BMW 540 Six Cylinder?

[unknown01]

Hi guys I have heard people talking about 540i six cylinders but I thought the highest BMW ever made the inline six was 3.5 litres.

If it does exist in 6cylinder version (not V8), what year was it made?

[Alpine 318is]

pretty sure its doesnt

[David A]

There was never a 6 cylinder 540...

[pioneer416]

never a 4.0 6cyl, there was a 535i which has the six cyl u speak of

[rcM3]

...and a 530 with 8 cylinders....

[Rakshas]

And the old South african 745i which was a turbo 6 cylinder.

[xatlas0]

Hi guys I have heard people talking about 540i six cylinders but I thought the highest BMW ever made the inline six was 3.5 litres.

If it does exist in 6cylinder version (not V8), what year was it made?

Are you talking about when people say 540i/6?

That is a reference to the fact that it is a manual, six speed, not the engine type. Of course, it is rather redundant, as the 540 has never had a manual with any less than 6 foreward gears.

[xatlas0]

And the old South african 745i which was a turbo 6 cylinder.
Not quite. The SA 745s actually have S38s, not M104s (I think that is the right designation for the turbo M30, anyway) It is everywhere else that the 745 had the turbo M30.

[323I Junkie]

And the old South african 745i which was a turbo 6 cylinder.


the sa 745 was an m88 engine

[coldblooded 328]

Are you talking about when people say 540i/6?

That is a reference to the fact that it is a manual, six speed, not the engine type. Of course, it is rather redundant, as the 540 has never had a manual with any less than 6 foreward gears.

+1. i got confused the first time i saw that but i figured it out. its probably what you got confused with too.

[mmmbeefy42]

E34 M5s have 3.6 and 3.8l varitials

[Juicy Double]

haha at thread

[Mohamed 525i]

Are you talking about when people say 540i/6?

That is a reference to the fact that it is a manual, six speed, not the engine type. Of course, it is rather redundant, as the 540 has never had a manual with any less than 6 foreward gears.

WHo said that I have 540 i with 5 speed manual it is E34 :D

[xatlas0]

WHo said that I have 540 i with 5 speed manual it is E34 :D

Yeah, well, you used a 530 trans. :stickoutt

How are you enjoying it, by the way?

[Mohamed 525i]

Yeah, well, you used a 530 trans. :stickoutt

How are you enjoying it, by the way?
:D

U got me,, it is real great with me but I guess I need a clutch kit coz it is vibrating on 1st gear, my mechanik said it is coz the 530 clutch is smaller than the 540 so I am just thinking in getting the 540 kit and till now did not decide which kit to get ? can any1 help me in that ?

thanx
:)

[323I Junkie]

that sounds like a lot of work...why did you put the 5 speed in , was it an automatic and you swapped?

[Mohamed 525i]

that sounds like a lot of work...why did you put the 5 speed in , was it an automatic and you swapped?

yes It was auto and now manual it took about a week time I got the tranny with everything for about 1000 $ ( it was imported from Lebanon) sooooooooooooo cheap

[323I Junkie]

cool...I know you guys have some crazy cars over there in the UAE...ive seen some picks of some e23 M7/745 African Destination cars, ..cool stuff. Myself, Id just liek to habve the e38 manuals you get a hold of

[Mohamed 525i]

there is one car it is e38 740i manual with 6 speed I'll try to get more details of it,, it is imported from Japan I saw it 10 days ago I don't know if it is still available here or gone

thanx

[full]

E23 745i is M30b35 with turbo. and biggest six cylinder is E34 M5 S38 with 3.8l

and no there isn't 4.0l 6 cylinder.

[323I Junkie]

E23 745i is M30b35 with turbo. and biggest six cylinder is E34 M5 S38 with 3.8l

and no there isn't 4.0l 6 cylinder.


true only in european, japanese, and american/canadian decent., the south african and I beleive australian got the m88

so, no, it was truly a "M7"