@@DatPenguin97 I had an e36 and they weren't overlooked. My buddy recommended one for me since it checked all the boxes of a fun daily, easy to learn manual in, and can be built to be an absolute monster
the E36 was never overlooked, there's a massive community dedicated for it. it wasn't appreciated as much as the E30/E46, but there's a lot of ppl appreciating it greatly.
List on what you need for a perfect e36 build #1- Subframe reinforcement plates #2- Oil #3- 5 speed manual transmission #4- at least 6 cylinders #5- coilovers and exhaust #6- xbrace to protect oil pan and better handling
I don't even speak German and I was like that's not what that translates to and then I listened to it again and was like that has to be 'my German is s***'
Well I as a German understood 'Mein Deutscher ist scheiße'. Yes, it translates to 'My German sucks' but 'Deutscher' means German as a person and not the language. So I understood that google translate owns a bad German slave 😅
It really isn't overlooked here in the States at all. Specifically in the Bay Area, they've been modified for quite some time now. They're pretty commonly modified.
Especially the Coupes. Expensive af. Even the 4D are getting mad in pricing, Compact is sometimes cheaper...but hell, they are not een near "underrated and forgotten"...its THE 3 Series
Kaden Stuart I’m a sucker for e39’s and wagons. I’m in southwest Missouri so I can pick them up pretty reasonable and since I’ve had so many I know how to fix just about everything on them. And over the years I’ve accumulated parts so I find them needing what I have at home and put them back together and revive them lol. Love these cars.
Me: literally bought my first car (E36) today thinking oh I’m going to keep this car in it’s beautiful stock shape. Jeremiah: here’s why the E36 is a great project car. My wallet will hate you forever Jeremiah...
Most people prefer M50/52s without Vanos here in Germany, the minor performance advantages of Vanos come along with a highly reduced reliabilty + if your Vanos does actually break, it's expensive to repair
"There is one BMW that has been overlooked for decades thats the E36" Stands up looks outside the window see the streets Think Why are there 5 on the road i live and one in my driveway? Sipps "German juice" while eating my Schnitzel
Liam Keiler clearly, you didn’t get the joke. They love efficiency so much, that they didn’t mind polluting a million times more, just for the sake of efficiency. That’s how much they love it.
Should have mentioned some of its short comings though so people know full on what they are getting into. Cooling system, bushings, ball joints, vanos etc. It can be a great car with some money for upgrades and replacements. Not just a car you hop in and become DK.
@@nate7906 I think every current owner would lol. I bought mine with 67k miles and actually drive it so it won't be low mileage for too long lol. Only not right now because it's broken and I am tired of throwing money at it lol
I bought a new E36 M3 and had an almost new E46 328i. A dude gave me a ride in an E30 M3 one time and I thought it was kind of a dog. I understand the E30 version is more rare and has a precise engine but it didn't seem that fast. The E36 was great. The E46 felt a little too Lexus like. Once I dropped the E46 a little with Eibach springs it was way better. An E46 M3 might be cool but they would have 300k miles by now.
@@PVTfluffy Are you though? It's not as if you extract the liquid from inside of an almond. It's smashed up and water is added to carry away the soluble material. It's more like making tea I suppose but that's not right either as defining tea specifies the use of tea leaves. Almond Milk is named for it's use as a final product. Almond derived milk like substance, mmm sounds tasty haha.
@@ernestasjocas6735 it doesn’t lmao they’re just a troll. They’re either one of those fanboys of another car that just talks trash on bmw’s even though if they actually had one; they wouldn’t be doing that(or they would just be lying 🤷🏻♂️). OR, they’re mad they don’t have one and they want one lmao people are ridiculous. No one can just NOT be an asshole when they’re given the choice apparently. Sad, this whole world is fucking sad
Not initially. Evan took part of his gaming name From His Dad Who is A Fan Of BMWs and Had Vanoss In his Tag. Evan just Added The gaming to it And thats How we got Vanossgaming.
My first car was an e36 325is. I've been telling everyone everyone sins its one of the most underrated project cars ever. Most Asian imports can't even come close to the power and handling that you can get out of that engine and chassis.
German Cars are made for a lifetime as long as you use them as advertised, there's an interview between a german and a Japanese engineer that shows you how they thought about their cars
It's like the German hybrid of a Miata and a 240sx, plus the engine on the 325i is good for 500bhp stock and 1000hp+ built. AND you can buy it for like 2k. It's like the perfect cheap car for people that can stomach German cars.
@@V8dadmartin Honestly it is quite a perfect car, most people look to M cars but sometimes gems like e36's 325is or e9x 335i are way better. I own a e36 325i and honestly it's like a little bit of everything, it's like a sports-muscle-luxury car, and it can be much more depending on what you want. Just don't tell anyone, we don't want it becoming overrated like the mk4 or the r34.
@@Voiceoverguyfromch Awesome man, what supercharger did you put on, was it a kit or you fabricated something? My 325i has a M50b25 so i fitted a m54b30 crank, maxpeeding rods, thicker head gasket and low compression pistons to get 8.6CR. Equal lenght headers and an intake from AliExpress. And finally a GT35R spooly boi. Estimated 700hp, no one near me can dyno it because when the boost comes on, it looses grip immediately. We had to street tune it. Best thing is, the whole engine build costed me less than 5k, some of the parts were used but still, that's not a crazy number for that hp. Also i was surprised by the fact that e36 parts were available almost everywhere.
