MPW3RLee
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On 8/22/2018 at 10:34 AM, m42b32 said:
Yikes, thats not good... Did it have oil pressure issues or shavings in the oil?
The oil pressure was ok minus the supply to the back 2 caps, both the bearing caps had the nuts that hold the caps on loose. I haven’t found any metal shavings anywhere except around the caps, but I haven’t pulled the pan yet either. The filter didn’t have anything weird in it so maybe it didn’t spread too far.
On 8/22/2018 at 11:44 AM, GunMetalGrey said:I've got a head floating around, I believe it's got one bent valve.
NV head so the valve stems are different dia, I've also got a tray and caps with cams and lifters for an m52 I believe if you need thatThat think looks messy
Thanks Ben I will definitely let you know if I need any parts! I found a M50 head from a fellow autoXer that looks like it is in pretty good shape so I will see where that gets me...
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Well, ran into a bit of a snag. Probably going to start poking around for new head. Need new cam caps/ledges and a few other parts of the head aren’t looking to healthy. At least I’ve got some new cams already 😂
On that note, anyone have any M50 or S50 heads laying around?
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With the help of my wife, finally got the engine on the stand and ready for tear down.
Any advice on whether or not I should have the head/block machined? Taking the head off to replace head gasket and upgrade valve springs/cams and fix front timing cover. Wasn’t having any sort of head gasket issues so I was debating if I could get by without?
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9 hours ago, SteelBlue said:
I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well.
I was there, and I did see the E36 out there, looked good! @SteelBlue yes you should make an event, the E30 would do great out there, I used to track/autoX my E30 and it handled like a dream! (Although I did upgraded suspension, Bilstein shocks, Eibach lowering springs, and ST sway bars) My E90 is cool and all but the E30 was so much more predictable and controllable.
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Well, finally made some progress! Been a busy summer but we’re moving along.
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4 hours ago, straight6pwr said:
it sounded amazing too!
Thanks guys and nice pics! Maybe by next event I’ll be able to figure out who’s who by all your guys cars 🤦♂️
I’m planning on going to the next event at RA on Aug 12th, I’ll have to make it a point to actually put some faces to the names. I will say though the e21 was definitely one of my favorites out there!
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20 hours ago, KaiserRolls said:
I will be, I think @straight6pwr and @m42b32 will be as well
Awesome see you all there 👍🏻👍🏻
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2 hours ago, snap said:
Its been a while since ive seen a red E36 M3 and its very appealing
Thats a great car you have there!
Unfortunately it’s not mine, I’m just the one putting all the go fast parts on it 👍🏻
2 hours ago, SteelBlue said:This should be pretty tasty.
Style 5s?
I think they’re some knockoff wheel but I honestly haven’t looked close enough at them. Either way I think they look pretty nice on it!
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I’ll be at the July 8th autoX for FVSCC with the M3.....anyone else going to be there?
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@suspenceful wins! I’ve driven it a couple times but I never actually got on it enough to compare to a stock e46 M3....I’m always afraid of breaking other people’s cars on a test drive 😫
But I imagine it moves pretty well!
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I am more than likely out. Will be working unless by some miracle one of my other 2 co-workers volunteers to work for me. Plus I need to get the car prepped for Sunday AutoX in Shawano.
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On 6/6/2018 at 1:50 PM, SteelBlue said:
Hey I’ve worked on this one, guy brings it in for service every once and a while....bonus points if you can guess what’s under the hood 😁
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A little late to the party over here, but welcome!
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Looking good, your first two mods are the same first two things I did to mine! Good taste! I didn’t even make it back from my 30 hour trip and I had to make a quick stop at work to throw my grilles in, in the middle of a snow storm 😬
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I got beat by an n55 135 that was only utilizing JB4 and the stock fuel system, with a bit of corn.
Time to make this go faster.
Just let me know when your ready to go single turbo, that’ll take care of that problem [emoji23]
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Nice work, looks good in there! Almost like these cars should’ve came with it....[emoji848]It was certainly pretty cool when they made the Alpina E65 with a SC, minus the fact that it was still on the E65 chassis.
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So you’re the mysterious 335 buyer!? That’s awesome! So now this makes sense, that was me following you in the i3 the other day. I saw a silver e90 (with wheels that looked just like yours) and figured it was you in your 328, but then I saw it was a 335 and got all sorts of confused.
*delayed light bulb turning on over here [emoji362]
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$700 for RB replacement!? That’s a steal! I did mine on my own but at that rate I’d almost consider paying someone, maybe....
Following to see how the SC turns out, would like to go that route someday, but that might be a ways away for me
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right? we must be something like 2/10 for newcomers actually sticking around. I'll take part of the blame because I attack people about their poor financial decisions.
OP Welcome to the group.
But if we all have BMW’s, haven’t we all made poor financial choices already? [emoji848]
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Ben is messing with you. His diesel swap has been a can of worms to say the least.
Either way, glad to see you on here! Don't flake away like 90% of the newcomers. There are a variety of builds going on here, at completely different ends of the spectrum.
Hah I suppose I don’t know enough about Bens car but since I’ve never seen it on the road, I should’ve been able to put that together 🤦♂️[emoji23]
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Dude, I don't know about this one. BMW diesel life has been great for me so far. I would go as far as saying it has been the pinnacle of reliability and the easiest motor to find parts for.
But the diesels you have don’t have nearly as much emissions stuff! I agree the engines themselves aren’t the issue, the core of those engines are actually great. But when EGR cooler springs break, NOx sensors fail, temp sensors fail, SCR cats fail, SCR tanks fail, and glow plug modules fail, they’re not cheap. But get rid of all that stuff and then they’re great.
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Thanks again [mention=3961]MPW3RLee[/mention] for spring install! Nice to see you’ve made it the forum.
Yea man no problem, glad you like it!
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ILC gets an E46 Mfwee
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Nice find on the M3!
I loved the RS4 on my E30 for autoX, but I did notice after about 20 min on track they started to get greasy. Same thing when I had an E46 M3. I imagine the heavier car works it that much harder. What’s next on the list for tires? I remember there was a point in time where bimmerworld sold gently used 18” slicks for a decent price, I’ve been tempted to try those.