Michael.

Hey guys. So I saw this guy had successfully made an adaptor plate for the bell housing and an adaptor plate to use the 1UZ flywheel to a BMW clutch plate etc. He used a Getrag 260 5 speed. I'm thinking of going down this road for my car over winter, rather than use an overpriced Toyota gearbox and parts. What BMW getrag gearbox would the one of choice for this engine? I see theres a heap of ones to choose from, 250s, 260s, 270s, 320s etc.

I've just been inspired to copy that wood trim in my E36s interior.

Hypothetical costs with a basic B8 replica derived from a stock M3. I suspect this would be about right if there were no errors.

I had a very fun time following/watching Christians M3 on the run, such a sexy looking machine!

Good man Richard, will be good to check it out at a meet some day!

Perhaps they rev too much??

Fair call Ron. I tend to agree. My 1UZ is a good example of such under achievement, 49kw per litre is far behind by today's standards. By comparison the M62, should ideally put out 350hp/260kw with the right improvements. Giving 60kw per litre, not as hot as a S50B32's 75kw per litre mind you. Though the trade off is a satisfying V8 sound over outright high revving performance. Then there's the torque difference to consider too.

I think I'd need to investigate first hand, but I'd try keep such parts un touched to reduce complication. The oil pump arrangement is my least preferred aspect of the engine arrangement, but there is space for it to work, unused in my 1UZ swap.

I just spoke with Alpina USA... They can sell the original B8 - E36 engine mounts for $930 USD each, so $1860 USD + shipping.... At that price the custom mount process seems much more economical, though the oil system bypassing through the mount will have to be addressed somehow. On the flip side, having perfect Alpina derived alloy mounts with OEM rubber mounts #22111095444 is extremely satisfying and would make the rest of the development like the headers, brake unit relocation, chassis tweaks, oil sump and gearbox positioning more straight forward. My 1UZ-E36 engine mounts cost in the vicinity of $500 to fabricate and finish off with bushes, would be more if I had to pay welder regular retail for such work.

Hmmmmmmm. That is all.

Yeah this is what I was thinking for a decent ready to go engine. My thoughts are it would be the most cost effective to buy a tidy later model evo M3, and whip out the motor, on sell it and retro fit the M62+420G that way rather than spend a fortune doing up a non M3s suspension, brakes and drive terrain, not to mention the chassis reinforcements I've crunched the numbers and it would be more cost effective than how I've done up the 325i to near M3 specification.

Trouble with yours??

Just curious what the expected market value would be for an S50B32 engine with complete loom and all basic parts, including the 6 speed 420G gearbox, in good operational order with 100,000 - 200,000 kms? I see one sold recently on trade me for $6,000 less the gearbox... Cheers!

Just had a look around, the M60B40 apparently has the same larger intake manifold as the M62B44 non vanos, however the 62 is lacking the velocity stacks inside. Apparently these are worth having as a stock intake upgrade.

Good to see an M3 get the TLC it deserves!

Ha, lets not get too carried away now.

Sweet as, non vanos would be the direction to go.

That's another debate in my mind, do you go non vanos or vanos... I think I'd prefer less complication with non vanos, and maintain cable throttle etc. At least tweaking the cams would be an easier affair. But that said, the vanos system does work well in multi rev point situations so it would improve the lower rpm drive-ability. I'm just playing with ideas for another E36 conversion, keeping it all OEM, no evil Japanese collaboration next time! That way I could get away with having a Alpina B8 replica theme. That said it's an idea and I wont be spending any cash on such an affair for sometime yet.

Howdy chaps. So the M62B44TU out of the box reportedly has ~218 kW (292 hp) @ 5400rpm and 440 N·m (325 lb·ft) @ 3600rpm as new. No doubt they would be a bit less depending on how healthy the engine is 10-15 years on. During my road trip over the weekend I got thinking about what potential they have. Lets take a healthy engine, serviced where applicable, fitted with higher flowing 4-2-1 long headers and a free flow exhaust, some minor intake alterations to improve the cold air feed, and the DME retuned at the appropriate place like Gavin's Hivelocity put down at the wheels through a Getrag 420G. What could be a reasonable power / torque output with such changes? From what I've seen on the net 180-200rwkw would be fairly obtainable..

Hmmm. That rear exhaust box..

haha, true. But they only do it when my gearbox shifts from 4-3 or 3-2 with no throttle.. its very strange. But yeah, maybe they are getting stressed? Then again I'm not putting out big torque or anything..

Thanks for the heads up, I should look into that with him. http://www.formscan3d.co.nz/ I might whip a M series block through this companies 3D scanner if its cost effective!

Hey guys, I've got a little issue I've noticed on my previous E36 axles and the newer ones I've installed where upon light deceleration or a change in direction like forward to reverse, occasionally the right and / or left CVs give a light biddable 'click' sound. Is this normal for E36 CVs with a bit of age? Is it just a sign they are getting tired or maybe due to be repacked with grease? Any input would greatly appreciated. Cheers Mike

Heh yeah. I just want to mock up an accurate long block to compare to the 1UZ model I already have. Just doing it for research purposes, aka fun, not necessarily going down that path to build an M6X E36 but it could be an option one day... B8 replica perhaps?? A Toyota 1GZ-FE 60 degree V12 is also an idea tickling the back of my mind, but they are hard to get and costly. For some reason, probably lacking in my experience with them I'm not so keen on the M70/73 BMW V12, I've always thought of them as a bit of a dinosaur that hung around a little too long.

Ah, the perfect family wagon. Buy it !