does anybody have the specs on a 93 3.2 jdm m3 motor?

[D Spec Dc2]

i was wondering if anyone had the specs on a 93 3.2 jdm m3 motor? i sourced one for 4500 complete swap and it also comes with the front suspension and brakes. does anyone have info on this for me? the guy i'm getting the info from said it will take a week to get this info for me cause he usually only sells jdm honda motors but he found me a m3 one in japan for me. is 4500 a good price?

[dct325]

Originally posted by D Spec Dc2
i was wondering if anyone had the specs on a 93 3.2 jdm m3 motor? i sourced one for 4500 complete swap and it also comes with the front suspension and brakes. does anyone have info on this for me? the guy i'm getting the info from said it will take a week to get this info for me cause he usually only sells jdm honda motors but he found me a m3 one in japan for me. is 4500 a good price?

I will stay far far away from this guy....there is no 93 M3...and what is JDM M3?

[Bono]

Originally posted by D Spec Dc2
i was wondering if anyone had the specs on a 93 3.2 jdm m3 motor? i sourced one for 4500 complete swap and it also comes with the front suspension and brakes. does anyone have info on this for me? the guy i'm getting the info from said it will take a week to get this info for me cause he usually only sells jdm honda motors but he found me a m3 one in japan for me. is 4500 a good price?

Does it say BMW on the engine cover at least?

[method829]

the 3.2 engine is on the obd 2 m3

[ekk1s]

Originally posted by dct325
I will stay far far away from this guy....there is no 93 M3...and what is JDM M3?

JDM means Japanese Domestic Market. I know absoutely nothing about BMWs in Japan, but I have never heard of a '93 M3.

You should ask the guy who is selling it for the specs on it.

[D Spec Dc2]

didnt the m3 come out in europe and japan earlier than us?

[Duckydos]

Hrmm, I never thought about that. It would be like getting an Honda motor from Europe. I would imagine it would have to comply with Japanese laws, and therefor be limited to around 270hp.
Definately find out the specs from the guy, but I would try to pick-up a Eurospec motor before JDM-spec.

-Ducky

[D Spec Dc2]

japan doesnt have any smog laws. from what i heard online from others and japanese websites, the jdm m3 is the exact same as the euro m3. i'll will try to get more info from the guy soon. if anyone else has info, please feel free to post. japanese websites say that the e36 m3 has 321ps and is 3.2 liter...ps is the same as hp, right? what year did the 3.2 come out in europe

[Duckydos]

Sorry, last time I checked, the Japanese government put a cap on horsepower on production cars of about 276hp. But you are right, there are no smog laws that I can remember.

-Ducky

[D Spec Dc2]

i think japan only put a cap of 276 for japan productoin cars, not imports. but correct me if i am wrong...

[PrinceE30]

Originally posted by Duckydos
Sorry, last time I checked, the Japanese government put a cap on horsepower on production cars of about 276hp. But you are right, there are no smog laws that I can remember.

-Ducky

The 280HP limit is a "gentleman's agreement" between all Japanese car manufacturers. There is NO governmental restriction on them. This is just something the Japanese companies did out of respect for each other and to limit the "insanity" of HP in cars.

Secondly, the earliest M3 is the 1994 M3 (3.0L) for non-US markets. There will be a 286HP 3.0L I6 in there with the same parts and such as that of a German or English market M3.

The 3.2L engine didn't come about until 1996's M3 EVO. With 321HP.

Now, this engine is either a 1994 (built in 1993) 3.0L JDM/European engine (does it have mandril bent headers?) or a USDM 3.2L engine (standard 3-1 headers).

It's a good deal either way (great if it's a real JDM engine).

-Princye

[D Spec Dc2]

how can you tell apart a 3.0 and 3.2 motor when looking at it? are there different block numbers?

[PrinceE30]

That is a very good question...

I know the pistons say, and I'm sure by checking a block number you could figure it out with someone who knows block codes.

-Prince

[D Spec Dc2]

does the 3.0 have individual intakes and throttle bodies

[D Spec Dc2]

the engine code for the 3.2 is S52 B32, right? is the 3.0 s50 b30? are those numbers visable when looking at motor?