The e39 M5 engine pictured that you commented on does indeed have individual throttle bodies. I owned one for 3 years and can confirm that there are 8 throttle bodies. They are underneath those macaroni shaped velocity stacks. The two tubes that go into the front of the plenum are connected to individual air filter…

Actually both BMW systems shown have individual throttle bodies between the velocity stack and the head. Every BMW M engine aside from the US e36 M3 has individual throttle bodies on every cylinder. Some of the new ones have no throttle bodies and use variable valve lift to control air flow.

The setup off of a BMW S62 engine that was in the e39 M5 is probably less than 5 grand used considering you can buy a used engine for about $5k. I understand 4 of those thorttle bodies can easily be installed on a Porsche 944.

Pulling in debris is why the Cummins Diesel Special race car in the 1952 Indy race failed. It is too bad because the car was number one pole position and probably would have won the race with the power advantage it had.

Probably popping wheelies in a 1980 grumman box van full of old cast iron John Deere tractor parts. During one of the wheelies all of the parts slammed against the rear doors and they busted open. The parts landed in the mud.

Two separate companies on two different occasions managed to knock the side mirror on his Ferrari 308gtsi loading them on trailers like this.

There are at least two people whom think the e36 is better looking than the e46 because I much prefer it over the e46. The e46 is just a jelly bean compared to the undstated angular styling of the e36. I would go as far as to say that the e36 is my favorite looking BMW short of an e9.

I did it with an e39 M5. Was driving by my local Cadillac/Audi dealer one day and saw it sitting out front by the road. I found a place to turn around and go check it out. After taking it for a spin and inquiring about the price, my twin brother and I decided it was a great deal. We bought it the next day. We had…

Mmm 4 wheel drive donuts. I love doing them on my little Yahmaha Timberwolf 4 wheeler.

When ever I take my Austin Healey Sprite on the highway I feel this way. The power isn’t the issue, 56 hp is more than enough. However, the fact that the top of the windshield is probably only an inch or two above a semi trailers floor is concerning. Bad visions of merging semis scare me.

My Austin Healey has a single knock off per wheel.

Oldsmobile 88 LSS or Pontiac Bonneville SSEI. Cheap comfortable and supercharged.

The sound is good. I still maintain that a stock e36 328 is the best sounding BMW so this definitely peaks my interest.

I loved driving my e39 M5 with awesome snow tires in the winter. I drifted it in almost every corner I could for 4 months straight.

My 2013 Mini has them. I think the new ones do too.

Small cars have gotten a lot bigger. That being said, the crash structure of the rover is pretty bad.

Yep, my entire families fleet of cars has the stripe instead except for our newest vehicle, as 2013 Mini. I wish the mini had it too because the sun visors are uselessly, miniature, in that car. My Oldsmobile 88 has a very pretty 6 inch high blue stripe on the windshield, it is super useful on those sunny days. The…

I really only like the Miata because of the cuteness of the MK1 and it’s pop up headlights. If I were to ever but a Miata it would be an MK1.

I just came to realize that the FRS/BRZ/86 is the most fun modern car I have driven. Probably followed up by the Fiat 500 Abarth. The reason I say it is the best is, it is one of the only modern cars I have driven that actually has some character. One does need to work to drive this car, it isn’t just a mass of torque…

The “Saved by Zero,” campaign actually made me grow a dislike for that song. And I like pretty much all 80s music.