@@mr_fraggle2880 Shouldn't that be Max Mustermann? Anyway, I said that because there's a Hungarian joke that goes like this: What do you call a German bachelor? - Hans Regenkurt (Regenkurt means "hasn't fucked in a while" in Hungarian)
Tibor Klein lol I didn’t know that about the word Regenkurt xD that’s a nice one. Yeah typically it is Max Mustermann, but in reference to Ben M. I called him Hans Mustermann
Spent a lot of time behind the wheel of an e30, but only ever sat in an e21 once. You can definitely see the similaries but it never did anything particularly special.
When I was 15 I started an air con apprenticeship working 12+ hours 6 days a week for $6.19 an hour and saved everything for a year and when I was 16 I bought myself my very first car, a Black 6sp E36 318is M Sport for 17k here in Australia back in 2006! Car was absolutely amazing and handled like a dream, was beautiful and looked identical to a M3 except only had a 1.9L 4 cyl and was so slow I had to update unfortunately. Now I drive my dream car a manual 2005 E46 M3 CS in Interlagos Blue with 350whp! Work hard and dream big kids if I can accomplish my goals then I promise you can too!!
Thanks 👍 for the advice one day my goals and dreams will come true next year maybe my First car is going to be the BMW Z3 roadster my First car and the car I will never sell I'm a Big BMW person and enthusiast because of my uncle and aunt has many BMW cars
Just bought a 1997 323i with only 12,000 miles here in Japan. Love the way it drives and am shipping it back stateside with me. I am currently having the valve cover and oil pan gaskets replaced. Changed out the brake fluid, air filter and coolant.
@@zhila5958 its a good car but people will put a lot of pressure on a car and break it quickly and where i live its hard to find any good ome but if you dont find e30 or e36 try e34
Extremely important and overlooked FACT. Even the E46 M3's LSD is worse than a standard non-M E36's one. Very glad to have two for mine, one recently rebuilt to 45% lock :)
My dad had a 2003 e46, bought it brand new. Lemme tell ya, the amount of precision these cars have and the amount of effort put into these babies is unimaginable. He put 400k on the original engine and it was still kickin strong. Shit, the dash went out TWICE on him before the engine even reached 300k lol. He got rid of it though cuz he got tired of doing the routine maintenance on it, he turned 50 and just didnt wanna do it anymore. Also never wanted to take it to anyone cuz the service was expensive lol
bruh ive been searching for a e36 for a few months now and with all these youtubers buying them i noticed there becoming more in demand and more pricey rip
I've just finished my undergrad I mechanical engineering. Donut's videos have always been a way to relax between study sessions. Then I hear 'polar moment of inertia'. I have never been triggered before. I can safely say I have now. Donut - continue doing what you do, I love it, I can never wait for the next episode!
After the worst of COVID I picked up so many relatively cheap BMW’s with shot VANOS systems and flipped them for a phenomenal profit. I love it when enthusiasts buy them and drive them to enjoy them, but a lot of the ones I purchased were from individuals who wanted to appear exponentially more successful than they were and equated owning a BMW to that level of socioeconomic success without fully understanding the cost of parts and repairs.
@@mr.g5126 english isnt that hard to be honest^^ we learn english in our 4th year of school :P but i know that people come to other countries without even trying to learn the language i get that...not me tho^^ i would not just go to japan and buy a house...i would be lost in 2min wtf
13:21 - I managed to understand a physics topic better with Jeremiah's 60 second crash course here😎 than what my high school science teacher failed to teach me over a 4 year period. 😂
As a rule of thumb M50 - cast iron block , idiot proof can be abused M52 - aluminium block, possibility of head bolt threads stripping. Guess how I know that lol
Ive owned an e36 320i and 318is. My current car is a 2000 e39 528i. I've gotta say. E36's are great, For a project car. For comfort etc tho. E39 all the way. It is my dream car and I love it.
I just picked up a 323i with BC coils for £1k few weeks ago. Drove 6 hours to pick it up from the other side of the country with my mates. The coils cost nearly the same as the car 😂
Speaking on the 9:40 ish mark. EGR helps emissions by cooling which reduces NoX gas formation, because NoX cant form below a certain temperature. Also the efficiency gain from leaving exhaust gas in the combustion chamber is because exhaust is inert (it wont react with anything) and basically takes up space without doing anything. So exhaust gas occupies space where fuel/air mixture would normally be. Think of making a mixed drink, with alcohol being the fuel. If you put mixer (exhaust gas) in the cup (combustion chamber) instead of straight alcohol (fuel) you use less alcohol and still fill the cup as intended. With added emissions benefits. Hope that helps, learned about this through reading and college and its simple once you get it but its sort of mind boggling at first 🍻
EmberShadow 69 if the car is that cheap it’s probably a money pit. Save your money and when you get older spend a little more money to get a nicer example and it should be more dependable. Also never skip a pre purchase inspection especially with BMW’s
Just a minor thing to note there is an additional engine you missed or maybe it’s a typo, the M52b28 used in the 96-99 E36 328i. I have a 98’ 328i and it has this engine. Otherwise great video 👍🏼
Yea but they also listed a m50b28 which doesn't exist,I think they meant m52b28 instead of m50b28. The 2.8 didn't come back until the m52 came. Supposedly when they changed the displacement from 2.3(badged as 325) to 2.8 the new motors stats where so close to the M3's s50b30(US) stats they had to "nerf" it by slapping on an intake that was 50% more restrictive. They had to do something to justify the extra 10k a M3 cost
beginning at 8:53 "Valve overlap" The Valve overlap (in German "Ventilüberschneidung") allows to use the cimmeney effect to help for better cylinder filling (actually more air) that causes the better mix of Air and fuel resulting in a cleaner combustion. To lower the combustion temperature, exaust gases are taken back to the intake using the exhaust gas recirculation valve (in German "Abgasrückführventil" or "AGR-Ventil") wich is electronically controlled to ensure that a specific amount of exaust circulates back (in is mandatory for cars in Europe to get the EURO-1 exaust certificate, every car delivered after 01.01.1991 had to be certified EURO-1 by law.) Every two years Cars in Europe have to get inspekted by specialized Car-Engineers (in German Hauptuntersuchung or "HU") and the fully funktionality of the exaust-treatment system hast to be re-certified ("Abgasuntersuchung" "AU" or for older cars "Abgassonderuntersuchung" "ASU"). If the two-year period of tecnical and exaust-related checks is failed or missed you are no longer allowed to use your car (motorcycle or whatever) on public property.
