Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)

wasnt m3

^I thought the same thing. The Racing Dynamics wheels are pretty cool though.

YoungCR

That shifter setup looks sketchy

patsbimmer1

straight6pwr said:

why why why? a ford 5.0? someone didnt realize e34s came with m60s that had 50% more output.

They had a higher output from the factory but they are about 100% more expensive to make go faster. The 5.0 with gt40 heads, cam and an intake will put it around 300hp then you have the ridiculous aftermarket to make it even faster. So much on the m60 has been optimized from the factory that your only options left are forced induction or a chip and cams which will cost quite a bit for minimal gains (chip and cams).

straight6pwr

patsbimmer1 said:

They had a higher output from the factory but they are about 100% more expensive to make go faster. The 5.0 with gt40 heads, cam and an intake will put it around 300hp then you have the ridiculous aftermarket to make it even faster. So much on the m60 has been optimized from the factory that your only options left are forced induction or a chip and cams which will cost quite a bit for minimal gains (chip and cams).

i've driven a 300hp 5.0, and although its fast, the power delivery is not the same as any 300hp BMW. less smooth and the power falls off too fast. seemingly equal numbers do not give the same experience. don't forget all the extra custom work to get the 5.0 to fit into an e34. he had to do custom headers and relocated the brake booster besides all the regular swap stuff. and the shift console looks great....

TCD

patsbimmer1 said:

They had a higher output from the factory but they are about 100% more expensive to make go faster. The 5.0 with gt40 heads, cam and an intake will put it around 300hp then you have the ridiculous aftermarket to make it even faster. So much on the m60 has been optimized from the factory that your only options left are forced induction or a chip and cams which will cost quite a bit for minimal gains (chip and cams).

Yeah a 300hp SBF typically has 350+tq so it's way faster than a m6x.

B C

The intake manifold on an EFI 5.0 is quite dorky looking. Flow and performance are dictated purely by how bitchin the manifold looks

patsbimmer1

Snap said:

The intake manifold on an EFI 5.0 is quite dorky looking. Flow and performance are dictated purely by how bitchin the manifold looks

The stock intake mani is quite garbage and notoriously restrictive. With a nice intake mani you can gain 15-20 whp easily, without porting.

CMart

BBS rims with a decent lip.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/wto/5259448237.html

I'd pick these up if I was 5 lug.

wasnt m3

They're reps. You could buy a legit set of oem bbs style 5's for that price.

KaiserRolls

Genuine STRs

B C

I would never buy wheels like that. Fake and gay...

(Run and hide)

I had a set of those. They were extremely heavy and not JWL rated. I traded them because they were stupid and also because I was living in constant fear of sudden catastrophic wheel failures during hard cornering.

Great for a stancebro, awful for a driving enthusiaat

m42b32

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/5280982366.html

If I didn't just buy a new daily I would be all over this, someone pick it up!

CMart

Snap said:

I would never buy wheels like that. Fake and gay... (Run and hide) I had a set of those. They were extremely heavy and not JWL rated. I traded them because they were stupid and also because I was living in constant fear of sudden catastrophic wheel failures during hard cornering. Great for a stancebro, awful for a driving enthusiaat

I know nothing about wheels. Overlooked the 'rep' part.

B C

My comment was just self-loathing about the awfulness of the wheels I had. There are plenty of replica wheels I would be fine with even autocrossing on (even forged brand name wheels should be inspected for cracks before any motorsport event IMO) but not those pieces of crap