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Made some weight savings And if anyone knows how to fix my wonky photos, there's some good karma in it for ya. Also some cam locking tools would be effing handy. Ta

Nobody has 'em or just not keen to share toys?

Budget around a thousand, depending on condition. More if it's been professionally overhauled - new clutch discs, oil etc etc

Going by the fairly mild looking offset they're probably a factory optioned wheel. Ive never seen a set of E36 fitment 5s before, don't look quite as cool with the shallower dish. Bloody nice nick car though, wonder if its got the limited slip as well?

Scored a sweet M52TU / M54 Vanos timing kit off tardme (dual vans alignment plate, sprocket alignment tool, crank hub puller and chain tensioner) BUT it doesn't have the all-important crank lock & cam locks. Anyone know where to find them without spending a bloody kings ransom? Will be available for hire to interested parties once I'm done Thanks

Wonder what grade steel they use? Tried making one using high tensile D16/20 rebar. Fail!

Oh dear, another one bites the dust!

Legend! Cheers for the data mate

Any idea if the diff will go into an E36 with the correct cover plate? 3.36 would be a bloody nice ratio with the 1:1!

Have done a little digging around the internets and found Hybrids S50B32 / M325i build thread over on r3vlimited http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=162982. Strangely I can't find the original here or via google, is this a symptom of the server change? Anyways, turns out he used a standard E36 pusher fan mounted in front of the Fluidyne (mmmmm, Fluidyne) radiator. At the moment I'm guessing if one of those fans can cool a B32 then it'll probably do the same for my old hack. Spot quiz: anyone know what thread pitch and diameter the M42 thermo switch uses? Seems the 318i used an 80* / 88* thermo switch instead of the 91* / 99* unit used on the M50.

The gain from eliminating parasitic loss from a viscous fan would have to be pretty minimal I reckon, 1-2hp would be the max gain at a guess, certainly not enough to be noticed. Nothing really wrong with the standard viscous setup, just noticed the one I have is putting up very little resistance and will probably need replacing when the new donk goes in. Hence pondering getting another pusher fan and reversing the blade orientation & motor polarity so it acts as a puller. The cheaper kits available on trade do look fairly token as far as the fans go, but I assume a higher quality setup would work equally well as a viscous, if not better.

Should probably add that I'm not necessarily looking for a hp increase, I can't see it would be much more than 1-2hp at the most. Thinking more along the lines of ease of access and reliability. Also, will the extra airflow from not having anything obstructing the radiator counter the need for a fan? Car doesn't see stop start traffic anymore, only open road driving.

Thinking about ditching the viscous coupling setup on Pigpen in favour of a 14" electric item. Front end is entirely off the car presently as the old iron block appears to have cracked a coolant gallery as there's mayo in the sump but nowhere else. Not massive quantities but enough to convince me it's a good time to replace the engine. Replacing with an alloy block in the interests of losing weight, have removed all the A/C plumbing and heat exchanger as well as it's never worked and I really can't be bothered with fixing it. Will reinstate the front pusher fan with some new brackets up front, but wondering if I can use another pusher fan reversed on the engine side of the radiator or should I use an aftermarket item? Also wondering what temperature the stock switch kicks in at to start the pusher fan, anybody know? And more importantly, where to find a lower temp one? Chur!!

Don't get me wrong, I honestly think the M54B30 would be the best swap for an E30 aside from an S50/54. But when you have to factor in an aftermarket DME the cost hops up significantly. Another option would to be to run a B30 on an M52 DME using only the intake Vanos and remapped for spark and fuel. Gavin @ HiVelocity is the local guru, I'm sure he could do something for you, but again, it depends on how much you want to spend. Just don't forget the suspension & brake upgrades and the $700 +/- for the cert when you draw up the budget. Good luck

Does it really matter what they look like when you're sitting in them?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=116803&page=30 Heaps of useful stuff stashed away in this guys build thread, including the bit on the very last page about the E38 oil pickup pipe being a perfect fit. Not sure there's much power difference between the M52B28 and the M54B25, newer DME is considerably more complex than the older Siemens units. M52 is easier in respect of being able to use the stock management with minimal faffing about, M54 is a bit trickier given the traction control & EWS integration. Not sure if it's possible to delete the unwanted bits off the MS43, though with the right people and enough money everything is possible. All the proven swaps I've seen either delete vanos and use a remapped DME or go for aftermarket management. Just something to consider if you have budget constraints Otherwise, have at it!

