BMW V8 engine

[marksimon]

Does anyone have experiences of or opinions on putting a BMW V8 out of a 540 into a lightweight front engined sportscar?

I have been offered a BMW 540 4.4 engine for approx £600. On the face of it, this engine will offer better performance and reliability than a Rover V8, for not much extra cash.

I am wishing to know the main difficulties associated with attempting to put this engine into a obra type vehicle. Can anyone advise of the best gearbox, or would a Cosworth Borg Warner type 9 suit? Whst bis the best way to arrange the fuelling and ignition - does one use an aftermarket injection and engine management system, or is it possible to adapt the BMW systems?

Any thoughts on using this engine would be appreciated.

Many thanks.

Mark

[marksimon]

Thanks for the response guys.
I'm glad to know it is meant to be a good engine.
I've no experience of aftermarket injection, so I suppose those companies such as EMerald may be able to advised.
I know I can get the engine to fit, but I've yet to find the manual gearbox that BMW use and take the necessary measurements to see if it fits. I guess a few phone calls to scrap dealers is what is required.

Regards.

Mark