Bulletproof BMW Engine

[5ickride]

So Porsche has their SC engine, but what is BMWs version of a bulletproof engine? And can it go into an E30? Is it the M20? M30? S52? Discuss

[agent]

For the I6 engines, the level of bulletproofness is more or less directly proportionate to the age of the engine's debut. M30 > M20 > M50 > M52, etc.

[5ickride]

For the I6 engines, the level of bulletproofness is more or less directly proportionate to the age of the engine's debut. M30 > M20 > M50 > M52, etc.

M30: 1968-1994. That's a heck of a span.

[ELVA164]

The M30 is the king for sure. That's a good rule of thumb there though.

[Alpina]

M30 is rock-solid

M20 also .. M50 is even better than these two
but a friend of mine who runs a BMW garage,, says M54B30 is the best engine EVER ,,,,
in a BMW ,,,,,

IMO people underestimate the M70

[agent]

a friend of mine who runs a BMW garage,, says M54B30 is the best engine EVER

I own one, so naturally I'm happy to hear that. But since the M54 is still less than 15 years old I think the jury is still out on it being considered bulletproof.

[Coyote_ar]

the heads in the M30 arent what you would call bulletproof.

id say the M50NV is the best bulletproof engine, no weak points really.

[long tall eta]

if your looking for bullet proof and not performance, eta

[PorscheH6]

M30, if you forget about snapping rocker arms

[Roysneon]

Who the fuck keeps shooting their engines?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Who the fuck keeps shooting their engines?

[cwatt]

IMO people underestimate the M70

You really don't hear much talk about the M70, eh? I just looked it up - 600+hp. Some of those old cars must have been monsters. Consider the new cars are hovering around that same mark but weigh even more. Ahh, the gool 'ol days. haha.

[5ickride]

IMO people underestimate the M70

Would it fit in an E30?

[TobyB]

I'd vote late M30s, head durability notwithstanding. They got better over the years...

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[adjmcloon]

God I loved the M54, what an engine.