How much does Z3 2.8 weigh? (Pics added p2 - no 56k)

[Beej '86 325es]

Your a brave man, what would worry me is why would anyone disassemble an engine to that degree.

He said it was for a blueprinting project for a class. Not sure if he was the instructor or student.

[trent]

Aren't the aluminum M54 and M52 blocks the same? I read on the BMWCCA page that it was unchanged.

http://www.bmwcca.org/Roundel/2000/0700fea.htm

A couple paragraphs after the first picture.

EDIT: Hang on a second. Did the M54 even come in a 2.8 L? The guy I bought it from said this was a '99 Z3 2.8 L. Man I can't wait to get home and start running part numbers through ETK to see if I got f*cked. :evil:

man oh man...you take things a little to literally. The guy just said unchanged -- probably just referring to displacement and the fact it is still aluminum -- I highly doubt he knows the complete technical details of the M52 vs M54 aluminum bottom ends and if late style heads will bolt up or not.

[kylebes1]

I think you have something that will not be usable. I would try to call a new BMW tech and pry the answers from him/her

maybe you can figure out how to use an aftermarket FMU and abandon the VANOS.