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bm24v 
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 Topic: 12 or 24vPosted: 02-August-2006 at 16:25 |
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What's the best engine in you honest opinion's...I dont suppose it matter's if it's a 3, 5 or 7 ser..
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Chas C
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Posted: 02-August-2006 at 16:40 |
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The M30, no question. Reliable, durable and easy to maintain. And it effectively comes with 12 or 24 valves, normally aspirated or two turbos. (But I'm a bit biased 'cause I've got three different versions of it) Edited by Chas C |
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Posted: 02-August-2006 at 19:21 |
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one that goes .. .. |
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bm24v
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Posted: 02-August-2006 at 21:07 |
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lol...
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NOISUFNOC
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Posted: 02-August-2006 at 22:20 |
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M30 for ease to work on M50 for smoothness |
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bm24v
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Posted: 02-August-2006 at 22:32 |
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What would you go for John?....then again we know what you have so I guess that say's it all..
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NOISUFNOC
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Posted: 03-August-2006 at 07:41 |
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If it were me id go for a 525 m50 engined car, the 520 24 valve really has to be worked to get any power from it, the 525 is about right and the 535 likes a drink too much if your using it a lot. if it were an estate it would have to be a bigger engine. The more horror stories i hear about the e39 engines being soft and once the heads need done the bolts pulling out the block is putting me off. Theres a cple of blokes on here who have had to source new engines because of a head gasket. If your not doing monster miles id go for a 540 e34. |
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bm24v
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Posted: 03-August-2006 at 09:55 |
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Yea I know what you mean about having to "work it".....but it's like most 16/24v engine's there designed for most/all their power up top, where as your's (or any 8/12v) is power/torquier from the word go. Iv'e noticed this even with old cav's Iv'e had before, when I had an 2.0 8v then the "red top" 16v the wee 8v deff had more grunt all the way. It was just when I was talking to Davy about my engine on Tues when I up and he said it's generally a good engine (but like you say too) there soft and then there's the vanos/twin vanos thing's to go wrong and they usually cost a bl 00 dy furtune to put right. Y'see personally Iv'e never had any problem's with the 24v lump before but Iv'e never had the 12v either so I dont what there like day to day running. Maybe I should try a 12v model and see what I think. |
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Posted: 03-August-2006 at 10:00 |
It's a "detuned" 2.5 in mine because it's an import, and maybe because it's an est it has to me "worked" when going uphill, the first I noticed this was coming back from Ayr on the 77 back to Clarky. I'd be sitting comfy about 70ish then it would go down to about 55-60 within second's...a right pita
My old 525's didnt do this!! Edited by bm24v |
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