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Thanks Dan.

Anyone know the normal running temp of a M52 engine?

Thanks

Andy

Purchased a rad and gear linkage.

Very well packed, good price, fast delivery and great comms. Very helpful too, great trader.

Dan shaved my flywheel for a M52 conversion.

Quick turnaround, good price and nicely done.

Use no other!

Thanks

Yes and thanks.

Anyone know the thread sizes of the clutch hose, both ends (if they're different!) please.

Need to get a pipe made to fit the hose!

Thanks

Andy

Hi,

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11211709681
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11221717840 (flywheel set)

Please include postage to Kent.

Thanks

Andy

rich318i wrote:mpg is good also motorway i get about 50mpg, city 35mpg and thats not being shy on the pedal aswell. so guess i b able to even better mpg

Which ratio diff are you running?

'cos 50 mpg is a good sell to the missus!

How easy is it to swap a M52 starter motor pinion gear for a M20 one?
Anyone got a link to some instructions please?

Thanks

E30BeemerLad wrote:Yep, every day is a school day

Yeah, just wish school wasn't so expensive

Still got to

or you'll crack!

Thanks for your help and I guess I'm on the hunt for a 318 box.

Thanks, the mud is getter clearer now!

My box, from a 320, does say 240 on it's side, who'd have thought that there'd be 2 different types of 240!

Andy

The 318i and 318is both use a Getrag 240 I'm using a 240 box on my M52 and I kick it's head in all the time and never had any bother. I use this with the 2.5 M20 flywheel, clutch & starter and again no protests. If you use the ZF box from the 328i you do need to look at other diffs as the gearing i...

Pretty sure I've got it at the right angle, all the fat bolts fit and the top two fat ones won't line up with any other holes. It's on the bench at moment.

Don't I have to change the diff ratio to use a 328 (ZF?) box and what car is a M40/2 box in? Or is it a 260?

Thanks
Andy

Got a Getrag 240 from a 320, fitted it to the M52 and the thinner bolts round the bottom half of the box don't line up with the holes in the engine!

Engine is ex-auto box, any advice or just use it with the 3 thinner bolts missing?

Thanks
Andy

My M52 has an extra pulley on the crank, maybe for an aircon pump?
How to remove?
Unbolt and remove the rubber band holding it in place, or just chop off the bit that sticks out from the crank pulley?

Thanks
Andy

Are early and late 260 gearbox linkages interchangable?

Thanks
Andy

To the point, thank you

!

Andy

Has the M20 engine ever been fitted with a dual mass flywheel?

Thanks

Andy

Bump?

Wonder where the best place to source a V8 box is, UK or Germany?

And if anyone has transplated a V8 auto bellhousing onto a more common 6 cylinder box? Or is the auto bellhousing the wrong shape to take a V8 clutch?

Andy

Thanks, all clear now, just got to find a V8 box!

Andy

Advice needed please, I'm fitting a M62 3.5 and after having read through the forum, I'm confused on gearbox options! I'd like a 5 speed with overdrive top, so which box bolts up to a V8? Any E39 manual box or only the ones from a V8 car? And how about E34 boxes, can I use those? Local to me (and in...

I'd ring some of the hood manufacturers, see if they can't replace the window with something darker. Also try companies who make hoods for boats, seen lots of boats with dark plastic windows.

I have a JVC with the fold down face, first time I used it (the fold down face), I thought "Thunderbirds", now I just think it's a pain.

Exactly!

Watch out with breakdown cover, check that they will recover the car regardless of cars value. You may find that if the value of the car is less then the recovery costs, they'll write off your car.

This happened to me in France with a MG

.

Andy

Check the water pump, change if plastic.

You can post on here, but it'll cost you a ride in the M5

!

Fantastic car, must be one of the 50 greatest cars ever made, certainly in my personal top 50 list (and very near the top too).

Thinking about getting my BBS refurbed, understand that Lepsons are pretty good (but, that's not the question!). What happens if you need to use your car while the wheels are being done, do the refurb people give you wheels to use (while yours are off being done)? Or should I look for some wheels (1...

How about a group buy to get some E30 hubs machined in aluminium with the 5 stud fitting, assuming M3 discs have the same fitting dimensions as E30 ones?

Also get a small unsprung weight reduction and that's always a good thing

!

Andy

As soon as I read "fly by wire", I ran screaming from the computer

!

Having had a look at the differences between a M50 & M52, I think it won't be much of a gain for the expense, esp. as the M50 I've got seems to be very strong. Save that till I need a new engine!

Thanks

Hi,

Got a M50 in my E30 already, wondering how hard it would be to upgrade to a M52 or even a M54?

Are the mounts in the same place, will the ZF gearbox I have work with them? Any other "gotchas" I should look out for?

Thanks

Andy (The M50 is great and very recommended, I'm just being greedy

)

Just add that if the guy who hit you is uninsured, you may have a claim against the insurers fund, it pays out in the event for damage caused by uninsured drivers. Sorry, don't have any contact details, but I'm sure a Google will find it.

Thanks, need to get a litle bit of tin work done first, then I'll be in touch!

Andy

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