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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Custom M42 Pistons for my Engine

« on: March 16, 2009, 07:39:47 AM »

not even obvious to me & I own the damn thing.. LOL

they are 87mm...

Sorrry if this is otherwise obvious, but what diameter are those pistons?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Custom M42 Pistons for my Engine

« on: March 14, 2009, 12:32:01 PM »

So there's enough material in between cylinders to bore it out to 86mm huh?  It's likely pushing it though.  I'd love to see pics of the block.

here ya go... its metric's M44 2.0L I just bought.

more here...

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25646

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Custom M42 Pistons for my Engine

« on: March 12, 2009, 08:19:34 AM »

yeah, I forgot about customs...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Need advice: Exhaust setup for supercharged motor

« on: March 11, 2009, 06:15:28 AM »

181 whp sounds excellent - keep what you have, as it is a great set up.

bottom end torque is where its at (!) - dont compromise on that for a few extra hp up on top... IMO

good luck either way though...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Custom M42 Pistons for my Engine

« on: March 11, 2009, 05:56:34 AM »

you do realize that MM's piston set (in a configuration of your choice) is only about $780... + $120 if you want Molly rings.

shipping would have been inexpensive as well...

just my $.02

Hi! I live in Singapore thus I have to order via their Europe office instead of US one. It cost me 770 Euros so thats around USD993. I emailed Wiseco Europe directly to order the pistons.

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Engine + Driveline / head porting & polishing

« on: March 03, 2009, 01:18:06 PM »

but if you really have your heart set on it - have these guys do it for you...

http://www.extrudehone.com/auto/auto-performance.php
http://www.gethoned.com/auto.php

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Engine + Driveline / head porting & polishing

« on: March 03, 2009, 01:06:24 PM »

unless you trully know wtf you are doing - do yurself a HUGE favor & do NOT port/polish (read: butcher) your own head... you are just looking for trouble. its an exact science  - done with flow benches and such...

also, scroll down this page & read what MM said about porting/polishing (in fact, read the entire thing), as it makes for some interesting material...

http://www.metricmechanic.com/catalog/porting-the-head.php

& this one regarding 'surface turbulence'...

http://www.metricmechanic.com/catalog/surface-turbulance.php

hi everyone. I'm about to tackle the task of replacing the head gasket on my 91, 318i, because I really miss driving it. I was wondering if anybody has done any head polishing and porting (or any other task that I should do while I'm at it, for that matter) and if so, is it a complicated process? I've seen some guys do it on youtube and it doesn't look hard at all. In fact, I'm more concerned about messing up when putting everything together after replacing the head gasket. I was going to have someone more experienced help me out, but the guy is always too busy for me, like he was going to do it for free....so I said f** it, I'll do it myself. All input or comments welcome.

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Member Profiles / marko - M44 from Jersey

« on: March 01, 2009, 07:17:19 AM »

hey, the dollar is weak now... best time to buy. LOL

WOW!!!wish our currency exchange n tax isnt so bad...not to mention the distance to post that stuff!!!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 + Eaton M90 = 20psi!

« on: February 24, 2009, 06:58:56 AM »

I understand its an M44, but there is no reason why it shouldn't work on an M42 as well - so I thought you'd find it interesting.
enjoy...

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25691

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Engine + Driveline / Serious power gain mods... no joke!

« on: February 23, 2009, 06:22:01 AM »

well, the knowledge which I do not posess... LOL

very few people made them work properly on M44 & M42s, that I know of (though I'm basing this statement on 318ti.org members mostly - havent really searched m42club.com too much)...

turbo selection, manifold & intercooler piping fabrication + engine management is beyond my realm - but if you got the knowlege, then you are ok... so again, it isn't imossible, just requires knowledge.

What kind of knowledge? I have had several turbo cars, is there anything special a BMW requires to be turboed? I wouldnt be surprised at all.  Im guessing a pricey piggyback.

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Member Profiles / marko - M44 from Jersey

« on: February 22, 2009, 10:10:46 AM »

just paid up in full for my metric 2.0 M44 - here are some pix!
enjoy... M

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25646

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Engine + Driveline / Serious power gain mods... no joke!

« on: February 22, 2009, 09:26:22 AM »

nothing major to be gained without serious money, unfortunatelly... 2.1L + high flow head + radical cams maybe - but it all costs.

Turbo is your best bet... if you got the knowledge.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Single Row Chain

« on: February 20, 2009, 08:47:41 AM »

as promised - here are the pix of my upcoming MM motor with a single timing chain conversion... the guys from Metric have been kind enough to send me some pix from the build, to salivate over.

more pix of the entire thing here:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25646

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Single Row Chain

« on: February 10, 2009, 08:00:16 AM »

yes, I should - you are right.

I absolutelly love E30s.. they have a special place in my heart, just like the 87-92 Gti 16Vs.

nice! I'm jealous - but you should consider putting the setup into an E30 :cool:.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Single Row Chain

« on: February 10, 2009, 07:59:16 AM »

get it man... that is a steal! I paid 3.3K for mine...

it will enhance any other additional work on your motor... not too much boost & so you do not need any crazy mods like for a turbo (i.e. designed to work with stock internals - stock ecu, etc).

there's a DASC kit on sale in te UK for £600 at the moment on http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/886244.htm

I've not got enough money to buy sadly, too much spent on a 2.0l build