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syber - 5/10/02 at 06:44 AM

has anyone used na bmw engine i was thinking to use the m42 engine. any other idea about bmw or other car engine?

dashin_dave - 5/10/02 at 07:09 PM

dunno about using one in a locost, but i read an article in an aussie mag called zoom a while back about making 700 odd bhp out of an M42 by bolting a turbo on it...

James - 6/10/02 at 12:44 PM

Enter Metal Hippy...

He's building (or maybe planning?) to build his using a 535 engine.

Cheers,

James

stephen_gusterson - 6/10/02 at 02:48 PM

actually hippy and chrisw seem to have been quiet lately....


atb

steve

Metal Hippy™ - 6/10/02 at 05:01 PM

Nothing to say mate.

Progress slow due to me actually working for a living.

BMW is in an ever increasing number of pieces.

Any questions, just ask.

Except for asking WHY.

Cheese.

johnston - 6/10/02 at 05:29 PM

A HIPPY THAT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jeez wot is the world comin 2

rallyslag - 6/10/02 at 06:23 PM

WHY??

James - 7/10/02 at 10:16 AM

Rallyslag wrote:

quote:
WHY??


42 perhaps?


James

interestedparty - 7/10/02 at 12:19 PM

Don't Panic!

John

nufan88 - 12/10/02 at 12:13 PM

I am proud to annouce that I already started to build my locost with a BMW engine! I took the engine from a BMW 3.20. Had to make little ajustment to the chassis to fit it in but I can assure you that it fits. 1.8L emi under the hood... Everybody is telling me that the engine is to powerful for the car... Cheers!

Dunc - 12/10/02 at 01:40 PM

You can never have too much power my friend.

Alan B - 12/10/02 at 03:53 PM

quote:
You can never have too much power my friend.


Yep, like sex and money...you just can't possibly have too much...

And I don't even come close on any of those