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Musa
04-06-2005, 05:40 PM
Being one of few who drive a 1 series - just like to promote it as much as possible....

http://www.germancarfans.com/tuners/7050603.001/7050603.001.1M.jpg


Once again the Hartge engineers created something special, this, by transplanting a BMW 5.0L V8 into the newly released 1 series. And this isn’t your normal BMW V8, as it features modified cylinder heads, revised camshaft, and its own engine software mapping; resulting in an output of 450 hp and 376 lb-ft of torque.


Article Here (http://www.germancarfans.com/tuners.cfm/TunerID/7050603.001/bmw/1.htm)
benny boy
04-06-2005, 05:57 PM
that is mental [banana
paulm3
04-06-2005, 06:03 PM
wow!!! they could'be just put m3 engine in.. but nooooo!! a whopping v8 !!! thats mad !!!
adood84
04-06-2005, 07:16 PM
so there is a place to fit a V8, I wonder what the mean:D
Tin
04-06-2005, 09:50 PM
Nice!!! Good to see the old v8 still strutin its stuff :D wonder if they did anything to counterbalance of the weight of car...can only imagine its very nose-dive heavy!
uberbmw
04-06-2005, 10:03 PM
Mental stuff! wdoner how much it costs, actually nevermind, time to play the lotto and hope!
Spoon
04-06-2005, 10:28 PM
The 130i is 12 seconds slower than the m3 at the nurinburg... its a pretty special car
Musa
04-06-2005, 11:19 PM
Nice!!! Good to see the old v8 still strutin its stuff :D wonder if they did anything to counterbalance of the weight of car...can only imagine its very nose-dive heavy!.

Thought that the V8 in the front of that is just far too heavy for the car so all it's ever gong to do is understeer. Hartge put the same engine in an M3 and it suffered the exact same problems. However, with the 1er's engine so far back behind the line of the front wheels the effect on weight distribution will be less significant. Add to that the fact that the V8 builds shorter than the V6, spreading its weight more sideways than lengthwise.

It's an amazing car... i want one!
Afif
04-06-2005, 11:24 PM
nice! Those rims look good on almost anything :D.
Ali
05-06-2005, 02:15 AM
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Thought that the V8 in the front of that is just far too heavy for the car so all it's ever gong to do is understeer. Hartge put the same engine in an M3 and it suffered the exact same problems. However, with the 1er's engine so far back behind the line of the front wheels the effect on weight distribution will be less significant. Add to that the fact that the V8 builds shorter than the V6, spreading its weight more sideways than lengthwise.

It's an amazing car... i want one!

Moose, where did you get this quote from???? LOL :D :D :D :D

Love all Hartge conversions... I want them to do it on my Z4!!
adood84
05-06-2005, 08:33 AM
one thing BMW doesn't do a V6 :D, or maybe you ment compared to a V6 engine
Musa
05-06-2005, 10:20 AM
Moose, where did you get this quote from???? LOL

Taxi for one please!!!! [crackmeup
Har5ha
05-06-2005, 11:36 AM
Moose, where did you get this quote from???? LOL :D :D :D :D



Al I was thinking the same as I read it...

Musa come on...save up and show us how its done!!
Ali
05-06-2005, 11:59 AM
Hehehe

To be honest though, for the $50k that it costs... (i'm pretty sure!).. its really not worth it...!