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[DesertBMW]

I wanted to do this swap but after I have seen that AC compressor doesn't fit I changed my mind

[DesertBMW]

5 months into it and didn't even get it built? I can already tell it will be a fiasco. There is no such thing as reliable turbo M20. It is just waste of time and money. That has been proven again and...

[DesertBMW]

just another youtube guy making content just for the show, and I can see the guy is full of it...

[DesertBMW]

M52 with OBD1 is reliable, run a early M3 stock ship in 413. no need for tuning. Stock E30 325i radiator is fine. Nothing new here, many people have done that swap

[DesertBMW]

build thread? Where is the build? are you in UK?

[DesertBMW]

Out in Europe only now

[DesertBMW]

News is JoeMadoo never finished a swap and sold everything....

[DesertBMW]

it can be something more than just a head gasket that failed. Most good mechanics don't like to work on custom engines, they like to work on how the engine is original and stock....

[DesertBMW]

just what I said, what cooling nightmares when you haven't even changed the water pump yet

[DesertBMW]

You never pulled the engine in your life and you talking all of that engine building? Fix it all stock, problem solved....

[DesertBMW]

Most good shops won't even want to do anything with some blown up turbo M20 engine. Cheaper to find another good M20 engine....