M20 stroker in an E34??

[ZQ8Dude]

Correct me if im wrong, but didnt some of the early E34s have M20s?? Has anyone used like the 3.2 stroker setup that many people put into E30s?

Just curious.

[winfred]

seen it, neat but pricy, it's the long expensive way to have a 535, you spend several grand to have a engine about as powerful as a m30b35 with just a chip and it's less durable, the stroker shines in cars that have smaller engine bays, a m30 fits in a e30 but it's tight and a little heavy when inserted in place of a m20

[Sam-Son]

you spend several grand to have a engine about as powerful as a m30b35 with just a chip and it's less durable, the stroker shines in cars that have smaller engine bay

Why is the stroker setup less durable?

[winfred]

not many motors can match a m30 for long life and a built high performance motor will be higher stressed, this doesn't mean it won't live a long live but it's at a disadvantage and depends on the skills of the builder to assemble a balanced package where the average mass produced m30 can easily pass 300k miles with little more then some head work around 200k, i am not knocking a m20 i like them and have most of the stuff to build a stroker for my e30, just reality

ps you could spend the cost of a decent running 535 building a big stroker with off the shelf parts

Why is the stroker setup less durable?

[E34-520iSE]

The M20 eta 2.7 conversion is a well documented and not-so-costly conversion, using stock BMW parts.

Cheers,

Shaun M