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Well, my friends, it's one of the most reliable, driveable and sexy cars BMW ever made.
A real shark on the street. A car with great presence.
I bought this car in May 2000, and it was love at first sight! Yes, it is crazy to tell people that your "new" car was built in 1986, and has probably run more that 200,000 Km. Very few will understand that. If any.
Its "Big Six" 3.5l M30B34 engine is rather obsolete by today standards. It burns a lot of gas, and it does not display fantastic power/displacement figures.
But thanks to the excellent low-end torque and bullet-proof design of the engine, combined with the rather light body, the E28 535i is still capable of challenging modern cars on the road.
The "M" body kit on this car was an aftermarket installation.
. 6 Cylinder, 3430 cc
. Bore x Stroke: 92x 86 mm
. Valve Gear: OHC, 2 valves per cylinder, chain driven camshaft
. Ignition: Bosch DME Motronic
. Compression Ratio: 8.0:1
. Max Power: 185 bhp (PS-DIN) (136 kW ISO) @ 5,400 rpm
. Max Torque: 290 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
. Custom upgrade: performance chip > 200 HP, 320 Nm (estimated)
-> click here for test results on performance chip upgrade
in May 2003
. 5 speed manual. Single dry plate clutch.
. Ratios (1st through 5th): 3.822, 2.203, 1.398, 1.000, 0.812
. Final Drive Ratio: 3.25 with Cat., 25% limited slip differential
. Front: MacPherson struts
. Rear: Semi-trailing arms
. Front and rear anti-roll bars
. Steering: ZF recirculating ball, hydraulic power assist
. Custom upgrade: Front strut brace
. Dual circuit, split diagonally, with ABS
. Custom upgrade: Front: E32 735i ventilated disks
. Custom upgrade: Rear: E34 solid disks
. Custom upgrade: Master Cylinder: E32 750i
. Custom upgrade: 225/50R16 tires on 7.5"x16"ET20 BMW E38 rims
. Other wheel combinations used in the past:
- 225/60R15 tires on 7"x15"ET20 BMW E34 rims
- 205/60R15 on 7"x15"ET20 front + 225/50R16 on 8.5"x16"ET10 rear
. Open loop, custom free-flow exhaust (dual-pipe mid muffler + single pipe final muffler). Removed the cat + O2 sensor.
With their precious information and kind support, I was able to bring this car back to a fine technical condition.
Their Web site: http://www.M535i.org
. Top speed: 220 Km/h
. Acceleration, 1-100 Km/h: about 8 sec.
. 80-120 Km/h in direct gearbox ration (4th gear): about 10 sec.
. Standing-start kilometre: about 29.0 sec.