Needing seats so you can restore the Vaders? Scratching my head as to reasons behind the swap

Ha, hadn't even noticed mine was lit up as well. Keep us posted, I'll be needing to know how to do the same thing soon too

Not without spacers dude. 3ers usually run 38 - 40something offset, 5ers around 20ish mm

No idea what the pro opinion is on the ZE912 but using them on the rear of the 530i as well, very happy for price / performance / road noise

Bwahahahaha, there's little dude in there that looks like Dr Evil Voted

Ok, a quick look at the customs site gives us $2000 in import duties, on top of the nearly $14000 for the supercharger kit. I'd budget on a new clutch and flywheel, if not while the blower is being installed then very soon afterwards 1k-ish for aftermarket or similar for an E34 M5 kit. OEM flywheel will be a ballbuster too. To effectively get the power to the road, LSD is a must. $1500 + install for a Torsen medium case centre, possibly better off to go with an Evo large case LSD, so you'll also need the M3 diff carrier and axles. Approx $1000 for the diff before it's freshened up with new discs and good luck finding the M3 driveline parts. The 188mm diff will probably take the abuse for a while but who knows for how long. Engine wise I'd be aiming for a full teardown and replacement of any bits that look marginal. At the very least it'd be new head gasket and bolts, new oil gaskets top and bottom, cooling system overhaul etc. Probably another $2000 in parts depending on what needs doing. Turn your attention to your suspension setup. All in good shape? More moneys there too, again relative to what you want / needs doing. Some stickier rubber wouldn't go astray either. Bigger brakes? Probably required by the cert given you're doubling the hp but only gaining 60 ft/lb tq. Before the engine refresh and suspension / tyres I can see the project costing $20,000, add the cert and your future insurance nightmares to the picture and it's gonna be frighteningly expensive for those 400-odd claimed hp. Pitch all that against the reshelled E39 M5 that was on Trademe a few days ago (not sure if it's sold yet) for $18000 and in my books (for what its worth) it's a no-brainer. I must add that I am wearing my Devils Advocate hat here - the hoon in me thinks that the kit is a f*cking awesome idea and to hell with the money! Now if you could find a shop that would be willing to make you an adapter plate to mount the M90 Eaton as mentioned earlier to an M50 manifold, get Gavin to remap your DME to suit the extra fuel etc, it could possibly be done for much, much cheaper. The research and learning curve would be huge, but well worth the effort. (Or just talk Brent into selling the blower kit thats on his coupe. Much easier )

Oops, forgot that bit. MillAnd

Was looking at it more from the perspective of someone who doesn't have the space / time / expertise / available cash to take on such a project. As far as hp/tq gains from FI on the M5x engines all you need to do is look up Garrets thread on his B28 drift car. Mental! Big undertaking but it does show what can be achieved. I'd be keen to find out what locally available used superchargers would fit the bill for an I6. The Toyota SC14 (?) that Greg used on his M3 a while back proved unable to shift sufficient volumes of air for the 3 litre without acting as a heater. Possible to adapt an Eaton M90 as used on the V6 SC commodores maybe? No idea, but it'd be pretty cool to find out!

I think a lot of us keep coming back to the catch-22. For all the thousands of dollars in upgraded parts, time etc it still works out to be more cost effective to just go out and buy an ///M. Worth it if you want the individual factor but dubious just for the power increases