{"id":92940,"date":"2022-11-21T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=92940"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:36:55","slug":"bmw-e46-m3-with-a-turbo-v12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=92940","title":{"rendered":"BMW E46 M3 with a Turbo V12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=92942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92942\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=92942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?fit=769%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"769,600\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 M3 with a Turbo M70 V12 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 M3 with a Turbo M70 V12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?fit=600%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?fit=769%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?resize=600%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 M3 with a Turbo M70 V12\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?resize=600%2C468&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-01.jpg?w=769&amp;ssl=1 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandtab\/\">Brandtab<\/a> built this BMW E46 M3 in 2015 at their company in Sweden. The coupe no longer has the factory 3.2 L S54 inline-six. Instead Brandtab swapped in a turbocharged 5.0 L BMW M70B50 V12. The motor featured stock internals, 630 cc injectors, and a Garret TA51 turbocharger. It made 603 hp and 840 Nm (619 lb-ft) of torque to the wheels on 0.8 bar (11.6 psi) of boost. Brandtab paired the V12 with a GS5-39DZ five-speed manual transmission from a BMW E39 530d. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=92943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92943\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=92943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BMW-E46-M3-with-a-Turbo-M70-V12-02.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" 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;}\" 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height=\"345\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Brandtab\/\">Brandtab FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandtab built this BMW E46 M3 in 2015 at their company in Sweden. The coupe no longer has the factory 3.2 L S54 inline-six. Instead Brandtab swapped in a turbocharged 5.0 L BMW M70B50 V12. The motor featured stock internals, 630 cc injectors, and a Garret TA51 turbocharger. 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