Subject: Re: its still on the 'to do list' you will probably beat me finished Author: rick540 : member since April, 2007 : 1135 posts Posted on: 2008-08-30 19:53:56

Thanks brian, the more info you have, the better! I am doing this whole thing for the novelty of a 550i, and to my knowlege it will be the only one in ZA (When I finally get that far)

The 540 already has the hydraulic brakes, so that's one less worry for now. There is no ASC installed on the car, and I hope that won't mess with the M70 ECU's and force failsafe mode?

I hadn't given a thought to the diff yet as I was too busy worrying if the driveshaft would have to be shortened, any ideas there?

I purchased a M70 with ECU's and transmission, but no diff, and wondering how the 2.93 would affect performance.... Seems many people think the exhaust ports on the M70 are too restrictive and prevent the engine giving decent HP if modified. This sounds like rubbish to me, but time will tell.

1994 E34 540iA M60
1997 E39 540iA M62


Capetown South Africa
"The Mother City"

• V12 in an E34, is it possible? - rick540 2008-08-23 15:10:56 (183 views)
  • its still on the 'to do list' you will probably beat me finished - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2008-08-28 05:46:14 (122 views)
    • Re: its still on the 'to do list' you will probably beat me finished - rick540 2008-08-30 19:53:56 (137 views)
      • should be faster overall - vigoras 2008-09-04 11:21:06 (76 views)
        • I will create a website dedicated to the build - rick540 2008-09-05 15:28:10 (85 views)
          • if you want to keep the 5hp30 - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2008-09-10 20:24:18 (61 views)
            • probably easiest to keep 4hp24 or manual!!!! - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2008-09-16 21:04:33 (56 views)
              • Re: probably easiest to keep 4hp24 or manual!!!! - rick540 2008-09-17 11:16:47 (59 views)
                • forget bmw getrag's go tremac T56,common,strong - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2008-09-18 02:52:23 (86 views)
      • driveshaft - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2008-09-01 02:45:04 (105 views)
        • Re: driveshaft - rick540 2008-09-01 15:45:28 (69 views)
          • Re: driveshaft - kfister 2008-09-01 20:40:00 (63 views)
  • Yes (url) - otto99 2008-08-23 21:31:47 (176 views)
    • Thanks for the link - rick540 2008-08-24 08:16:03 (87 views)
      • Re: Thanks for the link - eastcoast5 2008-08-28 07:54:54 (68 views)
      • look how it fits into even an E30 (url) - shogun 2008-08-24 21:26:19 (150 views)