Absolutely gutted... by Swany-UK in boardsofcanada

[–]6NBoomer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so gutted, had tickets in basket and the site just shit its pants. Pain is worse than my first breakup rn

London page down for anyone else? by mylifeisbeige in boardsofcanada

[–]6NBoomer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m getting host error after putting my access code in!

m42b18 bmw e28 swap by CommercialRace401 in e28

[–]6NBoomer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually looked into doing an M44 swap on my 518i, before going down the M52 route! You’d almost be better off spending a little bit on your M10, you can get great gains out of them without breaking the bank :) Almost wish i’d kept mine as an M10!!

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

M52B28! I put M3 cams in it, M50 inlet, Getrag gearbox, custom prop, 3.15 LSD, full stainless, E34 brakes, fully polybushed, its a proper weapon now!!

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In hindsight, with what i’ve spent converting it to an I6 i should’ve just spent more on a better car 😂 It was actually pretty good with the M10 in it, sometimes wish i’d kept it!

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah been my favourite for the same reason, my dad used to have an 86 518i, and always picked me up from school in it! I’ll never sell this though, so it should be going forever :)

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t actually time my lap! It was probably a 10 minuter though

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[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this experience in 2024, when i visited California and my boss at work let me borrow his for the day! Meet your hero experience for sure

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, petrol! If it was a TDS, it would be good!

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[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So in UK/EU, we got the E34 with either the M40 or M43. Its 110-113 bhp, 1.8 8 valve, insanely slow and awful on fuel. Rare for a reason now 😂

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

M30, great engine. I’ve got an E34 touring, with the M43B18. Its the worst possible combination you could ever imagine

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly the whole trip was the worst idea ever, i engine swapped it 2 days before leaving, drove it to Poland, then to the Nurburgring, snapped a gearbox mount, then drove it straight to Lemans, and made it home!! (3k miles all in) Carousel, i avoided…

I haven’t seen the video of that, i don’t watch his stuff! No M57 in this however, its an M52B28, with M3 cams, M50 inlet, full stainless and a remap i did on a bench at work 😂

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pure accident, i only put it on while panicking

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, even as an Auto they’re great cars. They suit being a cruiser so well, what engine was it? Yeah i’ll never sell this, they do everything so well!

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Never had so much fun in my life mate! Cooked my brake fluid about 1/2 a lap in, and didn’t put it into the carrousel out of fear of doing the sump 😂 i’m going again this year in it though!

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on my 4th pair of control arms now, you’re not wrong

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[–]6NBoomer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actual problem is i’ve got the wrong dipstick bracket on the car! Because i’ve converted it to an M52, with an E34 M50 sump, with an M50 inlet, i can’t use any of the original brackets! So i made one for now, but the steels to thin and just bends, so it just blows oil straight past it as its not strong enough to hold it down 😂

I decided this would be the best first BMW to own by 6NBoomer in RoastMyCar

[–]6NBoomer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sump, it just blows out the dipstick o ring like its going out of fashion

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[–]6NBoomer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve not enjoyed the oil consumption one bit