kingkarl 136 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 holy crap that is nice. I'm beginning to think e34's are more awesome than e30's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 holy crap that is nice. I'm beginning to think e34's are more awesome than e30's It's true though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E34-535ti 5 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Heh, Nice car kiwi535 is right it did have an LSD, I put an open 3.91 (original was 3.45) in last year, definitely improved acceleration and general feel but economy suffered by about 50Km per tank, it's got such big rear feet that traction's not a problem (mostly). For the right price the LSD comes with it Don't know about the leather interior, I guess it wasn't standard on them? the seats are manual as well. They where recovered (at huge expense!) in as close to factory fabric as we could get. Oh should mention the headrests in the rear are a slightly different colour to the back seat - not that noticeable though.... maybe... I've never driven a E34 540i but my old man has a E39 540i and they're probably about the same speed wise. It's not a 'fast' car like, say, Glenns 1JZ E30 or my Evo is but its quicker than most things out there. And it sounds fantastic! p.s thanks for the compliments guys, I'll be sad to see it go. Edited March 11, 2009 by E34-535ti Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwolf 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 As I've mentioned on here before the 1UZ is a brilliant engine. It actually weighs less than the Toyota 2.0L Turbo I4 3S-GTE. To get the most power from the UZ you are better to buy the early (non VVT-i) model engine as the conrods (from memory are thicker). But the VVT-i engines develop more horsepower than even the Mighty M62TUB44 in the 1998+ 540i. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted March 12, 2009 There are actually quite a few of these around, I beleive they are called the "540i" :0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted March 12, 2009 twin-turbo setup mmmm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
runtothehills 2 Report post Posted March 14, 2009 yep just needs one of these dropped on it now: but really theres nothing like a 'charged 8.... http://www.planetsoarer.com/superchargeJmRoal/JimRoal.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topcat 11 Report post Posted March 14, 2009 yep just needs one of these dropped on it now: but really theres nothing like a 'charged 8.... http://www.planetsoarer.com/superchargeJmRoal/JimRoal.htm that youtube clip is showing great power,but the noise would drive me up the wall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites