E30 with M70 racer

[shogun]

Intersting story. Someone from Norway called at the E32 bimmerboard for help. He had installed in his semi racer E30 an M70 V12 and a manual gear from an 850 CSI and could not get the power with more than 3.000 RPM, accdg to him maybe only 120 HP at 6.000 RPM.
Problem was that he changed from the automatic transmission to the manual one and there were some signals missing now from trans to ECU's/EML, I assumed.
Checked with my friends in Germany to solve the electronic problems and now the car should hopefully be ready to race in 4 weeks at the Nurburgring in Germany.
have a look at the pics
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/202044

[Jon K]

That is sick. I love the gold heads.. im doing my engine block gold with silver head and gold valve cover. That car is sick.

[Rustam]

Intersting story. Someone from Norway called at the E32 bimmerboard for help. He had installed in his semi racer E30 an M70 V12 and a manual gear from an 850 CSI and could not get the power with more than 3.000 RPM, accdg to him maybe only 120 HP at 6.000 RPM.
Problem was that he changed from the automatic transmission to the manual one and there were some signals missing now from trans to ECU's/EML, I assumed.
Checked with my friends in Germany to solve the electronic problems and now the car should hopefully be ready to race in 4 weeks at the Nurburgring in Germany.
have a look at the pics
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/202044

I hope the pipes he has wrapped are able to withstand added heat. I heard a story of someone's exhaust having melted because of the wrap while racing...

[Jon K]

LOL ignore my post - its called heat tape, it causes no issues. We run it on turbo manifolds that get up to 1600 degrees F

[onewhippedpuppy]

That's insane! Tight fit, but it looks good.

[s_ribbens]

Crazy! My buddy wanted to put a V12 in my M3. The idea still lingers in the back of my head but my better sense tells me it's just a bad idea.

[winfred]

evil thoughts be gone, i still have two good v12s sitting around gathering dust, just no manual tranny

[rob101]

evil thoughts be gone, i still have two good v12s sitting around gathering dust, just no manual tranny

what transmission is the manual for the 850's i am assuming its ZF and what other cars have the same transmissions?

[winfred]

don't know, never seen a v12 stick

what transmission is the manual for the 850's i am assuming its ZF and what other cars have the same transmissions?

[Kalevera]

Getrag 286, called the S6S 560G by BMW. Largest and heaviest manual trans used in a BMW, we had one mashed by UPS last month. 850i/850csi use the same transmission, I can't think of anything else that uses it with that particular bellhousing -- E34 M5 3.8/6 have the same designation, different front half of the case, but don't know if the gearing is the same.

That car is sweet! Looks like it has late E31 front calipers to me. He was probably all set with the subframe after installing the M30, but I wonder if he had to do anything with the steering rack for the M70. Also, it seems to me that an E30/2 with zero interior, race get-up, and an M70 should hit 100km/h in less than 5. Maybe the engine is a rebuild and he's being gentle (ha ha)?


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