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okay guys,..theres been enough interest to justify this next swap. while it will be an employees car. it will ultimately be sold to an enthusiast.

using a clean titled e28,..either 524td or 528e,..we will be pulling the m20 based engine and harness and tossing them.
in its place we will be using a 2.8 liter M52 motor, mods will be mild, M3 cams, early OBD1 manifold, 540/M3 maf and a custom burned chip. HP output should be in the area of 255 horses NA.
it will be backed by a G265 trans and and likely 3.73 to 4.10 gears.

i'll keep you posted as this progresses. the install should be relatively issue free and will be built using all bmw parts...........

Want to buy a 1985 524td? Cheap....$300.

grins...now ron, dont you think i have couple hidden away already..?

IMO, the 524td body would be the way to go. Get's you past Cali SMOG and every other states SMOG requirements.

Rich

true....but a new engine in an old chassis is easy here.. a simple looksee by a referee station and dyno smog. the new motors, particularly when used with a newer stainless factory cat burn ridiculously clean.

but then again...lol...no smog requirements are appealing.........

Jim;

what's a guesstimate on the curb weight of that puppy?

Mike C.

cant say with 100% surety. we'll be using a 524td as the basis. if memory serves me right, the car is about 3200-3300 #s....of course that is with all power accesories, (seats, widows, etc) and the supplemental insulation the 524s use.

per the etk engine weights are as follows (short block)

M52= 336
M20= 266
M30= 321

should give you a pretty good aproximation.....

I had my hands on an M50 powered E28 up in Chicago courtesy of Ben Thongsai and it was a blast. The lighter nose is a huge improvement over an M30 powered car. A 2.8 or even 3.2 car would more than compensate for any lack of low end torque.


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