Quote Originally Posted by nextelbuddy
actually the 2.3 is a inline 6 as well just destroked
Not true. 323 is the same motor as the 325 but the engine and trans have different software to make it not as fast and have less horsepower.

It also has a different exhaust setup to "restrict" the performance a bit.

Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
The only 4 cyl in the e36 was the 318.
For the US market yes. There are 316, 320 etc