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Engine + Driveline / 6.4HP gain, now head swap???
« on: May 21, 2010, 09:45:38 PM »
Hi all,
I sort of inhereted a nice little 318 from my brother who's in the navy. I do a lot of work on my E46 and though I prep the little 318 up a bit. I got the Signature Motoring performance intake which added 6.4HP/3.9 ft/lb on the dyno. Not bad considering it as a percentage. The induction sound was so cool I've been tearing around the hills of Malibu here and now I've got a coolant leak from the headgasket. It appears only extenernal, no trace in the oil. Car has 162,000 on it and I'd like to keep it a while. I'm sure a lot is worn in the head. Anyone dealt with a good source for rebuilt heads aside from Bav Engine Exchange that is a bit pricey/bad rap for customer service? Thanks all!
I sort of inhereted a nice little 318 from my brother who's in the navy. I do a lot of work on my E46 and though I prep the little 318 up a bit. I got the Signature Motoring performance intake which added 6.4HP/3.9 ft/lb on the dyno. Not bad considering it as a percentage. The induction sound was so cool I've been tearing around the hills of Malibu here and now I've got a coolant leak from the headgasket. It appears only extenernal, no trace in the oil. Car has 162,000 on it and I'd like to keep it a while. I'm sure a lot is worn in the head. Anyone dealt with a good source for rebuilt heads aside from Bav Engine Exchange that is a bit pricey/bad rap for customer service? Thanks all!