BMW 540i - Takes off with the rebuilt V8 engine for ethanol fuel

This is how the rebuilt 4-liter V8 (M60) sounds when the car is running and when it takes off - with only the slightly modified original exhaust manifolds mounted. No other exhaust system is fitted in place, in this video. This video is taken before the rebuilding of the whole exhaust system.

Info about this rebuild BMW V8 engine:
Rebuild to 100% ethanol (E85) operation. After a 1.6 mm face milling of cylinder heads is the compression ratio now 12.5:1 (original 10:1). Completely rebuilt fuel system for higher fuel flow and pressure. The fuelsystem has now installed BOSCH EV6 injectors, that flows 42 LBS/HR (436cc/min) with E85 fuel. Original fuelinjectors flow 19 LBS/HR (191cc/min) for petrol. Fuel pressure set to original 3,5 bar (51 psi). It has a old engine optimization for Shell V-Power petrol. The motor control will be re-optimized for the E85 fuel.

Probably the only BMW V8 engine which is completely converted to run on ethanol. The car is a BMW 540i Touring from 1995.

Pictures from the engine rebuilding (Sweden): http://tinyurl.com/V8rebuild
General info about the car (Sweden): http://www.garaget.org/Roughrider

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[Jawsmoker]

ditch the bodykit. sounds mean

[xeronicus]

@helveticas

Ride in one before you knock it, this is one autotragic that manages itself very well.

[helveticas]

its AUTOMATIC gear , that sucks!

[Rudolf2k]

Hm, how do I put a Youtube video on "repeat 1"?

[Rudolf2k]

Aaaah... just listened to this in a pair of good quality headphones. :)

[slice3098]

nice car man, sounds like a monster. is that a manual or a automatic?

[charlesaferg]

I'm sure the engine is a work of art, but that kit and those badges are horrendous. Regardless, props on the work, those Swedes are pure genius.