Bill wrote:
> I've seen the intakes from BMP and BavAuto for late models. I was
wondering
> if there was something better for the M30 ('86 535i). I'm not talking
about
> the filter mods, but the actual intake manifold. Maybe something that
> doesn't cross over the head. Has anyone retrofitted a newer
hotfilm/wire air
> mass meter to the earlier M30?
> Bill
> '86 535i U.S.

You have an E28 535i. What you want is a Dinan intake manifold:

http://www.dinancars.com/SeriesPrint.asp?prod=1273
At $900 big ones, it ain't cheap. But, its what you need....