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  • flyboyx
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2008
    • 8371

    #1

    alpina 4.8 liter block







    too much money but bad ass none the less.

    according to googletranslate, his ad says:

    B10S BMW Alpina V8 4.8 L Engine block. Complete with crankshaft piston connecting rod oil pan without damaging original Worked just fine until expansion. Very good condition.





    From a BMW Alpina V8 4.8 B10S 2002

    The component is fully functional!

    Please make sure that the component is compatible with your vehicle!

    More BMW Alpina parts available ..

    Questions? 0151-12233331
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    Last edited by flyboyx; 12-18-2012, 03:01 PM.
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  • The Dark Side of Will
    R3VLimited
    • Jun 2010
    • 2796

    #2
    2800 Euros for the short block isn't bad...

    Were the heads ported?

    Build an M60B48 frankenmotor!

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    • mark///m3
      Wrencher
      • Oct 2007
      • 287

      #3
      Didn't Alpina design the x5 4.6 and 4.8is engines? I wonder if it is similar. If it is I have a bare 4.8is x5 block.....

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      • Jonsku
        E30 Addict
        • Oct 2004
        • 566

        #4
        4.8iS has N62 engine, which is totally different to M6x engines..

        To my understanding largest-displacement M62 is the 4.6 unit (which you can of course stroke with S62 crankshaft to 4.8 litres).. ;)


        ... with a second look, the ebay-item Alpina 4.8 seems indeed to be based on M62. Maybe it's 4.6 bore with S62 crank ?
        - E34 M5 (x 2) -
        - E30 V8 Cabrio "Kylpyamme" -
        - Alpina D10 Touring #33/94 -

        +
        - E46 318i Touring -
        - Toyota Hiace 4wd -

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        • Jean
          Moderator
          • Aug 2006
          • 18228

          #5
          Yeah 4.6
          Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



          OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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          • JGood
            R3V OG
            • Jan 2004
            • 7959

            #6
            That engine is an Alpina built m62, it's basically a stroked 4.6, and I believe it had some additional head work and a different intake manifold. 4837 cc, 93mm bore, 89mm stroke, 375 hp / 375 lbs ft.

            The 4.6 is 93mm x 85mm, 340hp. It's not just a bored and stroked m62b44. It has an Alpina spec'd block, crank, pistons, cams, etc... It also uses the m60 intake manifold.

            The normal BMW 4.4 is 92mm x 82.7mm.

            I think it would make more sense to do an s62 then either a 4.6 or 4.8, unless you find a great deal on one. The 4.6 is a BMW engine (spec'd by Alpina), so at least you can get parts fairly easily, although expensive, but the 4.8 is an Alpina built engine, you'd need to go through them for parts. The last complete 4.6 engine I saw for sale was $5k, and this is the first 4.8 I've ever seen for sale. If you really want to steer clear of an s62, I'd think boring, sleeving, and camming an m62b44, while using a s62 crank and custom pistons, would be more affordable to build and maintain. You could get ~5.0 liters, so you'd have a better midrange then the high strung s62.
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            • flyboyx
              R3V OG
              • Sep 2008
              • 8371

              #7
              Originally posted by JGood
              That engine is an Alpina built m62, it's basically a stroked 4.6, and I believe it had some additional head work and a different intake manifold. 4837 cc, 93mm bore, 89mm stroke, 375 hp / 375 lbs ft.

              The 4.6 is 93mm x 85mm, 340hp. It's not just a bored and stroked m62b44. It has an Alpina spec'd block, crank, pistons, cams, etc... It also uses the m60 intake manifold.

              The normal BMW 4.4 is 92mm x 82.7mm.

              I think it would make more sense to do an s62 then either a 4.6 or 4.8, unless you find a great deal on one. The 4.6 is a BMW engine (spec'd by Alpina), so at least you can get parts fairly easily, although expensive, but the 4.8 is an Alpina built engine, you'd need to go through them for parts. The last complete 4.6 engine I saw for sale was $5k, and this is the first 4.8 I've ever seen for sale. If you really want to steer clear of an s62, I'd think boring, sleeving, and camming an m62b44, while using a s62 crank and custom pistons, would be more affordable to build and maintain. You could get ~5.0 liters, so you'd have a better midrange then the high strung s62.
              You know a lot more about the technical details than I do, but I agree that an s62 would probably by a more reasonable option than this. I think robertk had two s62s for sale for 2grand.
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              92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
              88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
              88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
              87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
              12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black

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              • The Dark Side of Will
                R3VLimited
                • Jun 2010
                • 2796

                #8
                Originally posted by JGood
                You could get ~5.0 liters, so you'd have a better midrange then the high strung s62.
                How do you figure that? BMW built the S62 for the broadest torque band they could get. The double VANOS makes sure of that.

                If they were going for maximum power, they would have used a slightly smaller bore and turned it to 8,000 RPM instead of 7.

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                • JGood
                  R3V OG
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 7959

                  #9
                  Originally posted by The Dark Side of Will
                  How do you figure that? BMW built the S62 for the broadest torque band they could get. The double VANOS makes sure of that.

                  If they were going for maximum power, they would have used a slightly smaller bore and turned it to 8,000 RPM instead of 7.

                  Even a stock non-vanos m62 matches the mid range power of an s62.


                  Last edited by JGood; 12-27-2012, 06:02 AM.
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                  e30 restoration and V8 swap
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                  • kamotors
                    R3V OG
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 7102

                    #10
                    v8 lol. just changed rear manifold cover on m60...god I hate torx bolts


                    7speedshop.com

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                    • Jean
                      Moderator
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 18228

                      #11
                      yes they suck!
                      Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



                      OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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                      • flyboyx
                        R3V OG
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 8371

                        #12
                        thread fixing?
                        sigpic
                        Gigitty Gigitty!!!!

                        88 cabrio becoming alpina b6 3.5s transplanted s62
                        92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
                        88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
                        88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
                        87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
                        12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black

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                        • slammin.e28
                          שמע ישראל
                          • May 2010
                          • 12054

                          #13
                          Where did the shit storm go?

                          I am disappoint.
                          1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5

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                          • Jean
                            Moderator
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 18228

                            #14
                            No shit storms here, please keep it nice and technical w/o bs.
                            Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



                            OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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