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[CaptainHenreh]

Does anybody know out of curiousity if swapping a 325is engine in a 318i will qualify as a 325is car in spec E30? Since spec E30 next year does not allow 318....reduces the number of cars avaialble to build a spec
e30.

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9.3.2. Engine Swapping
9.3.2.1. Cars that do not have an original type engine, (e.g. the engine was not available in the
model, chassis and year of the car), shall be classed based upon the vehicle for which
the engine was original.
9.3.2.2. The car shall meet the weight minimum of the chassis, model and year for which the
engine was originally available in the chassis of a US model, (e.g. it will assume the
characteristics of the donor car).
9.3.2.2.1. Location and maximum ballast weight allowed is specified in 9.3.13.
9.3.2.3. Swapping or mixing of engine or driveline components between different engine types
is not permitted, (e.g. mating the head from an eta engine with the block from a 325i
M20).