{"id":111527,"date":"2024-02-14T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111527"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:55:16","slug":"building-a-bmw-m73-v12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111527","title":{"rendered":"Building a BMW M73 V12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=111535\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111535\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"111535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=111535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rebuilt BMW M73 V12 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW M73 V12 rebuilt by M539 Restorations&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW M73 V12 rebuilt by M539 Restorations\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sreten from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/m539_restorations\/\">M539 Restorations<\/a> enjoys working on BMW vehicles. One of his many projects is a 1991 BMW 850i (E31) called &#8220;Marseille&#8221; found sitting for 10 years in France. Sreten was able to get the forgotten coupe working. Eventually he decided to swap the factory 5.0 L M70 V12 for a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BMW_M73\">5.4 L M73<\/a> (Hydrogen) V12 from a prototype 2000 BMW 750hL (E38). Watch Sreten disassemble, inspect, and rebuild the M73 motor or follow the project&#8217;s progress on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@M539Restorations\"> Sreten&#8217;s channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mw-0stRHaQ8?si=iq9OAmkpScqPA4zh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LCZi0CmGJKg?si=arJM6GzgqTYfpVQH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XsV0h-9z86c?si=5U7yfcko1jR8AVnm\" 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=111539\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111539\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"111539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=111539\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rebuilt BMW M73 V12 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW M73 V12 rebuilt by M539 Restorations&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW M73 V12 rebuilt by M539 Restorations\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-05.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@M539Restorations\">M539 Restorations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sreten from M539 Restorations enjoys working on BMW vehicles. One of his many projects is a 1991 BMW 850i (E31) called &#8220;Marseille&#8221; found sitting for 10 years in France. Sreten was able to get the forgotten coupe working. Eventually he decided to swap the factory 5.0 L M70 V12 for a 5.4 L M73 (Hydrogen)&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111527\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a BMW M73 V12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":111535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[839,809],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e31","category-e38"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rebuilt-BMW-M73-V12-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108361,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108361","url_meta":{"origin":111527,"position":0},"title":"BMW E30 with a Twin-Turbo V12","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Mikulski Motorsport built this BMW E30 at their company in J\u00f3zef\u00f3w, Poland. 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The owner replaced the inline-six with a 5.0 L M70B50 V12 from an Alpina B12 making 296 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. 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