What are some other good project car candidates worth doing a B2B on? - Jeremiah
Sn95 Mustang?
M3 e30 or regular e30
AE86.
Vw Golf 4/Jetta
Chevy ss but please don’t do it prices will spike
Jeremiah: the e36 has been overlooked for decades!
Literally every european carguy in the last 30 years. Am I a joke to you?
same in South Africa and my country Mozambique, e36 was the go to performance car for the longest time
Thought the same, they're getting more expensive lately, so much that I'm thinking of buying an E46 as my next, opposed to an E36 I wanted before
@@DatPenguin97 I had an e36 and they weren't overlooked. My buddy recommended one for me since it checked all the boxes of a fun daily, easy to learn manual in, and can be built to be an absolute monster
>Am I a joke to you?
Yup lol
Exactly
"The E36 was overlooked for decades"
Eastern Europe: w o t
And western
Nacional hero 325i carrys more weight than m3 XD
bruhh e36 is the most popular car for students ever in my country
like you see about over 50 bmw's a day
@@imbackgte what do u mean by more weight?
@@Knockthefout it means that m3 is cool and it is the best but everybody wants 325i 🤣
the E36 was never overlooked, there's a massive community dedicated for it. it wasn't appreciated as much as the E30/E46, but there's a lot of ppl appreciating it greatly.
wasn’t appreciated as much = overlooked 👍🏿
@@colemabro no
@@Anna-senpai that's what it means tho
Yeah, where I live E36 is the preffered drifting machine. Lots of afternarket parts for it... There is almost nothing for Mercedes 😒
@@doggSMK what Mercedes are popular for drifting?
List on what you need for a perfect e36 build
#1- Subframe reinforcement plates
#2- Oil
#3- 5 speed manual transmission
#4- at least 6 cylinders
#5- coilovers and exhaust
#6- xbrace to protect oil pan and better handling
#7- more oil
@@EdenYisrael #8- A bit more oil
Annnnd just a tad of oil
i heard the x-brace is a problem if u crash. it makes more damage.
@@Andrew_P92 don’t crash
"mein Deutsch ist scheiße"
Couldn't have said it any better
haha me too
I nearly spit my drink onto my computer. Nailed it. 🤣🇩🇪
I don't even speak German and I was like that's not what that translates to and then I listened to it again and was like that has to be 'my German is s***'
Well I as a German understood 'Mein Deutscher ist scheiße'. Yes, it translates to 'My German sucks' but 'Deutscher' means German as a person and not the language.
So I understood that google translate owns a bad German slave 😅
Said like a pro
Americans: the E36 is the most overlooked 3 series chassis.
Me, a European: is it tho?
Must just be around his circle. E36 is most common project/tuned/race car BMW in USA.
It really isn't overlooked here in the States at all. Specifically in the Bay Area, they've been modified for quite some time now. They're pretty commonly modified.
Nah the e36 has a huge following in America too
Especially the Coupes. Expensive af. Even the 4D are getting mad in pricing, Compact is sometimes cheaper...but hell, they are not een near "underrated and forgotten"...its THE 3 Series
Over in my country its pretty rare to see a e36 usually its a e46 or newer most of the time
Do a D-list on members of donut media.
good morning rajesh
day 8?
Hi again
oh hi again rajesh
Oh hi there
The amount of actually useful things I’ve learned from this TH-cam channel is unreal
Facts! Couldn't agree more 👏 👌 🙌 👍 💯
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
“Straight six’s can’t be mounted transverse”. Laughs in Volvo
2:10 he said generally they aren't transversely mounted not that they can't ever be
Jared Connell it’s a joke
Made those S60s pretty cool though, even if they had the same turning radius as a bus
*Swede intensifies*
Hydamacka
It means you’re laughing.
“Need to be across town without using any blinkers!” Lol
Until you own a BMW you will never understand how shit their blinker thingy is
François Dillinger i have 7 right now in various states of rebuild lol that’s why I laughed so hard lol
Maverick Smith Damn, that’s some money. What are you building them for, and why 7?
@@ad8photography249 probably part cars. I was looking for a parts car the other day. I want that m performance lsd for cheap
Kaden Stuart I’m a sucker for e39’s and wagons. I’m in southwest Missouri so I can pick them up pretty reasonable and since I’ve had so many I know how to fix just about everything on them. And over the years I’ve accumulated parts so I find them needing what I have at home and put them back together and revive them lol. Love these cars.
