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philom5

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  1. You mean the transit engineers will sign off on the engine swap but not the rear end swap ?? That's backwards isn't it ?
  2. Just watched the video. Amazing ! Lot's a detail work for a temporary engine test stand. I suppose you do not have a job or your wife (and dog) allow you to hang out in the garage to all hours of the night ! Great job. Phil. ___________ 88M5 Soon to have a Z
  3. Did you consider turbo charging the S62 that came in that car ? If you did you would have ended up well over 1k HP. Love you work though. Great job and pretty exotic. Philo ________ 88 M5 Soon to have a Z
  4. Hi.., is this project still rolling along ? Just thought I'd motivate you a bit... Now i just need to find a car to slip these into I also have this one... Personally I think the S38 is the perfect BMW 6 to put in a Z. With the glorious throttle bodies it resembles the webber setups. The S38 also looks old-school and from an esthetics stand point fits the engine bay better then an S54. But my god what would a 2000lb Z car feel like with a 320 rwhp, 8200 rpm redline S54 !! Anyway, love all the Bimmmer / Z-Car build threads. It's fueling my desire to go out and buy a car Philo. _____________ 88 M5 Soon to have a Z
  5. This is my first post on Hybridz and so far I'm loving the forum. I'm in the process of swapping an S54 into an old school e28 m5. I'm fortunate enough to have this car as a daily driver and is a total blast on the LA freeways. The S38-b35 is a sweet revving engine but the S54 is going to transform the car I've been following this thread with great interest. Gareth did a great job listing the various engine types, including the MotorSport icons, and agree that shoving an inline bimmer 6 cylinder into a Z car is a great idea. After all, it shares a similar layout to the L engines, can tweak the heck out of them to get tons of HP and rival crazy V8 swaps, and the exotic nature of some of the early M engines makes a Z hybrid a really cool car. Which brings me to my reason for posting. I have a stroked S38-b35 that is now a b37, has cams, higher compression, forged pistons, head is ported, you get the idea. So I've been looking around for a 240 shell but everything I find is rusted or thrashed beyond the point of repair. I've found many 10k cars that are pretty clean but would hate to alter such an iconic car and one that is in great shape. So I have a few questions to help me through my drama. * If I swap in a MotorSport S38 into a clean 240Z will I kill the value of the car ? * With the engine in its current form producing roughly 320 hp at the wheels will the stock diff manage the power? * I'm planning on swapping in the engine and a 6 speed trans from the Euro e34 M5 (s38-b38) and wondering if this trans will fit the tunnel. It's roughly the same size (width/height) as a Getrag 260 but 3" longer. * As for the driveline are people taking the mounting flange (driveshaft side) to the stock Datsun diff and welding it to a modified BMW driveline ? Also, is there a center on the stock Datsun driveshaft ? * The s38 oiling is front sump so I have a feeling I'll need to rework the pan.., not sure though. * Do the 240s have a power rack & pinion ? The thought of having a high winding S38 in the light weight Z chassis is very exciting. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. And if anyone knows of a good car for this project please by all means let me know. Ron.., if you have any pics of your swap I'd love to see them. Thanks. Philo _______ 88 M5 Hopefully a Z-car soon.
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