Originally Posted by Ro0122
NICE!!!! joined this forum just to watch this topic... havent ready up totally on whats covered in this post.... but I have a 2005 crossfire coupe and am toying with the idea to do a v8 conversion in her after I do a widebody on her first. To gain some more rubber on the ground to accomadate the already dangerous car. I do a little codework as a hobby and have some German connections in Munchen and Austria... her dad was vp of bmw exports..... if anyone has some links (unlikely) to where i could peek into the programming code in developer mode for the fivestar platform that would be awesome......
Thanks guys... and keep up the good work. also would a 2000 s-500 v8 work for a conversion??? (sceptical)
Welcome to the forum and thanks for the compliment. As for toying with this, I wish the best of luck. The S500 engine could work in your car but you're going to be spending a ton of money and time trying to make it work. While this isn't a how-to thread, I will give you one vital piece of advice; if you have to ask what parts you'll need to make this work, you're not yet properly equipped to take on this conversion. I mean absolutely no disrespect when I say this, I only want to set the proper expectation and don't want you to set yourself up for failure. We're not the first to do these conversions but we are the only ones that can make the car start with the key. This is no small feat as Mercedes has been dead silent when it has come to offering any support so a lot of time and money was spent researching and prototyping the necessary means to properly perform these conversions. Good luck with your widebody kit and I look forward to seeing your car as you progress. These are a very unique car and I love it when people take it even further.
Take care