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  • Jastar100
    Advanced Member
    • Feb 2013
    • 108

    #1

    Need motor advice for my dd????

    Should i go s52 or nust rebuild my m20 with a cam fueli jectors chip i take headers . Im trying not to go to crazy but have a nice sounding motor with a little getup..
  • LJ851
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2010
    • 7918

    #2
    cam fueli jectors chip i take headers sound a little sketchy to me.

    s52 will get you a real horsepower gain, the bolt on m20 mods will not.
    Lorin


    Originally posted by slammin.e28
    The M30 is God's engine.

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    • PorscheH6
      Wrencher
      • Aug 2008
      • 242

      #3
      If you want more than a measly ten HP bump, don't even bother with that 2V POS

      Just kidding M20s rule :D
      Last edited by PorscheH6; 08-17-2013, 01:28 AM.

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      • Herr Faust Schinken
        No R3VLimiter
        • Feb 2012
        • 3580

        #4
        M30 or bust
        88 325is Five Speed
        Lachssilber

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        • Jastar100
          Advanced Member
          • Feb 2013
          • 108

          #5
          Ok ... What about a turbo m20 vs s52?

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          • Jb325is
            R3VLimited
            • Oct 2003
            • 2137

            #6
            s52 for sure.
            - '88 m54 coupe

            <3

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            • Jastar100
              Advanced Member
              • Feb 2013
              • 108

              #7
              Thanks for advise everyone

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              • TheTacoMan
                R3VLimited
                • Nov 2011
                • 2308

                #8
                Originally posted by PorscheH6
                If you want more than a measly ten HP bump, don't even bother with that 2V POS
                Woah woah woah. 12v can be very good engines. s52 is better than the m20 in alot of ways.

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                • Jastar100
                  Advanced Member
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 108

                  #9
                  My m20 is running really good and was just thinking of a head rebuild with a cam headers exhaust and intake with chip.but the sound of the vanes kicking in sounds great

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                  • MR 325
                    Moderator
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 37827

                    #10
                    It's all personal preference. I've had many E30's with different mods/swaps/etc and these days I love a good and healthy M20 with a few mods. Just because M20's are older doesn't mean 12valves suck!

                    Oh and a turbo M20 will definitely make more power than a S52 if that's what you're after.
                    BimmerHeads
                    Classic BMW Specialists
                    Santa Clarita, CA

                    www.BimmerHeads.com

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                    • FLG
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 3165

                      #11
                      For numbers...

                      My turbo m20 did 330whp at 13psi

                      I love drifting at the track and people walking over thinking they're gonna see some swap only to see an m20

                      Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
                      -Build http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=295277

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                      • GillesBigCowboy
                        E30 Addict
                        • Jan 2012
                        • 507

                        #12
                        For dd, if you have a stock m20 that is running well, just leave it and enjoy.

                        87 4dr specE30: Bitsy (lurking above), 89 4dr 325i blau, 91 318is brillrot, 90 325ivertbronzit

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                        • dothadance
                          E30 Enthusiast
                          • Jun 2011
                          • 1121

                          #13
                          v8. the answer is always v8.

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                          • Ether-D
                            R3VLimited
                            • Sep 2011
                            • 2838

                            #14
                            Purist gonna pure. M20 FTW.
                            Originally posted by Andy.B
                            Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
                            1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
                            ~~~~~~~~~~
                            I was born on 3/25…
                            ~~~~~~~~~~

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                            • M44schnell
                              Advanced Member
                              • Apr 2012
                              • 123

                              #15
                              327i w/272 or 274 cam,real headers and a good tune and its a perfect DD, couldnt ask for a better combo........love to see what a turbo 327i would feel.

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