» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,716 Views | | | | | 03-29-2006, 06:52 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portugal - Lisboa Posts: 205 | Information about Euro 323ti please! Hello... How are you all doing? I need some informations about the euro 323ti compact. Was the 323ti engine an iron block? Is the 323ti engine about the same weight as a 325is engine? What 325is engines are OBDI? Is the M50 with single vanos OBDI? Thank you! regards! __________________ Portuguese 318ti MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come! My Picture Gallery: http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 | | | 03-29-2006, 10:04 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | M50 is OBDI (built up to 1994, OBDII wasn't until 1997 model year). IIRC, the 323ti used an M52B25 (2.5L) motor, which has an aluminum block. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 03-29-2006, 10:12 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portugal - Lisboa Posts: 205 | So the engine from the 323ti is way lighter than the M50 one from the 325is correct? regards! __________________ Portuguese 318ti MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come! My Picture Gallery: http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 | | | 03-30-2006, 03:00 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | 'bout 20 kg (40some lbs for us 'mericans). __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 05-15-2006, 01:24 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: la jolla, ca Posts: 222 | Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx M50 is OBDI (built up to 1994, OBDII wasn't until 1997 model year). IIRC, the 323ti used an M52B25 (2.5L) motor, which has an aluminum block. | M50's were made till `95 and OBDII was in `96. The M52 single vanos in E36's were iron block and went to aluminum block in E46. | | | 05-15-2006, 08:19 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 253 | Realoem shows the e36 323 going from '97 to '00. The pictures look to me like an iron-block M52, same as other 3 series. The '97 & '98 Z3 were the only M52s (that I know of) that had an aluminium block in the US, previous to the e46 coming out. If you want a light single-vanos OBD1 engine (just guessing here), then you need the head from an M50, and the block from a '97-'98 Z3. Crank can be from either engine, depending on what displacement you want. The aluminium block is closer to 50 lbs lighter than the iron one, but a big pain to deal with. For example, the head bolts are special longer ones to get a better hold on the aluminium, and still commonly strip out even torquing them to factory specs. __________________ Andy Chittum - Mad Man Motorsports | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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