R3V knowitalls...identify this engine..*pic*

[Mr. Burns]

some rather elder gentleman has a "performance built" bmw engine that has been sitting in his garage for years and says it's "rare".

this is the picture he sent me.

I can't make it out...

what do you think it is?

[rzerob]

Is that a M/S50 intake manifold? S50?

[E30SPDFRK]

It's a 24v, either an m50 or an s50

[Mr. Burns]

I wish I could tell from just the pic whether its infact a S or M motor...he's 3 hours away and either old or disabled...

no way of telling ugh

[Mr. Burns]

what DOESN'T make it a M52? (or S52)?

[goarmy]

looks like a e36 inline 6 engine and a 318ti tranny.

[slammin.e28]

Intake mani, valve cover, exhaust all points to OBD1 24v. S50/M50 needs closer inspection to tell.

[Mr. Burns]

318ti tranny?

from a m42(or 44) engine??
what makes you say that

[Dj Buttchug]

trans is a g250 almost positive. but yea hard to tell m50/ s50.

you could always ask for more pictures

[blunttech]

..he's either old or disabled...

I dont currently have any motors for sale

[ST1G]

I dont currently have any motors for sale

He didn't say old AND disabled.

[AndrewBird]

Exhaust manifold are cast iron, not tubular steel, so that means M50 not S50, correct?

[Mr. Burns]

you could always ask for more pictures

like pulling water from a rock.

[viceversa]

uhh ask for the VIN.

[slammin.e28]

I hypothesize it was pulled from a 6cyl swapped Ti, thus the gentleman thinks it's rare since all Ti's are 4cyl.