{"id":63755,"date":"2020-11-18T13:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63755"},"modified":"2021-07-28T23:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:05:03","slug":"bmw-e36-with-a-turbo-volvo-inline-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63755","title":{"rendered":"BMW E36 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=63761\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63761\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"63761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=63761\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" 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=\"BMW E36 with a turbo Volvo Volvo B5244S4 inline-five 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E36 with a turbo Volvo Volvo B5244S4 inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E36 with a turbo Volvo Volvo B5244S4 inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qDu1qAChJjclmPP28-JNw\">Dyno Channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/engdahl_motorsport\/\">Engdahl Motorsport<\/a> purchased a BMW E36 without an engine. They originally wanted to install a twin-turbo N54 inline-six however they were offered a deal on a naturally aspirated 2.4 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Modular_engine#B5244S4\">Volvo B5244S4<\/a> inline-five that they could not refuse. They installed the inline-five with a set of custom mounts and added a Garrett TA34 turbocharger, ported S60R manifold, and VEMS ECU. Their goal is to make around 400 horsepower. The drivetrain features a ZF manual transmission from a BMW 330 diesel and BMW E34 210 mm differential.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IXmGRVal_Hs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qDu1qAChJjclmPP28-JNw\">Dyno Channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dyno_channel\/\">@dyno_channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dyno Channel and Engdahl Motorsport purchased a BMW E36 without an engine. They originally wanted to install a twin-turbo N54 inline-six however they were offered a deal on a naturally aspirated 2.4 L Volvo B5244S4 inline-five that they could not refuse. They installed the inline-five with a set of custom mounts and added a Garrett&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63755\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BMW E36 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":63761,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e36"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BMW-E36-with-a-turbo-Volvo-Volvo-B5244S4-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121736,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121736","url_meta":{"origin":63755,"position":0},"title":"BMW E36 with a 1126 hp Turbo S50 Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Johan Ehlin built his 1992 BMW 325i (E36) to drag race. 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