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Injector cleaning station haha:

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New TTV Racing lightweight flywheel in with new bolts and pilot bearing:

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M5 Clutch on:

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Intake on.. ( I think lol):

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B40 and 6 speed going in the wagon:

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Engine in and bolting in motor/trans mounts. Check out these epic Revshift poly trans mounts:

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Pulled the whole rear subframe assembly out of the 540. You get the large case diff, bigger axles, vented rear brakes, and don't need to make a custom driveline. Neat!:

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Went to start it, and the alternator poofed...got that put out and these are the final pics I have of the car since. Life got busy and haven't had a chance to work on it for about two weeks (lol) but I will be digging back into it tomorrow! I'll try post more as/if I remember about this forum.. Give me some reasons to post, looks like there is decent interest.

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That was a QUICK overview of the projects last two-ish months. Left a lot out, but if you want to read my long story of a thread, it's titled E34 540iT/6 Swap Thread in the E34 section of Bimmerforums. Anyway, this swap is super easy and super sick. Gives you an extra 100hp, and you get the opportunity to do lots of "while you're in there" upgrades that are convenient and you can make the best of them, like upgrading the clutch and flywheel, etc. I've always dreamed of having a 6 speed, so I can't wait to drive it!

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wow nice, you know your shit when it comes to BMW's huh. Dafuq happened to the black one?

What were your goals with this whole thing? 6 speed, 100 hp, etc? Lot of work, haha

What you gonna do with the engine from the grey one now?

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On 7/23/2016 at 7:39 AM, Karkov said:

wow nice, you know your shit when it comes to BMW's huh. Dafuq happened to the black one?

What were your goals with this whole thing? 6 speed, 100 hp, etc? Lot of work, haha

What you gonna do with the engine from the grey one now?

Almost a year later and I've logged back in to SMD LOL. Yea, I've been balls deep in a lot of BMW's from like 88-2003 haha and obviously forums are a gold mine of info that really helps. The black one got t-boned by an elderly lady who ran a stop sign around 35 MPH. My goals were to have a 540/6 speed wagon. BMW never brought the E34 wagon to the US with the 4.0L V8, or with a manual, so any E34 Touring in the states that is manual trans is swapped! The 540/6 speed is a highly sought after vehicle in itself because BMW only brought ~1500 of them to North America in the first place. E34 wagons are not necessarily a common specimen, so the combination of the epicness of the 540/6 speed and the un-common wagon made this swap rather unique, and about as fast as the M5 of the era. It doesn't suit everyone's taste, but I'm a fool for wagons, and this V8 sounds like nothing you've ever heard. Super throaty, smooth, and exotic unlike your typical American V8.

The old engine from the wagon is still sitting on my creeper in the corner of my garage. Considering taking the heads off and selling them, then making a wine bottle holder out of the block. Or a table, I guess. 

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i'm surpised you're not going with an M62 or M62TU, but keeping it all in the same time period is smart move. I'm always on the lookout for a 1995 540i5. Sweet interior on the Schwarz sedan. 

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Geeez, and I thought I did a lot to my M3.   ?

Nice work.  Going to be wicked when its done.  ?

 

 

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On 6/2/2017 at 0:41 PM, SLYentist said:

i'm surpised you're not going with an M62 or M62TU, but keeping it all in the same time period is smart move. I'm always on the lookout for a 1995 540i5. Sweet interior on the Schwarz sedan. 

Why are you surprised? I'd welcome that upgrade now simply for the extra displacement and torque, but the engines are nearly indistinguishable while driving and the slight, but necessary modifications to make an M62 work well weren't worth my time and money during the swap. I've been driving the car daily since about November '16 and have been loving it. Really considering selling it in search of a 6 cylinder BMW to slap a big turbo on instead. V8's are awesome, but the DOHC BMW V8's are an expensive and PITA engine to do much work on. They sound like no other engine though ?

On 6/2/2017 at 4:03 PM, Wicks said:

Geeez, and I thought I did a lot to my M3.   1f628.png

Nice work.  Going to be wicked when its done.  1f44d.png

 

 

It's all done! Just spent about 11 hours detailing it the other night in preparation for the Leavenworth Drive up here in WA state.

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Nice work! Since you chose a station wagon and to post an engine swap in an audio forum, I'm expecting BIG subs in the back with all that room!

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