Blackie

Hi, As per the title I have an E36 compact and am looking to swap in a six cylinder. The car is currently a 1.6 manual. I rushed out and brought a 330 engine from an E46, but now I'm thinking a 328 from an E36 would be more suitable? Can you please let me know your thoughts and experiences as to which engine is best suited? Thanks

On the edge of SE London - suburbia, but 30 minutes commute to the City. Best of both worlds. Another one of ours

Hi Olaf, thanks for the welcome. We've owned 4 E36's now. This one was a manual 328 we had in London.

Hi all, I just joined today! I've been a big Mazda guy since the early 90s but recently got bored/disillusioned and decided to switch codes. My wife and I have owned a few beemers (/bimmers?!?) over the years and so I decided to buy myself a Bavarian projekt. I found a fairly rough E36 316i compact locally which I settled on. Plan is to swap in a 6 cylinder, and I initially rushed out and brought a M54B30 engine, although I'm now re-assessing this decision and thinking a M52B28 might make more practical sense for a conversion. Any thoughts or advice appreciated. Looking forward to meeting up with Kapiti / Wellington people.