Y’all need to build e36s on the next series off hi low!
Absolutely!
Facts
God yes that’d be great
Agreed!
True
This almost seems like foreshadowing after the new money pit reveal
I was about to say that same thing
Hmm
Holy shit
Me: literally bought my first car (E36) today thinking oh I’m going to keep this car in it’s beautiful stock shape.
Jeremiah: here’s why the E36 is a great project car.
My wallet will hate you forever Jeremiah...
What model did you buy?
ricky v just a 316i, I’m a student so I wanted the cheap and reliable m43
@@louisvanbastenbatenburg8649 That's a good buy and enjoy it. (:
im just looking to buy one myself today if i can get it its 320i coupe
Dont overdo it please
“Inline 6 Is not placed horizontal”
Volvo V60 T6: “Am I a joke you you?”
Jer: "No but you're a small boi."
Giuseppe Hess pretty much yep
i think i was the only guy who remind that model of Volvo... XD
You mean transverse.
USA: 4000$ for e36
Poland: Allow me to introduce myself
Yeah I'm about to buy one for $400
318tds i guess ;) ;)
@@vooku666 WHAT THE CRAP
KOMPOTTTTTT
I bought mine for 100$, fixed water pump for 15$, welded diff and that was enough to make this thing bring a lot of smiles
jeremiah: **roasting the crap out of BMW and E36**
zach jobe: hey that's my car
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
E36 owners on FB marketplace after this video: *"i kNoW wHaT i hAvE"*
As soon as it's to old to be sold as basically new. It's a future classic. So annoying
* Insert Meme Man with caption “Mekanik” *
You must’ve stalked me on FB or some -__-
i think we know it already for a long time now :D
**Vanos kicks in**
BMW driver: *This does put a smile on my face*
Most people prefer M50/52s without Vanos here in Germany, the minor performance advantages of Vanos come along with a highly reduced reliabilty + if your Vanos does actually break, it's expensive to repair
@@Leemur2335 idk, but they may do
Spoolin & Boolin valve springs I believe, they’re able to handle higher revs
*Vanos*: exists
*Any respectable owner of E36 shitbox*: Snip snip
Non vanos m50 came with beefier pistons , connecting rods and also stiffer valve springs that makes it good for forced induction 😁
“You need to get across town without using you blinkers”😂
Blinkers is an optional feature.
Andrew Denisovich 😂😂
We all know at least 1 douche in a BMW that does this.
Chester Marigza Very true
First modification i did on my bmw was to remove my blinkers they add weight and are useless for any bmw driver
"There is one BMW that has been overlooked for decades thats the E36"
Stands up looks outside the window see the streets Think Why are there 5 on the road i live and one in my driveway?
Sipps "German juice" while eating my Schnitzel
Okay good, you didn't milk a german. I believe that's illegal, without a permit
@@jacobl6714 i meant Beer but now im interested as what Juice you get from a german.... because i can only Think of one
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
Jeremiah "engineers are terrible at naming things"
Also Jeremiah "it should be called almond juice and I stand by it"
Jeremiah: “And efficiency is something those german engineers happen to absolutely love”.
VW: *laughs in Dieselgate*
It wan efficient way to pass emissions tests lmao
I mean you’re actually wrong because it made the car more fuel efficient so those Germans were being efficient, just not in a legal way
Liam Keiler clearly, you didn’t get the joke. They love efficiency so much, that they didn’t mind polluting a million times more, just for the sake of efficiency. That’s how much they love it.
Overlooked? Their values are starting to go up and I see them everywhere. My friend has a project E36. They don't seem to be overlooked...
absolutely not overlooked... their prices have gone up where i live too and keep rising
Its mostly the M cars that are going up butttt clean non M E36s are going up a bit
I was wrong, even the damn 318 is going up. 4k for a 4 banger Beamer wtf🤣
I was about to say. prices have been going up for years now. these are a super popular pick
bro i just bought one with 75000 km on it for 2200 euro
Should have mentioned some of its short comings though so people know full on what they are getting into. Cooling system, bushings, ball joints, vanos etc. It can be a great car with some money for upgrades and replacements. Not just a car you hop in and become DK.
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
I lost it at “Mein Deutsche ist Scheiße” 😂😂😂😂
same
I rolled
Literally only know a few words in German but understood that completely. I laughed so hard
I wheezed at that as well.😂😂
Still laughing lol
"The one BMW that's often forgotten" drift community is screaming lol
Literally the most common enthusiast/drift car where I live lmao
Facts
Same by such a long way I live in the UK and people are even drifting diesel and 4 cylinder ones!
I don't know how they can call the e36 overlooked because it's one of the most popular chassis for all kinds of builds
@@JaredConnell agree
NOOO you’re going to raise e36 prices :(
Not like their prices have already rised...
Craig Fenske truth
I'll take it with my low mileage E36 M3 lol
Andrew Howe I’ll take it with my 204,000 mile E36 M3 lol
@@nate7906 I think every current owner would lol. I bought mine with 67k miles and actually drive it so it won't be low mileage for too long lol. Only not right now because it's broken and I am tired of throwing money at it lol
I bought a new E36 M3 and had an almost new E46 328i. A dude gave me a ride in an E30 M3 one time and I thought it was kind of a dog. I understand the E30 version is more rare and has a precise engine but it didn't seem that fast. The E36 was great. The E46 felt a little too Lexus like. Once I dropped the E46 a little with Eibach springs it was way better. An E46 M3 might be cool but they would have 300k miles by now.
