{"id":19188,"date":"2017-11-06T20:26:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T01:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19188"},"modified":"2017-11-06T20:30:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T01:30:41","slug":"1973-bmw-3-0-cs-with-a-turbo-s52-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19188","title":{"rendered":"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19189\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/old_dtm\/\">Willy Izaguirre<\/a> is turning a very rusty 1973 BMW 3.0 CS he found two years ago into his version of a 3.0 CSL race car. The powertrain is a 3.2 L S52 inline-six and ZF six-speed manual transmission from a 1998 E36 M3. The estimated engine output is 550 horsepower thanks to a Precision turbocharger. The car rides on CAtuned coilovers but still retains the factory brakes. Other improvements such as a roll cage and upgraded brakes are planned after the car returns from SEMA 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6yBWJqman7I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19190\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-02.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19191\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?resize=620%2C483&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six\" width=\"620\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?resize=620%2C483&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?resize=600%2C467&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-03.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19192\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-04.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19193\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-05.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/holy-custom-bmw-3-0csl-batmobile-tribute-with-m3-power\/\">Car &#038; Driver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/catuned\/posts\/10155353205632950\">CAtuned<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/old_dtm\/\">@old_dtm<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLqDrjurY6uas2IzIXBEJIQ\">RoadHeads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willy Izaguirre is turning a very rusty 1973 BMW 3.0 CS he found two years ago into his version of a 3.0 CSL race car. The powertrain is a 3.2 L S52 inline-six and ZF six-speed manual transmission from a 1998 E36 M3. The estimated engine output is 550 horsepower thanks to a Precision turbocharger.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19188\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1973 BMW 3.0 CS with a Turbo S52 Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[636],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e9"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1973-BMW-3.0-CS-with-a-Turbo-S52-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142194,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=142194","url_meta":{"origin":19188,"position":0},"title":"1974 BMW 2002 with a 600 hp Turbo S52","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mano Agulian built this 1974 BMW 2002 called \"Agave\" at his Manofied Automotive Customization Shop in California. The little car is powered by a turbocharged 3.2 L S52 inline-six featuring forded connecting rods and pistons and a Competition oilless turbocharger. 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Under the hood sits a turbocharged 3.2 L S52B32 inline-six making 558 hp and 533 lb-ft of torque on Link G4X ECU. The motor features a Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger, Rapid Spool Industries turbocharger manifold, Treadstone\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;E36&quot;","block_context":{"text":"E36","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=122"},"img":{"alt_text":"1995 BMW M3 with a turbo S52 inline-six","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1995-BMW-M3-with-a-turbo-S52-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1995-BMW-M3-with-a-turbo-S52-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1995-BMW-M3-with-a-turbo-S52-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1995-BMW-M3-with-a-turbo-S52-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1995-BMW-M3-with-a-turbo-S52-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":143656,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=143656","url_meta":{"origin":19188,"position":2},"title":"Widebody BMW E21 with a S52 Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Marvin Fonacier transformed his 1980 BMW 320i (E21) into a Group5-inspired race car. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.2 L S52 inline-six featuring dual VANOS and GS Projx custom exhaust. Behind that is a Getrag manual transmission with a short shifter. 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