![]() This 2001 S54-swaped 325iX wagon takes the normal S54 swap a step further by adding it to an all-wheel drive platform. The result is the car that BMW should have built, an M-powered wagon that is both exclusive–because nobody else has one–and practical because it’s a wagon! It’s not a small undertaking, but not unreasonable for the skilled enthusiast. Hardcore enthusiasts have been solving that problem for years by swapping the S54 into the rear-wheel drive E46 3 Series Sport Wagon. Unfortunately, that chassis only came in a coupe or a convertible–no sedan, and no touring (for us wagon lovers). A pull to its screaming 8000-RPM redline is a smile-evoking experience that is only made better by the communicative and composed E46 chassis. The S54 won multiple engineering awards upon its release and, at the time, it produced the highest horsepower-per-liter for a normally aspirated production engine. At the heart of the E46 M3 was the 333-horsepower S54B32 engine, an evolution of an architecture that reaches back to the original M535i and M1. The E46 generation M3 was the last of a legacy of normally aspirated, inline 6-cylinder M cars that defined the marque for a generation. ![]() ![]() Rebuilt Head w/ Valves, Valve Guides, Valve Springs,Īpex FL-5 Wheels w/ Michelin Pilot Super Sport TiresĪSA Wheels w/ Firestone Firehawk Winter Tires S54 Swap by BMW Master Tech and Shop Owner S54B32 Inline 6-Cylinder Engine from 2004 BMW M3Ħ-Speed Manual Transmission (60K miles from a 330xi) ![]() “2001 BMW (E46) S54-Powered 325Xi Sport WagonĨ8K Motor Miles (odometer calibrated to match) ![]()
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