Today was a good day

[Jean]

Got a 98 m52 today with ps pump, denso compressor, and headers for .. .... won't believe this, I still don't myself, under $200 out the door! Don't worry, once I get all the gaskets/hoses/brackets etc it will get up there in price as usual... This engine looks 10x cleaner than the m50 I had last week, no leaks and coolant is CLEAN! Pan and compressor coming off this week to start with. Ran a carfax on this one as well, just barely 100k on it.

Alternator, afm, starter should arrive this week. Got a lead on an M50 manifold/tb and fuel rail and injectors. Still need to find the e34 oil pan pick-up, as the oil pan I got is bare :(

Thanks Bruce!

[Farbin Kaiber]

Nice score. You deserve it after all that bullshit before.

[Aptyp]

sell me crank out of it, lol

[golde30]

damn thats a good deal. stick some s52 cams in that mofo with the m50 manifold and yer set up.

[318isbmw]

damn thats a good deal. stick some s52 cams in that mofo with the m50 manifold and yer set up.

Hell yeah, makes one mean motor.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Does it make a low displacement "s52" w/ higher RPM's?

[318isbmw]

Does it make a low displacement "s52" w/ higher RPM's?

It likes higher rpm's more I think, but yes w/ the s52 cams it gives a lot more performance for a lot less money than schrick cams. More aggressive and easy to get is all really.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I was mainly making the assumption that the shorter stroke alone would allow it to take a lil higher r3v's. Does the m52 have the updated style valvesprings like the s52?

[FredK]

I'm pretty sure that the M52 doesn't have conical valvesprings, but it wouldn't be hard to swap them in when you swap in S52 camzzz.

[318isbmw]

I'm pretty sure that the M52 doesn't have conical valvesprings, but it wouldn't be hard to swap them in when you swap in S52 camzzz.

I'll have to ask a friend of mine about that. I was under the impression they were the updated style.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'm pretty sure that the M52 doesn't have conical valvesprings, but it wouldn't be hard to swap them in when you swap in S52 camzzz.

Mucho gusto mi amigo.

[Jean]

Thanks! I gotta read through the long 24v thread and understand what sensor(s) I'll use and which ones I won't. Something about adding a sensor is in the back of my mind, but can't pinpoint it .... I know I am way over my head on this one, but I'll just have to figure it out hehe.

[nando]

wow, $200 for the 2.8 M52? nice motor - now comes the part where you end up spending $5000 on "while I'm in there..." ;)

[Farbin Kaiber]

extra temp sensor.

[hugh jass]

jean, i had schatz and krum drill and tap the second port in the head for the second coolant temp sensor. drilling and tapping a hold in an aluminum head is beyond my comfort zone and its easy having it done while the motor is out of the car. it's the easiest and cleanest way to have the temp gauge in the cluster functional.