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Engine + Driveline / Long Block Weight?

« on: April 02, 2011, 08:28:09 PM »

M42 and M20 both complete and with transmissions.

That M42 trans looks awfully small. Maybe its just the image. In that case, the trannys would be close in weight. So I'm guessing the M42 is in the 360-375 range. Not much less than the LS3. :cool:

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Engine + Driveline / Failed CA smog. But no errors on stomp test

« on: March 31, 2011, 02:07:47 PM »

Right. But by looking at those numbers, if his cat is bad, it's not that bad. The G2P will bring those down. He is barely over. When I ran it, my numbers dropped by the hundreds in some categories.

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For Sale / E30 Carbon Fiber Dashboard

« on: March 31, 2011, 05:34:55 AM »

I swear to god if I move back to Cali in the coming weeks as I am planning, I WILL be buying this.

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Engine + Driveline / Massive Blow By

« on: March 31, 2011, 05:24:42 AM »

After a short hiatus and plug change (as mentioned earlier), the problem has mysteriously  gone away. It's been gone for over two weeks and about 300 miles now. Bizarre. I'm half tempted to throw a set of P+2 plugs back in to see if the problem comes back. Too bad I shit canned the old plugs.

I never did do the leakdown test. I probably will after I move off this island shortly. Regardless, I still need to address the lean issue.

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Engine + Driveline / Failed CA smog. But no errors on stomp test

« on: March 31, 2011, 05:15:42 AM »

Go to Kragen and get Guaranteed 2 Pass. Follow the instructions on the bottle. I used it on two separate occasions on my wifes old 318 and it worked both times. This was in California.

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Engine + Driveline / Massive Blow By

« on: March 17, 2011, 10:44:16 PM »

Well we have E10 here. However, the state is pushing legislation to eliminate ethanol from fuel here. I'm hoping they do it soon.

I'm still waiting to do the leak down. I also need to figure out if the smoke is fuel, oil or both. I know how to tell, I just haven't made an attempt to yet.

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Engine + Driveline / Massive Blow By

« on: March 15, 2011, 01:42:19 AM »

170-175 across the board.  So the compression test was good. Time for a leak down test.

I also changed from Bosch P+2 to a standard NKG gapped at 0.030. The Bosch plugs had oil on the threads, but none in the hole that I could tell. However, they were lean as hell. Must be a combination of the motor setup and the ACSchnitzer tune. Time for a Walbro and an adjustable FPR.

On another note, I think my injection timing may be off, or somehow one of the cams spun out of adjustment.

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Engine + Driveline / Massive Blow By

« on: March 08, 2011, 03:00:28 AM »

Here is something I noticed recently as well. The fuel in Hawaii is by far the most destructive I've ever seen. I just tore down an M54 with 50k on it. There was so much carbon build up that it had fallen off the valve and scored the block so bad that is cannot be saved. This is not the only time I've head or seen this happen here. However, I've only put 12k on my rebuild in the past three years. Half of which have been on this shitty fuel. I think that is premature to assume this could happen to my motor over that short of time. But who knows. I have over 13:1 compression, so I add xylene as well. I figured that would keep it clean. I'll find out soon.

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Engine + Driveline / Massive Blow By

« on: March 05, 2011, 12:26:52 PM »

Not your typical circumstance. I havent comp tested or done a leak down yet. It is on start up. BUT..... Only when parked pointing  down hill. My strange, off the wall theory is cylinder rings are allowing blow by on start up because the rings are done. And since there is a massive oil accumulation at the front of the sump when pointed down hill, I think the crank is slinging oil up past the rings.  I rarely get it when parked on level ground and never when pointed up hill.

I know that is far fetched, but I think the valve seals would do this not matter how the car was parked.

Thoughts from you folks before I start testing?

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Engine + Driveline / Long Block Weight?

« on: November 11, 2010, 06:55:11 PM »

Okay, so I just checked that site for the US spec motor and it comes back at 242lbs. The problem is, the M20 comes back at 257lbs.

Really? Only 15lbs different! Something is horribly wrong here.

I'll have to figure this out the old school way.

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General Topics / car shipping companies

« on: November 11, 2010, 02:31:50 AM »

From where to where?

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For Sale / 14" BBS Mahle Yakima & Thule roof racks

« on: November 09, 2010, 11:04:36 AM »

prices?

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General Topics / JB flywheel+ac+stop light= stall... any ideas?

« on: November 05, 2010, 11:37:39 PM »

I lived in both Cali and Texas, Cali is nothing compared to humidity in Texas. I'll take a 100+ in Cali any day over 100+ in Texas.

As many times as I traveled through TX, I guess I failed to realize how high the humidity is.

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Engine + Driveline / Long Block Weight?

« on: November 05, 2010, 11:35:22 PM »

That seems much lighter than I originally thought. I was thinking more along the lines of 350.

Does 226lbs sound right to the rest of you?

BTW thanks DSM.

Wait, I just found a post from SheepDog saying 250-280.

I'm trying to justify doing something kinda stupid. But our motor is too light. I can't believe i'm complaining about this.

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Engine + Driveline / Long Block Weight?

« on: November 05, 2010, 02:35:38 AM »

Without accessories. Does anyone know for sure?

I did not find any info with the search.