M44 upgrades

Author Topic: M44 upgrades  (Read 29058 times)

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #45 on: January 21, 2016, 05:36:13 PM »
guys, anyone tried the N42B20 intake cam swap?
the specs look good, but physical instalment  did anyone try it?
i may get hold of one in a couple of days to check.

cheers
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

Darky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 23
  • Posts: 630
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #46 on: January 22, 2016, 04:13:37 AM »
No sorry most of us have m42 heads, which pretty much stuffs any chance of using the later engines camshafts.

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #47 on: February 21, 2016, 08:13:37 AM »
update, the N42 cams won't fit, so i'm settled on high compression ratio 11:1, port and polish of intake manifold, enlarge the high end runners and double the air box capacity for the high end runners, enlarge the second throttle to 57mm (i found a shop)...

the other alternative is to install an eaton supercharger from a mercedes on the stock compression ration and internals, but i'm still studying this option, as the main issue I'm facing now is remote tuning as the build will be custom....
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #48 on: March 09, 2016, 07:36:01 AM »
i've been porting out and polishing my intake manifold, the amount of material to be removed was really significant, also i found out that the ports of the M42 are much more symmetrical unlike the ports to the head of the M44 that got 1 and 4 a bit chocked down....
will port match the three parts of the manifold together very soon, as they are not aligned together.....
really the casting quality of the manifolds is not that good, a lot of work to be done, but i enjoy it :)
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

Darky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 23
  • Posts: 630
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #49 on: March 11, 2016, 05:17:00 PM »
Hi

Which inlet manifold are you using?

Cheers Rohan

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #50 on: March 15, 2016, 04:14:27 PM »
The stock M44 dual intake manifold
Cheers
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #51 on: April 02, 2016, 02:37:24 PM »
help please
anyone knows the intake cam duration of the M44?

can't find anything online...
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

Delta

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 2
  • Posts: 30
  • Freshly Registered!
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #52 on: April 03, 2016, 04:00:20 PM »

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #53 on: April 03, 2016, 05:28:35 PM »
Thank you so much, very useful info :)
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #54 on: April 03, 2016, 05:31:14 PM »
very interesting info on Cat cams, the exhaust cam has more duration than the intake cam, but with the same lift!

STD249°/257° - 207°/209° - 9.70mm/9.70mm - 1.20mm/0.55mm

that's exactly what they have on their website... any idea if i can swap them?
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #55 on: April 03, 2016, 05:36:35 PM »
one last thing, when you guys state your cam profiles, which digits you usually use? the duration@0.1 or the duration @1.0?
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

Darky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 23
  • Posts: 630
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #56 on: April 04, 2016, 12:13:36 AM »
That's quite surprising since m42 standard are 240 deg 9.7 mm. Don't think anyone has longer duration cams on there exhaust.

It's generally longer duration on there intake cams.

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #57 on: April 04, 2016, 06:25:25 AM »
I was shocked myself, but their data are supposed to be accurate
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

MoMansi

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 58
  • Bimmers are built not bought
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #58 on: April 04, 2016, 06:32:30 AM »
I just checked on their website now, they state this for the m42:
STD255°/255° - 207°/207° - 9.70mm/9.70mm - 0.90mm/0.65mm
Ex-320is owner, had 3 S14B20 engines, love the 4 cylinders more!

Darky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Receive: 23
  • Posts: 630
    • View Profile
Re: M44 upgrades
« Reply #59 on: April 04, 2016, 07:46:18 AM »
Interesting I got my info from e30 tech.