So today my brother and I made the 5 hour drive down to CT to pick up the new 535i 5-speed. It was a great day and only drizzled the first couple hours.

The car was bought sight unseen so I had no idea what I was getting into. My first impression was good. The car was in the garage, the paint was shiny and smooth, and the owner was a CCA member. Everything worked great on the car and it doesn’t feel like it needs anything. The engine was powerful, he had tons of documentations, it came with everything under the sun, and it looked great. I couldn’t be more pleased :)


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damn you were on 84? I live not even 2 minutes from the newburgh beacon bridge..... the exit right before you get on the thruway. should've called my ass. did you guys run the cars?

You guys were racing in the last pic weren"t you?

Ah Hartford... What a dump.

Nice 535i.

Damn, looks very clean. What mirrors does it have?

Glad things worked out for ya. For some reason I thought you already had the thing!

White narrow-body E34 is just a classic look.

For some reason I thought you already had the thing!

Haha, I thought the same thing.

Of course we ran the cars!
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0-30 the m30 wins it here
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0-60 the m30 was half a CL ahead of the m60 but the m60 was inching forward
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60-80 in 3^rd gear was dead even
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60-100 starting in 3^rd gear the m60 started creeping towards the end
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An interesting note; the m60 got 24mpg average on the way back and the m30 got 33mpg average. I thought the m30’s gas mileage was horrid?

33mpg wtf? i've never seen that, ever, unless on a 40 mile downhill with cruise control on

Damn, looks very clean. What mirrors does it have?
Old mirrors

33mpg wtf? i've never seen that, ever, unless on a 40 mile downhill with cruise control on
Thats what I was thinking too, but they were both the average over a 300 mile trip :dunno Maybe its calibrated wrong?

What's planned for the alpine?

What's planned for the alpine?
The usual with m-pars and 540i ducts most likely. This one will see F/I also.

The usual with m-pars and 540i ducts most likely. This one will see F/I also.
Baller. Seems like you're up on your e34 game. Good luck with them all.

Nice. You going to install mtech side skirts and paint the lowers also?

Need to calculate that average MPG by hand to be sure.

Check this link for calibration instructions:
http://home.iae.nl/users/bts/obc.htm

It's not quite written in english but you can figure it out. ;)

The average fuel consumption value can be calibrated from the OBC. Function 20 is used for this.
Fill the fuel tank to the maximum. Reset the day trip counter. Run the fuel tank nearly empty and fill the fuel tank again to the maximum. This will give you the fuel consumption. New Correction Value = Old Correction Value * OBC Fuel consumption (in MPG or l/100Km) / Actual Fuel Consumption (in MPG or l/100Km)
or
New Correction Value = Old Correction Value * OBC Fuel consumption (in MPG or l/100Km) / Actual Fuel Consumption (in MPG or l/100Km)
Please let me know which one, I didn't check.

Baller. Seems like you're up on your e34 game. Good luck with them all.
Yeah, but I hope I don't get in over my head. I just bought this because it was a good deal and these are getting hard to come by. I'm going to finish the 530i first before I start on the 535i. The Red one is getting the heart of this car :devillook http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-BMW-540i-Black-automatic_W0QQitemZ220059462386QQihZ012QQcategoryZ 6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Nice. You going to install mtech side skirts and paint the lowers also?
Yeah yeah yeah all those goodies too :)

One hot e34 isn't enough :D
Need to calculate that average MPG by hand to be sure.

Check this link for calibration instructions:
http://home.iae.nl/users/bts/obc.htm

It's not quite written in english but you can figure it out. ;)
Ahh great thanks Brian :)

You know it's good when it doesn't break down on your first trip home :)

Congrats! Sounds like a great car.

You sure you don't want those Borbet Type As on there?

excellent... curious how long did it take you to find it? I really love e34s :drool:

What kind of gearing is in the 530i? I know the 535i has 3.46 stock.

Nice find, that's saved :)

Hasn't been updated in almost 7 years though...

Clean looking car man, nice pickup.

Awesome 535, i almost bought that 540ia in boston. its 20 mins away from me but i needed a title. it was 500 one day on boston CL:eek: change the 3.46 to a 3.91 and get instant pep, then it could prolly take your 530.

I love it - it looks just like my last 535i 5 speed. How many miles?

Sweet looking ride, its always nice to see another beauty alpine

Ah Hartford... What a dump.

Nice 535i.

Hey. Some of us have to deal with that dump everyday. Its been getting much better over the last couple years.

Antrieb, the car looks good. You were about 10 minutes from my house just before you got to Hartford. I could have shown you the beast (even though its headless).
I take it your brother doesn't want the RXs.

Hey. Some of us have to deal with that dump everyday. Its been getting much better over the last couple years.

I'm sure it has changed since I lived there. I also lived in Springfield for 8 years. All I can say is the suburbs are great, but downtown and the 'X' needed some work when I was there. I don't even remember if the Blakes was there or not when I left.

cool, another e34!

holy shit Zac, how many E34s do you/have you owned?! you lucky bastard!The 3.5 w/ 5 speeds is fun, isn't it? I love the sound of mine at about 4-5k rpm on an onramp... sounds amazing IMO.

Nice! congrats. I need to start a e34 project of my own soon.

You sure you don't want those Borbet Type As on there?
Yeah I'll probably pick these up too, can't have too many wheels!
excellent... curious how long did it take you to find it? I really love e34s :drool:
Well I stumbled across it actually. AngryPancake sent me the link to the add and I called the guy the same day.

What kind of gearing is in the 530i? I know the 535i has 3.46 stock.3.07. Won't matter much though when I put in the 4.0L :devillook

Nice find, that's saved :)

Hasn't been updated in almost 7 years though...Ha I have one of those folders :)

I love it - it looks just like my last 535i 5 speed. How many miles?180kmi and well taken care of miles.

Antrieb, the car looks good. You were about 10 minutes from my house just before you got to Hartford. I could have shown you the beast (even though its headless).
I take it your brother doesn't want the RXs.
Ohh too bad I would have loved to stop by. This was kind of a spur of the moment pickup of the car, no idea it was going to happen today until Sunday night. I'll get in contact with you about some of the stuff you have. I'll probably still even take the wheels :)
holy shit Zac, how many E34s do you/have you owned?! you lucky bastard!The 3.5 w/ 5 speeds is fun, isn't it? I love the sound of mine at about 4-5k rpm on an onramp... sounds amazing IMO.I have 3 now but one is now a parts car :az Yep, it sounds great though, and its a blast to drive that silky smooth straight six.

Short video :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcKYDAKkXyc

After you finish that 4.0L swap, what kind of FI is the M30 getting?

After you finish that 4.0L swap, what kind of FI is the M30 getting?
one huge ass turbo :devillook

Looks good!