"engineers can’t name things"
"I call it almond juice "
Well you are juicing the nut. Not milking it 😂
He's right though. Its juice
@@PVTfluffy Are you though? It's not as if you extract the liquid from inside of an almond. It's smashed up and water is added to carry away the soluble material. It's more like making tea I suppose but that's not right either as defining tea specifies the use of tea leaves. Almond Milk is named for it's use as a final product. Almond derived milk like substance, mmm sounds tasty haha.
@@derekst.gelais5261 If it's boiled like tea leaves but it's something else, then it's called an infusion - I think.
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
And with this video the e36 went from being a totally attainable project car to being entirely out of my price range. Thanks for that
its still cheap as fuck used, im in australia and you can get em as low as 2000 aud
@@jacksonelh damn bro that’s crazy good pricing. Every one I’ve seen in the US that runs is at least 6000 USD (8400) AUD
@@akhaotic for 2k in aus it's gonna be clapped to shit, something actually clean and runs without shitting itself would be closer to 6-8k aus$
@@7SSP7 You boys gotta let me know where your'e finding a running 328i E36 in australia for 6k, they are atleast 10k for one in decent shape.
@@jacksonelh no you cant. shameful liar
Vanos...
Everything must find a balance...
*Snaps* There goes your world lol
If your vanos ticks just rebuild it, it only becomes a problem when people don’t maintain it like with anything
It's pronounced "Thanos"
AVIS is where its at.
I always go back to this video every night since i bought my e36. One of the reasons why i even bought one in the first place. Thanks Jeremiah!
how's the e36
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
"The most overlooked BMW"
In my country E36 is the car everyone wants. :D
That sucks
Here too
@@JohnC047 why?
Cries in E39
@@ernestasjocas6735 it doesn’t lmao they’re just a troll. They’re either one of those fanboys of another car that just talks trash on bmw’s even though if they actually had one; they wouldn’t be doing that(or they would just be lying 🤷🏻♂️). OR, they’re mad they don’t have one and they want one lmao people are ridiculous. No one can just NOT be an asshole when they’re given the choice apparently. Sad, this whole world is fucking sad
When Vanossgaming said he got his name from an engine.
THIS WAS IT. God my inner-child is screaming.
did he really say that?
@@norphes3865 yup
@@mattharris4662 saying that i'm shocked is an understatement
imagine the guy liked hondas instead and called his channel VteccGaming LOL
Not initially. Evan took part of his gaming name From His Dad Who is A Fan Of BMWs and Had Vanoss In his Tag. Evan just Added The gaming to it And thats How we got Vanossgaming.
My first car was an e36 325is. I've been telling everyone everyone sins its one of the most underrated project cars ever. Most Asian imports can't even come close to the power and handling that you can get out of that engine and chassis.
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
German Cars are made for a lifetime as long as you use them as advertised, there's an interview between a german and a Japanese engineer that shows you how they thought about their cars
The e36 is literally the one I hear about everywhere I go I’m sure people know it’s a good car 😂
It's like the German hybrid of a Miata and a 240sx, plus the engine on the 325i is good for 500bhp stock and 1000hp+ built.
AND you can buy it for like 2k.
It's like the perfect cheap car for people that can stomach German cars.
CME sounds like the complete package to me bro that’s what the 240 is missing
@@V8dadmartin Honestly it is quite a perfect car, most people look to M cars but sometimes gems like e36's 325is or e9x 335i are way better.
I own a e36 325i and honestly it's like a little bit of everything, it's like a sports-muscle-luxury car, and it can be much more depending on what you want.
Just don't tell anyone, we don't want it becoming overrated like the mk4 or the r34.
@@lazar2175 i own 2 97 328i one of them a hillclimber superharged 475bhp and a non moded daily 98 328i
@@Voiceoverguyfromch Awesome man, what supercharger did you put on, was it a kit or you fabricated something?
My 325i has a M50b25 so i fitted a m54b30 crank, maxpeeding rods, thicker head gasket and low compression pistons to get 8.6CR.
Equal lenght headers and an intake from AliExpress.
And finally a GT35R spooly boi.
Estimated 700hp, no one near me can dyno it because when the boost comes on, it looses grip immediately. We had to street tune it.
Best thing is, the whole engine build costed me less than 5k, some of the parts were used but still, that's not a crazy number for that hp.
Also i was surprised by the fact that e36 parts were available almost everywhere.
I’m pretty sure the BMW engineer’s mess up their kids names...
That’s why in Germany, everyone’s name is Hans. They have to play it safe.
Ben M. Yeah sometimes it gets hard here to know the differences between my buddies all called Hans. typical for us Germans
@@mr_fraggle2880 Please tell me one of them is called Hans Regenkurt. That would be hilarious.
Tibor Klein nah sorry only Hans Mustermann is one for us Germans.
@@mr_fraggle2880 Shouldn't that be Max Mustermann? Anyway, I said that because there's a Hungarian joke that goes like this:
What do you call a German bachelor?
- Hans Regenkurt (Regenkurt means "hasn't fucked in a while" in Hungarian)
Tibor Klein lol I didn’t know that about the word Regenkurt xD that’s a nice one. Yeah typically it is Max Mustermann, but in reference to Ben M. I called him Hans Mustermann
E36 has been my daily for 8+ years now. Best car ever.
