Trivia Question: Was the s14 the only motor used in only one chassie by bmw?

[TDE30]

I have one with a bit of gray area - the X5 4.6iS had a 4.6L V8 designed by Alpina, assembled in Germany. It was used in other Alpina models but the 4.6iS was the only BMW that got the motor.

The M62 B46 was also used in the Alpina B10 (E39).

[thull]

I have one with a bit of gray area - the X5 4.6iS had a 4.6L V8 designed by Alpina, assembled in Germany. It was used in other Alpina models but the 4.6iS was the only BMW that got the motor.

[TwoJ's]

I guess the US s50 was only used in the 95 m3's? The z3 m coupes and roadsters had the s52 for one or two years and then the s54, correct?

[2002maniac]

George, the first early variant of the M20 was also used in the E21 323i, it was the only 6 cylinder E21.

what about the 320/6?

2.0 M20

**edit** Aptyp beat me to it in post #37

[chucko]

s14 also came in 323iS and later 325iS in South Africa.

I thought the South African 325is came with 2.7 Alpina engines?!?!?

Yea aluminium.

in South Africa they didn't get the M3 so they specced up a 325i with some fruit and called it a 325iS

Bonnet, door skins and front wings are imported aluminium alloy. Car weighs 1147 kg with PAS, air con, electric windows, LSD, leather.

The suspension is Full M3 gear with alpina sways.

Engine is an early spec Alpina C2 2.7 motor - td crank, with alpina rods and pistons, with a stock 325i head, and a cam of unknown spec, its racier than a stock 325i cam, but less than a genuine alpina cam. Motor was produced alongside the alpina motors also. Modified motronic management.

500 produced in 03/1990, known as a 325iS.

in 03/1991 and 05/1991 there were two more batches produced, known as the 325iS Evo. Both identical batches.

But, informally, the 1990 cars are known as Evo 1's and the 1991 cars are known as Evo 2's.

The Evo 2 spec differs in that they returned all all steel body parts, had an adj front splitter under the m-tec 2 front, the engine was the full alpina motor, with alpina head, using larger valves, cam and standalone alpina management. They also got an M30 throttle body and AFM.

Power for the Evo 1 was 194hp and 265Nm, Evo was 204hp and 270Nm.

[kylebes1]

the new Mini Cooper...

[Aptyp]

THEY DID, Damn africans got all the odd models, that would be awesome to have. I wouldn't be all surprised if they would have 24v m20s driving around, those bastards.

[TDE30]

518 or 520 diesels didn't come out til late 90's, right?

I believe there were only the 524td and 525td/tds produced as E34's.

[TDE30]

Right, but I was showing YOU sir, that not ALL models are listed on RealOEM.

Sure, but if such E34 518tds existed, I am sure it would have been listed in said list, having different engine parts than the 524td/525td and the 518i.

Who knows, maybe it does exist though.

[Aptyp]

518 or 520 diesels didn't come out til late 90's, right? Like e39s.

[TDE30]

I am sure, because i think it was on r3v that there were debates about how those cars were either tagged wrong or some one swapped engines, but they were originals.

Interesting, I wasn't aware SA got any S14's.

Didn't they also have some 325is Evo II as well, with a vamped up M20?

[Van Westervelt]

I simply posted that link to note that the models 524td, 525td, and 525tds are all listed... but no 518td/tds. Isn't that interesting.

Your move sir.

Right, but I was showing YOU sir, that not ALL models are listed on RealOEM.

[Aptyp]

You sure about that? I was under the impression that SA got the 333i (M30 B33 from a 733i). Other than the E30 M3, I believe the only other car that got an S14 was Italy and Portugal's 320is.

I am sure, because i think it was on r3v that there were debates about how those cars were either tagged wrong or some one swapped engines, but they were originals.

[Van Westervelt]

OH another fun fact. 95 m3 in US didn't have an S50. S50 was the euro engine with individual throttles and many other upgrades. For Americans they just put some of those parts on an m50 engine and shipped them to us. What a freaking shame.

Negative, the S50B30-US has no parts from the S50B30 Euro motor. They are completely different. The S50B30 derived from the m50b25, just with a larger capacity, and more aggressive cams.

Still a shame though.

[TDE30]

I simply posted that link to note that the models 524td, 525td, and 525tds are all listed... but no 518td/tds. Isn't that interesting.

Your move sir.