Obioban/Vodyk's black on black 2008 e60 M5

[Obioban]

6MT E60 M5 is a dream of a car! And they are already appreciating!

With the 6mt and shorter rear end, it feel shockingly like a grown up/out e46 M3.

... which is probably why I'm loving it so much more than I expected to.

[SYT_Shadow]

6MT E60 M5 is a dream of a car! And they are already appreciating!

[Obioban]

Ahh that makes sense, did y'all not try the S65 clutch and pressure plate or just switch over to the S85 flywheel at that point?

At that point, didn't see any reason to screw around with it and just went all S85 parts.

[George Hill]

There were 3 dowel pins on the M3 flywheel that did not line up with the M5 pressure plate.(all OE(M) parts)

Ahh that makes sense, did y'all not try the S65 clutch and pressure plate or just switch over to the S85 flywheel at that point?

[Obioban]

It is absurd how much more I like this car with the 6mt. I never really was overly enthused with the e60M driving experience in SMG. I kind of love it now. As in, on the street, I think I like driving it as much as the e46-- which is not something I've been able to say about any car before.

Interesting, we've done the S85 (OE) and S65 (SPEC) kits, but not an OE S65. Seems people do the S65 often, curious to hear your issues.

Did you buy a BMW flywheel and an LuK S85 kit or all BMW?

There were 3 dowel pins on the M3 flywheel that did not line up with the M5 pressure plate.
(all OE(M) parts)

[MTiz]

It's kind of shockingly better with the manual, for my taste. Previously, with the SMG, the experience was dominated by not feeling entirely in control of the car.

No longer.

Nice that it came with 3.91s, so it was more or less set up for this. From everything I've read (never experienced), the stock SMG gearing is WAY too long for the manual.

I really want to drive one with a 3.91 and see how different it is from stock. I can confirm the stock SMG gearing is disgustingly long for the manual. I think I saw 75mph at the top of 2nd gear lol

[George Hill]

S85.

initially tried s65, but it didn’t work for reasons I can’t remember now.

Interesting, we've done the S85 (OE) and S65 (SPEC) kits, but not an OE S65. Seems people do the S65 often, curious to hear your issues.

Did you buy a BMW flywheel and an LuK S85 kit or all BMW?

[Obioban]

What did you end up doing for the clutch/flywheel and how do you like it? Did you stay with S85 spec parts or go to S65?

S85.

initially tried s65, but it didn’t work for reasons I can’t remember now.

[George Hill]

What did you end up doing for the clutch/flywheel and how do you like it? Did you stay with S85 spec parts or go to S65?

[Obioban]

Getting caught up, but I'm confused with the timeline. Engine replacement/rebuild AND 6MT conversion at the same time?

If you don't want to own that block anymore I could do something with it down here

Timeline confirmed. Both at once.

[George Hill]

Getting caught up, but I'm confused with the timeline. Engine replacement/rebuild AND 6MT conversion at the same time?

If you don't want to own that block anymore I could do something with it down here

[Bry5on]

Engine blocks make great wine/beer racks, just put a piece of glass on top

[02_lsb]

lol.

That car has now been identified by its previous owner from that picture, and who the new owner is.

Strong X5 identification.

Haha. It is not my car, although all of my cars were pictured next to that x5 through the years.

[Obioban]

Is that Matt’s e70 on the left ?

lol.

That car has now been identified by its previous owner from that picture, and who the new owner is.

Strong X5 identification.

[02_lsb]

Now manual:



And a few parts leftover, you know, standard e60 M5 spares to keep in the trunk:

Is that Matt’s e70 on the left ?