"Rose"

[Alex Lipowich]

YEA Jason!

I'm relieved to have been right about this, and having pushed you hard to revisit, and pull off the gearbox and inspect the flywheel/swap it out. It was so much more likely the flywheel than a bent crank given that you didn't spin a bearing to cause hammering on the crank.

I think the set up will be a perfect for my E34 touring

My how that sounds familiar, I'm sitting on an E34 waiting to get that transplant too, with a six speed and 3.91. Have all the parts lined up, just need to assemble the engine from bits in the garage, and install it after making a fresh harness.

I think it will be an M5/540 killer with lighter steering and handling than the M5, and more character than the 540.... Even torque will be remarkably similar.

Alex.

[M drei 88]

My how that sounds familiar, I'm sitting on an E34 waiting to get that transplant too, with a six speed and 3.91. Have all the parts lined up, just need to assemble the engine from bits in the garage, and install it after making a fresh harness.

I think it will be an M5/540 killer with lighter steering and handling than the M5, and more character than the 540.... Even torque will be remarkably similar.

Alex.

Very nice!! Looking forward to seeing it done

[Jason90m]

here we go again.......

[aaronmjr]

What happened Jason? All these threads of people painstakingly building their engines and then having to take them out again a couple months later is scaring the crap out of me.

[Bruce]

Anything less than an S65 and I'll be disappointed. If you do an S65 I'll be pisses that you it before me.

[Jason90m]

What happened Jason? All these threads of people painstakingly building their engines and then having to take them out again a couple months later is scaring the crap out of me.

Dont worry, this was self induced....... the motor ran perfectly when pulled.

Anything less than an S65 and I'll be disappointed. If you do an S65 I'll be pisses that you it before me.

No, not an s65. It will be a v8, but still in the selection process.

cheers, jason

[e30rida]

I vote for an ls9

[Bruce]

Friends don't let friends GMW their E30 M3.

[JeviJavi]

S62 i hope...

[kristov]

Do you have any pictures of the LSX-swap?

[Jason90m]

some old progress photos from over the winter......

[FRNTHVY]

Well where are the new pics?

[kristov]

Did you compare weights between the s54 and the lsx?

[e30rida]

Jason, is it up an running? Dying for an update here.

[Jason90m]

Did you compare weights between the s54 and the lsx?

I will report final scale numbers when done. the dual 3" exhaust is SUPER heavy. blah.

Well where are the new pics?

Patience. I am too busy to even take a minute to snap a few. besides, it has 6 months of dust and grime all over it.

Jason, is it up an running? Dying for an update here.

Decided to rework all of the gauges, add a heater, rework all the power distribution, ect. A few more wires, coat headers, driveshaft and the final touches..... i actually see light at the end of this VERY long tunnel. Patience, little grasshopper.