fett
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bmw make some good engines, well they used to lol but the the engine out of a 530d is not one of them, it goes wrong a lot and gets through turbos. I would choose another lump
M57 classic conversion
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1spin
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didnt this lump have problems with piston liners failing.
fett
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if you mean the nikasil problems I think its later than that, but it makes up for it in other problems lol. its a shame because I always liked the 530d and it looked good, just not reliable/economic to run on parts
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I’ve just finished a conversion using the bmw six speed xx gs6-53 ‘box
The Land Rover boxes are not really up to the power/torque
An r380 can be made to work but it’s definitely heavy on them. No idea about the auto. The bmw auto (6hp) is an easy fit as the selector is cable operated.
Fairly straightforward except the gear linkage kit provided by house of talk/mw machines doesn’t fit under the dash unless you use early suffix set up. My solution was to use the discovery selector top but they are hard to find and you need your own brackets.
The offside v8 engine mount gets in the way and needs to be removed.
Time has proven that bloke below dead wrong
The tdv6 is an absolute disgrace. How any modern engine can spin bearings or snap cranks begs belief. Meanwhile m57 engines running heavy boost are still going strong under unspeakable conditions. Mine is running 300hp after 160k miles with no issues
Grrrrrr
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The R380 was mated to the M51 in the P38A but used a dual mass flywheel. I'm guessing it was for vibration cancelling characteristics as well as noise. Should be able to handle 380 nm of torque.
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interesting, ive been running my l322 with a bmw 6 speed manual for 4 years, chipped engine and the only real problem i had in the beginning was the rear prop keeped eating centre bearings
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So how about showing it? (new thread needed)
We all like a change of thinking. Sometimes
Oh and welcome
J
So how about showing it? (new thread needed)
We all like a change of thinking. Sometimes
Oh and welcome
J
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I had a couple of 530d E39s and they were both brilliant, only issue I had was a MAF on of them aside from that absolutely nothing. I will concede that the 530i was my favourite though, less torque, less fuel economy but far and away a better driving car. E39 M5 was the one I always wanted and still do but the prices/condition of them now means I'll probably never buy one. Got too many other cars and bikes anyway.
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Def not a diseasel expert, but several people have been saying stay away from M57, but that the N57 535 is much better ??
(always fun to pipe in on a thread I know nothing about)
(always fun to pipe in on a thread I know nothing about)
The n57 has plastic timing chain tensioners annd are not as good. Without very regular oil changes with proper, expensive oils they fail
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The early 3.0 diesel with the iron block was the more solid unit, the later was less errrm.. 