Me: trying to buy an e36
Literally every automotive youtuber:making a video about how good it is
rip...
I got to buy a 323i with 52k miles on it in mint condition for 3500€.
Now i see 320i's with double the mileage for 4000 or 5000...
Norphes yeah it sucks
That's why I bought a 20 years old Peugeot. People are sleeping on them. Americans don't even know they exist.
Tibor Klein we know they exist, and at least I want an 80s Peugeot, but they practically don’t exist on this side of the pond. :(
The thing is most Americans see Peugeot and say terrible just because their new cars are
"the e36 was overlooked for years" then there is the e21 crying in the corner
u mean e34?
@@clarckkim nah the e21 is the 1st gen 3-series that most people forget about.
@@bconzzers yeah but it definitely isn't as capable as the E30,E36, E46..
Spent a lot of time behind the wheel of an e30, but only ever sat in an e21 once. You can definitely see the similaries but it never did anything particularly special.
yes my dad had one lololol
When I was 15 I started an air con apprenticeship working 12+ hours 6 days a week for $6.19 an hour and saved everything for a year and when I was 16 I bought myself my very first car, a Black 6sp E36 318is M Sport for 17k here in Australia back in 2006!
Car was absolutely amazing and handled like a dream, was beautiful and looked identical to a M3 except only had a 1.9L 4 cyl and was so slow I had to update unfortunately.
Now I drive my dream car a manual 2005 E46 M3 CS in Interlagos Blue with 350whp!
Work hard and dream big kids if I can accomplish my goals then I promise you can too!!
:) hell yeah man
Thanks 👍 for the advice one day my goals and dreams will come true next year maybe my First car is going to be the BMW Z3 roadster my First car and the car I will never sell I'm a Big BMW person and enthusiast because of my uncle and aunt has many BMW cars
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
Just bought a 1997 323i with only 12,000 miles here in Japan. Love the way it drives and am shipping it back stateside with me. I am currently having the valve cover and oil pan gaskets replaced. Changed out the brake fluid, air filter and coolant.
Get the exhaust upgraded, makes a big difference
so early, donut was still filming from their studio
Where you playing forza horizon 4 yesterday?
Jeremiah: Straight 6' arent good for SUVs
BMW: *ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT.*
There are literally millions of Jeeps with 4.0L in-line 6 engines out there. Wranglers, Cherokees, and Grand Cherokees.
@@sgtmoose1942 those are v6 engines I guess.
@@whatdadogdoin7531 nope the Jeep 4.0s are inline 6s. Can confirm have I have owned a few.
@@sgtmoose1942 an engineering degree and former NASA person means SHIT FOR BRAINS
E53 bimmer
Since I drove my first E36 12 years ago, I said goodbye to all the hondas and toyotas and dodges I used to own. Never going back again :)
@makaroner ig
@@jamesreeves4600 it actually the opposite. underrated by people who never owned them and they are priced way cheaper with the depreciation.
@@dazone hey man. would you recommend an E30 in case i couldn’t find an E36 where i live? which one do you suggest?
@@dazone believe me in my city you can see 10 e36s in 1min and 99% brake quickly and have fart cans
@@zhila5958 its a good car but people will put a lot of pressure on a car and break it quickly and where i live its hard to find any good ome but if you dont find e30 or e36 try e34
When ur actually watching this video on the can and he calls u out👀
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
You forgot the most important part, e36s non Ms were the last ones to come with factory LSD.
Extremely important and overlooked FACT. Even the E46 M3's LSD is worse than a standard non-M E36's one. Very glad to have two for mine, one recently rebuilt to 45% lock :)
Which models of the non m came with an lsd? I have a 96 328is that has an open diff :((
I have a 99 e46 with the m52tu. Wonder if that has the lsd. It deff has a lot of e36 parts and the wheels and suspension is from the 36 M3.
@@kurt414 the 325 pre facelift model comes with a limited slip with 3.15 ratio . The same as the european m3 pre facelift with the 3.0 liter engine
@@kurt414 don't quote me on this but I think it's just one of the factory options. My 1988 525i has an lsd for some reason
Dad : are you learning son?
Son : watch B2B intensively
My dad had a 2003 e46, bought it brand new. Lemme tell ya, the amount of precision these cars have and the amount of effort put into these babies is unimaginable. He put 400k on the original engine and it was still kickin strong. Shit, the dash went out TWICE on him before the engine even reached 300k lol. He got rid of it though cuz he got tired of doing the routine maintenance on it, he turned 50 and just didnt wanna do it anymore. Also never wanted to take it to anyone cuz the service was expensive lol
It was the 325i, btw. Forgot theres other 3 series models lol
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
I'm from Austria and the translation of "technical update" f**kin' killed me😂😂
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
Noooo they’ve discovered our perfect car :(
It's too later we never going to have a cheap E36 because of dount media.
Lilliana Pacheco late* and we’re*
No more cheap clean e36es
jdm weebs out
@@skmeedle oh yeah i miss spoken on that line so that you sir.
"5" is this long"
Jeremiah ruining it for every guy out here.
