ANYONE FOR A 2005 E55 ENGINE?
09-04-2008, 07:32 PM
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There is a guy over on one of the e46 boards that essentially did what c55 was talking about. He swapped an entire body wiring harness w/ all computers and sensors from an e46 M3 into an e30 325is. Of course the kid was an MIT engineering grad, and worked in the electrical engineering industry, but hey, it can be done!
09-04-2008, 08:53 PM
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EE's have a lot of theoretical education. ME's will tear it up when it comes time to figure out how to change a part on any car....
09-05-2008, 04:14 PM
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Werd.....when I was an ME in college, I always hated working w/ the EE's as most seemed to have a strange inability to think in real world terms, like really big picture stuff they just didn't get. Either way, I would argue that enough of those guys have tinkered with stuff in their off-time (or in senior year design projects) that they probably have a bit of a leg up on the rest of us w/ more advanced electrical networks. That said, all it takes is wiring diagrams, manuals, some other tech literature, and then maybe a bit of experience. I'd really love to see someone do this!
09-05-2008, 06:21 PM
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'98 C43 AMG. Obsidian Blk w/2 tone slvr/blk interior
well.... couldnt we just put a 55 NA motor in our cars and slap a kleemann on there? im pretty sure kleemann offered a SC for our cars...
09-06-2008, 01:03 PM
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I remember seeing a .pdf of theirs that showed somewhere in the 450 equivalent bhp range. That was supposedly for any m113, regardless of displacement. I'm sure with more aggressive tuning you could see those numbers increased (beyond 400 whp), and my guess is that the 5.4L would be right at the top end of that since it will always be cranking more torque than it's little brothers...
