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Engine + Driveline / Re: Engine optimization

« on: April 05, 2016, 11:48:56 AM »

Thursday i will go to to the tinsmith to see how much i still need to wait till it's done then off to the painting. hopefully in 2 months i will park it at my house

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Engine + Driveline / Re: Engine optimization

« on: April 05, 2016, 09:04:45 AM »

Hi Ralph, but we use often the engine brake here..i mean is common to do that, especially when you are on the mountain roads and there are tight turns or roads with higher inclination or even in the city..rather then put your car in neutral (on my other car) i often use the engine brake and let the revs smooth drop shifting into gears from 4th to 3rd and 2nd...I use the brakes also haha. Anyway i  will try to find a m20 flywheel, do the coils, do the cip and the mess under the intake, then i hope maybe in the end it will have close to 150 hp ? or i'm hoping to much ?

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Engine + Driveline / Re: Engine optimization

« on: April 05, 2016, 04:17:26 AM »

Yes, but if you put a lightflywheel, the "engine brake" will work as normal ? Because i guess that the inertia that switching from 4th gear to 3rd gear won't be the same and the "engine brake" will not do anything...when i would use it.

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Engine + Driveline / Re: Engine optimization

« on: March 22, 2016, 12:58:38 AM »

Cop conversion (coil on plug) is a great mod rob does the plate you will need.

Is your car left or right hand drive?
If it's right hand drive your exhaust manifold will be very ordinary, but there are very few good rhd ones out there.

Cheers Rohan

Hi Rohan,
thanks for the reply. What do you mean by "a great mod rob does the plate i need" ?
It's a left hand.
(This was the car 3-4 weeks ago.)

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Engine + Driveline / Engine optimization

« on: March 21, 2016, 06:51:14 AM »

Hello, new owner of a m42 engine, soon to be mounted on a 318i which is being restored now. In the present the engine is in a stand  on a stand. I am replacing most of the gaskets and already started the mouting process althogh physicaly it will go on the car in ~ 1 month and few weeks. But i want it to be prepared.
The main wish is for the engine to run smooth, linear and hope with few more power.    For that i need some advices from you please. (i just made the account so didn't had the chance to read all the topics).

What upgrades i have in mind :
- the popular engine cip
- i have in plan to put m52 2.8l coils
- ? ? maybe there are some hoses that i can cancel ?

Thanks in advance.