hitman
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Dec 18, 2006 23:36:23 GMT
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anyone any ideas on power output,tunability, etc  ;)probably a long shot but u never no |
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bstardchild
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bmw 4.4 v8 enginesbstardchild
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Dec 18, 2006 23:47:06 GMT
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anyone any ideas on power output,tunability, etc ;)probably a long shot but u never no Std Bhp 286 Chippable to plus 40 and plus 40 NM of torque too Driveability - pretty nice even in a 2 ton car ;D |
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bstardchild
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bmw 4.4 v8 enginesbstardchild
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Dec 18, 2006 23:47:46 GMT
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oooh and M62 wasn't affected by the nickasil issue  I know cos there is one in here  In the 5 series you could get em with a manual 6 speed box |
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ImpManiac
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LOL! Luvvin' that plate! GRR indeed!  "I'm"  |
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Dec 19, 2006 13:15:33 GMT
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i know someone who bought an LPG converted one the other day there was so much wrong with it he sold it on for profit a day later ;D
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Dec 19, 2006 18:40:35 GMT
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r u planning on putting it in something else??
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Dec 19, 2006 20:53:39 GMT
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if you do put it in something else, you'll have to deal with the EWS coded ingition. front hanging sump and the fact they're fargin' enormous don't help. water cooled altenators on these, the housing is molded to the front timing case. bizzare! haven't seen enough of these to estimate reliability, but we get asked for an engine about once every 2 weeks  tunability? west tuning supercharger kit is available, lots of money tho. not much n/a tuning around except filters and zorst's, good shot of nos should work . if you put it in a big yank engine bay, you could run decent flowing exhausts, because the stock ones wrap really tightly in the bimmer, the lump's massive! lexus v-8 is smaller and a lot cheaper, TBH |
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hitman
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Dec 19, 2006 22:33:05 GMT
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if you do put it in something else, you'll have to deal with the EWS coded ingition. front hanging sump and the fact they're fargin' enormous don't help. water cooled altenators on these, the housing is molded to the front timing case. bizzare! haven't seen enough of these to estimate reliability, but we get asked for an engine about once every 2 weeks tunability? west tuning supercharger kit is available, lots of money tho. not much n/a tuning around except filters and zorst's, good shot of nos should work . if you put it in a big yank engine bay, you could run decent flowing exhausts, because the stock ones wrap really tightly in the bimmer, the lump's massive! lexus v-8 is smaller and a lot cheaper, TBH do they have an alloy block,any ideas on weight ,as against say rover?chevy?just toying with ideas,wanted an ls1 motor but prices seem to be increasing rapidly   sorry to go on any ideas of prices for the bmw engines take it ur in the salvage business |
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2006 22:33:45 GMT by hitman
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hitman
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Dec 19, 2006 22:44:39 GMT
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r u planning on putting it in something else?? got a 1949 ford pilot partly converted to 2 door,looking at owt big but different to power it,oh an its gota be POWERFUL! ;D |
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Dec 19, 2006 23:02:02 GMT
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Merc V8? should be cheap enough. Mopar would be my first choice to be honest, bigger power than SBC for same sort of cash injection.
