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KO has discovered a number
of Genuine BMW parts and accessories
which can make outstanding upgrades
to your BMW as direct replacement
parts or OEM quality upgrades accross
BMW models. The OEM E36 OBDI M50
Manifold is one of such kind of
parts.
As always, changes were made to
the E36 platform when cars went
from OBDI to OBDII in 1996. In many
cases, some of these changes resulted
in the 1995 OBDI M3 possessing a
performance advantage over the newer
OBDII E36 M3s from 1996-1999 mostly
due to emmissions restriction laws.
One of the changes toward the lower
power side of the spectrum involved
the E36 OBDII M3 manifold being
airflow restrictive compared to
the OBDI manifold, which, in a performance
M3, or BMW tuning application, at
some point becomes a limiting factor.
This restricted air flow problem
can be corrected, and opened up
by installing an OBDI M50 M3 manifold
onto an OBDII M3, resulting in approximatey
twice the runners capactiy, increasing
airflow and fuel mixture capabilities.
To accomplish this conversion from
OBDI to OBDII a number of differences
between the two manifolds and their
linkups and mechanics must be accounted
for. There are currently two ways
to do this.
The M50 Manifold Basic Conversion
kit includes all of the components
required to covert your OBDII M3
over to an OBDI M50 Manifold, however
it requires more mechanical inclination
on the part of the installer, and
is a less elegant solution than
the other conversion kit option
available, the Eurosport M50 Manifold
Conversion kit.
KO Performance carries both
kits, which basically boil down
to a choice on the part of the purchaser
between a less expensive, basic
kit, or a custom manifold interface
that is super clean, designed for
perfect fitment conversion, and
more expensive. Either way you go,
our M50 Manifold Basic Conversion
kit includes the M50 manifold, which
is required for the Eurosport Conversion
kit as well, at much better pricing
than you can find the M50 manifold
by itself without the Basic Coversion
components. You can't go wrong!
The Genuine
OEM BMW parts M50 Manifold Basic
Conversion Kit includes the following:
- OBDI M50 Manifold
- Plug n Play Fuel Rail
- OBDI Throttle Body Gaskest
- OBDI Throttle Body - for
removing traction control
- Idle Control Valve Hosing
- Vacuum Lines
- Crank Case Ventilation Replacement
- Fuel Line Re-routing tube
- Air Temperature sensor
- Throttle position sensor
* note: these components are appropriated
from OBDI vehicles
We installed the M50 Manifold conversion
kit on our E36 1997 Dinan Base,
KO
Boosted Supercharged M3
and saw an
additional 32 rear
wheel horsepower on the dyno
from this modification alone (see
dyno to the right). On our track
car, we used the Eurosport M50 Manifold
Conversion kit, which we also sell,
instead of the Basic Conversion
Kit for the cleaner look (see pic
on right, installed on our track
car with our
KO Vortech Supercharger
Boost Kit)
