E36 318i M42

[Beamer]

So I recently ran my cars VIN through the following site http://www.bmwarchiv.de/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html just to gather some info on it and the report came back stating that my E36 318i has a M42 Engine. I know there was also an E36 318is which had the same Engine (M42).

Can anyone clear up what the differences are besides cosmetics?

 

[Teezy_F30]

didnt the 318is and 318i have the same motors here? ..

 

[Beamer]

didnt the 318is and 318i have the same motors here? ..

Yeah they do.

Couldnt find a SA 318is in the list but the CA58 is my model

 

[wikked]

The 318is had the M44 1.9

 

[Teezy_F30]

The 318is had the M44 1.9

this would be the same motor in the 318I Motorsport .. this rings a bell ..

 

[Beamer]

The 318is had the M44 1.9

But there was an 318is M42 and my question was what was the difference between the M42 318i and M42 318is

 

[wikked]

The 318is had the M44 1.9

But there was an 318is M42 and my question was what was the difference between the M42 318i and M42 318is

Never seen an SA badged 318is with an M42

 

[[email protected]]

The 318i had a very sweet high revving motor, true to the BMW performance tradition.The 318is were tweaked to develop more torque at lower RPM to be more practical at high altitude. The 318i were the better motor for sporty drivers by far

 

[wikked]

Regardless of how they were badged here or elsewhere. An M42 is an M42 and an M44 is an M44. Motorsport trim was mostly cosmetic on our local models

 

[SheepsTesticle]

The 318i had a very sweet high revving motor, true to the BMW performance tradition.The 318is were tweaked to develop more torque at lower RPM to be more practical at high altitude. The 318i were the better motor for sporty drivers by far

. Clearly just another ignorant behinde the keyboard "edited by a mod"

 

[Nikhil]

The 318i had a very sweet high revving motor, true to the BMW performance tradition.The 318is were tweaked to develop more torque at lower RPM to be more practical at high altitude. The 318i were the better motor for sporty drivers by far

. Clearly just another ignorant behinde the keyboard

please watch your tone on the forum :thumbs:

 

[wikked]

The 318i had a very sweet high revving motor, true to the BMW performance tradition.The 318is were tweaked to develop more torque at lower RPM to be more practical at high altitude. The 318i were the better motor for sporty drivers by far

. Clearly just another ignorant behinde the keyboard "edited by a mod"

He's not wrong. Your tone on the other hand. ..

 

[Beamer]

I love the way my 318i sounds. Even on startup it has a nice rumble to it. No mods as of yet but that engine start rumble though.

:rollsmile:

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Would exchanging the standard air filter with aftermarket filter make any difference besides sound to the car?

 

[Theo D]

E36 318is Motorsport had thicker anti roll bars as well.

Standard Front 24mm
Rear 15mm

Motorsport Front 26mm
Rear 18mm

 

[m20boy]

if i may , as i own an m44 engine which came out of a 318is but not the motorsport model with the bodykit and so on ,

the m42 has a forged crank , and can handle boost very easily , there was an e30 a while back with this setup runing in the 10s i think his name is ismail essah ,not sure tho.