[DeTomaso] Engine Choices

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Michael,


                IIRC, there way somebody in Europe who did put a V8 BMW 
engine in a Pantera.   The good news is that it has been done and can be 
done.  The bad news is that from my brief review of hot rodding 
(improving) BMW engines, they do not lend themselves to modifications.

                After building four Clevelands, I figured that I would 
build an engine for my old BMW 535is.   I would buy an old engine, tear 
it down and use the same strategies and techniques  that worked on a 
Ford V8.   I was naive.  I learned that despite volumes of books on how 
to hotrod Chevys, Fords, Mopars, and Volkswagen engines, there are *no* 
written references for BMW engines.   I learned that parts are amazingly 
expensive.    I found that disassembly and reassembly of the heads 
requires special tools.    I came to the conclusion that they were more 
than I wanted to tackle and that the Cleveland looks attractively simple 
and effective.


                           Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles


On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 7:44 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:

> Has anybody tried a BMW V8 as used in the M3.
>
> 420HP, 8,300 RPM redline.
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> http://www.kenrockwell.com/bmw/m3/2007/engine.htm
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> A Hemi?
>>
>> I really like the carefully crafted Clevelands we've been putting
>> together on the list.  Great Dyno sheets, fun rides, fancy gear.  But
>> a lot of busted rides too. I have a special place in my heart for FE
>> motors and honestly someone needs to squeeze one of those massive
>> stroked 429 Boss clones into their P car.  A turbo buick is still a
>> bit exotic but a LS6 is kind of a yawn... but really good power and
>> reliability.
>>
>> I've never been a fan of the Intech or Cobra motor swaps.  Not enough
>> power after doing all that work, but a Coyote motor would be as much
>> work with a bigger payoff.  A flat rear dash, reliable 430HP+ and
>> decent gas mileage...
>>
>> ...and road manners area all really important to me now.  You can
>> build a 500HP Cleveland without too much trouble, but parts start to
>> get more exotic, and it's a bear on the street.  EFI can help a lot
>> but it's still going to be a tough go of it idling through a
>> neighborhood.   That said, it will also *sound* tough as a well built
>> Cleveland and so far the Coyote motor doesn't have the same fierce
>> spitting and hissing that I'm used to.
>>
>> sean
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>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net> 
>> wrote:
>>> Here I go again, about to spend a few grand putting a Cleveland back 
>>> together for the upmteenth time.
>>> I'm just wondering if anyone has a better idea?
>>>
>>> Dan
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