shape as we finished it at 12:30 friday night after it started to piss oil out of the sump and did'nt even have time for a wash so it had 2months of grime on it but it will get a good going over his weekend but still lots of work to do over the next year

[jmc330i]

just been doing some searches have i got the engine code wrong is it M50 or M52,

2.5 is an M50,2.8 is M52

M50B25 is the 2.5 from the E36 325i

M52B25 is the 2.5 from the E36 323i and the M52B28 is the 2.8 from the 328i.

If its in an E36 325i, it will be an M50.

[e30bmlover]

buy it, repair it, enjoy it. you dont tear apart an alpina! what wrong with you man!!!!!