Chrise36er 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 Hi guys Firstly I wanna say love the forum have finally joined.. So thanks The dilemma I have is I want to do a 6 pot conv in a e36 1.6 compact m52 b28 or m54 b30 I see this is quite the trend right now I love my bmw's and have been heartbroken since I lost my e36 3.2 evo and as we all know the prices are sky high I bought mine an absolute minter in 2017 for 3500.. Be lucky to get a head for that now... Anyway pls could anyone offer some advice on my compact issue. Many thanks Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 B28 would be the easier\cheaper conversion, less engine problems and nicer to work on engine compared to the B30. B30 is basically the opposite of the above. Only real advantage is more power and torque provided the vanos is working properly. MS43 ECU has a lot of community support for modifying etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwi_BMW 89 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 If you were in Dunedin I could sell you a E39 parts car with good B28 cheap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites