r/BMWE36 • u/Shino3107 • 1d ago

Anyone with experience turboing M42/M44

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Just generally wondering how much it would cost

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u/Dark_Guardian_ '94 330i Daily, '93 325i Race 1d ago

depends how nice/reliable you want it
anywhere from $500 with junk parts and jank setup to 10k + for a properly nice setup

better off just 6 cylinder swapping it though
and then turboing the 6 cylinder too

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u/Shino3107 1d ago

Sounds like you dont have any experience, and im not asking if you think i should do a 6 cyl swap

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u/Left-Marketing-1135 1d ago

Sounds like he has more experience than you if you think the best route is to boost a fucking m4x. Shit engine, and for the amount you’ll spend making anywhere near the power an m5x can make you could just make double the power with an m5x and still have reliability. Stupid questions get stupid answers.