E30 M3 engine

[weezer]

Has anyone ever thought about dropping an E30 M3 engine into a Ti?
I think that will be a great up(?)grade.........192HP inside a 2.3L 4Cyl.?1
Lightweight and high revving?
Perhaps cheaper?
What is the reliability factor of those engines?
Anyone know?

Thanks,
WEEZE

[TiPerformance]

maybe in a 95 OBD1 but it is going to be harder to do in 96+ if you have emissions testing. Also for the price of the S-14 engine you might as well swap in a more powerful BMW engine.

[1996 328ti]

Why?
Parts are expensive.
It makes a lot more sense to use a 2.8, 3.0 or 3.2.
Plus you are restricted in some areas because of OBD-II like TIPerf says.

[steakandbeans]

isn't that against the law? correct me if i am wrong, but i been told that you cannot swap in an engine that is older then the car. for example a 1989 m3 engine into a 1996 bmw ti

[1996 328ti]

AFAIK it depends on your locale.
If you have emission inspection you must be OBD-II if you are +96.
You can install an OBD-II engine and do a OBD-I conversion on earlier cars.

I don't know what the federal law is but the above holds true for state.
States control emission testing.

[KIRASIR]

It's been tried and done but it ends up being more expensive than putting in a euro M3 engine.

SL



AFAIK it depends on your locale.
If you have emission inspection you must be OBD-II if you are +96.
You can install an OBD-II engine and do a OBD-I conversion on earlier cars.

I don't know what the federal law is but the above holds true for state.
States control emission testing.