{"id":19147,"date":"2017-11-03T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T20:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19147"},"modified":"2021-04-07T23:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:58:52","slug":"for-sale-1991-bmw-e30-with-a-s52-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19147","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 1991 BMW E30 with a S52 Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1991 BMW E30 325is (VIN# WBAAA1310MEC69944) is for sale on eBay<\/a> in Los Angeles, California. The factory powertrain was replaced with one from a BMW M3 E36. This includes the 3.2 L S52B32 inline-six, five-speed manual transmission and LSD rear end. The current owner installed a new exhaust system and needed parts for California BAR certification. Other upgrades include S50 intake, adjustable coilovers up front, Ireland springs in rear, Bilstein shocks all around, Z3 steering rack, and Zimmerman drilled and slotted rotors. The car also has new radiator, $5K paint job, new trim, reupholstered interior and headliner.<\/p>\n

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Source: eBay<\/a> (ESD may earn commisions when a product is purchased from this link)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1991 BMW E30 325is (VIN# WBAAA1310MEC69944) is for sale on eBay in Los Angeles, California. The factory powertrain was replaced with one from a BMW M3 E36. This includes the 3.2 L S52B32 inline-six, five-speed manual transmission and LSD rear end. The current owner installed a new exhaust system and needed parts for California… Read More »For Sale: 1991 BMW E30 with a S52 Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130986,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130986","url_meta":{"origin":19147,"position":0},"title":"S54-Powered BMW E30 Wagon","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Precision Sport Industries (PSI) gave this 1988 BMW 320i Touring several upgrades at their company in Winter Park, Florida. 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