Engine bay cleaning
12-14-2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='745091' date='Dec 15 2008, 12:41 AM
Congrats Nick ! what an awesome mod, glad it went well for you 
have you chipped tuned it already ?
have you chipped tuned it already ?
Engine works, even smells like new ...M54 smooth/velvet sound, very happy with it, Thanks!
No Andy, DME just has the factory 3.0L programming, but today I hit 265 Km/h in Attiki Odos (M5 cluster) ...I wonder where is the 250 km/h speed limiter?
I thought I'd have to replace the differential with a 3.15 or 3.07 but with my 520i 3.38 diff, car pulls so nice from a stop, consider that according to this absolutely reliable gearing/rpm/speed calculator and the 520/530 gearing (they sharing the same gearbox) 1st= 4.35, 2nd= 2.496, 3rd= 1.665, 4th= 1.23, 5th= 1.00 and 6th= 0.851, the expected 7500rpm rev limiter (with the appropriate goodies and engine management tuning) will give + 1000rpm what means around 270km/h in 5th gear or 320km/h in 6th gear
instead of 234 and 275 accordingly with 6500rpm (factory speed limiter) what more or less means that +1000rpm = about 1 more gear gain..
12-14-2008, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='744964' date='Dec 14 2008, 07:45 PM
Congratulation, Nick!!!
You're the first individual in the world do the engine swap!!! Salute!!!
There is some 4.8L engine for sale roughly 7K on ebay. Someone should do it
You're the first individual in the world do the engine swap!!! Salute!!!
There is some 4.8L engine for sale roughly 7K on ebay. Someone should do it
I would like to say again many Thanks to my friend Manolis (the BMW service shop owner ....what a BMW lover this guy is..) and his assistant Alex, for the absolutely amazing outcome!!!!
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12-14-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ro11dice' post='745093' date='Dec 15 2008, 12:45 AM
and i thought you were crazy when you retro fitted your heated seats...you never cease to amaze niko!
Here is my next step with the comfort seats > Active seat back width adjustment ....I like to cornering so this mod is indispensable
Active_seat_back_width_adjustment_E60__E61.pdf
12-14-2008, 08:25 PM
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hey Nick, are you going with the ESS TS3 twin-screw s/c. I am thinking of getting an Active s/c made for the e46 3.0l engines, what do you think? thanks
12-15-2008, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='745203' date='Dec 15 2008, 03:03 AM
Thanks, so crazy with this car indeed!
Here is my next step with the comfort seats > Active seat back width adjustment ....I like to cornering so this mod is indispensable
Attachment 67161
Here is my next step with the comfort seats > Active seat back width adjustment ....I like to cornering so this mod is indispensable
Attachment 67161
This is insane!!!
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12-15-2008, 11:26 AM
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