Does anyone watch M539 Restorations?

Mani59 · 12-18-2023, 10:22 AM

Slightly off-topic but Misha Charoudin has uploaded a video of him taking temporary ownership of Sreten wife's E70 X5.

A great update on all of the projects too and a quick chat with the landlord

toxik · 12-18-2023, 01:38 PM

man the X5 sounds so good, perfect exhaust setup

Almuliman · 12-18-2023, 02:28 PM

Every time I see (or hear!) it on the channel, I start all over thinking "Huh, I should look for one of those", and then Sreten goes through the litany of woes with fixing and then maintaining it and I return to "Hell, no!" <grin>

It's fabulous, though.

Mani59 · 12-21-2023, 10:09 AM

Part 7 of Project Frankfurt (E92 M3) is now available.

Being a patreon member, I have already watched it and what an amazing video it is. The detail (and result) is incredible!

Well done Sreten!

Jbrown7403 · 12-21-2023, 03:28 PM

Frankfurt lives !!!

F32Fleet · 12-21-2023, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

Part 7 of Project Frankfurt (E92 M3) is now available.

Being a patreon member, I have already watched it and what an amazing video it is. The detail (and result) is incredible!

Well done Sreten!

https://youtu.be/XiY0EFWwXmY?si=oNiu8m5AIP9JcCML

Can't wait to see the bill

Tambohamilton · 12-22-2023, 04:05 AM

Tiny thing, and probably makes no significant difference; setting digital scales to measure ml is probably just the same as measuring g, but with a different unit displayed. So only accurate if you're measuring water, or something else with equal density. No idea how pag oil density compares with water, but I'd guess it's lower, therefore the scales will result in excess oil.

M-technik-3 · 12-22-2023, 09:01 AM

Not a Misha fan, he just irks me. Hope the pairing up works well for them!

Tommysalami · 12-22-2023, 09:26 AM

What do you think the “secret mod” he mentioned was in addition to pistons and cams?

M-technik-3 · 12-22-2023, 09:28 AM

Maybe 4.4L crank?

celsdogg · 12-22-2023, 12:22 PM

man, he had me in the beginning. Thought it was going to be the B7 all over again!

Chihuahua · 12-22-2023, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by celsdogg

man, he had me in the beginning. Thought it was going to be the B7 all over again!

Same here.

B58 parts · 12-22-2023, 07:44 PM

I was reading TIS last night and ran into that nice Hazet angle gauge in the special tools tab. It's actually in the parts catalog. 83-30-0-490-504. That is my Christmas present to myself this year. I also sent my snap-on 1/2" one out to be calibrated. I finally figured out for the special tools you just prefix them with 8330.

Glad it started up and seems good so far

83-30-0-495-104 Extractor

^^ No scotch brite or anything in the engine. That was the nice block scraper in the video with the alusil shop, I forgot the name.

Tambohamilton · 12-22-2023, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommysalami

What do you think the “secret mod” he mentioned was in addition to pistons and cams?

Decat or similar. He mentioned that the secondary O2 sensors were irrelevant, so I bet he's deleting the cats and having the secondary o2s mapped out

Bishop64 · 12-26-2023, 06:49 PM

I've been watching this guy since he started. His sense of humor always entertains me. In every video he has posted I've learned something new that I didn't know before, when I thought I knew everything there was to know on BMW engines. I wish he posted more videos.

Mani59 · 12-27-2023, 10:24 AM

An update on the E60 M5 and E39 M5 which sadly, broke down.

Whats a sound the E60 M5 now makes!

Chihuahua · 12-27-2023, 01:01 PM

Great episode as always, nice to have two back to back so quickly. I won't spoil the video, but I'm going on the record as saying anyone that thinks the E60 M5 isn't miles better than the car it replaced is delusional. What a car.

shiftdnb · 12-27-2023, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chihuahua

Great episode as always, nice to have two back to back so quickly. I won't spoil the video, but I'm going on the record as saying anyone that thinks the E60 M5 isn't miles better than the car it replaced is delusional. What a car.

that micro fiber plenum sound is just insane.

Tambohamilton · 12-27-2023, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Chihuahua

Great episode as always, nice to have two back to back so quickly. I won't spoil the video, but I'm going on the record as saying anyone that thinks the E60 M5 isn't miles better than the car it replaced is delusional. What a car.

Vilified due to the silly rod bearings... How good would the S65 and S85 be if it wasn't for the crappy factory bearings/clearances??

Mani59 · 12-27-2023, 03:14 PM

Related to Project Raleigh - Heel and Toe recently borrowed Sreten's E60 M5 (before he made the most recent modifications) which you can see here, including a small interview with Sreten.

Chihuahua · 12-27-2023, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Vilified due to the silly rod bearings... How good would the S65 and S85 be if it wasn't for the crappy factory bearings/clearances??

Agree. I think the rod bearing issue is really overblown though. Yes it's a thing, just do them when you should and all is well. No one complains about rod bearings on S54s, but that's just as much of a thing as these other M engines.

Tambohamilton · 12-28-2023, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

An update on the E60 M5 and E39 M5 which sadly, broke down.

Whats a sound the E60 M5 now makes!

@ 19:00 how much lead on that wheel???

12-18-2023, 10:22 AM	#485
Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13492 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	Slightly off-topic but Misha Charoudin has uploaded a video of him taking temporary ownership of Sreten wife's E70 X5. A great update on all of the projects too and a quick chat with the landlord __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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Almuliman Lieutenant 484 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2013 LMB 6MT 128i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Outside Seattle iTrader: (0)	Every time I see (or hear!) it on the channel, I start all over thinking "Huh, I should look for one of those", and then Sreten goes through the litany of woes with fixing and then maintaining it and I return to "Hell, no!" <grin> It's fabulous, though.
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Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13492 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	Part 7 of Project Frankfurt (E92 M3) is now available. Being a patreon member, I have already watched it and what an amazing video it is. The detail (and result) is incredible! Well done Sreten! __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13492 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	Related to Project Raleigh - Heel and Toe recently borrowed Sreten's E60 M5 (before he made the most recent modifications) which you can see here, including a small interview with Sreten. __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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