E28 M5 Engine into E34 525i Touring

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Sorry I don't still have  Anand Shah's e-mail address, but I thought I'd just
throw my .02 in on this topic.

The Bavarian Professionals transplant put an E34 M5 engine, drivetrain,
brakes, etc., in an E34 525i Touring.  In California, there are smog control
issues that might make an E28-M5-engine-into-an-E34-Touring a bit more
difficult.  The CARB (CA Air Resources Board) requires that the engine
management and smog control systems be the later of the two, engine or
chassis.   So for this conversion to be CA legal, it would require E34 M5
control systems and smog hardware.  I don't personally know how the
E28 and E34 M5 systems differed, this would require some research.  Of
course, if the conversion is to be licensed somewhere else, Anand, you
would have to research the applicable smog laws to see if the
conversion would be feasible.

It would, of course, make one awsome wagon!

Scott Miller
Golden Gate Chapter
BMW CCA #44977

>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:37:13 +0000
>From: "Michael Ottati, O.D." <mottati@domain.elided>
>Subject: M5 Transplant
>
>The shop was Bavarian Professionals in Berkeley, Ca. I think it was
>featured in 12/95 Roundel (this is from memory though). They still  had
>the car, as of their last M-car day, and it's for sale for around $50k.
>I asked how much to do the conversion for my 525iT and was told
>around 30k all parts and labor. you've got the drivetrain already, so that
>should take the price down a bit i'd guess. They do nice work, very OE
>looking. I think the E34 used a different engine management system, i
>wonder if you could upgrade the e28 engine to E34 M5 spec. I do also
>remember a BMW CAR issue where a person swapped an E28
>drivetrain into an E34 535. I can look it up if you want the issue.mike
>
>
>> I have been thinking about what to do with the still good E28 M5
>> driveline left over from my wreck.  Obvious possiblities in addition to
>> parting out to digester brethren would be transplanting into an another
>> E28 or perhaps an E34.  Does anyone have experience with or know
>>of a  good shop in regards to transplanting say an M5 engine into an
>>E34 touring?  
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