There have been 5.0 V10 E36 swaps, so...

"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty) 01/22/2014 at 16:32 • Filed to: None

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It's time to give an E36 compact the E60 M5 treatment, wouldn't you say?

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/22/2014 at 16:35

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The E60 is my favourite M5, for the exact reasons disclosed in that video.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/22/2014 at 16:35

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No, I don't think it would fit, unless mid-engine conversion

RotaryLover > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/22/2014 at 16:37

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They all hit the rev limiter. They don't know when to shift??

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/22/2014 at 16:44

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I wouldn't think so, but the 318ti has the same exact engine bay size as an M3. If the E60's V10 fits in the M3's engine bay, it should fit in the 318/323ti's I believe.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/22/2014 at 16:47

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The weight distribution would be terrible. Chuck it behind the front seats and boom goes the dynamite.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/22/2014 at 16:50

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I have an even better idea. One 5.0 V10 powering the front wheels, one powering the rear wheels. Maybe we do a 6WD car like a Unimog with an extra structural support for an drivetrain behind the car.

Actually an MR one would be far better. Plenty of weight right over the wheels for a little extra traction.

153624 - Straight Six > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/22/2014 at 17:47

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I think you're right. I did some research when there was a cheap BMW V8 out of an E39 locally but the power gains would not have offset the weight of the engine- not to mention it wouldn't fit without serious modification.

brakesnow > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/22/2014 at 22:40

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Glorious. Just get an E60 and be done with it. Don't gut one to put its heart in a lesser body!

milococo > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 01/23/2014 at 17:38

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I dream of shoving one, with its transmission in a Z8