Syco's Psycho V8 build. M62 OBDII Content.

[jaywood]

sub'd

+1

Definitely in for all of the progress. Good luck!

[e30m3s54turbo]

Subscribed!

[BoostinEuros]

Definitely use the 6 speed. I had a 5 speed swapped B40 car, and the second gear synchro met it's demise pretty quickly...This was with fresh fluid too. Not a fan of those units.

[Dj Syco]

went over the block, but not taking it to a machine shop. this is supposed to be a budget build...kinda. and I guess I'm going 6 speed with a 4.10.

also figured I'd grab a few more pictures of my car as I've never really posted any. Sorry for the crappy pics. Its my beater/DD so don't expect much.







My cute little badge to piss people off(yes, its staying along with the 318is badge after the v8 swap)


Engine bay



finally put up a christmas gift I got from a funny guy.




Alright, enough pic whoring for the night.

[bmwmech1]

Definitely use the 6 speed. I had a 5 speed swapped B40 car, and the second gear synchro met it's demise pretty quickly...This was with fresh fluid too. Not a fan of those units.

Actually, the 6 speed syncros are much more notorious for problems than the 5 speeds. Check out any of the E34 or E39 forums and see how often there is talk of bad syncros. The 5 speed is a pretty stout unit... it's the same trans that's in the E36 M3, just with a different bellhousing. Those cars get tracked and abused pretty heavily and the trans is not known to be suspect. Sounds like your 5 speed's second gear syncro was abused and going south before it found it's way into your E30 swap. Many more high performance clutch options with the 5 speed too...

Garey

[XW70]

Liking the choice of wheels a lot, looks awesome... and the choice of swap too

[Jand3rson]

You Rebel scum.

[Zacm829]

Damn you and Dave are doing work down there. I may need to make a roadtrip and come check this out.

[Dj Syco]

You Rebel scum.

Thats a hint at things to come ;)

and come on down anytime man. Door's always open!

[wspellmann]

So this never got finished, I take?