Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
explisick

Conversion ideas - E39 Touring

Recommended Posts

43L/100km

Is that all? might be time to trade in my V12 on this :P

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Yeah, green as.

That's a 2012 model, not an 80s engine.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

No argument there, and a few have done the conversion with great results.

But if you want to compare with that LS3... has anyone ever priced up a S62B50 Complete 'turnkey' crate motor??

I'd be curious just for shits'n'giggles. I'd heard +20k for a bare longblock when that guy blew his at Taupo few yrs ago.

A more realistic source would be like what HellBM did, and buy a wrecked M5 and swap 'everything' over.

Even then, I'm sure the cost (of someone not in the trade) would be eye-watering.

There are a couple of 3UZ's (4.3l VVTi) on trademe at the moment which are A LOT better that the 1UZ's (with respect to power / torque) and close to that of a M62B44, but with [flamesuit again] the Toyota reliability [/flamesuit]

[broken record]

Still can't beat a 2JZ for $/hp and reliability.

[/broken record]

20k usd will get you 2x s62b50 and 6 peeds to go with it.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
Sign in to follow this  

×
×
  • Create New...