ok i KNOW one of you crazy sob's has dreamed of putting one of those beautiful german m5 v8's into one of our lil m3's. i know it CAN be done, i just want to hear some stories of when it WAS done.
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the only problem i would have with doing it is that it would really throw off the weight distribution.. but damn it would be sweet.. 400 at the crank stock.. oooooooo.. it would be a bullet.. even the older M5 6 would be nice :thumbsup: -
Get an E28 M5 6 in there, that would be awesome, prob not toooooooo expensive, at least not like an E39 M5 engine would be.Comment
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Yes, I dream of it EVERY day. Actually the e39 M5 engines arn't any more than a euro e36 M3 engineComment
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but the potential for the v8 would go FAR beyond that of the i6Comment
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no doubt. since we are on the subject let me ask some questions to get some things clarified...
The M5 engine is just a beefed up 540i engine, correct?
When alpine puts a 540 engine in the e36, do you know if they have to remove anything like a/c, power steering or what not to make it fit?Comment
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i didnt know the standard 5 series came with a v8. that is motovating....as for the ? i have no idea. i have never worked an a bmw before and am in the process of buying a 97 m3 IF i can get the extra 4 grand i need...Comment
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Originally posted by Extrav.Dreams
no doubt. since we are on the subject let me ask some questions to get some things clarified...
The M5 engine is just a beefed up 540i engine, correct?
When alpine puts a 540 engine in the e36, do you know if they have to remove anything like a/c, power steering or what not to make it fit?
The M5 engine is hand-built much the same as the Euro M3. They're hand finished to pretty specific tolerances.
Yes, it's a "beefed up" 540 in much the same way a Euro is a beefed up 328...Comment
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Right, I knew they aren't just slapped together modded 540 engines.. but I was just wondering if it was the same plateform.. or more importantly, the same dimensions.Comment
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The costs associated with putting a BMW V8 in an e36, that I have seen, are on the order of 20000$. For less than half of that you could put an LS1 motor in that is within 60 lbs of a S52! With MUCH more HP (and much less expensive HP) potential.
Heresy?...not to me.Comment
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No doubt it wouldn't be cheap but it can't cost much more than 10k in parts, could it? As for the LS1, I believe they only put out 320 stock, yes you can upgrade them for cheap, but it's still no BMW. I guess my logic is a little vague here. Why not an LS6 motor? And what ever happened to that e36 LS1 project? I still dont think throwing an LS1 engine in would be a whole lot cheaperComment
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m5.... droolll........................
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/khmrider/m5engine.bmp
I forgot the site, but there are offers to get a supratt engine for under 4g's... what do you guys think?
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/khmrider/kfg2jzgte-m3.bmpComment
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Yeah Ive seen that as well, but the m3 engine, with some slight modifications can handle plenty boost, no need to waste your time with throwing in another engineComment
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best bet, go on the net to one of those sites that deals in junked up super cars. find a dead m5 with good engin/tranny. cant be more than 4 g's out of a junker. and if i want an ls1....first i'd shoot myself for ever wanting a chevy....then i would go buy a comero.Comment
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http://www.hartge.de/html/e36m3uk.html
Hartge offers 5.0L engine swaps to pretty much any bmw.
in fact, they were working on a 5.0L for the mini, but it looks as if they gave that up.Comment
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