E39 I6 LS Swap kit

[bmw6300]

I have no idea. Doesn't the 740 have a steering box?

I think Bmwman528e's kit fits the 7 series.

Yes Bmwman's kit will fit my seven but your headers are piece of art!
740 does have a steering box, it is good or bad thing?

[Jesus Freak]

Yes Bmwman's kit will fit my seven but your headers are piece of art!
740 does have a steering box, it is good or bad thing?

Thank you.
There's nothing wrong with a steering box, it's just located differently and provides different clearance issues.

[hefftone]

Yes Bmwman's kit will fit my seven but your headers are piece of art!
740 does have a steering box, it is good or bad thing?

Take your car apart, and see if an E39 crossmember will bolt up. If so you're golden.

[Jesus Freak]

Couple iPhone pics of the driver side coated black.

[RVAE34]

Wow!! They look great in black too!!

[RulerMark]

pm sent

[jmil1974]

Yes, but with this new design 1 7/8" should fit easily. I'm planning on making myself a 1 7/8" set soon.

Good move.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomete...yno-sheet.html

[E36LUVA]

Thumbs up!

[rusty69]

wow awsome thread, and love your build thread,
wouldnt mind a price on the mounts for a t56,
I have a manual 528i touring and am over in Australia,
seriously considering collecting the parts for this swap,
just looks too easy,
especially with all the hard work that has been pioneered by several guys on this forum
cheers Russ...

[Jesus Freak]

wow awsome thread, and love your build thread,
wouldnt mind a price on the mounts for a t56,
I have a manual 528i touring and am over in Australia,
seriously considering collecting the parts for this swap,
just looks too easy,
especially with all the hard work that has been pioneered by several guys on this forum
cheers Russ...

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[rusty69]

silly question ,how hard would it be to make a mirror reverse header set to suit RHD? prob just end up using shortie headers and modifying, but it doesnt hurt to ask, looking forward to placing an order for mounts in a month or so time, this is such a neat conversion

[Jesus Freak]

silly question ,how hard would it be to make a mirror reverse header set to suit RHD? prob just end up using shortie headers and modifying, but it doesnt hurt to ask, looking forward to placing an order for mounts in a month or so time, this is such a neat conversion

It would be extremely difficult for me to do, I don't have access to a RHD car so I have no way to test fit. I'm sure it can be done, but without anything to reference it's difficult.

[rusty69]

yeah just a silly thought, I like your simple jig ,looks like the way to do it, as I will be time limited to get her back on the road I would prob look for something off the shelf, just another silly thought,
have you considered using a gm spider drive (guibo) on the trans so only one end needs modifying,
I see the later camaro and caddilac's use a rubber doughnut on the output shaft, wonder how close it is to the BMW one, just thinking of simpler options,
Im not looking for race applications so the stock guibo's dont bother me,
or seeing the bmw trans in some models is a gm trans, would the guibo spider off the auto fit onto the t56 trans output shaft? just a crazy thort, almost plug and play,
cheers Russ...

[Jesus Freak]

yeah just a silly thought, I like your simple jig ,looks like the way to do it, as I will be time limited to get her back on the road I would prob look for something off the shelf, just another silly thought,
have you considered using a gm spider drive (guibo) on the trans so only one end needs modifying,
I see the later camaro and caddilac's use a rubber doughnut on the output shaft, wonder how close it is to the BMW one, just thinking of simpler options,
Im not looking for race applications so the stock guibo's dont bother me,
or seeing the bmw trans in some models is a gm trans, would the guibo spider off the auto fit onto the t56 trans output shaft? just a crazy thort, almost plug and play,
cheers Russ...

You could modify just the front section of the DS to match up to the Chevy trans. Though the BMW transmission is made by GM, it's unlikely that the bolt patterns are the same, I haven't compared the two side by side tho.

[rusty69]

yes but there is a chance the output shaft slines are the same, maybe a long shot but,
like you said better to just swap the front section to match,
worth asking if somebody had a BMW (GM version not ZF) auto and a t56 sitting close by

[Schitzo]

Im not looking for race applications so the stock guibo's dont bother me,
or seeing the bmw trans in some models is a gm trans, would the guibo spider off the auto fit onto the t56 trans output shaft? just a crazy thort, almost plug and play,
cheers Russ...

The guibo used on the 6 cylinder E39s with the auto transmission has the same dimensions as the guibo used on the Pontiac GTO with the T56 (Commodore equivalent in your case). The GTO part is made by Hardy Spicer and sold under part # RCA-1061. BMW part #s 26112226527 and 26117511454 (I believe the different BMW part #s are due to difference in durometer and not dimensions of the part)

[rao]

The guibo used on the 6 cylinder E39s with the auto transmission has the same dimensions as the guibo used on the Pontiac GTO with the T56 (Commodore equivalent in your case). The GTO part is made by Hardy Spicer and sold under part # RCA-1061. BMW part #s 26112226527 and 26117511454 (I believe the different BMW part #s are due to difference in durometer and not dimensions of the part)

Nice detective work

[rusty69]

wow you guys are good, it was just a silly thought, didnt think it would actually match up, that makes it so much easier and hopefully wont have the driveshaft issues JF had,
cheers Russ...

[rusty69]

The guibo used on the 6 cylinder E39s with the auto transmission has the same dimensions as the guibo used on the Pontiac GTO with the T56 (Commodore equivalent in your case). The GTO part is made by Hardy Spicer and sold under part # RCA-1061. BMW part #s 26112226527 and 26117511454 (I believe the different BMW part #s are due to difference in durometer and not dimensions of the part)

and the hardy part number for the GM is
GAB01-017-0
seems funny its the same size,
also the ford one is the same bolt PCD if your that way inclined, I did see a low KMs 5.4 sohc for $500 on gumtree haha,
no thats just silly, LS1 all the way

[i2i]

I just picked up a 2003 525i for an ls2/46e tranny installation and read your thread. Are those parts still available?

Thanks

[Jesus Freak]

I don't have a mount for a 4l60e, I could make one based off of online dimensions, but I can't guarantee fitment.

I have a 4l80e and t56/tr6060 mount.
Yes I do still produce these kits.

[i2i]

please call me at 2one466two42six9

...would you mind listing whats included in the kit? and price?

Thanks

[Jesus Freak]

please call me at 2one466two42six9

...would you mind listing whats included in the kit? and price?

Thanks

The mount kit comes with engine and trans mounts.
The headers are just a set of headers.
I'll give you a call after work.

[rusty69]

Hey dude,
Im keen to get a set of mounts to suit the t56 now, not sure if my emai reply before got thru ok,
I presume you can take paypal?
I will email my details,
postage should be able to work out with the USPS online calc, might even fit in a flat rate box,
cheers Russ...

[Jesus Freak]

Hey dude,
Im keen to get a set of mounts to suit the t56 now, not sure if my emai reply before got thru ok,
I presume you can take paypal?
I will email my details,
postage should be able to work out with the USPS online calc, might even fit in a flat rate box,
cheers Russ...

Thanks again Russ, I'll get these out ASAP.