just got home from getting engine in. gotta comeout again for final build but im well chuffed its gonna fit

 

Looks good in there.Sorry for being dumb whats this engine out? & whats special about it?

 

My mate has a 525 td engine in his e30 track car.

 

its a boat engine. its been layed in the barn for years so thought id use it. best sounding diesel ive ever heard.

 

there good engines got a e36 325 tds what me and the missus use.

 

looks tight, any room for the rad up front there?

 

the rad will just sit in front of viscous fan in a custom mounting with a big ass chrome grill in front of it. shes gonna be a bit nosey at least itl look a bit different

 

whats the plan with the car? just have a laugh in it or use it daily etc

 

well, its going to be torqy to fuck, but you will need to match it to the right gear box else the only use you will have for your car is tractor pulling lol

 

i assume its been a long project then by the amount of the dust on that e30

 

spot on mate

 

ive got an e36 325 tds crownwheel and pinion for the diff which gears it to 142 mph at 4200 rpm in fifth.

 

Boat engines, they tend to be made to be ultra reliable aren't they? What I mean to say is, do you know how much bhp and torque it actually makes, and does it drink the fuel??

 

book spec from vm for the 51a engine is 150 hp 220 lbft. this engine was in my dads old range rover years ago it was a conversion by motor and diesels in a d reg auto range rover. dads now got a p reg 2.5 td bmw engine range rover with manual box. the old rangie with an auto felt to have twice the torque of the bmw engine. and its so simple, push rod engine with literally no electrics to go wrong. external wastegate aswell. ive gotta find out what vm spec boost pressure at as it might have already been adjusted for the original conversion in the rangerover.

 

made me dig a bit last night this question and found out some interesting info. the engine code is a hr 692 ht and the exact same engine was fitted to a covini t40 in 1986. intercooled and more boost made 225 bhp at 4300 rpm cant find out what torque. was a 1350 kg car 0 - 62 7.5 seconds and top speed of 146 mph. engine was also fitted to 14 early jags as a trial for a diesel in the 70s.