cam adapter nut question

[Mike Goble]

In my travels around NoCal I've come across a 76 530i in a junkyard about 50 miles away. This is an injected car with the old-style distributor. I've been looking at the RealOEM parts breakdown, and it isn't clear to me if I can grab the distributor drive mechanism off this car and apply it to my M30B35 motor. Does this car have all the parts, including the adapter nut?

 

[61porsche]

Cam and distributers

Mike,

Unfortunaly not. The 530i has the right cam to drive the distributer.

The adapter nut adds the drive extension for the distributer on a motronic crank/ damper/ ecu fired motor that doesn't use a distributer. They're available from Ireland, Metric Mechanic, Korman, and many OEM sources.

If you're sticking with the L/D jet or log manifold ( and many here do for the original look), swap the 533 head(or your old one) on the b35. The earlier head will give you a bump in compression of maybe 3/4 point because the chamber is smaller than the B35. Many have also modified the early FI to a combination of later ( updated,) FI or hybrid. But then you get into the associated mods/ fab for which some are comfortable with and some are not.

Best of luck....


Happy Holidays to all and best wishes for the New Year!

 

[BarryG]

Mike, I may have one.ill get back to you in a few hours.
Barry

 

[Mike Goble]

Mike, I may have one.ill get back to you in a few hours.
Barry

Thanks. Working on Beemers is a learning experience for a guy who has spent 45 years on small block Chevys.