M54 Crank for Stroker?

[GoFaSSter]

I am looking at a crank from a 328i E46 M54 engine, or so the seller says. I want to use this for a stroker in my M20b25. My question is that according to one thread that I read from the UK, you should only use pre 1998 crank because of the Dual vanos upgrade to the engines. It also states that a dual Vanos or TU crank can be used but requires more modifications to block and pistons.

Can anyone enlighten me and tell me if I can use this crank just as well as an older one? Or what modifications must be done to make this crank work if I move ahead? Lastly, if anyone one in Norcal has a non vanos crank from and M52 they want to sell that will drop in that would be great.

Sorry for the questions, but I did not find my answers on the search, but maybe I did not dig deep enough. Thanks in advance:D

[sayed ali]

My buddy has one in his turbo m20, with stock everything in the motor beside the O-ringed block..

It's add a really big torque, but he always used to have problems with it like something breaking or so, I don't know exactly but it's really a great upgrade

I have one but I'm thinking of putting pistons, rods from e36 328i and that crank

[SpecM]

An e46 328i will have an m52b28tu, not an m54

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[tinkwithanr]

What Spec said, the e46 328's have an m52b28tu which does have the largest counterweights of any stroker cranks that I have seen. So bascially you would need to either cut down the counter weights a lot as well as the skirts of the pistons, assuming you aren't getting custom forged ones.

Are you going to a 2.8L?

[GoFaSSter]

Thanks for the help guys. It is an EBay thing and I am not aware enough to know exactly which crank I really should have. I am doing something similiar to your 2002 build tink'. I am working towards a stroker M20 for my '75 2002. I have an M20b25 and an M20b27. I was looking to use the m20b25 "i" pistons. The block measures good and still has all the crosshatching. I was going to hone and re-ring. The 130mm rods after they are reconditioned and an 84mm crank. Any suggestions or comments. I would like to be in the 9.5-10.0:1 compression range.

[tinkwithanr]

To get that compression your probably going to need either custom pistons or the high compression euro pistons which were ~9.75:1 (I forget what they came in though). If you haven't checked out the stoker threads on the 'other e30 site' I'd recommend you do that, they have a wealth of information in them. That's where I started and by the end I was able to answer most of my own questions.

[downforce22]

To get that compression your probably going to need either custom pistons or the high compression euro pistons which were ~9.75:1 (I forget what they came in though). If you haven't checked out the stoker threads on the 'other e30 site' I'd recommend you do that, they have a wealth of information in them. That's where I started and by the end I was able to answer most of my own questions.

I've got a set of those pistons with a bit of damage, but overall good shape ;)

[GoFaSSter]

I've got a set of those pistons with a bit of damage, but overall good shape ;)

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