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632 Regal
I just read the whole 32 page thread, wow... I really don't know if I could do that...It reads as he did this all alone in an open garage in the winter in NC.
The new 530 is a total turd compared to Nikka and does not even turn on til it hits 3800 RPM,
I like driving the E60 550i because it has a lot of push, super smooth, fast. Pretty awesome. The thought of tearing it all the way down though is nothing short if terrifying. That pextel kid has big balls and some serious determination. Like Navy Seal/Ninja master sack.
On the 530, my wife's 07 525i has 215 hp and it's got about the same acceleration as the 189hp 93 525i. I like the E34 much more, all the sensors and such on the E60 are a total annoyance. That E60 has had a cam position sensor fail (P0015 Cam position actuator, timing over-retarded) $70 sensor. AND it's had the DTML pump fail, P2402 EVAP Emissions system leak detection pump control circuit ($100 pump) and the COP units failed, i don't recall how much the Bosch COPs were, oh and the starter, and leaky oil cooler gasket, leaky filter housing gasket, cracked fuel gauge sending unit. All that before 120k miles while the E34 has had far fewer issues in 180k. More electronics equals more trouble.
Link to my M50 engine rebuild thread
http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showthread.php/43339-M50-Eng-4L30E-Trans-RRR-Far-More-Than-I-Ever-Expected?highlight=93+525+paul