mr E34

Just punch the button & buy it.

Fantastic quality stainless headers guys, bargain for this set up!No excuse not to get some real improvements on your M20 engine without wasting time on dickhead mods. Pity won't fit the E34

I don't think so. The E39 is more practical for daily driver, the 850csi was a limited edition( very rare numbers) run to give credibility to the failed E31 range. It's low volume makes it worth something, who knows what it is worth in NZ. When money changes hands then we will know, money talks, bullshit walks.

Hi Glenn, there is one 850csi in the UK for sale, 1994 done 100,000 miles, asking 16,750 pounds. Apparently it was the BMW press car, orient blue, fully loaded etc. The one that just sold on Pistonheads must have been a bargain @ 11,000 pounds. (the one i posted on this thread)

Don't know dude, i get it flown out.

Keeps the fantasy of owning it going, like the fantasy price :D

NICE POST!

JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU BUY SEPTEMBER ISSUE. Magazine is the best issue for a while, contents include: BUYERS GUIDE ON E34 M5 M20 2.7 BUILD 25YRS OF THE E30. ETC ETC.

This is the Alpina 'tinkered' version. http://www.thealpinaregister.com/B12/5.7/c...992%20-%201996)

The V12 is only single cam/ 2 valve per cylinder.

Yes, very low k's.

Nice! Is it going to be auctioned or open to offers?What sort of money is the onr looking for?

What sort of money are we talking? Has the onr indicated anything, could be interested.

You are probably right there. Edit: UK CAR. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/596732.htm

Is this a genuine csi like Brads? If so worth something, post the chassis number. Should be 6 speed & 5.6ltr with M on the engine. Edit: Tell your friend if he accepts any cars for property the car must be valued low.(50% of retail) Otherwise why would you bother taking a possible pile of old junk for REAL ESTATE.

If your ECU has a PROM( plastic case chip/no erase window) you just need to fit an EPROM (has glass window) and get it reprogrammed by an engine tuner, if he hasn't done your particular car before the tuning can take quite a few hrs & $$$. Before you spend the money, ask the tuner first, has he done your type of car & if so what gains/potential does it have.Some stock cars have minimal gains for the buck, in otherwords you would notice sfa. I understand the best gain for your car is the bigger throttle body, bigger intake manifold, then rolling road tune. Supposed to give up to 220hp with all this work. I posted a E36 article some months ago in general discussion, look this up & have a good read on the tuning section.

That's why there is NO money in cars, for 157k in 96 you could have bought 2 x 1brm b/t flats, today they would be worth 400k.Whats more, you would have bought the flats with a small deposit & borrowed the rest.Say the deposit was 50k of your own money, you would have turned that 50k into 400k, 350k profit, tax free.Need i say more. Back in 1989 when i was buying new/ish, E34 525i 100k, 12mths old 85k, new 535ise 135k, sport (is) was maybe 10k more?

For some inspiration check out this old thread i posted on a twin turbo set up.(was in general discussion some months back) http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.ph...7500&page=6

No problem, $10,000 worth of turbo install.

Thats why i said the Alpina isn't that powerful Brent, my stock engine running BP 98/ no AFM peaked at 137 kw stock pwr was 123 kw running properly.(old stk pwr down due to faulty AFM top end AFR setting etc, dyno dynamics shoot out) The power all comes from tuning an engine properly.Waste of time working an M30 for N/A, it's a perfect turbo engine. .

stock head http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-169748267.htm

Have a look on trademe, there is a m30 head for sale. All i can tell you is that during testing the Alpina B10 was quicker than a 535i & only used 1.5 mpg more.

Lower pwr than quoted, as best you can work out via dyno conversion.

Alpina fitted lightweight Mahle crowned pistons, they reshaped the head to hemispherical combustion chambers + all the other mods. Compare the head combustion shape in the pix below to a stock head & you will see the diff, i don't believe the power figures Alpina quoted back then either.(put one on a dyno & you will be surprised)

If you need a comparison my 535is gives these figures: 80km 1750rpm 100km 2200rpm 120km 2600 140km 3100 Revs are a tweak low.