Weight wise the rover engine is very light, lighter than say a ford pinto (yes really)
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Dec 19, 2006 23:33:22 GMT
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if you do put it in something else, you'll have to deal with the EWS coded ingition. front hanging sump and the fact they're fargin' enormous don't help. water cooled altenators on these, the housing is molded to the front timing case. bizzare! haven't seen enough of these to estimate reliability, but we get asked for an engine about once every 2 weeks tunability? west tuning supercharger kit is available, lots of money tho. not much n/a tuning around except filters and zorst's, good shot of nos should work . if you put it in a big yank engine bay, you could run decent flowing exhausts, because the stock ones wrap really tightly in the bimmer, the lump's massive! lexus v-8 is smaller and a lot cheaper, TBH do they have an alloy block,any ideas on weight ,as against say rover?chevy?just toying with ideas,wanted an ls1 motor but prices seem to be increasing rapidly sorry to go on any ideas of prices for the bmw engines take it ur in the salvage business he's in the fixing expensive cars with no indicators business tbh i've visited many's a scrappy looking for bms/rovers/skodas/renaults/oddities and as yet haven't a found a v8 in any of them. especially the skodas  |
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yes, alloy block. no idea of weight, but the engine crane tends to bow a little on the 250kg extension, with an auto box attached, LOL lexus is cheap, light, tunable and smaller than the bmw. the 4.4l bmw is also a completely different engine to the earlier 3.0 and 4.0. if you get a steel liner 4.0 they're fantastic click for 300 bhp 4.0 round the 'ring as an aside, bmws link the manifolds and tune the exhaust to make the 8 sound like a bmw 6, they thought it best for they're conservative customers  you'd be looking a £750 for a decent 4.0 (if I had one) from me and probably £1k for a 4.4. you're more likely to get a manual with a 4.0 and no complicated autobox wiring, best to buy a donor TBH I'm an indepent bmw specialist by trade edited to make sense |
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Dec 20, 2006 12:27:14 GMT
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like the idea of that in a pilot. go for it
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hitman
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Dec 20, 2006 20:48:02 GMT
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yes, alloy block. no idea of weight, but the engine crane tends to bow a little on the 250kg extension, with an auto box attached, LOL lexus is cheap, light, tunable and smaller than the bmw. the 4.4l bmw is also a completely different engine to the earlier 3.0 and 4.0. if you get a steel liner 4.0 they're fantastic click for 300 bhp 4.0 round the 'ring as an aside, bmws link the manifolds and tune the exhaust to make the 8 sound like a bmw 6, they thought it best for they're conservative customers you'd be looking a £750 for a decent 4.0 (if I had one) from me and probably £1k for a 4.4. you're more likely to get a manual with a 4.0 and no complicated autobox wiring, best to buy a donor TBH I'm an indepent bmw specialist by trade edited to make sense thanks for the info pal ;)would have to be manual not keen on autos |
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Snoozin
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I don't know a lot about the BMW's...
But for an all alloy V8, I think the Lexus/Toyota 1UZ-FE is hard to beat. Granted they're all autos, but bellhousings to suit a W series Supra gearbox are relatively abundant worldwide as I understand, all you need's a custom flywheel and away you go!
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2006 2:48:30 GMT by Snoozin
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r u planning on putting it in something else?? got a 1949 ford pilot partly converted to 2 door,looking at owt big but different to power it,oh an its gota be POWERFUL! ;D Merc as has been suggested, or Lexus/Toyota V8 as used in the SC and LS400 models. |
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Dec 21, 2006 11:14:31 GMT
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Small block Ford V8 is not that heavy and will fit in a the Pilot - I've seen Rover Chevy and Ford engines in these before. I think I know the car you have. Did it come from Unique Customs? If you want EFI then the later small block Fords have that also.
How much power do you need?
Small block Chevy is about the cheapest engine to build for big power...
LS1 engines should be getting cheaper not dearer. The LS2 is out now and is a far better engine.
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hitman
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Dec 21, 2006 22:09:39 GMT
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Small block Ford V8 is not that heavy and will fit in a the Pilot - I've seen Rover Chevy and Ford engines in these before. I think I know the car you have. Did it come from Unique Customs? If you want EFI then the later small block Fords have that also. How much power do you need? Small block Chevy is about the cheapest engine to build for big power... LS1 engines should be getting cheaper not dearer. The LS2 is out now and is a far better engine. know about the small blocks but fancy something different but must have loads power,torque though ;D,there is 2 ls1 engines on ebay one is 3500 buy now other is 3900 ,kickin myself as when decided id like an ls1 lump there was one on ebay an it did 2150 an it had 6 speed box with it |
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That was a good price for a motor and box. I think a few people over here have cottoned on to the LS1 potential thanks to PPC and other people talking about them. £3900 should buy you a brand new one! In the states you can buy a new LS2 for something like $7000....
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;)probably a long shot but u never no 
sorry to go on any ideas of prices for the bmw engines take it ur in the salvage business 
