That’s right… another member is about to undertake another EPIC journey across the country in his E39 M5.  Sometime soon, some of you might just catch a glimpse of this Imola Red E39 M5 as it is crossing  our great country.  Could this be the ultimate cross country mile muncher? What is your favorite car to drive cross country in?

Let us know in our discussion forum…

Building a cross country car…

Today, I put the car on jack stands to listen to the engine and drive train while it’s running. In the past, with the engine running, there was always this seemingly marble in a can sound. I was first very concerned that it might be the rod bearings. I’ve had a couple of very knowledgeable people listen to the car and the opinion was that it was something loose in the engine area, but not the engine itself. It was not the chains or the guides and a friend stated that if it was the rod bearings, the engine should have exploded over the last few thousand miles of driving which has included a few long distance trips.

You can check out his thread starting the road trip here.