Looking to breathe new life into your classic BMW? This guide explores the top five engine swaps for classic BMWs, from the legendary M50 to the powerhouse LS3 and the high-revving S54.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a BMW X3 and swapped its engine with the legendary E46 M3's?
Discover the top five BMW engines ever made based on their durability, performance and customer satisfaction
Few BMW engines resonate with enthusiasts as vibrantly as the S54 inline six. Somewhere in the order of 100,000 S54 engines were made
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The Smit Oletha, a gorgeous BMW Z8-inspired coupe built by two brothers, now gets an S54 straight-six engine.
The replica Aston Martin DB5 stunt car from No Time To Die will be auctioned in September, complete with an S54 engine from the BMW M3 E46.
Bought from a scrapyard, this second-generation BMW 3 Series now packs 490 horsepower from an S54 engine with a supercharger kit.
The owner of a BMW 3 Series E36 finally got his S54-powered car up and running, taking it out for a quick spin on the streets.
Painted in a throwback color to the 1980s BMW DTM cars, the E30 M3 boasts an air suspension and the S54 engine borrowed from an E46 M3.
This particular BMW E46 M3 got a tune a while back which is supposed to raise the power up by 20-30 horsepower
In this new video from Hagerty, we get to see an E36 M3 with an E46 M3 S54 Engine swap that's California Carb-legal.
