{"id":75376,"date":"2021-08-10T14:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75376"},"modified":"2021-08-10T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:27:09","slug":"bmw-e46-with-a-turbo-rb25-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75376","title":{"rendered":"BMW E46 with a Turbo RB25 Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75384\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75384\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75384\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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 E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBuMvjndFz_AblB1xUSANIQ\/videos\">Mark Rankin<\/a> owns a unique 2003 BMW E46 M3. Although the car came from the factory with a 3.2 L S54B32 inline-six, it&#8217;s now powered by a RB25 inline-six from a Nissan R33 Skyline. The RB25 produces around 600 horsepower thanks to forged internals, a Precision 6266 turbocharger, and water methanol injection. Behind the motor sits a BMW M3 Getrag 420 six-speed manual transmission with a <a href=\"https:\/\/pmcmotorsport-shop.com\/product-eng-1979-RACE-STAGE-1-Adapter-Kit-Nissan-RB-RB20-RB25-RB26-RB30-BMW-M57-GS5-39DZ-E46-M3-Getrag-420.html\">PMC Motorsport adapter kit<\/a> which sends power to a M3 rear end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75385\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75385\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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 E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-02.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75386\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75386\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75386\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-03.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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 E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 M3 with a turbo RB25 inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-04.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4oR9U78RlYk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/AgUryyjIwg8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0fogNVX7RPU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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\/UCBuMvjndFz_AblB1xUSANIQ\/videos\">Mark Rankin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pmcmotorsportcom\/posts\/1933652643467476\">PMC Motorsport FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Rankin owns a unique 2003 BMW E46 M3. Although the car came from the factory with a 3.2 L S54B32 inline-six, it&#8217;s now powered by a RB25 inline-six from a Nissan R33 Skyline. The RB25 produces around 600 horsepower thanks to forged internals, a Precision 6266 turbocharger, and water methanol injection. Behind the motor&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75376\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BMW E46 with a Turbo RB25 Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":75384,"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":70,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e46"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-turbo-RB25-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":128854,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128854","url_meta":{"origin":75376,"position":0},"title":"BMW E46 with a Turbo RB25","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ali's Garage built this BMW E46 M3 with a turbocharged Nissan RB25 inline-six. The motor features forged internals, GReddy intake manifold, R8 ignition coils, N1 oil pump, 6boost exhaust manifold, and a Precision 6266 turbocharger. 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The coupe is powered by a turbocharged Nissan RB25 inline-six featuring Wossner pistons, Maxspeeding rods, Brian Crower camshafts and valve springs. 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Ronald Norat and his company Renner decided to build their own. The company started with a 2002 E46 Touring and swapped most of the powertrain, suspension, body, and electronics from a 2005 E46 M3. 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