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The BMW M52 is a straight-6 DOHC piston engine which was produced from 1994-2000 .. BMW. BMW. straight-6. straight-6. DOHC. DOHC. piston engine. piston engine. It was released in the E36 320i , to replace the M50 .. M50. BMW M50. It was replaced by the M54 engine .. M54. BMW M54. Compared with its M50 predecessor , the M52 uses an aluminium block .. M50. BMW M50. However , North American models used iron blocks instead -LRB- except in the Z3 -RRB- , therefore the North American M52 is more akin to the M50TU .. M50TU. BMW M50. Like the M50TU , the M52 uses variable valve timing on the intake camshaft -LRB- called single VANOS by BMW -RRB- .. BMW. BMW. M50TU. BMW M50. variable valve timing. variable valve timing. single VANOS. VANOS#Single VANOS. In 1998 , the M52TU -LRB- `` technical update '' -RRB- was released , adding variable valve timing to the exhaust camshaft -LRB- called dual VANOS by BMW -RRB- .. BMW. BMW. variable valve timing. variable valve timing. dual VANOS. VANOS#Double vanos. Other upgrades included electronic throttle control -LRB- which uses a throttle cable as backup -RRB- , a dual length intake manifold -LRB- called `` DISA '' by BMW -RRB- and revised cylinder liners .. BMW. BMW. electronic throttle control. electronic throttle control. dual length intake manifold. variable intake. The M52 and S52 engines were on the Ward 's 10 Best Engines list from 1997 to 2000 .. S52. #S52. The S52 engine is used in USA versions of the 1996-1999 E36 M3 and the 1998-2000 Z3M .. S52. #S52. E36 M3. BMW M3#E36 M3. Z3M. BMW Z3#Z3M ( 3.2 L ). This engine is a tuned version of the M52 engine , as opposed to the S50 engine used for these cars in other markets .. S50. BMW S50