ONE OF A KIND...M3 like no other

[romus]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BMW-M3_W0QQit...QQcmdZViewItem

ebay is full of these things. I saw an E30 M3 - 2.3L engine...okeeey (actual wider M3 body tho), then i saw a 323i (2.5L engine in descriptions) man...

[winfred]

uhhhh the e30 m3 did have a 2.3 4 banger and a 323i e36 does have a 2.5 6 banger, the italian e30 m3 had a 2.0 version of the s14 due to tax reasons and the evo bad ass version was 2.5

[romus]

yes, it was a 4 cyl but not 2.3 but 2.7L

Edit: and if 323i had 2.5L, then what did 325 have? 2.8L? Then 328i had 3.2L? I know the numbers are rounded off and do not represent ACTUAL engine size down to a ccm but what you are saying is a bit too much of a rounding off, i think.

[ryan roopnarine]

yes, it was a 4 cyl but not 2.3 but 2.7L

Edit: and if 323i had 2.5L, then what did 325 have? 2.8L? Then 328i had 3.2L? I know the numbers are rounded off and do not represent ACTUAL engine size down to a ccm but what you are saying is a bit too much of a rounding off, i think.

2300 is pretty accurate

http://www.bmwworld.com/engines/s14.htm

....2.8? 3.2?

the m72 v12 is/was marked on cars as the x50, ie, the bmw e31 850 was called an 850 through all the years despite them eventually going from 5.0l to 5.4l, same with the 750 between the e32 and e38 changes despite the increase of .4 litres. the same is true for the 323i, 528i, 328i displacement.

[romus]

hmm ok my bad, wasn't aware of the 2.3 at all. I thought E30 M3 was a 2.7

But you gotta admit, the e28 in the link i posted is NOT an m3!

[Jon K]

Romus,

The guys here know what they're talking about. It's sort of common knowledge too. The E36 316 had a 1.8L in its early form, some E36 318s were 1.8L but later 318s were 1.9. I think most Z3 1.8's were 1.9. The 323s are factory detuned 2.5Ls, the M3s had 3.0L in '95 and 3.2L in '97 - '99 there were no '96 M3s to my knowledge, though there were a FEW '94s.

[romus]

yes i know all this. That is what i said up there in second post somewhere. M3 = 3.2L etc. I have an 1.8L E30 and a friend with an 1.9L 318i. I did mention up there that i was aware of bmw rounding the numbers off. Also they're increasing the weight of the vehicle which calls was stronger engine, but they are'nt gonna mess with the designations and call it 319i, yes. All i didn't know is that 323 had 2.5. Logically 2.5 would be 325 and 323 an 2.3.

But thanks for enlightening me, everyone

[Bill R.]

323 was produced they didn't have a 330 and bmw marketing didn't like the idea of a 325 and a 328, they felt there wasn't enough difference between them if they called them that so the 2.5 liter sedan was sold as the 323 designation and the 2.8 was the 328. Later when the 330 came out they changed the designation on the 323 to 325.. same displacement, but now there seemed like a bigger difference in engines

yes, it was a 4 cyl but not 2.3 but 2.7L

Edit: and if 323i had 2.5L, then what did 325 have? 2.8L? Then 328i had 3.2L? I know the numbers are rounded off and do not represent ACTUAL engine size down to a ccm but what you are saying is a bit too much of a rounding off, i think.

[romus]

Ok things changed quite a bit from E30 to E46. I was talking about E30's, guys

[Nick.Hay]

Has anyone noticed that this is a 5er??