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    Thumbs up S54 engine/tranny swapped into an E36

    In other words, the current M3 engine with 6-speed tranny swapped into a previous generation M3.

    http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=68462

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    thats would be amazing to drive.
    Only thing hotter would be an S54 in an E30..

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    wow its been done...i wonder how much work was required

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    Originally posted by M_Power
    thats would be amazing to drive.
    Only thing hotter would be an S54 in an E30..
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    Wow that thing is pretty hot,

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    I'm confused...I mean all the work he went thru was it worth it??

    What kind of output does the new motor have vs the old one??...I mean I know he gained 6 fwd gears...but couldn't you just have dont a tranny swap??

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    333 HP (new one) vs 240 HP (old one)

    EDIT: He couldve done a euro swap, chipped it and gain more power than an S54.
    Last edited by Kaos; 06-01-2005 at 07:24 PM.

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    How about an M5 swap into an E30?





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    Ahn, I think that's M3 into an M3...

    just an E36 or something into the E30 Chassis
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    no that's a bigger six than an s52, probably the s38 from the E34 m5
    Last edited by three.eighteen.; 06-02-2005 at 09:05 AM.

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    ahhhh see again, my Bavarian n00bness...
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    Originally posted by EK 2.0
    Ahn, I think that's M3 into an M3...

    just an E36 or something into the E30 Chassis
    http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=777269

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    Originally posted by CRXguy


    http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=777269

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    shaddap you...or somebody's gonna get-a hurt real bad...
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    What a waste of money. The S54 is a horrible engine, stock, or for modding. Dunno why anyone would want to attempt this at all.
    Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
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    Originally posted by rage2
    What a waste of money. The S54 is a horrible engine, stock, or for modding. Dunno why anyone would want to attempt this at all.

    No kidding, the real world speed differences from the S52 and S54 aren't much as the torque curves are very similar... at least in cars that don't weigh 3600lbs and under 100mph.

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