jeffbebe 1560 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) This has probably been posted before but a recent bimmerforums post said the owner has driven it for years without issue and is about to transplant it into an E31 chassis (where it belongs!). I'll put this on my Xmas list. Edited February 14, 2016 by jeffbebe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 That kind of power is only useful for doing burnouts Then again I could see you doing such when out for coffee in Ponsonby DO IT 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 that skidpan aint big enough to contain this v12 turbo beast.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 I genuinely mistook where this engine was going and read it as being destined for an E30... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1560 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) That kind of power is only useful for doing burnouts Then again I could see you doing such when out for coffee in Ponsonby DO IT I think a modest 500-600bhp would suffice for the school run. Edited February 14, 2016 by jeffbebe 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 BMW's recently announced 760 has a twin turbo V12, wonder if it has similar potential... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 BMW's recently announced 760 has a twin turbo V12, wonder if it has similar potential... That would be probably the safe limit. Try get more out of such and you'd start blowing the plastic manifolds, pipes and other such cost saving, build to a spec parts - Of course I'm guessing but that is what I'd expect. Very different to the days of thick chunky alloy that you'd see on a M70. Theres a reason old motors can take good boost, over engineered for a period before improvements in development / cost saving came along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 14, 2016 BMW's recently announced 760 has a twin turbo V12, wonder if it has similar potential... Mercedes did an S65 (V12, twin-turbo) 10 years ago. It'd blow the doors off the contemporary 911 turbo, and pretty much everything else around at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1560 Report post Posted February 15, 2016 BMW's recently announced 760 has a twin turbo V12, wonder if it has similar potential... The current 760 has the N74 twin turbo that manages around 540bhp I think. Presumably the recently announced 760 has the 6.6L N74 that Rolls Royce have been using with 560+. What a great swap that would be for my E31 but would pretty much need a complete 760 to put the E31 shell on top! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted February 15, 2016 The current 760 has the N74 twin turbo that manages around 540bhp I think. Presumably the recently announced 760 has the 6.6L N74 that Rolls Royce have been using with 560+. What a great swap that would be for my E31 but would pretty much need a complete 760 to put the E31 shell on top! Much more affordable to turbo or supercharge the existing engine I imagine. You'll probably be able to see the fuel gauge moving when you put your foot down though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1560 Report post Posted February 15, 2016 Much more affordable to turbo or supercharge the existing engine I imagine. You'll probably be able to see the fuel gauge moving when you put your foot down though I already can!! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 ^^^ Yup.. lol I've always been a bit partial to this one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 S62 swap is all you need Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1560 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 I think I'd miss those extra 4 cyls too much! For the same money I think I'd rather use an M73 5.4L block with the M70 head, schrick cams and a tune which is good just under 400bhp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
