wtf is up with m42swaps?

[Ryann]

Mike has probably owned more than a few m42 powered cars. Talk about ignorance.

Its pretty silly how butthurt some of you guys are. M42s are slow ass balls? Stop the press! The sky is falling!

Admitted this was a dumb comment 30 posts ago. Stop the press! M20 cars are 'slow ass balls' too! Irrelevant to the discussion imo.

[JinormusJ]

But they're faster than m42 cars


OH SHEEEEEE

[dude8383]

But they're faster than m42 cars


OH SHEEEEEE

[JinormusJ]

[FunfGan]

the m42 teaches you to rely less on torque and more on momentum when driving/ tracking.

This.

[obes]

m42 still sucks ass lol

[decay]

Hating on the M42 while having an M50 variant in your car is a new and interesting kind of irony to me.

[downforce22]

when life give you m42s, turbo that $#!t

[Balleristic31]

C'mon guys, lets just go hang out on m42club. No m20 guys allowed!!:finger:


;)

[mikeedler]

maybe none you care about.

some of us want better than two-valve heads with rocker arms that shit the bed at less RPM than a new Kia can turn, sitting on top of a laughable compression ratio, being held together by a timing belt that looks like a rubber band (bonus points: only failure mode for that rubber band is "catastrophic").

i can get all that AND make my car handle worse? swapping TOMORROW.

.7 liters less, hydraulic lifters that love to collapse, profile gaskets that love to leak and kill bearings, and not to forget the all so great chain components that fall apart and eat up all the valves, while filling the intake with TONS of allu. shavings.
And lets not forget the 10 miles of hoses that crumble apart and suck in plenty o air.

such stupid things can be said about any motor. the low compression and 2 valves still makes 40 hp more...............................

[e30trooper]

when life give you m42s, turbo that $#!t

still only as fast as a cammed 2.7i m20... Unless crazy boost, but I heard the m42 cant take on large amounts of boost?

[Thizzelle]

i have
S14
M42
M20

m42 sucks nuts and is only good for cruising as a DD. slow as hell but gets good gas milage and has a chain.

M20 is best for both fast and econo.

S14 is just straight race car dopeness

[mikeedler]

the m42 teaches you to rely less on torque and more on momentum when driving/ tracking.

a Prius also does this...........

I love you M42 guys!!! M20 FTW

M20= best motor ever built. end.

I wanna do a swap on my e39 and e46 now M20 in everything!

[decay]

.7 liters less, hydraulic lifters that love to collapse, profile gaskets that love to leak and kill bearings, and not to forget the all so great chain components that fall apart and eat up all the valves, while filling the intake with TONS of allu. shavings.

such stupid things can be said about any motor. the low compression and 2 valves still makes 40 hp more...............................

40% more displacement and a bunch more weight for 20% more power, and I'm "stupid". 'Kay, genius.

[JinormusJ]

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