 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 467,233 Views | |  |  |  |  02-22-2009, 08:40 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |  M42 racing motor?
would this be worth the effort? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pts/1044882538.html Opinions? Feedback? __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |  |  | | 02-22-2009, 03:12 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, Ohio Posts: 868 |
I say yes. Then you need to race a NA Metric Mechanic ti | | | | | 02-22-2009, 03:22 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
1500 is not too much for a motor with '7 laps' on it - but I would get the guy to provide MUCH more detail on it... the fact that its labeled a 'like new race motor' means nothing - you need to know what internals he has - what cams - what engine management was used with it, so forth & so on... last thing you want is to put in your car & realize it sucks as a street motor - cause it has way radical caming & cause they used some stand alone management system which you dont have. Also, if its a 'race' motor - it may be designed to last only a few races, before it has to be pulled apart and re-worked again for the upcoming - however many more - races.
it certainly has potential though... __________________ 
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yeah, its pretty lackluster as to waht makes it a 'race motor'. a stock class race motor is, well, a pretty much stock engine... __________________
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I do remember that thread, now... Thanks! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 02-23-2009, 04:47 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 |
I looked into it, that team did race in that series, and korman did build 4 cylinder motors for that series. So it could be the real deal, you would need to work out tuning.
They couldn't provide me any idea of what it was running for tuning, although you should be able to figure it out, and they had no idea what the power band looked like. | | | | | 02-23-2009, 07:08 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Mohaughn;
Thanks for doing the research, I appreciate it... Still not sure if this is the route I'm going to take... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | |
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