| |
|
Date: 5-9-08 06:26
From: ClayW  
Subject: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?  
|
|
I keep compulsively looking up home biodiesel setups and I can't help thinking about having a cheapl-fueled BMW on the side. Has anyone driven or owned one of these?
 _________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 06:50
From: Delia in "Don't call it 'Frisco'"
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
No, but if it were in THIS car, folks would go nuts trying to buy it from you!
Delia _________________ 1973 2002tii
Inka (aka "Orange Julius")
VIN 2762756
1974 2002tii - damaged
Polaris (aka "Mae West")
VIN 2782824
BMW CCA member #1974
www.oldschoolbmw.com
deliawolfe@gmail.com
|
Date: 5-9-08 07:21
From: ClayW
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
| Delia wrote: | No, but if it were in THIS car, folks would go nuts trying to buy it from you!
Delia |
A wagon? Why? _________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 07:42
From: Delia in "Don't call it 'Frisco'"
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
'Cuz it's cooler than this alternative:
:)
Delia _________________ 1973 2002tii
Inka (aka "Orange Julius")
VIN 2762756
1974 2002tii - damaged
Polaris (aka "Mae West")
VIN 2782824
BMW CCA member #1974
www.oldschoolbmw.com
deliawolfe@gmail.com
|
Date: 5-9-08 07:57
From: Delia in "Don't call it 'Frisco'"
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
And...you can do THIS with it:
:)
Delia _________________ 1973 2002tii
Inka (aka "Orange Julius")
VIN 2762756
1974 2002tii - damaged
Polaris (aka "Mae West")
VIN 2782824
BMW CCA member #1974
www.oldschoolbmw.com
deliawolfe@gmail.com
|
Date: 5-9-08 08:20
From: ClayW
Subject: Screw it. I'm going with this:
|
|
More room than a Touring. _________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 08:24
From: ClayW
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
| Delia wrote: | And...you can do THIS with it:
:)
Delia |
I wouldn't be the first:
Terry Sayther's Sweet E30 Touring:
http://www.terrysaytherauto.com/M3tTurned.html_________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 12:38
From: ClayW
Subject: Re: Been thinking about the possibility of a 524td in an E21
|
|
| BarryA wrote: | with biodiesel capability recently - using a 323 M20 front crossmember, the 524td should be a mechanical bolt in. There was a complete E28 524td at the Rancho P&P a year or so ago - kicking myself for not pulling the engine and fuel system.
The E21's fuel tank configuration should work pretty well for a bio/diesel conversion, too - it's actually two tanks, joined by a large-diameter hose that crosses below the driveshaft. Should be pretty easy to split the tanks, using one for regular diesel and one for bio, with fuel pumps & level senders in both, and a heating coil in the bio side connected to the engine's cooling system.
As light as E21's are, I'd think both performance and economy should be pretty good............. |
From the research that I've gathered, if you make biodiesel the right way, you don't need to do the dual tank thing. If you buy certain home biodiesel kits, you don't need to make any modifications to a diesel car, nor do you need to mix the biodiesel with regular diesel.
http://www.homebiodieselkits.com/doihatomaany.html
http://www.homebiodieselkits.com/index.html
As for the M21 swap, I would REALLY like to stick one in a 2002. Power-to-weight would be great and running on home-brewed biodiesel would kick ass. _________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 01:26
From: ClayW
Subject: Yep! 1984-85 Lincoln Continentals.
|
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M21_________________ ClayW
1976 Fjord 2002 Sunroof
Project Blog
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time and drive the son of a bitch!"
-Gray Baskerville on hot rod advice
|
Date: 5-9-08 02:25
From: Chris_B in Scotts Valley, CA
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
|
I owned an '86 524td for 5 years back in the early '90s. Did a lot of work on the motor- Had Dinan engineer an intercooler and cranked up the boost a bit. It had gobs of torque, as expected from a turbo diesel, but overall economy was a bit of a disappointment. I got 28 MPG, hill or dale, stop-and-go or freeway. This is old school technology, with mechanical injection, individual injectors, etc., far from the modern diesels of today. I loved the car, but it smoked quite a bit under a load.
_________________
Chris B.
'73 ex-Malaga
|
Date: 5-10-08 08:09
From: jmon0261 in Chico California
Subject: Re: SOT: Anyone own/drive an E30 324td or a 524td?
|
|
Here you go a Lincoln Mark 7
http://chico.craigslist.org/car/675798642.html_________________ Joseph O'Neil
73 02 - Polaris - driver
67 2000 TiLux- Chamonix
|
|
|
|
Forum Help
Forum Search
Register
Log in