635 CSI M52 Conversion Possible?

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Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:58 am

as above would it be very hard to do or similar to the e30 conversion?
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:08 am

Im sure its possible with out too much dificulty but an m52 would not output as much tourqe as the m30 that the 6 series comes with.
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:14 am

Been done on a e28 so possible yes

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Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:53 am

Only if you want to spend lots of money to go slower and have a car that is worthless after all the dramas :?
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:55 am

pacerpete wrote:Only if you want to spend lots of money to go slower and have a car that is worthless after all the dramas :?
In a nutshell!

Why bother when you could have this beast instead?

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Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:32 pm

pacerpete wrote:Only if you want to spend lots of money to go slower and have a car that is worthless after all the dramas :?
so is the 3.5 better engine than the m52?
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:50 pm

BMWE30325 wrote:
pacerpete wrote:Only if you want to spend lots of money to go slower and have a car that is worthless after all the dramas :?
so is the 3.5 better engine than the m52?

No, not at all, BUT it is a much better engine for a 635 :)
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:08 pm

M52 in a E24. How wrong would that look? :eek:

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Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:58 pm

Blitz wrote:M52 in a E24. How wrong would that look? :eek:

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Congratulations Yuri, have a cabbage.

The turd that you have spent many months ruining is a sorry piece of scrap :(
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:37 pm

The factory put the V12 in to build the 850 development mule. There's been a few of them done.

M52 is pointless. Best conversion for a b34 is b35.
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:55 pm

pacerpete wrote:
Blitz wrote:M52 in a E24. How wrong would that look? :eek:

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Congratulations Yuri, have a cabbage.

The turd that you have spent many months ruining is a sorry piece of scrap :(
Shouldn't that be an Asparagus? :rolling:
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:16 pm

cecotto479 wrote:The factory put the V12 in to build the 850 development mule. There's been a few of them done.
5.0 V12 in an E24 just oozes rightness!
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Nah, what you want is the 2-litre Ford Pinto lump, as some Irish bogshoite fitted in an E36.

Preferably with a very worn camshaft, so that it clatters in an agricultural way.
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Fiat twin cam?
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:44 pm

Actually, that probably wouldn't be so bad in a 635CSi, as they are extremely torquey in 2-litre form.
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:29 pm

Always wanted one with a e60 35 diesel...... :o:

But big car either v8 or v12
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A series or CVH.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:19 am

Sounds like a great idea to put an M50 into an E24 :roll: ........................












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Now you're talking, though I would personally prefer to use the Austin Princess 2.2 straight-six. :wink:
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Aah, the redoubtable E6. She'd benefit from some headwork but surprisingly, not a bad engine. The Rover unit was okay (the 2600 was very pokey) but the oil drain back valve scuppered many - it used to block, starving the head Nd cam of oil. Standard Leyland dealer practice was to unscrew the valve and give it a distance test* before fitting a replacement head with the valve omitted. Worked fine and increased the oil supply to the cam.

*see how far it can be thrown.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:09 pm

Let's not forget the AMC Pacer engine; a vast 3.8/4.2-litre boat anchor that could only muster about 100 bhp and return 17 mpg average. Party on - NOT!

And then, there's the Ford Zephyr/Zodiac lump - I saw a VW Beetle with one hanging out the back of it once; the handling must have been lethal!

Still, both worthy candidates for dropping into an E24...
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:52 pm

Here's a very, very nice S54 installation into an E28 that might give you food for thought..

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=108450
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