What is the new Magnesium block engine called
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I am a little confused. In the Information section of this website, the new Magnesium block engine in the 523i, 525i and 530i is referred to as N52. However I have seen other people referring to it as the R6. To confuse matters even further my car, a 523i, has the engine serial number ending with N52B25AE and not N52B23AE as I would expect if I go according to the information on this website.
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Originally Posted by kopi_o' post='202372' date='Nov 23 2005, 04:07 PM
I am a little confused. In the Information section of this website, the new Magnesium block engine in the 523i, 525i and 530i is referred to as N52. However I have seen other people referring to it as the R6. To confuse matters even further my car, a 523i, has the engine serial number ending with N52B25AE and not N52B23AE as I would expect if I go according to the information on this website.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...730&hg=11&fg=05
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I am a little confused. In the Information section of this website, the new Magnesium block engine in the 523i, 525i and 530i is referred to as N52. However I have seen other people referring to it as the R6. To confuse matters even further my car, a 523i, has the engine serial number ending with N52B25AE and not N52B23AE as I would expect if I go according to the information on this website.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...730&hg=11&fg=05
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Thanks. Very interesting website. The main difference that I can find between the 523i and 525i is the Intake Manifold and ECU. I am still looking through the numerous bits!!
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Originally Posted by millhouse24' post='202505' date='Nov 23 2005, 11:48 AM
Has anyone ordered from REAL OEM BMW ?
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You can't order from there (yet, anyway). For now, it's just a repository of BMW part numbers and dealer costs.
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The most interesting thing I found on RealOEM is that the part number for a complete engine for the 523i & 525i are the same. The only difference between the 2 models I can see is the ECU! Gets me thinking about recovering the 40hp by using the 525i ECU! Anyone tried it or know reasons this would not work?
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The most interesting thing I found on RealOEM is that the part number for a complete engine for the 523i & 525i are the same. The only difference between the 2 models I can see is the ECU! Gets me thinking about recovering the 40hp by using the 525i ECU! Anyone tried it or know reasons this would not work?
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