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They look cool. I dont think the offset is ideal though? Will you be using overfenders, or just stock arches?

Are they for the v12 e46?

Theres chocolate inside the mints.

I love those weird german lollies. Did they give you free keyrings and lanyards too?

Its heavier than the m54b30 because its an iron block. By the time you add a turbo or supercharger it will be even heavier again.

I'm sure its possible, but is it worth it? If you are going through the hassle of a swap, you would be better to use a m54b30. The m40b18 tuned is still going to give less power than the m54b30 stock, and will be way more expensive to do. http://mywikimotors.com/m40b18/ There is no weight advantage either, as the m40b18 is slightly heavier.

What brand are they qube?

No problem

Well thats three votes for penrite so I guess thats the one. Here is the penrite page; http://penriteoil.com.au/products/atf-fs-full-syn Repco has 25% off atf oil so I will try and get a 20litre tommorrow

I should add that one car has done 140k and one has done 200k

Which trans fluid and how many litres do I need for my e46 320i and e46 325i cars? The trans in both cars is listed as A5S325Z on realoem, and I already have gaskets and filters ready to go.

If you are roughly doubling the power, I suggest you do upgrade the brakes too. Even if its just decent pads. What coilovers are you looking at? If spending some coin it might be better to import these yourself to save money.

If you are doing the gasket its the perfect time to do new trans oil and filter too.

Thanks Jon for that. Yes, unfortunately the m62b46 motor is as rare as I feared. Back to plan A.

Thanks Glenn. The x5 sump is better for my e46 conversion as it is rear pan. I will take your advice and look into bell housing profiles.

I sent it thru the bmw.co.nz website, which made me chose a dealership so i chose jerry clayton in newmarket.

I've sent them an email. Lets see if I get a response

I wanna find out how many x5 e53 4.6is were sold in nz. I'm trying to figure out just how rare this m62b46 motor is in nz. I found data for bmw as a whole, but not individual models.

No, but it enables me to check the spray pattern is working properly. I did notice some of the injectors had a very small amount of 'gum' on them, so cleaned that off manually with injector cleaner and a clean rag before running them through my rig. Fuel trims before cleaning at idle; Bank 1 short term: -3 Bank 2 short term: -2 Bank 1 long term: 12.5 Bank 2 long term: 10.16 Fuel trims before cleaning at 3000rpm; Bank 1 short term: 3 Bank 2 short term: 3 to 7 Bank 1 long term: 12.5 Bank 2 long term: 10.16 ....................... Fuel trims after cleaning at idle; Bank 1 short term: -5 Bank 2 short term: 0 to 3 Bank 1 long term: 7.8 Bank 2 long term: 10.94 Fuel trims after cleaning at 3000rpm; Bank 1 short term: -3 to 0 Bank 2 short term: 0 to 3 Bank 1 long term: 7.8 Bank 2 long term: 10.94 Maybe the gurus on here can tell us how much of a difference the before and after is. I'd like my trims to be a bit better so will keep researching.

I cleaned my injectors too this weekend, using my home made rig and also installed new orings. Probably not as good as getting them done professionally but it cleared my lean fuel codes, and improved my fuel trim measurements. I can list the before and after fuel trim measurements if anyone is interested as I only understand the basics of them.

What are you planning for brakes and suspension? Sounds like a good project

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I did not realise there was a 2 litre m54? Or was it a 2.2 litre "de-stroked" to 2.0 litre to meet regulations?

Always use new gaskets. You dont want to do it twice

Personally I went with beisan for piece of mind. Its not a 5 minute job so I don't want to do it again earlier than i have to.