BMW 4.4ltr V8 into E36 Saloon..!

choke · Post by **choke** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:38 pm

Any more updates or vids? Also, one question: looking at your engine bay, do you think there's any room for a super charger?

dr_jekyll · Post by **dr_jekyll** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:24 pm

ill be fitting this engine to out latest sprint/ race car. but ill be doing it a bit differentlyy. we are removing the bulkhead and we will sit the whole v8 behind the front axle . should be fun

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:45 pm

dr_jekyll wrote:ill be fitting this engine to out latest sprint/ race car. but ill be doing it a bit differentlyy. we are removing the bulkhead and we will sit the whole v8 behind the front axle . should be fun

Into what shell? i suppose that is also an option for me too..

dr_jekyll · Post by **dr_jekyll** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:10 pm

it will be an e36 coupe, the car will have a whole new floor. it will be a big job,but should make a great car

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:44 pm

dr_jekyll wrote:it will be an e36 coupe, the car will have a whole new floor. it will be a big job,but should make a great car

Well i am sitting with a bare shell at the moment i suppose i could whole the whole lot back also!

dr_jekyll · Post by **dr_jekyll** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:47 pm

whjat shell do you have? would be great if you do, we can comparenotes and iron out possible bumps faster

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:27 am

dr_jekyll wrote:whjat shell do you have? would be great if you do, we can comparenotes and iron out possible bumps faster

My m62 is going into a TR8

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:38 pm

Steve,

Another question, Did you use the chain and Gear from the x5 pump or did you transfer the gears and all the ancillaries from the 540i oil pump onto the 5 pump?

From the BMW diagrams the X5 gear looks alot smaller than the 540i gear.

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Iain

BMWE36V8 · Post by **BMWE36V8** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:34 pm

Hello Iain,

The sprocket is the same for both engines, but you will need the X5 chain it's slightly shorter....

Also you will need to change the pipe 17 on the 540i to pipe 14 from the X5...The bigger pipe is the same.. The little one is the oil feed to the timing chain, and as the pictures show has a step in the X5 pipe...

Hope this helps.

Steve.

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:25 pm

BMWE36V8 wrote:Hello Iain,

The sprocket is the same for both engines, but you will need the X5 chain it's slightly shorter....

Also you will need to change the pipe 17 on the 540i to pipe 14 from the X5...The bigger pipe is the same.. The little one is the oil feed to the timing chain, and as the pictures show has a step in the X5 pipe...

Hope this helps.

Steve.

Thank you steve, Ive replied to your PM too!

choke · Post by **choke** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:05 pm

Would an S52 clutch also fit?

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:43 pm

choke wrote:Would an S52 clutch also fit?

Isnt that what he used - 96-99 s52 M3 6cyl clutch?

** edit he says he used S50, im sure the S52 is the same pattern but rated higher than the S50.

Have you also bought a lightened flywheel the same?

choke · Post by **choke** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:30 am

I've tried to message the guy, but had no reply. There's a seller on eBay who I've been in contact with, who can supply an M62 flywheel with the S50 stud pattern for £425, but then I found a clutch for the M52 (current engine/gearbox) rated for over 400 hp/ftlb, so just waiting on a reply. The reason I asked about the S52 was because that's all I could find at the time. Haven't made any purchases yet, as I'm trying to cost the whole project up at the moment

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:47 pm

There is another company that does the flywheel £80 cheaper, I will try and dig out the link for the company when Im back to my laptop!

choke · Post by **choke** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:09 am

Cheeky!