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I think that's the link, unless my phone has gone nuts again!

Engine shot about 1min in.

Fair enough mate. I've done 6cyl engines for the last 10yrs, time to do something a little different :)

Isn't the redblock the 4 cyl engine?

Not what I'm after I'm afraid, going for 5 cyls :)

Standalone with coil on plug was always the plan, although being able to use the standard ecu and dizzy would make things more simple, provided I can physically fit the dizzy in. Having seen the vid...

Hi there.

I've seen a vid on YouTube of a Volvo 760 (I think) running a T5 engine. The bit that interested me was the guy had the dizzy attached to the front of the head, not the rear. Sorry, for...

Ahh, cheers for that. I was aiming for a 960 box, but now I know only the 960 box will do.

I was aiming for a 960 box, but whats wrong with the 940 one out of interest?

Cool, thanks for the reply :)

I would guess those ratios are split depending on if its auto and manual? No matter though as I've got a few diffs to cover those ratios, so that's all good. Looks...

Great project. Keeping an eye on this for my RWD conversion. Looking at your pics has helped me with figuring out engine mounts :B_thumb:



Any info on the standalone? Going to have to do the...

Not much happening with this other than collecting info at the moment :(

It seems the gearbox/flywheel/clutch issue isnt going to be straight forward. As I mentioned above, the 850 flywheel is...

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Was just wondering what diff ratios the 6cyl 960 manuals run?

I hope Ive got the right model number - Im after the one with the RWD manual box that bolts upto the T5 engine.

Cheers

The 960 sump (once shortened in length) puts the oil pan at the correct end of the engine for the E30 - the opposite end to the E36.
Whilst I believe the pan does just miss the subframe, the ARB and...

Sorry for the lack of replies - still no regular internet grrrr!

Ok, for the moment, as the Cortina isnt in a fit state for an engine yet (an awful lot of body work is needed!), the conversion...

This is something I need to look into. I will be using a 960 sump, and Im fairly sure I'll need to alter the pan to avoid the subframe/ARB.
I was thinking of possibly shortening the pan (front to...

Ahh, thats good - I could possibly use a different flywheel and use a separate trigger wheel.

Im not sure how well the M44 box will cope with over 200bhp. Ive seen supercharged M42s running...

Cool, any idea what the sensor is for and is it needed/can it be removed?
I also plan to use the T5 loom and most likely the turbo tuner ecu. I've got the auto box as well, so might use the flange...

Indeed, the M50 will take upto 500bhp with a thicker headgasket, and is something I considered when I had the M50 in my E30 (i even considered turboing the S50 M3 engine!). The M50 engines are cheap...

The 6cyl E30/E36 do share the same bellhousing bolt pattern, but the gearbox angle differs - the E30 6cyl box can used on the E36 engine but the box is tilted making the shift linkage an issue to...

But only a 4 pot?? 1 cyl short for my tastes I'm afraid lol

Time to sound stupid - what's a redblock??

Yup, coil pack conversion seems to be the way forward. Havent looked into any ecu setups yet, but as long as we know its possible, those decisions can be made if needs be when we know which car is...

Sorry for the lack of replies, Im in the process of moving house and dont have regular internet access. I was hoping to use my phone, but the 3g network is crap at my new place!




Me7 engine...

The diff will depend on gearbox choice and what ratios it has.
The standard E30 325i lsd is fine with 300bhp, but will be no good with the ratios of the 535i gearbox. I had a Z3m lsd with a...

Oh yes, it certainly does :)

From experience, 300bhp in the E30 was more than enough for a road car cause traction became an issue with such a light backend. I reckon anymore than 350bhp will just be noise and wheelspin. Im sure...