Stop making these vids, PRICES GO UP EVERYTIME!! (But still good vid:
)
bruh ive been searching for a e36 for a few months now and with all these youtubers buying them i noticed there becoming more in demand and more pricey rip
These things were already expensive, what's a little more lol
jesse craig i got a 323i manual coupe for sale, no rust, original wheel wells and fenders. Underside clean too
Good that I have 4 of them, I need money. 😂
@@2tonebmw what country doe?
e36 318is was almost ALMOST my first car, I was sooo close, instead my first car was VW Lupo 1,7SDI :D
I already own a e36 and e46 I’m always ahead of the curve. Oddly enough I’m in E46 right now picking up lunch.
Chad Richardson
Ryan Therrien
There are people on earth.
That are not with you.
You are welcome for blowing your mind
Normally I would say Mercedes is the answer, but "old" BMWs are awesome. If I have a project car someday it will most certainly be a BMW :v
Here is a car enthusiast we all were looking for
It’s actually 12
Holy crap that intro... "you're probably on the toilet right now" I'm like how did he know?!?!
I was making pancakes ;)
Nope, my mind always goes straight to the E36 when I hear the BMW 3 series.
The e36 overlooked???
The e36 is the first model that comes to mind when i hear 3 series..
I've just finished my undergrad I mechanical engineering. Donut's videos have always been a way to relax between study sessions.
Then I hear
'polar moment of inertia'.
I have never been triggered before.
I can safely say I have now.
Donut - continue doing what you do, I love it, I can never wait for the next episode!
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
That's strange, E36 was the first to come to mind. A lot of nice project cars came from the E36.
Jeremiah single handedly turned Bumper 2 Bumper into a Science Garage successor.
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
After the worst of COVID I picked up so many relatively cheap BMW’s with shot VANOS systems and flipped them for a phenomenal profit. I love it when enthusiasts buy them and drive them to enjoy them, but a lot of the ones I purchased were from individuals who wanted to appear exponentially more successful than they were and equated owning a BMW to that level of socioeconomic success without fully understanding the cost of parts and repairs.
“I’m talkin’ bout’ BMW’s legendary va-“
FIOS KNOWS HOW TO DO INTERNET RIGHT! GET 30 DAYS ON US WHEN YOU SWITCH!!!
Are we just gonna ignore how much Jeremiah would be like Science Bart's son if he was still on Donut?
What happened to him?
@@InquisitiveMind876 He pulled down James's pants and got fired for it
@@dan2jzb58 wtf, for real?
@@dan2jzb58 Lmaoo
@@A-bt9nz no
it always warms my heart when americans try to speak my language...and completely fail^^
also yes...almond JUICE
But when Germans try to speak English in America ... Speak english! , you dont belong here boy , go back to your country 😂
@@mr.g5126 english isnt that hard to be honest^^ we learn english in our 4th year of school :P but i know that people come to other countries without even trying to learn the language i get that...not me tho^^ i would not just go to japan and buy a house...i would be lost in 2min wtf
@@kha0sv4ktor72 True but im just pointing out at the different reactions from 2 different cultures 😅
@@mr.g5126 yea i know. good thing we have differences...would be boring without
Honestly hearing somebody else’s e30 tick like mine is the most comforting thing on TH-cam
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contenttt🤞🏽🖤
I agree with Jerry: it should be called Almond JUICE. Makes sense.
The only reason they called it almond milk is couse no one could keep a straight face while saying nut juice
@@clank0052 would nut milk be that better?
I agree
I agree. He’s right dammit. We need to start Almond juice movement. ✊🏽
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contentt🤞🏽🖤
Alright well I was about to sell my e36 but I guess I’ll LS swap it
Or wait 2 months and sell it for 8k
_Brap Brap_ stonks
Sadly in europe e36's are overused.
Also their'e most common beaters in Estonia.
With opel omega's and ford sierras
they are getting rarer yes, but some people have 5 e36s in their shed waiting to become a project
13:21 - I managed to understand a physics topic better with Jeremiah's 60 second crash course here😎 than what my high school science teacher failed to teach me over a 4 year period. 😂
"German VTEC"
Sounds less reliable than my ex girlfriend
😂
Da hast du recht mein Freund
Why?!
VANOS is wank, modern BMW engines are wank.
@@wils35 Oh thatswhy Toyota put a BMW engine in their new Supra 🤦♂️
As a rule of thumb
M50 - cast iron block , idiot proof can be abused
M52 - aluminium block, possibility of head bolt threads stripping. Guess how I know that lol
Not true in the usa, they were all iron block due to sulphur except for the motor in the z3
@@driftfinatic agreed, we didn't get that over in europe
Yeah same here in Nz we only got aluminium block m52 also. Think it was just a usa thing
M52tu is aluminum, which makes boosting mine a pain lol M52 is iron. Really wish mine was iron lol don't know if I want to just build mine or swap it
M50 - very bulletproof
M52 - bulletproof
M52TU - even more bulletproof
The e36 has always been my fav BMW since it came out. Still the lines and the square headlights make it the best looking 3series
Ive owned an e36 320i and 318is. My current car is a 2000 e39 528i. I've gotta say. E36's are great, For a project car. For comfort etc tho. E39 all the way. It is my dream car and I love it.
As a german I tell you that Google Translation made my day😂
Crashed my e36 a day before my bc coil overs came in. Yesterday I was finally able to put it together fully. I couldn’t be more stoked now!
yay time to wreck again!
So you were a BMW (Broke Man Walking) for a while.
