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Jean H.318TI · 10-26-2010, 05:55 AM

so my friend, she just wreck her 96 328i with 140xxx miles and is pretty much all ****ed up on the back so i was thinking is it worth doing this swap at all? i mean for the money i would spend doing this swap i can finish my turbo build and have more power and lighter weight but i know that if i turbo the m52b28 engine then i can get way way more power but it means i have to do the swap first and then turbo so that would obviouly take more time and money to finish but i know down the road i can have more power with the 6 cylinders, so honestly what do u guys think would be better, finish my turbo m44 or do the m52 swap and roll with that stock for a while (~2 years), until i have the money to go turbo m52

m44 on my car ~ 140whp
m44 turbo ~280whp

m52 stock ~190whp

m52 turbo ~350whp

10-26-2010, 05:55 AM	#1
Jean H.318TI Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 '96 BMW 318ti Sport iTrader: (2) Photo Gallery	questions for the swap people so my friend, she just wreck her 96 328i with 140xxx miles and is pretty much all **ed up on the back so i was thinking is it worth doing this swap at all? i mean for the money i would spend doing this swap i can finish my turbo build and have more power and lighter weight but i know that if i turbo the m52b28 engine then i can get way way more power but it means i have to do the swap first and then turbo so that would obviouly take more time and money to finish but i know down the road i can have more power with the 6 cylinders, so honestly what do u guys think would be better, finish my turbo m44 or do the m52 swap and roll with that stock for a while (~2 years), until i have the money to go turbo m52 m44 on my car ~ 140whp m44 turbo ~280whp m52 stock ~190whp m52 turbo ~350whp Attached Thumbnails __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO** Last edited by Jean H.318TI; 10-26-2010 at 06:00 AM.