To ///M badge, or not to ///M badge...

[mr2peak]

if the internals are the same, what would it matter if its stamped with a s-vin or not? If it was not worthy BMW would have done something about it.

Or they would have just shipped it America..

Was it a 325 (as in an "undercover" 'e' car) or a 325i or 325is?

Plane 325, de-bage it
325i, change to 330i/330is
325is leave it and be classic

[Farbin Kaiber]

Yeah, look up an S50B30USA or S52B32 or an euro S50B30 or S50B32.

or,

http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/australia/159867-great-s50b30-s50b32-s50b30us-s52b32us-debate.html

Summary
Only the USA ever got the S52 engine, which is nothing like the S50B32 VANOS 3.2 litre engine the rest of the world got. The US engine is nowhere near as good.

The early model E36 M3s got the S50B30 engine everywhere except the USA. The USA got the S50B30USA engine which is nothing like the S50B30. It is nowhere near as good.

We have S50B30s (3 litre) and S50B32s (3.2 litres). We never had S52s. Our engines are full BMW Motorsport engines. The USA engines are cheaper, less powerful derivatives from the standard BMW M50.

[I8UR911]

ghey........





just sayin

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[Holland]

The US cars got the inferior engines because it was much cheaper. E30 M3's weren't exactly flying off the lots, and with a hefty price tag. The new E36 M3s were cheaper than the E30's. Using the euro engines would have made them more expensive.

[Holland]

The difference between the Euro and US S50 is akin to chocolate and shit.

[Kevinl]

I think it deserves it BMW puts m badges on x5 & x6's while I'm sure there fast they can only handle so good being so tall and heavy

[F34R]

330, debadge...OR a 318 hehehe

[freeride53]

316i

[F34R]

Oooooo forgot about the 316i, that would be euro and legit.

[Jand3rson]

Well guess I better start ripping off the ///M badges on all the US spec e36 M3's that I see. :)

NAILED IT! lololololololol

[CrusherCurtis]

Just because its has a 3.0 wouldn't make it a 330. 325 badge or nothing.

[berlow94]

I've got 325IS on one side and the M badge on the other side. S52 engine tranny driveshaft and diff swapped. Sport seats, Mtech 1 wheel and lighted Mtech knob makes me feel like I have enough to wear some M clothing.
Better then my first car which was an 84 MB 190e. I got the car for free and threw an AMG badge on the back of it.
That badge was good for atleast 30 HP!!!!

[agent]

No.

[Lingurade]

318ti? JDM? profit?

[Cabriolet]

It's not an M car. there are huge differences between and an M car and all the rest of the E30s. Engine doesnt mean shit. It's not a fucking M car: No M badge!