The Alpina Project

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fluffnik said:

very numb said:

Think the bi turbo is fastest production BMW with 170'ish mph top speed. All the others are limited to 155.

No ALPINA is limited.

A very cool project indeed.

181mph actually, Damn!....done it again

[sniff diesel]

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sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

very numb said:

Think the bi turbo is fastest production BMW with 170'ish mph top speed. All the others are limited to 155.

Very cool car and project.

180ish

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/alpina_b10_...

The touring body is a bit heavier and less aerodynamic so that will lop a few mph off the top end. Still damn quick though.

Are you sure about the aerodynamics? I remember a debate about this and they found estates had better aero then saloons......I feel a bit nerdy now

In my E36 handbook the 325tds saloon is quoted as having a top speed of 134mph, whereas the touring is quoted as topping out at 128mph. Will have to see what the 540i touring will do.

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sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

very numb said:

Think the bi turbo is fastest production BMW with 170'ish mph top speed. All the others are limited to 155.

Very cool car and project.

180ish

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/alpina_b10_...

The touring body is a bit heavier and less aerodynamic so that will lop a few mph off the top end. Still damn quick though.

Are you sure about the aerodynamics? I remember a debate about this and they found estates had better aero then saloons......I feel a bit nerdy now

In my E36 handbook the 325tds saloon is quoted as having a top speed of 134mph, whereas the touring is quoted as topping out at 128mph. Will have to see what the 540i touring will do.

is the gearing the same?

[sniff diesel]

B Oeuf said:

sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

very numb said:

Think the bi turbo is fastest production BMW with 170'ish mph top speed. All the others are limited to 155.

Very cool car and project.

180ish

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/alpina_b10_...

The touring body is a bit heavier and less aerodynamic so that will lop a few mph off the top end. Still damn quick though.

Are you sure about the aerodynamics? I remember a debate about this and they found estates had better aero then saloons......I feel a bit nerdy now

In my E36 handbook the 325tds saloon is quoted as having a top speed of 134mph, whereas the touring is quoted as topping out at 128mph. Will have to see what the 540i touring will do.

is the gearing the same?

Yep, all BMW's that I'm aware of use the same diff and gearbox ratios in saloons, coupes, convertable and touring versions.

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sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

sniff diesel said:

B Oeuf said:

very numb said:

Think the bi turbo is fastest production BMW with 170'ish mph top speed. All the others are limited to 155.

Very cool car and project.

180ish

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/alpina_b10_...

The touring body is a bit heavier and less aerodynamic so that will lop a few mph off the top end. Still damn quick though.

Are you sure about the aerodynamics? I remember a debate about this and they found estates had better aero then saloons......I feel a bit nerdy now

In my E36 handbook the 325tds saloon is quoted as having a top speed of 134mph, whereas the touring is quoted as topping out at 128mph. Will have to see what the 540i touring will do.

is the gearing the same?

Yep, all BMW's that I'm aware of use the same diff and gearbox ratios in saloons, coupes, convertable and touring versions.

great! means I'm not a nerd then

[sniff diesel]

Any updates on this Charlie?

[Vixpy1]

The donor Bi turbo is currently under a foot of snow, and they can't get it into the workshop

Things should happen next week, or some arses are going to get kicked

[colacube]

Vixpy1 said:

The donor Bi turbo is currently under a foot of snow, and they can't get it into the workshop

Things should happen next week, or some arses are going to get kicked

I had a nose round this car when it was sat outside CPC when he was in marlow about a year and a half ago.

My 3.8 was there and just about to be declared dead. I ended up selling it off in bits.

Will be a potent machine once together.

[Vixpy1]

Right, after an hour of winching and then some Disco power we managed to get the car out of the snow drift and into the workshop.

let the stripping begin

[Robert060379]

I nearly bought an 525Xi Touring thinking of raiding the BMW parts bit to either Supercharge or Turbo the car later. The four wheel drive should put the power down a lot better.

[wackojacko]

Vixpy1 said:

Right, after an hour of winching and then some Disco power we managed to get the car out of the snow drift and into the workshop.

let the stripping begin

Did some one mention "stripping" Good luck with it all Vixpy1

[paulrhodes]

Charlie I'm going to try and pop and see a mate in Surrey in the nearish future. Any chance I can swing by and take a look in person?

I can feel a Chip Foose moment coming lol.

[Vixpy1]

paulrhodes said:

Charlie I'm going to try and pop and see a mate in Surrey in the nearish future. Any chance I can swing by and take a look in person?

I can feel a Chip Foose moment coming lol.

The car is in Herts chap, J18 M25, If you want to pop in its no prob

[M3John]

How did i not pick up on this thread sooner chuckles !?!?!?! Looking forward to seeing the final result

[Vixpy1]

Some progress:


Diff cooler mounted behind rear bumper, seems to have a knock in the accident, but bent back into shape ok



Long range auxillary fuel tank mounted in boot, extra 20L taking total to 110L, yes thats over £120 a fill up



Rad, intercooler and oil cooler off.



All doors, bonnet and bootlid off also.



Also reomoved the exhaust and the main tank. Next job is to drop the drivetrain off.

[anonymous-user]

Robert060379 said:

I nearly bought an 525Xi Touring thinking of raiding the BMW parts bit to either Supercharge or Turbo the car later. The four wheel drive should put the power down a lot better.

My dad used to have one of those, plenty of traction but in standard form with the auto box it was a slow old beast! I've seen it around at various dealers and most recently a bmw breakers, so i'm guessing they realised after 3 years of being off the roads its too much of a heap to sell.

[John D.]

£120 a fill up! Feck!!

I struggle to get £40 in mine!

[MarvinManUK]

Fantastic stuff. Can't wait to see it all finished!

to you sir!

[Altrezia]

Cool project, Charlie.
Looking forward to updates.

[Gun]

Great project Charlie, I'm slightly obsessed with 80s/90s BMWs at the moment, can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished.