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Originally Posted by M-technik-3
M52b28 with a turbo. No timing belt to worry about roughly same weight as m20b25 weight, newer and easier to find a spare engine. Been done far too many times time.
S54 while super cool, expensive and spares are not cheap. Maintenance is more than a simple M/S5X.
Mine is S52 with AA C38 supercharged with intercooler. Fun but gets heat soaked fast due to SC. If I was to do over 12 years ago I would have gone turboed route.
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Hell yeah!
I never put the M52 into consideration as I heard lots of mixed opinions on the M50 platform. I will for sure look into it.
I agree with you that the S54 might be a little more on the pricey end but I feel if I can get my hands on a salvage title cabriolet m3 I could make use of the motor and try to part out as I go. Nevertheless I will take what you've told me and do some more digging.
Thank you for your feed back it means a lot,