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Engine + Driveline / ADVICE NEEDED E30 M42 Head
« on: July 17, 2008, 01:43:45 PM »
cheers for that, i thought they were solid lifters though? i take it they are just lighter than the bmw ones then?
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Engine + Driveline / ADVICE NEEDED E30 M42 Head
« on: July 15, 2008, 06:02:50 AM »
what valve clearance do you run with the vw lifters chaps? and what are the part numbers of them? also does anyone have a how to?
cheers
Kev
cheers
Kev
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Engine + Driveline / Fan Mod Delete
« on: January 19, 2008, 10:23:35 AM »
mine cost me £30 in total to do and it is a worthwhile mod imo as you get more space up front and theoretically more power, although i didn't feel any difference. i also have a switch on the dash to knock it on and off as well as the thermoswitch.
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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Oil Temp Fitting
« on: January 19, 2008, 10:15:27 AM »
hiya fellas i'm trying to put an oil temp sensor on mine and have been wondering where to put the sender, have you got any more pics or descriptions as i can't see the photo above for some reason?
cheers
Kevo
cheers
Kevo
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Engine + Driveline / my engine build
« on: August 03, 2007, 07:58:22 AM »
how do all,
some of you may of heard from me already as i'm building a road rally car over here in south wales. i've pretty much finished the shell/cage/suspension/blah/blah/etc.... but now i'm starting on the engine side of things. i was busting to go down the 88mm crank and s50 pistons route but tbh i've ruled it out as it's too costly and there's enough power standard anyway for the tight lanes i'll be driving in. anyway even though i'm only doing a standard build i thought it'd be valuable for some of uou to see just exactly what i'm doing to put this standard engine (with a few mods), back together. so here goes stage 1...
now i've made the decision regarding my engine and i'm gonna build myself a nice fresh m42, lighten the flywheel an stick an e36 318is box on it which combined with my diff (4.45:1 lsd should give me about 100mph flat out and a nice bit of acceleration. i may lighten and balance the thing too depending on how much it costs an i'm looking into getting it setup properly with some sort of chip on a rolling road or poss megasquirting it. in the mean time here's my progress for this evening...
i didn't get a photo of the engine completely assembled but i'm sure you know what that looks like anyhow
not really too much to see generally but it's always nice to get a before and after shot eh? oh below you can see what 100,000 miles does to a bmw block... absolutely nothing! it's still got the factory cross hatching in there so i'm not even gonna glaze bust it.
if any of you have heard about a profile gasket failure and aren't sure what it is heres a picture of a failed one. this thick rubber gasket had corroded away and led to the coolant being lost in quite an awkward place to detect.
the first thing to do once i make a tool for getting the crank bolt out, (bloody tight!!!) is i'll be stripping the block completely and sending it away to make sure it's not cracked and is sound. i've learned this by my mates mistake who has just fully assembled his pug 205 replacing his old cracked block with a nice shiny new cracked block. not a happy man. i'll keep you posted anyway bye for now.
Kev
some of you may of heard from me already as i'm building a road rally car over here in south wales. i've pretty much finished the shell/cage/suspension/blah/blah/etc.... but now i'm starting on the engine side of things. i was busting to go down the 88mm crank and s50 pistons route but tbh i've ruled it out as it's too costly and there's enough power standard anyway for the tight lanes i'll be driving in. anyway even though i'm only doing a standard build i thought it'd be valuable for some of uou to see just exactly what i'm doing to put this standard engine (with a few mods), back together. so here goes stage 1...
now i've made the decision regarding my engine and i'm gonna build myself a nice fresh m42, lighten the flywheel an stick an e36 318is box on it which combined with my diff (4.45:1 lsd should give me about 100mph flat out and a nice bit of acceleration. i may lighten and balance the thing too depending on how much it costs an i'm looking into getting it setup properly with some sort of chip on a rolling road or poss megasquirting it. in the mean time here's my progress for this evening...
i didn't get a photo of the engine completely assembled but i'm sure you know what that looks like anyhow
not really too much to see generally but it's always nice to get a before and after shot eh? oh below you can see what 100,000 miles does to a bmw block... absolutely nothing! it's still got the factory cross hatching in there so i'm not even gonna glaze bust it.
if any of you have heard about a profile gasket failure and aren't sure what it is heres a picture of a failed one. this thick rubber gasket had corroded away and led to the coolant being lost in quite an awkward place to detect.
the first thing to do once i make a tool for getting the crank bolt out, (bloody tight!!!) is i'll be stripping the block completely and sending it away to make sure it's not cracked and is sound. i've learned this by my mates mistake who has just fully assembled his pug 205 replacing his old cracked block with a nice shiny new cracked block. not a happy man. i'll keep you posted anyway bye for now.
Kev
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Suspension / Strut Tower Brace for M42
« on: March 13, 2007, 12:49:28 AM »
hey guys, has anyone fitted one of these to a 318is? i've seen one for sale and need one. cheers it's made by racing dynamics for an m3 e30.
Kevo
Kevo
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Engine + Driveline / LSD large vs small cases, ratios
« on: January 01, 2007, 02:05:22 PM »
ah just read the writeup now on the bolts explanation, could have been nasty.
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Engine + Driveline / LSD large vs small cases, ratios
« on: January 01, 2007, 02:00:39 PM »
sorry i meant 5 bolts, is the engine happy to rev to that standard then? mine is 180,000 miles old and still original so she's tired, what else have you done to your's to get the extra 1000 rpm? and what is the significance of 5 bolts? i don't understand what you mean?
thanks for your help
Kevo
thanks for your help
Kevo
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Engine + Driveline / LSD large vs small cases, ratios
« on: December 30, 2006, 05:35:48 PM »
btw how'd you get it to rev to 7200rpm??? and what does 4 bolts in the sump mean?
cheers
Kev
cheers
Kev
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Engine + Driveline / LSD large vs small cases, ratios
« on: December 30, 2006, 05:34:59 PM »
hmm magic that'd give me...
1st - 23mph
2nd - 38mph
3rd - 58mph
4th - 80mph
5th - 97mph.
imagine that in the lanes...
1st - 23mph
2nd - 38mph
3rd - 58mph
4th - 80mph
5th - 97mph.
imagine that in the lanes...
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Engine + Driveline / LSD large vs small cases, ratios
« on: December 29, 2006, 06:58:10 PM »
well i've just taken my 3.64 lsd (rebuilt with ford clutch pack) and replaced the gearing to a 4.45 out of a e34 520 and it's a hoot now, much more rally car like. whats this about gearbox swapping? does the e36 318is box have different ratios then? does it fit? kev
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Engine + Driveline / Removing cat on an m42?
« on: December 27, 2006, 06:43:48 PM »
how do all,
so how many cats does it have? cos i was told mine had three 1990 uk spec 318is (of course). kev
so how many cats does it have? cos i was told mine had three 1990 uk spec 318is (of course). kev
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