i went down to the crossroads, to make a deal with the devil,
er,
to the junkyard, to check out the VEE12
it looks okay... does anyone want a V-12?
lkq charges 272 for a gas engine..
somebody got the throttle bodies and the 3 ECU boxes.. but nobody in their right minds wants those anyway
looks like somebody made a vain attempt recently to get it to run... notice the new distributor caps
https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_-_Jessup-206/recents/1989-bmw-750il/
Locost... 
nobody wants a VEE-12?
i must be on the wrong forum...
Most of us would buy a running driving donor to salvage all the hard to find parts and sell off extra parts to recoup to zero.
billstewartx said:nobody wants a VEE-12?
i must be on the wrong forum...
I brought that exact vee-12 to the challenge a few years back. It came in a running and driving (albiet not well) vehicle for $1100.
They're good for torque but not really hp. The exhaust value design was done for economy on the Autobahn and therefore it's too shrouded and at a bad angle for making more hp.
I'd still love to do one in a hotrod, but now that I own a jaguar my next v12 might be one with more "personality".
Would a turbo or super charger help with the shrouded valves problem?
Oh my. EdHigginbotham
we are going to be out. In my truck. Not too far.
I don't need this or have a purpose for it.
Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:bI brought that exact vee-12 to the challenge a few years back. It came in a running and driving (albiet not well) vehicle for $1100.
They're good for torque but not really hp.
wait. you brought a BMW 750 teutonic luxo-barge to the challenge? thats some cwazy stuff!
325 HP is not enough? woo hoo...
did you run the automatic tranny? that would make anything feel gutless...
i too have a bmw V12... and TWO jag V12's...
it would seem i have a problem...
stop me before i kill again!
billstewartx said:Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:bI brought that exact vee-12 to the challenge a few years back. It came in a running and driving (albiet not well) vehicle for $1100.
They're good for torque but not really hp.
wait. you brought a BMW 750 teutonic luxo-barge to the challenge? thats some cwazy stuff!
325 HP is not enough? woo hoo...
did you run the automatic tranny? that would make anything feel gutless...
Yeah, I just ran the auto. I even found an old dinan chip for it on eBay but I couldn't get the ecu case apart to install it (it was last minute and I was very afraid if breaking the ecu).
Low 15s in the drags iirc, but I was on a7s. I was the fastest autox BMW that year, beating an E30, an e46, and I think an e34. (Also probably because of the a7s).
wait, robbie,
are you the guy who ran a bunch of jag v12's in Lemons and other stuff?
billstewartx said:wait, robbie,
are you the guy who ran a bunch of jag v12's in Lemons and other stuff?
No but that sounds fun as hell. I'd like to meet that guy!
oh, maybe that is Frenchyd that is the jag v12 guy
impressive you ran a Automatic...
i have a M73 in my garage, and am putting on a 6 speed .
someday i will have a chassis to put it into !
https://rusefi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1749&sid=f2d185a5932a1e63fd6ea7c37d7771fe&start=120
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