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Yes please. I must progress with mine too. I cheated and bought a stainless manifold from Ebay for mine. Looks pretty, will see how long it lasts. Only problem is although it'll fit my engine, it won't fit my car. (Fouls the steering box). I have a fe ideas though, including rotating the engine on i...

Hmm, I am thinking of doing this to mine aswell now. Then again, I suppose the longer stroke will make the engine slightly less inclined to rev and as the car is supposed to be a track day screamer (in a 5 series?!) I might just leave it as the shorter stroke 2.5.

Bugger! Thanks for letting me know, at least you've saved me from wasting some money.

The M50 came in two sizes, 2.0ltr and 2.5ltr giving the engine codes M50 B20 and M50 B25 respectively. The M52 also came in two sizes, 2.3ltr and 2.8ltr giving the designations M52 B23 and M52 B28 (I think). The internals from the 2.8ltr M52 can be trsnaferred to the 2.5ltr M50 block to give it a bi...

Right, I've found one with this model number:

TD4L-13T

It means bugger all to me, can anyone else shed any light on it?

Ta very much! That's very much appreciated.

I don't know what spec it is, I didn't even know they varied.

Hello folks, probably been done to death but what are the generaly accepted turbos to use on turbo conversions to the 2.5 ltr M50 lump? Also, what donors are most likely to hide them? Would a Turbo from a Volvo V70 T5 for instance be man enough? I'm keeping standard compression at the moment so not ...

Bugger, I'm going to have to try harder bob!

Thanks for that.

Looking at those two lists then there appears to be a weight difference of 10kg to 12kg betwen the two engines. I might have to hold off drilling too many lightening holes in the back of the Bratwurst in case it does end up with that V8 up front!

Hello folks, Could some one please point me in the right direction to finding the weights of some of the BMW engines? I'm after the fully dressed weights of the M50B25 2.5ltr 24 valve straight six and the M60B40 4.0ltr V8. Or alternatively the bare engine weights of both, so long as I can compare. C...

Thanks very much for that, very informative. Sadly the car is an auto so the box (and more concerningly the flywheel) has to be sorted yet.

Was a pricey job sorting the timing chain tensioners?

Cheers.

Hello folks, could you fine people please give me the low down on the BMW M60 V8 engine? I'm mainly interested in the 4.0ltr version. Any info regarding possible problems with them (other than the Nikasil issues) or benefits with them would be appreciated. Things to watch out for and parts prices, I...

Top project and one I would like to emulate in my E34. I am following with great interest.

Thanks for that, it certainly does seem to be more biased to emissions than torque improvements.

And yes, I am planning on raceing this car, but only on track days (if I can afford them) and the Practical Performance Car magazines £999 challenge.

Cheers for the help.

Cool, it's sounding like the non-vanos is the better of the two for track abuse then. That suites me fine. Reliability is an important factor as I haven't the money for constant repairs and rebuilds.

Really? I thought the whole reason for developing the Vanos system was to improve the relatively low torque at lower rpm?

7,000 revs sounds fast enough for me! :) Saying that, I haven't started racing yet. I think I'm going to have fun playing with this. Saying that, it doesn't even run at the moment. I think the AFM is up the spout. I removed the air filter box and has been driving it around work a few times which app...

Sounds good, only which way around is it? You've typed non-vanos twice there.

Edited - ta very much, non-vanos is sounding fine as is.

OK, ta very much. That knocks that idea on the head then. I was just looking to see if it were a viable option to try to gain some torque lower down the rev range. Having said that, hopefully the weight-loss program my old E34 has been on will have a similar effect performance wise. Are these M50 en...

As the title asks, can it be done?

Does the Vanos system make a noticeable improvement?

Is it true that the non-vanos engines have a slightly stronger bottom end?

Thanks for any help.

Hello folks, I know I have an E34 but this question should apply to the E30 aswell and as more of you modify your cars in a more serious manor I though you'd be able to help. And I promise to buy an E30 if I ever find a decent one that I can actualy afford! :D Is there a simple well known modificati...

Ta very much!

Thanks for the carb cleaner tip, I haven't heard or even thought of that one before.

Well most fingers are pointing in its direction. I'll see if I can borrow one to try.

Cheers folks.

I've recently sold a set of these calipers with discs and modified hubs for a mk3/4 Escort. I have to say the callipers are very heavy! £100 might seem sheap for a pair of four pot callipers but aren't there any better alternatives out there that don't weigh so much?

Mine is low on fuel. The AFM is interesting though. Pity I haven't a spare to swap with. Unless the one on my 518 is the same.

Was the original problem your car had the backfire or the hunting idle? I think with this car the Backfire is the problem, the hunting at the moment I beleive is a side effect from the initial backfire blowing something off the inlet tract causing an air leak.

Hello folks, I know I haven't posted on here much, if I has an E30 I would more often (and it's not for lack of wanting one) but I have a problem and am asking this boards vast knowledge for help. I'm having a problem with my trackday build 1991 BMW 525i I started it this evening to move it and it b...

I would want a simply bolt in and plug in job if I were to swap the engine as I have enough projects on the go as it is and the cars not worth it. (E34 by the way)

Would upset a few people mind having a Beemer with powered by Ford on it.

Funnily enough I have one of those aswell, I was given it for spares but have decided to enter it into a competition as a sort of track car. Look here: http://www.escortupgrades.co.uk/BMW/Project%20Bratwurst.htm I don't want to go to too great lengths to fit a 6-pot to the daily smoker, especialy as...

Another thought, is there a later engine that will easily drop in in it's place? Would a later version line up with the mounts, exhaust etc...? What are the common four-pot swaps on the E30? I'm not too worried about increasing performance, just something cheap and relaible with prehaps a little mor...

Buger! Oh well, thanks for that. I did think it was a bit odd and I couldn't see anything obvious that I could adjust in the various pictures and diagrams I've found on the net.

Thanks for the swift response, saves me from disturbing the rocker cover for no good reason.

Cheers.

Hello folks, The valve rattle from my 518's M40 engine is getting pretty bad now to the point that it's sounding like an old Pinto with a knacked camshaft. I understand that the engine uses hydraulic followers of sorts but in a similar set up to the pinto with mechanical fingrs being used to move th...

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