E34 at the crossroad

[badbone]

bro, you know any ppl have manual M30b35 in his E34?? Want to have to test ride leh..... and M50B25TU manual....

Bro,

Check dis www.bluegreen.com.my , u might get some lead or contact numbers :wink:

 

[ramsing]

bro, after sitting ramsing car i dun have mood to play with M20B25 already.......... :burnout:

hehe...go m50. u will have a lot of upgrade options to choose from in the future. plus maintenance and parts availability is cheaper in the long run.

 

[mizhan]

for cheap grunt, plonk in an M60B40. long term maintenance and fun, M54B30

 

[initialM]

Bro, check out dis beauty!!!

Currently, it's running in an E34 which having a lot lot of breakfast in Federal Highway, NKVE, Kesas :burnout:

What engine is this? Which E34 lar so I can give way if I see in my rear view mirror:burnout:

 

[morpheus5039]

for cheap grunt, plonk in an M60B40. long term maintenance and fun, M54B30

this one no place to put turbo later on....

What engine is this? Which E34 lar so I can give way if I see in my rear view mirror:burnout:

M30B35
155 kW (211PS) @ 5700
305 N·m (225 ft·lbf) @ 4000

hehe...go m50. u will have a lot of upgrade options to choose from in the future. plus maintenance and parts availability is cheaper in the long run.

based on ur suggestion that night, i will have to find:

M50B25TU halfcut
525i subframe
cut & re-weld long shaft most probably
find an M50 gearbox (can be from E36)
better find a differential from manual 24V 525i

the rest are maintenance parts: all hoses, plugs, new radiator, etc.....

I think i gonna slowly collect these few things....

 

[-azfar-]

Yea bro, I had to change lot of things,a lot better if you had a complete half cut,will save time and money...thank God I got a good complete engine... Radiator has to change, if your engine m20b20 you has to change rear subframe to b25 as well..

thanks for the info bro i'm currently using M50B20 now. so i need to change the subframe to B25 as well?

bro, after sitting ramsing car i dun have mood to play with M20B25 already.......... :burnout:

i wonder what engine he's using :biggrin:

for cheap grunt, plonk in an M60B40. long term maintenance and fun, M54B30

has anyone done M60B30/B40 conversion? from the power delivers from the engine looks very promising :rock:

 

[morpheus5039]

thanks for the info bro i'm currently using M50B20 now. so i need to change the subframe to B25 as well?

all 520i use small subframe i think, i heard the handling is inferior to bigger subframe

i wonder what engine he's using :biggrin:

Same with this one, but this one sound even better, maybe the X-piping do the wonder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQq8H-ybBKc

has anyone done M60B30/B40 conversion? from the power delivers from the engine looks very promising :rock:

find Mizhan (B30) , and BlackHowling (B40), when you guys go test drive their monster, call me
A teaser here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaGJOr_zrKU&playnext_from=TL&videos=OJIu7v-VQUs

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[mizhan]

has anyone done M60B30/B40 conversion? from the power delivers from the engine looks very promising :rock:

i know a fellow. he is very happy with his M60, especially on highways

 

[-azfar-]

m60b40... be prepared.. for:

1. Engine oil 8 liters
2. Gearbox oil 10 litres
3. ZF Gearbox - achille's heels. IF you're unlucky, 2 years = 2 gearbox
4. Front absorbers .. 1 Pc = RM1600.. so 1 set = x2


Power's decent... but if POWER is the only thing you're looking for then dont bother with M60B40 as you aint gonna be the King of the Road.. but if u wanna siok sendiri every now and then yet maintaining the conti heritage.. go for it

man that's going to cost a bomb to maintain that engine but im sure the power delivers from that engine sure VROOM. :laugh: nah not really interested to be the king of the road. as long can drive comfortably at high speed in highways, say 200 above is more than enough for me

initially had in mind to either go for M50TUB25 or M60B30. but for 3.0 road tax is pretty deadly already :shot:

 

[535i]

Power does not come cheap - esp for old engine.

M30b35 - not too bad but parts are not easy to get .. Newer engine has better power delivery
M60B40 - V8 - expect to double the cost .. smooth though
M62B44 - V8 - cost, cost and cost - smooth and powerful
S38B36 - The ///M series. Not as powerful as the M62 but it's a well balance engine.

My personal choice - obviously the S38B36 ...

But if u want to have easy maintenance .. M50 is the asnwer.

How deep is your pocket ..

 

[morpheus5039]

Power does not come cheap - esp for old engine.

M30b35 - not too bad but parts are not easy to get .. Newer engine has better power delivery
M60B40 - V8 - expect to double the cost .. smooth though
M62B44 - V8 - cost, cost and cost - smooth and powerful
S38B36 - The ///M series. Not as powerful as the M62 but it's a well balance engine.

My personal choice - obviously the S38B36 ...

But if u want to have easy maintenance .. M50 is the asnwer.

How deep is your pocket ..

yeah, i think the parts availability and the area under the torque curve is more important to me, and my pocket is not deep enough for the time being, so i think i m going the M5X route...

 

[morpheus5039]

ok let's say if i have found the halfcut, i am going to sell my original M20, how much it can be sold??


Engine Compartment M20B20 (water hoses juz change 10 months, zero oil consumption and water consumption)
last time using castrol GTX 20w-50 got minor oil consumption, now using castrol GTX 15W-40, strangly no more consumption even frequent high rev)

Manual Gearbox, should be getrag 240, complete with long shaft and differential, rear axle..


ANYONE IS FREE TO ACCOMPANY ME TO VIEW THE HALFCUT?! i m not so expert in checking the health of engine la.....

 

[anakin]

Power does not come cheap - esp for old engine.

M30b35 - not too bad but parts are not easy to get ..

Aikk...ari tu abang tak kata macam tu pun..?
Btw Morpheus...I got the replacement head already, bought the whole engine (from half cut) from Hakitrade Subang for 1.5k..:wink:

 

[535i]

Aikk...ari tu abang tak kata macam tu pun..?
Btw Morpheus...I got the replacement head already, bought the whole engine (from half cut) from Hakitrade Subang for 1.5k..:wink:

Kalau ada duit - apa-apa pun boleh beli ..
Gasket Rm 4,500 pun kira murah ..

 

[morpheus5039]

Aikk...ari tu abang tak kata macam tu pun..?
Btw Morpheus...I got the replacement head already, bought the whole engine (from half cut) from Hakitrade Subang for 1.5k..:wink:

walao eh....so cheap ah?

got any E34 half cut there not, with cheap cheap price ?

 

[anakin]

walao eh....so cheap ah?

got any E34 half cut there not, with cheap cheap price ?

Got...very nice one, 6k...

 

[Ken E.]

Yap has one or maybe two

one more on mudah....under bmw e34

Good Luck :rock:

 

[morpheus5039]

Got...very nice one, 6k...

wat model?!

 

[morpheus5039]

Yap has one or maybe two

one more on mudah....under bmw e34

Good Luck :rock:

havent seen yap for a long time lo...

mudah one i know, hehe

 

[anakin]

wat model?!

E34 m50b25 vanos..

havent seen yap for a long time lo...

mudah one i know, hehe

I think Bro Yap could find one for you from a very reliable source..I'd seen his half cut which is very low mileage and nicely cut for conversion, e.g complete uncut carpet & wiring!..all handled with very care...so you will have much leftover for you to keep for spare or put it back on market...it worth every single sen!!:rock: