I have not been posting lately so I thought to show some more of the progress.... ( ALPINA CRANK ) ( PLX gauge system installed by In Your Face Gauges directly with in the cluster ) ( Aquamist gauge put in place of the Fog light switch) ( New Fog light switch position)

 

very nice cant wait to see more

 

http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/e...=540gauges.flv

 

crazy custom work! but why not go turbo ? if you wanted to do something that is very unique and make big HP/TQ ? IMO

 

Not a bunch of room to fit turbos under the hood .They would have to be small ones and under the engine mounted I guess unless we start removing parts above as the air cleaner boxes , I have seen that done before .Bentley twin turbo'd the M62 engine but had much more room in the engine bay.This project just kind of got out of control and snowballed to the degree it has become in all honesty. Nick G is tweaking the ECU as we speak and hopefully the next Dyno on the car will be really close to what we wish.At the moment the car is 498RWHP @ 5800RPM with the MAF maxing out.Next week we will see what Mr. Nick G has in store for the car.Oh yeah the Limiter is set @ 7k RPM now....

 

for a second I thought it was an ls1 swap

 

Nope the engine is a M62TU that was built by Paul at VAC Motorsports in Philadelphia . Stroked by using an Alpina crank , bored and Darton sleeved , CP pistons , Arrow H-Precison rods , stainless steel 1mm oversized valves , Alpina B7 valve springs ( after replacing the VAC dual valve springs that would not work with the cars VANOS system) ETC.... Not much stock anywhere actually.....

 

There were tons of problems with the shop that had my car so it had to be removed.If you want you can follow the link to all the drama that unfolded.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1312857
I got the car back from the other shop in August of last year and still was not completely satisfied with the ongoing project.So I contacted the Tuner ( I am going Alpha N ) and he is going to fly into where the car is being fitted for what I hope the last round of equipment.Speedwerks in Thomasville , N.C. is doing the last fabrication work and fitment.
http://www.speedwerks.solutionlogic.biz/index.htm
Andy has been great and honest which is a real bonus.
I just returned from a visit to the shop as well as seeing the race at VIR and the BMW win in the DP class.Here are a few pictures of Andy's shops work and the race.

The new piping to the throttle body.

the new piping to and from the super charger.

The bracket made up for the Aeromotive fuel filter and the new Bosch 044 inline fuel pump that will fir under the car nicely.

The new 779cc Bosch injectors from Five O Motorsports.As my friend in Iceland called them "the girlie pink " injectors.
The white 1981 911SC that got me to the race amongst a sea of other Porsches.

AND a brand new GT3 RS that stood out.

I can not say how pleased I am to finally get someone to help me on my car that is trust worthy and competent even if he is a Porsche guy.

 

I love these projects! Keep the pics coming.

 

Some more progress
The new 044 Bosch fuel pump is in place.
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/y...3/IMG_1123.jpg
The IAT sensor has been put in along with the new piping.
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/y...3/IMG_1155.jpg
The two BPVs are in their new home.
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/y...3/IMG_1160.jpg
The new piping to the throttle body is in place.
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/y...3/IMG_1157.jpg
The Stainless Steel AN lines have all been covered.
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/y...3/IMG_1158.jpg
Mr.X is arriving sooner than later now as he was delayed from his planned visit at the beginning of May which worked out fine with the shop ,http://www.speedwerksllc.com/, and me.
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Wow this is really awesome. Looks like it is taking a bit longer than first anticipated

Just wondering why you started with an e39 540 as opposed to an M5. Project will cream any M5 out there, but it seems like it might have been an easier starting point.

Great job thus far and in for updates.

 

I did the 540i as I , at the time , thought it would be cool to have a stealth 540i able to spank any M5.
BUT, in hindsight if I had to do it all over again I would pass on the experience.I learned a bunch of hard lessons about "Street Tuners" and the shops associated with street tuners in the BMW world.
The car is now at a reputable Porsche shop and almost finished.

 

Looks like Mr.X, AKA the tuner , will be at the shop this coming Tuesday and Wednesday to do his part for my car.I am happy....

 

Very nice, good luck with the rest of the build.

 

Thanks a bunch for the vote of good luck as I am really looking forward to being done with this car.If all goes as planned we will be looking at 580 or so RWHP and around 500 RWTQ.Thanks to ANDY at speedwerks , http://www.speedwerksllc.com/ , for doing a great job.Thanks to Paul at VAC Motorsports for a great engine , http://www.vacmotorsports.com/ , Richard Lamb at Aquamist , Jeff Howerton, http://www.howertonengineering.com/ , Karl at Active Autowerke, http://www.activeautowerke.com/ , Tim and his staff at Wilmington Motor Woks , http://www.insiderpages.com/b/152506...ice-wilmington , Tony / Fred / Mike / Junior / Greg at Schaeffer BMW , http://www.schaefferbmw.com/index.ht...ient=firefox-a , My wife for not killing me and my friend Dick for thinking I am crazy.
I leave Tuesday real early to go from the coast of N.C. to Greensboro N.C.to witness the final step of a very long process......To those who ask what the heck am I going to do with the car my answer is that I have no clue what so ever.