This page is dedicated to the BMW M50 engine and E34/E36 chassis. Learn about the M50 inline-6 engine. Currently we’re limited on M50 content, but look for new stuff in the future!
Let’s face it, BMW doesn’t have the best reputation for reliability. When I told my father that I had just purchased a 30-year-old BMW 325i for a daily driver, he nearly laughed me out of the room. He, along with all of the wannabe comedians in my family loved throwing the oh-so-creative “Big Money Waster”…
To date, BMW has released the 3-Series over seven generations. As the most recognizable and celebrated model of the entire BMW lineup, the 3-Series epitomizes the fun daily driver. To the die-hard BMW enthusiasts out there, a battle rages on in regard to the 3-Series. Which generation is the best? While some BMW enthusiasts claim…
There’s typically one thing standing between most car enthusiasts and racing on a track: cost. While racing can be an expensive hobby, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, there are some BMW chassis that can make a perfect budget track build. At the top of that list is the E36. At this point, E36s…
Differenzierte Sauganlage – and because German’s can’t pronounce this either, BMW just took the first two letters from each word and called this the DISA Valve. BMW’s engineers discovered that the air path through the engine system has an impact on performance. In an effort to improve performance, BMW released the DISA valve in 1995….
The BMW M50 engine is the successor to the M20, and predecessor to the M52 engine. The M50 was used solely in the E34 520i and 525i, and the E36 320i and 325i. It is a straight six, or inline-6, coming in at either 2.0L (M50B20) or 2.5L (M50B25). In September of 1992, the engine…
