M60 Swap thread

[kronus]

:o

can I has your m30 when it's out?

[Danny]

Well then.

[Jean]

I am going to be adding more and more info to this thread as I find it, so to basically have as much good info in one place as possible.

1. Engine block numbers - post 13
2. Intake manifold - obd1 from e32/e34 540i/740i cars
3. Fuel rail - same as above, e38/e39 cars had only ONE line going to the rail as the FPR is built into the fuel filter.
4. TB - same as above, e38/e39 cars had a fancy electronic TB with built in ICV - DO NOT WANT
5. Exhaust Manifolds - e32/e34 are not compact enough to work, e38/e39/x5 are the ones to get
6. Tranny - e34 530i 5speed or e34 540i / e39 540i 6-speed.
7. Radiator - some use e28 535i with good fan(s) or possibly a z3m OR custom radiator or modify rad core to fit stock 540/740i rad.
8. Wiring - manual non vanos harness from e34
9. DME - 404
10. Flywheel -
11. Clutch -
12. Exp tank - e32/e34 firewall mounted or early e30 style on the driver side.
13. Booster/MC optons (fun part)
14. If you are in CA and going to BAR it, then magnaflow makes a CA specific legal cats # 36005

http://www.magnaflow.com/02catalytic_converters/02product/displayuniversal01.asp?catalogid=34464&universal=36005

15. steering shaft modification -
16.

Picked up a couple parts today from a 740i....

Obd1 intake manifold/fuel rail, injectors, 404dme, manual tb and 4 fairly new coils (2006, the other 4 were old).

Look at the size of the tb vs b35 :o