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Well done Michael! finally finished i bet thats a wonderful feeling.
mine is basically a garage ornament its been in there for so much time!

how is she to drive?

have you looked into a EWS delete option? also have a read through this, guys who have done the conversion is the key as they have over come this already. http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1837437-540i-DME-amp-EWS-Problem EWS isn't the problem. OP has all the EWS bits, and they're ea...

have you looked into a EWS delete option?

also have a read through this, guys who have done the conversion is the key as they have over come this already.

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showt ... WS-Problem

ok, you don't really need to reinforce the crossmember but if you want to then why not. i have lowered my crossmember and reinforced it as i wanted my M60 sitting lower (preference) if you look further than the wiki on the auto prop option and i would of thought fabed mounts will be a must as the au...

Im quite confused, so are you wanting to go for the megasquirt loom and standalone? personally id keep the original loom and ECU (if your going to keep it N/A) and modify it. theres lots of literature on the inter mc web. you'll save a bucket load of cash and it will work to your needs. the EWS you ...

Yea the main doesn't look too bad but if you look in the picture you can see slight wear so I'd thought id replace the lot not knowing the cost a˜“
I have some plastigauge coming tomorrow so I can check the tolerances. Should be too far out as Iv caught this pretty early

well it came in at £611 for main bearings, big end bearings and a set of new crank cap bolts

might need to look for alternate options

Yea that's what I thought.... Bugger that's more money and time until I can build it back up

Another call to bmw by the sounds of it

from what iv found so far after hours of searching, the crank should be marked with a colour dot which denotes the colour of shell/bearing which needs to be used. I need to confirm this though. these are what my bearings look like, what do you recon? http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu297/stiben/I...

Oi Oi
I'm currently replacing the main bearings and conrod bearings on my M60 and wondered what the colours of the shells ment when the tolerances were the same?

Like seen here

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=11&fg=20

iv just seen this, how could i of missed it?
what a very interesting read and a good conversion it is.

good luck dude, keep us on the update

ohh dear mate, well keep you chin up on it. i know exactly how you feel sometimes when i want to just sell the bugger because my life would be so much easier :roll: I seriously am looking forward to finishing this project as its been on going for around 7 years now haha (keep changing my mind) I'm s...

Right then, I decided to try to take apart my 6speeder like a twat and haven't even got the bitch apart when everything fell apart inside.
Question is who can I send it to or at least get my hands on a guide to put it back together with new seals ect.

Any info is good info at the minute guys

Hi michael hows things mate? is the supercharging done? well iv spoken to ARP again and they have a set which accomodates the M60/62 so iv gone for a set of those as well as a set of ARP head studs. yea I'm half way though the twin turbo conversion on the M60 now, building the manifolds is bait of a...

update
i might have found it but if someone can confirm that would be magic

Con Rod Bolt M9x1.25x53mm

does anyone know where i would find the sizes of bolt that bolts the shell to the bottom of the conrod?

item number 2 on the diagram

Hi all, iv managed to source a set of ARP head studs which are the right specs for the M60/62.
would anyone be interested in buying a complete set at £230 delivered?
thats Studs, Washers and nuts all from ARP themselves.

let me know

Yea he's still building the set with anti lag (god knows why you'd need it in a e30)
Need to get mine finished sharpish.
I suspect that I am going to get valve float with the standard valve springs so I'm now looking for a good heavier equivalent.

Is he, what twin turbo manifolds or just N/A m60 manifolds? The ones on his Facebook right now look spectacular and expensive ;)

Shit the bed, this guys half way there.
I'm adding him on the fuckbook to ask some questions

Oh right cool! I didn't think of that. I'll have to get myself down there and get a wider bearing. I finally have a price from ARP for a head stud kit weighing in at a super cheap £180 delivered. That's 20x studs, washers and nuts. These things are serious bits of kit too. Might be able to get them ...

ohh right cool ill pop a breather on there as i have it out, how much was the thinker shaft seal? sounds like a wicked idea. iv made up my mind now and gone for 2 garrett T3 turbos, i just need to find someone to rebuild and balance them. next week i should have both the heads back and then its a hu...

heres the engine number if someone could shed some light on that.... http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu297/stiben/IMG_4180.jpg garrett T3 on the left T28/25 on right http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu297/stiben/IMG_4186.jpg http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu297/stiben/IMG_4182.jpg http://i6...

Yesterday i gave both the heads over to have the valves reseated, cylinder heads acid dipped and a possible skim if needed. they should come back all tiptop. i have a set of Garrett T28/25 but iv recently stepped it up to a couple T3s, ill post a few pics in a min to show size difference. I'm runnin...

You can insure a V8 powered e30 I think my quote was £230 fully comp. you can also MOT it and I'm sure all you have to do is update the V5 (if you want to) by ringing the dreaded DVLA cock jockeys and asking them to update the licence. Then they will probably up your road tax because they can! Might...

Hi tony
I'm using the e46 rack on mine mate but it's quite similar body wise.
I do have both the manifolds and whole exhaust system to fit them as well that I'll be selling. These arnt bird shit welded bodge job manifolds either

Iv seen that be done before but just remember the drain needs to be lower than the turbo otherwise you will get a oil failure,
For a oil feed I'd go for AN-4. Usually there's a oil restricter on the turbo oil feed line anyway

Just remember you might sacrifice the efficiency of how well you can lose heat via the rad if you go too thin

what turbo have you gone for?
I'm welding two AN10 fittings into my sump above the oil level for my drains from the turbos.
AN4 to supply them and AN10 for oil return to the sump

in a perfect situation you really need to make the oil drain lower than the turbo itself so its easier for the oil to gravity drain back to the sump if that makes sense?

i have a E28 rad i used on my V8 which was suitable. it fits in place of the E30 unit but bigger.
post up some pics so we can have a look at the space you have to contend with buddy.

abit more progress........ bad news though, i done a leak down test on all cylinders and found out that mostly all valves weren't seating properly and wasn't holding pressure in the cylinders. so now iv stripped down the heads off the block. would you say this block has nikasil bore liners? http://i...

Jobs a gooden, thanks for that dan I'll call them today

Yea they have used the 1.5pitch across most of the bmw engine range but knowing my luck the v8 would be the only one at 1.25 or something

So that will be a set of these then? Could I get someone to second this before I call up and spend my life away ;)

Set Bolt Cylinder Head M10X110 part number :- 11127583115

Also does anyone know the pitch of the thread for these as well?

I might be able to sort a group by on a few sets

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