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M20-Powered BMW E30 at Thunderbolt Raceway

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BMW E30 with a M20B25 Inline-Six

Kimball Racing and their 1984 BMW 318i (E30) visited Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park for the MassTuning Test & Tune. The E30 is no longer powered by a the factory 1.8 L M10B18 inline-four. It is now powered by a 2.5 L M20B25 inline-six making around 170 hp (125 kW) and 164 lb-ft (222 Nm) of torque. The factory transmission was also swapped for a Getrag 260 five-speed manual transmission. Watch Mason Kimball race around Thunderbolt Raceway in a point-by passing track event.

Source: Kimball Racing

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