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Did you do all 4 barriers behind the doors? (the rears are the usual suspects, but they can all leak) What did you seal them with??? If not done well, they can come off again - butyl tape is the "correct" way, though I used butyl sealer in a mastic gun (So I can get them off agin, if required)

I was going to post in the "What did you do t your BMW?" thread, that I had possiblky just driven NZ's rarest E39...... tell them properly what you have now We generally have manuals, and after driving aja540i's one again... I'd have to have a manual 540i too - the auto just is NOT the same

The place is FULL of internet myths. Open road cars have other issues to town cars... but it seems people are only worried about engines.

Silver Fox's graph is how our M54 FELT before I did the Vanos seals. With the Vanos deleted, there's nothing to boost the low end, as the Vanos does - I guess.

Shouldn't someone have made a dizzy cap comment already?

E30, E36, E46 320i's were amongst the hungriest of their lineups, but without the power of the bigger engines. Has that improved?

Do you mean the rubber intake pipe? That's splits? They cheap new, and a used one is a gamble anyway. Motorsport front shocks aren't cheap new but used ones are probably half buggered too.... not sure if you can fit sport ones with standard springs either???

The "Hirepool" ones have been pretty good for me - I used one behind my old VW van to collect a Beetle from up north. Was comfy at 100K most of the way and didn't seem stupid heavy.

Yep... Deffo looks better than the E65!

Thats only the peak. Not the curve.

M54 thermostat and housing are one piece. They fail often - buy a new one.

fixed.

Not a sport then, with Contour front seats? I didn't get a text, so suppose not!

Long term??? you mean loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong term..... ...... Like all my stuff!

Or just get them recoated: http://www.clearlight.co.nz/ was under $200 for a pair of E39 lights a while back.

Ahmedsinc: The M54 has a variable length manifold, to counter the phenomenon Ron is talking about, so I assume there is no point in using the M54 manifold, unless you are going to use the variable part (DISA Valve). At low RPM, the intake charge has to follow a long, single path to the cylinder - this keeps the air velocity up, and gets more of it into the cylinder (it's also tuned length, so the pressure wave created by a closing valve helps fill the next cylinder). At higher RPM (amongst other factors) the ECU opens the direct (short, dual) path and allows more flow, with less restriction, using all available paths to cylinders. It really does have a massive effect (along with the other M54 torque increasing tech). It wouldn't surprise me if my M54B25 would "out torque" an M52B28.

Agree! looks nice.

Agree! Needs more fire!

That's practically what I said I'm putting E23 Calipers on my VW Bus, with Mercedes S class rotors

there are parts on a 944 I can bolt onto Beetles, Golfs, etc ... it's only just barely Porsche. Actually... I have a 944S steering wheel on my 84 VW bus The 914 uses the same "Type 4" engine originally used in the 411 and 412 VW's. and then made it's way into the Busses (Kombis) in the 70's, in 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 sizes. The 914 has a touch more power though... especially if you opted for the 6 cylinder version . My understanding was it was a "joint" venture between VW and Porsche.

I had Hare casserole a few weeks back... as part of a $45 Wild Venison main seemed weird, but was stunning - Yum! If we have the Rabbit Pizza up here, I'll talk my wife into it for Wednesday night dinner

Ours came from Pak n Save. I thought they were every where... look in laundry

A land cruiser is a bit different... though not cutting egde seemingly anything 3.0 or less is unremarkable at best

I got passed by one on the way home up a steep hill - it was tapped out though... and the electric assist on my bike had stopped because someone forgot to charge it up. Otherwise I'm not convinced he'd have taken me. my bother in law has a Terrano with the same engine. I wouldn't drive it ANYWHERE I used half a tank of gas dribing it home once, because it doesn't need a throttle, it just needs a switch. When you aren't braking, it needs to be al full power. Nothing in between does anything. Father in laws diesel turbo camry was the same - My Mrs pulled out into traffic in it, and decided to stop in the median strip, because she was scared of how slow it was. Sorry Blue, but Toyota make sh*t diesels - even the new ones!