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what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:58 pm
by e21_lyf
Hi all !

Ok well first, got the 15x7 MiM's from the buy/sell dept on the forum, from healeyneil which I'm ecstatic about!!

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Anyone know what variant of M42 is in the e21 above? All the M42's I've seen advertised e.g. e30, e36 etc and seem to have a different inlet manifold - which concerns me as the one above looks perfectly placed / aligned for the swap, hence its currently in an E21. I did think that maybe its an inlet of something else, but thought I'd ask the limitless knowledge pool in the forum for any assistance rather than get a headache figuring it out.

Alex

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:11 pm
by healeyneil
I think thats a standard E30 manifold

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:24 pm
by e21_lyf
After looking this evening, it's possibly an M42B18. Unsure what the b18 refers to though haha

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:48 pm
by Jeroen

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:24 am
by e21_lyf
Sussed out it's from a '91 318is.

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:06 pm
by Jeremy Wilton
I have this engine in my e21!

Re: what is this particular M42 engine

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:02 pm
by e21_lyf
Jeremy Wilton wrote:I have this engine in my e21!
hahaaha as in, that is your actual engine bay in the photo?

i guessed '91 318is.