Would it be possible or is the engine bay only fit for a four cylinder? Thanks.

it will probably require some modifications to the firewall and the radiator mounts. people do fit 6 cyl motor inthese cars. m20 moters are a reletevly easy upgrade.

mot sure about m50. there are rummors of cars with them installed, but i have never seen one.

then again, all it takes is time and money and you can do anything.

steve

time and money = happiness.

It's been done several times,only twice that I know of sucessfully;the M50 is really a bit heavy for the '02 body without a LOT of mods.Most use the E30 "M" engine(The "M2"),which isn't as large or heavy.

Pete McHenry of Performance Plus in Winston-Salem did a 3.5L years ago to his Tii O.K.,(couldn't understand why my mod'85 535i "M5 killer" couldn't catch him at mid-ohio one year)but his business is weird BMW transplants and upgrades for decades now.You might want to give him a call.He's listed in the Roundel advisor section.

BOB G./rags535
BMWCCA#5217
M535iSIG#143

The e30 m engine is the s14 btw.

Im looking to swap an m20 into one. Is there any documentation online of this kind of thing?

there are a few people on BMW 2002 FAQ site (http://www.bmw2002faq.com/talkshop/forum/) that have done that swap. Go the the message board and search the archives. There should be a lot of info. You can also ask if you don;t find anything, of if you are still comfused.

steve k.