New to me 1995 530i

[acspecialists]

Hello all, just picked up a 1995 530i. 165k miles, Black on black, great interior and exterior. Mechanicals are crap, I'm a wrench so that's great for me.

Been on the forum since 2016 with my first car, 2000 740IL. Massive help here mad that car near perfect, I tracked it all the time. Then the 750IL came along and one had to go.

I have or had 2ea E60 M5 V10's, one manual and one SMG. I spend a ton of time on the M5board and have a V10 out for rebuild, both track cars. I also have a E36 M3 with a 5.3 LS, that is a stripped out track car too.

So I'm about a week into ownership and I'm down to the valley pan. Meanwhile I have a leftover M60B40 intake going on and upgraded Bosch injectors. All the usual hoses & O-rings to fix the vacuum leaks. Good tires and brakes will follow.
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[dannyzabolotny]

Looks pretty clean, is it auto or manual? When you get tired of the 530i's power, it's real easy to drop in an M60B40 or build an M60B44.

[acspecialists]

It's a manual, I was hoping for a 535 because I don't want to drop the coin for an M5. This was $5K, I want it to be slow. That way I don't scare my wife or end up in jail. My E60 M5 can double the speed limit with ease, this one takes a minute or two.

[acspecialists]

So I see the brake options are 740/540 or 850 if I want brembos. For a street car that will see some track fun what would the conses be?