Rare M44 Korman race motor in NC

[96cali]

no affiliation. $1800 with 5 days left!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWA:IT&ih=006

[thesk8nmidget]

nice find!! would be great for the guys that wanna stick to the 4 cyl

[SDKmann]

Im in love!

[cooljess76]

I'd like to see the specs on it. All it says is, "approx 225hp, balanced and blueprinted korman built". Looks like a stock motor thats been degreased and cleaned up to me. It doesn't even say if it's an m42 or m44, but it does say it's a '97 318ti motor. Why does it have an aluminum thermostat and oil filter housing then? Wonder if it's even streetable, or if it's race only. The other reason why I'd be suspicious is because the reserve is already met at only 1800 bucks. They can't possibly have that much money into it if they're willing to let it go for 1800 bucks. And the listing states that it just needs to be freshened up. WTF is that supposed to mean? Heck, I could dunk my m44 in a solvent tank and sell it as a race motor.

[Bobbak]

good point jess

im assuming it has the whole 9 yards

port and polished heads different pistons and all that stuff. 225 HP is a lot for just the motor without a S/c or anything

[cooljess76]

It probably is legit, I'm just skeptical because it looks like a stock m42. I mean heck, the m42 has forged internals, it has the aluminum thermostat and oil filter housing etc etc. I just think that if they're going to advertise it as an m44 or '97 318ti race motor, they should atleast mention what size pistons are in there, compression ratio and other internal mods that have been done to it. "Korman Built" doesn't mean squat. It has a stock intake manifold for crying out loud! Does it come with a custom tuned ECU? What size fuel injectors is it running? 1800 bucks huh...

[thesk8nmidget]

good point!

[cooljess76]

There seems to be a lot of scams directed towards the 318ti community lately. With the silver 318ti sport for sale that seems to be in 3 places at the same time, the guy selling '98 m3 coupe mirrors that are obviously replicas and won't fit our cars anyway, HuGo getting ripped off for a clutch on bf.c, and the list goes on. What about that one guy selling a DASC on ebay using pics of the POS KOperformance S/C? I just don't wanna see any of my fellow Ti'ers getting ripped off. Anyone remember "cnotesdip"?

[Marv17]

hmm... maybe we should ask the seller some questions and see what they say or if they even respond?? it does sound too good to be true.

[Philly]

good luck fixing that ol girl when it blows!

[cooljess76]

LOL, if it hasn't already

[thesk8nmidget]

cnotesdip

eww bad memories

[elchicano]

Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget

cnotesdip

eww bad memories

tell me about it

[Massive Lee]

7 laps IMSA engine needing to be refurbished? You should ask pictures of the logbook before committing. That engine might well be a $1800 boat anchor. Ouch.

[mohaughn]

You could always call the guys at Korman and ask them what their m42/44 IMSA motor was. I'd have to guess that they didn't make to many of those.. I can't even think of what IMSA group they would have been running with using that motor, but I have seen a complete tube chassis race car using an m42 before.. So it is possible...

I could possibly be interested in something like that, so I emailed asking some questions.. If I get any good info I will post it back here...


I wonder if cnotesdip is the same guy from the MBforums... nevermind.. I remember that Jess busted out that dudes snapfish account.. not the same guy..