USA 3.2 M3 - questions

[m3f_Predator_7d824d33ea]

I was wondering as the uk later e36's were designated Evo's



does the US 3.2 litre E36 M3's have :-



-3.2 litre engine

-6spd box

-double vanos

-floating discs







is the USA M3 3.2litre version also considered an EVO ? and did it have a power increase over the normal 3 litre usa M3 ?





this guy i no from america is in my science class. HE said he bought his M3 brand new from a BMW dealer, he also said his M3 was an evo and had a 6spd and the same 321 bhp as my car, i was thinking BULLSH!T. I didnt say anything to the guy because hes one of them people that thinks they r always right, i cant stand the bastRD.



he only mentioned all this about owning a evo when he saw me getting in2 my car @ collage. The cheeky fukka even asked for a test drive "just to make sure that my car wasn't a fake!"



cheers for your help

:beer:

[m3f_dboffa_1e4798cde8]

The 1996 and op M3's were not evos. The engine was designated S52US and was a 3.2 liter I6 putting out the same hp/tq numbers as the S50US (240/238 I believe). The difference was the torque became available sooner in the rev range.



They all came with 5 speed gearboxes; no 6 speeds until the E46.



No double vanos.



No floating rotors.

[m3f_nmaino_c8ba8e1c71]

The US is considered an EVO (according to my "Original BMW M-Series" book by James Taylor). Here are the marked differences between your EVO and ours:



Differences:

1. No double VANOS.

2. NO 6-Speed tranny.

3. No floating discs.



Simularities:

1. 3.2L displacement.



Other US EVO Changes

1. Upgrade in horsepower (Unlike your EVO with 321hp, the US EVO -namely the cars with the 3.2L engine- had a power increase to 243, an increase of 3hp, Taylor, 122-124). Torque also went up to 236lb ft. an increase of 11lb. ft. (Taylor, 122-124).

2. Final gear ratio switched to 3.23:1 (Taylor, 124).

3. A host of about five or six different options either become standardized or deleted.



I would say that your US friend is very wrong.



Check out the Taylor book, it is a wealth of knowledge.

[m3f_Sirius_880bd69485]

Dudes full of sh!t.

[m3f_M3AN_5f4dc0ba80]

Check: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=15



All the info you need... :thumbsup:

[m3f_Ty Vil_fe6451789c]

Check: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=15



All the info you need... :thumbsup:

damn, beat me to it.

[m3f_Edgy_592e912c16]

EVO isn't even official BMW speak, right? Just started calling it that in UK...

[m3f_M3AN_5f4dc0ba80]

EVO isn't even official BMW speak, right? Just started calling it that in UK...



Correct in a sense... BMW dealers called them "Evos" but the factory never did.

[m3f_nmaino_c8ba8e1c71]

I think that the factory called the E30 evolution models EVO (like the Sport EVO for example).



I think the term EVO just comes from the fact that the car is an evolution of the first production model run.

[m3f_o_0]

My BMW book states BMW M3 EVOLUTION ??



I thought BMW did consider it an Evolution, from the evolution 1, 2 and 3 from the E30 series.



thoughts?

[m3f_nmaino_c8ba8e1c71]

That sounds right to me.

[m3f_Edgy_592e912c16]

Nope, just a UK marketing invention. See below from MRegistry:





What is an E36 M3 Evolution?

To better distinguish the 3.2-liter E36 M3 from its 3.0-liter predecessor, BMW UK marketed the E36 M3 3.2 as the M3 Evolution within the United Kingdom. Aside from its right-hand drive configuration, it is mechanically and cosmetically identical to other European-spec 3.2-liter M3s.

[m3f_Jon Evo Dewar]

I was wondering as the uk later e36's were designated Evo's



does the US 3.2 litre E36 M3's have :-



-3.2 litre engine

-6spd box

-double vanos

-floating discs







is the USA M3 3.2litre version also considered an EVO ? and did it have a power increase over the normal 3 litre usa M3 ?





this guy i no from america is in my science class. HE said he bought his M3 brand new from a BMW dealer, he also said his M3 was an evo and had a 6spd and the same 321 bhp as my car, i was thinking BULLSH!T. I didnt say anything to the guy because hes one of them people that thinks they r always right, i cant stand the bastRD.



he only mentioned all this about owning a evo when he saw me getting in2 my car @ collage. The cheeky fukka even asked for a test drive "just to make sure that my car wasn't a fake!"



cheers for your help

:beer:

Tell your mate hes a f***in twat.There was no "MPOWER" engine as us UK owners know it,sold in the US.They got a watered down verion of the single vannos unit,not the 321Bhp unit!

Something about emmisions and ****!