Yep, it won't clear the brake booster, that's pretty obvious. I have a car based on the E12 suspension so it's not fair to say that a 351Cleveland ford engine would fit in all E24 cars if I accomplish the swap. The 351 is kinda wide at 27" across, but that's still quite a bit smaller than the 4.0L in my 540i. In fact, that 4.0L is wider than my 514" big block ford (8.4Litres). I fully intend to delete the brake booster on the 635csi and build my own headers.

• HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT AN LS1 SWAP? - bavarian735 2006-10-07 16:33:55 (1372 views)
  • it was done (link inside) (url) - chevale 2006-12-28 14:39:28 (784 views)
    • Hopefully no more delays - MWrench 2007-02-01 13:00:39 (375 views)
      • Re: Hopefully no more delays - ram635csi 2007-05-07 21:16:52 (138 views)
      • Tks, keep us updated. (nt) - bmw635 2007-02-01 13:31:09 (300 views)
  • Someone attempted it! (url) - bmw635 2006-10-07 22:13:53 (731 views)
    • Re: Someone attempted it! - scottjackson 2006-12-27 15:20:47 (436 views)
      • Wide V8 wont fit! The narrower V12 fits nicely- at least 3 I know of. (nt) - bmw635 2006-12-30 01:44:25 (513 views)
        • Re: Wide V8 wont fit! The narrower V12 fits nicely- at least 3 I know of. - scottjackson 2006-12-30 19:25:04 (422 views)
          • Thought about turbo or spuercharge? TCD has a kit for 16lbs - bmw635 2006-12-31 02:51:44 (421 views)
            • Re: Thought about turbo or spuercharge? TCD has a kit for 16lbs - ram635csi 2007-05-07 21:11:11 (124 views)