And with that, the prices of E36 went up to the roof.
stock E36s in decent shape have had high prices for a while. theyve been a popular carguy pick for years
most rwd manual cars have experienced a price hike
Really? I just bought a mint 323is for 3k. Check Craigslist in the cities where the rich are fleeing.
I just picked up a 323i with BC coils for £1k few weeks ago. Drove 6 hours to pick it up from the other side of the country with my mates. The coils cost nearly the same as the car 😂
@@Drakewood yeah because its a fuckn 323is lol
Speaking on the 9:40 ish mark. EGR helps emissions by cooling which reduces NoX gas formation, because NoX cant form below a certain temperature. Also the efficiency gain from leaving exhaust gas in the combustion chamber is because exhaust is inert (it wont react with anything) and basically takes up space without doing anything. So exhaust gas occupies space where fuel/air mixture would normally be. Think of making a mixed drink, with alcohol being the fuel. If you put mixer (exhaust gas) in the cup (combustion chamber) instead of straight alcohol (fuel) you use less alcohol and still fill the cup as intended. With added emissions benefits. Hope that helps, learned about this through reading and college and its simple once you get it but its sort of mind boggling at first 🍻
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contenttt🤞🏽🖤
When Jeremiah said: more air +more fule,
I was like finally in B2B : mo powaa baby and then the screen changed😔😂😂
0:45 wtf I was actually sitting on the toilet taking a dump🤣
Everyone who liked this comment was... 😂
The e36 m3 sedan was my favorite
Yea
In techno violet
Same here bro... E36 was the bomb
@@sajithparackal1738 I'm trying to buy one now for 1500 but my parents say I'm too young plus I have no money
EmberShadow 69 if the car is that cheap it’s probably a money pit. Save your money and when you get older spend a little more money to get a nicer example and it should be more dependable. Also never skip a pre purchase inspection especially with BMW’s
Not just the most legendary BMW ever made, they are some of the greatest sports cars ever made
imma just pretend like I didn't hear him say "overlooked"
5:06 "My German is $#!&" I spat out my coffee
In Lithuania we call them "Kregždė" it means swallow (bird) and it's one of the most popular drift car in Lithuania.
*"Kregždė"
In romania we call them "pisică" or "pisicuță" , wich is cat or kitten
Ka:DD
Pirma kart girdziu kad e36 yra silke
@@veverius1 bsk paskubejau rašyt xdddd
In the process of buying one right now and will be getting it this Saturday, can't say how excited I am
Hey there I run a e36 channel and would appreciate your support for some e36 contenttt🤞🏽🖤
Day 32 of asking James to do an up to speed on Jessica
"The E36 is overlooked"
**laughs in german**
Man bei uns in der nähe stehen auch mindestens Vier von denen.
"Mein Deutsch ist Scheiße" made me laugh way harder than i should have XD
I'm owner of E36 since half a year and it's one of the best cars I've ever driven 💪
0:43 😂😂 I was actually in the bathroom
I know, I seen you. You've a nice home
same
Same
Same
frigg off I don’t even have a house and it’s not nice 😂😂
“A good compromise between short and squirrelly, and long and slow” - title of Jeremiah’s sex tape
Day 198 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
PaganiGaming Ello there
Day 7 of saying hi
Found you
day 124 oh visiting the comment section
Do you plan to trademark this comment?
You guys forgot the M52B28 and variants. So theres more then 10!😊
Just a minor thing to note there is an additional engine you missed or maybe it’s a typo, the M52b28 used in the 96-99 E36 328i. I have a 98’ 328i and it has this engine. Otherwise great video 👍🏼
Basically the same as the m50b25 slightly more torque down low thats it same horsepower and torque numbers
@@dontjudgeme2736 Not the same thing. Learn your engines.
Defenetly Not the Same Engine. Greting Form Germany.
I have a 97 328i and also have the same engine
Yea but they also listed a m50b28 which doesn't exist,I think they meant m52b28 instead of m50b28. The 2.8 didn't come back until the m52 came. Supposedly when they changed the displacement from 2.3(badged as 325) to 2.8 the new motors stats where so close to the M3's s50b30(US) stats they had to "nerf" it by slapping on an intake that was 50% more restrictive. They had to do something to justify the extra 10k a M3 cost
Jeremiah: The e36 is overlooked
Me that lives in eastern europe where the e36 is the basic hoon mobile: 👁️👄👁️
Nevermind that I live in the salted roads of New England... I’ll just buy a new frame every couple years😭
Undercoat it if you get a clean one lmao
beginning at 8:53 "Valve overlap"
The Valve overlap (in German "Ventilüberschneidung") allows to use the cimmeney effect to help for better cylinder filling (actually more air) that causes the better mix of Air and fuel resulting in a cleaner combustion. To lower the combustion temperature, exaust gases are taken back to the intake using the exhaust gas recirculation valve (in German "Abgasrückführventil" or "AGR-Ventil") wich is electronically controlled to ensure that a specific amount of exaust circulates back (in is mandatory for cars in Europe to get the EURO-1 exaust certificate, every car delivered after 01.01.1991 had to be certified EURO-1 by law.)
Every two years Cars in Europe have to get inspekted by specialized Car-Engineers (in German Hauptuntersuchung or "HU") and the fully funktionality of the exaust-treatment system hast to be re-certified ("Abgasuntersuchung" "AU" or for older cars "Abgassonderuntersuchung" "ASU"). If the two-year period of tecnical and exaust-related checks is failed or missed you are no longer allowed to use your car (motorcycle or whatever) on public property.