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Why put any non BMW engine in a BMW?

Cheaper + lighter + more reliable + more powerful + more gears than the M/S50/52

Cheaper + lighter than an LSx

Way more refined + not much less powerful than a Windsor 302

Its not uncommon to swap something weird into these cars

BMW E36 VTEC - YouTube

BMW E36 with LS1 T56 - YouTube

88M3 sorry for the thread hijack...
How is the VQ cheaper and lighter than an LSx? And its bigger than both the 302 and LSx. There's not enough of an advantage over an S50/52 to make a difference.

I understand the other swaps but the VQ35 makes no sense. That's why I said it.
 

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There are advantages. Like I said the VQ is much lighter and shorter than the S50. Its also cheaper + more abundant + more powerful. For the $$$ you would need to get an LSx you could make good power from a VQ. And for the $$$ you would need to get stock VQ power from a 302 you could just get a VQ. Plus both the FWD and RWD VQs mount to the RWD trans etc. etc. So its very abundant.
 
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