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06-14-2006, 05:34 PM
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Name: d.maczko
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WTB: bmw motor
the only motors i have found to swap in are from the states and it would cost me about 550 us to ship it up here, and thats with an auto tranny
so im looking for a motor, bare minimum of an e30 'i' motor m20b25 i think the code is.
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Dill
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06-14-2006, 05:39 PM
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Name: celsdogg
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good luck with ure search! what happened to your previous M20?
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06-14-2006, 05:54 PM
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oh its still in the car, its got some bad compression numbers and cyl 5 is way too low, i dont drive the car daily so its just sitting waiting for a motor.
06-14-2006, 06:29 PM
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check out the classifieds on maxbimmer.com, most of the guys are in ontario and iv seen quite a few engine like m50's and m20's on that site for sale
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06-14-2006, 07:11 PM
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what would you guys pay for an m50?
where can i find specs on all these motors?
thanks for the quick replys guys
06-14-2006, 07:26 PM
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06-14-2006, 07:28 PM
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M50>m52 & M20
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06-14-2006, 08:21 PM
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its the m50 for sale on e30tech.com
its out of a 325 though, not a 5 series so i cant find specs
06-14-2006, 08:25 PM
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Name: nick_318is
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^they should be the same specs, same engine.
06-14-2006, 10:16 PM
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is it 150 hp or 192 hp?
edit: woo oilers!
06-15-2006, 06:38 AM
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Name: celsdogg
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the 2.0 liter was 150hp, the 2.5 was 189. i dont know about canada, but the 2.0 wasnt sold in the states.
the M52 was 190hp, but u said it was an M50, right?
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06-15-2006, 08:09 AM
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06-15-2006, 09:01 AM
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The m50 is the same motor in the 5 series and the 3 sereis, but only if the 5er is a 92 + 525i
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06-15-2006, 01:13 PM
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lol its a 1994 motor, so i dont know what the numbers are on it
06-15-2006, 05:35 PM
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the lowest he will go is 1300 us shipped
which is like 1450 canadian
do you guys think its worth it?
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