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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: AL GReeNeRy on May 10, 2007, 03:25:29 PM
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first off, sorry bout the pics.. only gotta camera phone
heres what my car looked like before
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00051.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00050.jpg)
and heres how it looks now...
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00065.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00064.jpg)
and the reason for doing so...
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00066.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00068.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/ghettoblaze/IMAGE_00067.jpg)
specs:
cheapo ebay air filter - Bomz Racing (nice because it has the inner cone for increased surface area)
Lukas motorsports heatshield
mounting bracket from true k&n intake kit for the m42
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Soon starring in Mad Max 4. I'll be there for the premiere.
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where did u get the heatshield from? I was thinking of fabricating my own from home depot ;)
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Getting there man. I like the manifold.
Hey I designed a mesh opening for the headlight opening. It was a finer mesh. Want a pic so you can see? I used the head lamp ring.
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sure id love to see it.. i juss used what i had. where can i get that finer mesh? also, i recently got the car polished waxed and cleaned. ill get some better pics up soon. the hood and front end damage well be fixed/replaced soon enough.
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I like what you did with the manifold. I think I'll try that while I have mine out. Thanks for the idea.
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heatshield from lukasmotorsports.com
when youre painting the intake manifold, make sure you get all the cosmoline stuff off (that flaky yellowish gunk). if you dont it will cause your paint to flake off easily.
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heatshield from lukasmotorsports.com
when youre painting the intake manifold, make sure you get all the cosmoline stuff off (that flaky yellowish gunk). if you dont it will cause your paint to flake off easily.
I washed, sanded, degrease, sanded again and washed again before applying the first coat. I used high temp paint rated to 1400 degrees. I like this shade of black.
After prep
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/495359199_796c6aa655_o.jpg
First coat of paint
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/495322760_b9d72d54e6_o.jpg
Applied 3 more coats 30 minutes apart then carefully sanded the highlights. masked off the sanded area and painted again to cover up any scuff marks in the paint. The finished product.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/495322806_85d7620cc9_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/495322830_425512ea3a_o.jpg
What do you think? I might just pull the valve cover before the day is out.
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The headlight opening is probably the best place to take in air on an E30. You could move your outside air temp sensor from the brake duct to check the actual temp. It's an easy HP and MPG gain.
I've painted the valve cover but have been just too lazy to pull the intake. I guess I could do several other things on the list like the Gordian knot of vacuum, coolant, etc. lines under there also. COSMOLINE, Aghhh!
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sure id love to see it.. i juss used what i had. where can i get that finer mesh? also, i recently got the car polished waxed and cleaned. ill get some better pics up soon. the hood and front end damage well be fixed/replaced soon enough.
No problem. I will take some pics for you tomorrow. I got the mesh from a really great store here. Surplus stuff from every business know to mankind. , Skycraft.
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tjts1 i like that shade too. what color e30 do you got? you painted that piece pretty well.. looks damn near perfect. mines was more of a quick 2 hour deal =P
d.clay when you paint your intake manifold you should also do the coolant bypass.. thats basically why i painted mines
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what fan is that?
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tjts1 i like that shade too. what color e30 do you got? you painted that piece pretty well.. looks damn near perfect. mines was more of a quick 2 hour deal =P
d.clay when you paint your intake manifold you should also do the coolant bypass.. thats basically why i painted mines
My car is that same metallic black as D. Clay's signature but mine looks a lot worse. The whole paint process only took a couple of hours as well. I already had it out, saw your thread and thought why not give it a try. The paint is meant for BBQ grills so I guess its designed to blend well without a lot of prep. Works for me. Now my valve cover feels jealous.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/496711498_2a1ceb6815_o.jpg
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what fan is that?
electric fan off ebay. got it for about $80 shipped i believe.
tj, my valve cover said the same thing too haha. marin pride? you wouldnt happen to be from the bay area would you?
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tj, my valve cover said the same thing too haha. marin pride? you wouldnt happen to be from the bay area would you?
I'm in San Rafael. Bought my car in the city.
For the electric fan, did you run it directly off the existing circuit for the auxiliary fan or did you use your own separate relays? My volvo 960 came with a very nice 2 speed 17" curved blade puller fan from the factory which I also adapted to my older volvo 240. I think dimension wise it would be perfect for the BMW and it would be easy to integrate into the existing circuit. Did you remove the aux fan?
The fan in question as installed it on the 240. Its powerful enough to cool a 240hp 850R, extremely quiet and reliable. I tend to trust used factory fans over after market stuff. I also like it because it looks stock.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/498477907_ccd515953c_o.jpg
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have been just too lazy
This has been my story so far with my e30, especially the engine bay. The only thing I did so far besides the engine swap is to clean off my fuse cover and install with all the newer type fuse replacements. haha.
Al, looking good. :)
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This has been my story so far with my e30, especially the engine bay. The only thing I did so far besides the engine swap is to clean off my fuse cover and install with all the newer type fuse replacements. haha.
Al, looking good. :)
wish that were true =/ i cant wait til i get my front end fixed and my hood painted red again. then ill be able to agree wit ya.
as for the fan, i just wired it in with my existing fan wiring. i used this write up to do so..
http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9150
very informative