anyone know any good BMW discussion forums?
also, what years does the E36 M3 comes w/ 3.2L engine? cause the 95 M3 comes with 3.0L. Anyways edmunds saids 96 M3 already came with 3.2L engine, just wanted to confirm, thanks!

 

I'm not a BMW guy, but doesn't the "E" number refer to the engine displacement? For example: E30 M3 has a 3.0 liter engine, E36 M3 has a 3.6 liter engine, E46 M3 has a 4.6 liter engine...

 

forksports,

best bmw message board is roadfly:

http://www.roadfly.org/bmw/

AFAIK, only '95s came with the 3.0L.

HTH,

 

i am almost 98% sure the 95 M3 has the smaller engine

and the 96 has the 3.6 litre ...... I was thinking of buying an M3 back in the day
and remember someone( i think a dealer) tell me this

 

i think we should change the name of honda-tech.com to informationbooth.com

 

E36 is the chassis code. Not like the model number as 325, 328, 330, 540, 530, 740, 750 the last two digits does represents the displacement I believe.

 

Bob,

The Exx codes are chassis codes not unlike your DC2; with regards to M3s, E30 is gen 1, E36 is gen 2, and E46 is gen 3 (current). Gen 1 M3s had a 2.3L I4 if I'm not mistaken, we've coverd the gen 2s and of course the gen threes are 3.2L.

HTH,

 

BWAHAHAHAHA.....

anybody know how to get bloodstains out of an jockstrap? thanks.

-k-b0t, who should jast go axjEEves...


[Modified by K)!!y, 8:36 PM 5/29/2002]

 

forksports,

this link may be a little more direct:

http://forums.roadfly.com/bmw/

 

http://www.dtmpower.net

 

thanks everyone ! their aren't as nice as honda-tech hehe..

 

Ahh, how true. I've not found a message board for BMWs nearly as good as this one. I guess that's why I still visit here once in a while. I WISH I could find a BMW M# board as good as al of you

 

Thanks for clearing that up! My BMW knowledge is limited to what I come across on H-T...

 

E36 M3:
94?/95 had a 3.0 OBD1
96 and up had the 3.2 OBD2

E46 M3:
3.2 OBD2


[Modified by SoCal ITR, 8:50 PM 5/29/2002]

 

http://www.bimmerfourms.com

i hear people talking about it, never really been there

 

Yup...the quality of the BMW boards is MUCH lower than exhibited here and a few other noteworthy honda sites. The three sites I visit, http://www.roadfly.com, http://www.bimmerforums.com, and dtmpower (which I rarely frequent..seems hostile) are the only decent ones I know of.

 

http://www.bmwplanet.com/ most of the one's I have been to suck.....I wish there was a site as good as H-T,for BMW!!!!