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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Default E92 M3 fitted with M5 V10

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...d-with-m5-v10/

This car would be the greatest sleeper, it would have truly supercar performance but a 3-series body. nice.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Holy crap!! So the M6 engine in a M3...wow!!
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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damn, i knew someone is going to do this, but i would never imagine it this SOON!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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if someone had that car with their hood open in the parking lot, I would probably not notice its the V10 from a M5/M6 for a few minutes....

damn that's a clean swap.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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3 series with the m5/m6 v10 is nothing new.. I posted this vid here..enjoy..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hartge+bmw+330
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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hot hot hot damn...

and it looks like the engine block is more than halfway behind the front axle still!!
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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One of the best sleeper swaps out there.....
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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That is a really nice engine swap. Anyone have any weight and dimension specs on the two engines, I figure the V10 might actually be a little shorter than the I6 Turbo, and I also thought I heard the weight was nearly the same.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
That is a really nice engine swap. Anyone have any weight and dimension specs on the two engines, I figure the V10 might actually be a little shorter than the I6 Turbo, and I also thought I heard the weight was nearly the same.
The E92 M3 has a V8 not the I6 Turbo
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Originally Posted by cherplex
The E92 M3 has a V8 not the I6 Turbo
Sorry, I thought this transplant was on the 335i. I failed to see the M3 and only saw E92 for some reason, Either way, I don't think they changed the engine compartment to much between the M3 and the 335i.
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nicely done, love it
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
3 series with the m5/m6 v10 is nothing new.. I posted this vid here..enjoy..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hartge+bmw+330
But it was never a coupe and never before the production version was even out. BMW got one-upped by Hartge.
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