B C Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Excited to see pictures of the car all washed up and out in the daylight soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Happy freakin Birthday to me !! ... It actually is my birthday too .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Happy Birthday=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Happy freakin Birthday to me !! ... It actually is my birthday too .... Happy Happy birthday indeed! Is that a reproduction? or does the oem bumpers come in white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Spoiler is a reproduction and in primer. I bought the bumpers from someone else that had them spayed alpine white for his car but never installed them so they are new but generally come in primer or chrome... Both the bumpers and spoiler will be sprayed body color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Gotcha. All the oem stuff now is painted black primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 bumpers may have been black when originally ordered. Although they did come from BMW - South Africa so who knows... Just ordered another chunk of stuck from Blunttech .... I am so glad I am not keeping track on this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Excited! Looking good man. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Also this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks for the b-day wishes ... much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCrew Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Happy freakin Birthday to me !! ... It actually is my birthday too .... Perfect birthday gift to yourself! This thread has plenty of potential. I love the look of those tails as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Perfect birthday gift to yourself! This thread has plenty of potential. I love the look of those tails as wellTails? What! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCrew Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Tails? What!Referring to the picture he posted of his tails just before the one I quoted, obviously not shown here lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oh, derp. Yeah, I gotta shadow line my tails sometime soon. Along with my door strips and rain gutter trim. This is lookin good though Merl! I'm excited to see this at a meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCrew Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oh, derp. Yeah, I gotta shadow line my tails sometime soon. Along with my door strips and rain gutter trim. This is lookin good though Merl! I'm excited to see this at a meet. Definitely bringing my camera for both of your cars this year. Especially if you guys park next to each other, photos for daaayyyss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Definitely bringing my camera for both of your cars this year. Especially if you guys park next to each other, photos for daaayyyss! My car isn't that photo worthy, but thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I'm excited to see it too ... there is still a ton to do. Thanks all. I will update more soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Ordered ... Pistons, Cam, Miller MAF+War, Cam sprocket !!! wowzers !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 ohhh YES! This is frickin awesome! What company makes those pistons? it appears that they should match the M30 combustion chamber nicely. What kind of compression increase are you getting and any idea what kind of weight savings these pistons might have over stock? Are you getting the cylinder bores honed + new rings and bearings as well? What duration/make of cam?Lots of questions, I know, but this is super exciting stuff! I will soon find out how much more glorious the induction sounds are with the AFM gone on my car and will report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 These pistons (and cam, cam sprocket) are custom made by Paul Burke with Imagineering Compression ratio with these pistons on the M30B35 head is 10.5:1Don't know about weight but they are forgedNo boring and prob no honing as the block is a 95,000 mile blockAll new rings and wrist pins. Crank bearings will be determined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 How much did those pistons set you back? I want to up my compression ratio since I'm not going turbo.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 about $995 for the pistons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 That's not bad at all, upped the compression that much eh? So, with upping the compression like that, do you have to do anything to the computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 It wouldn't require more fuel, it would be using the standard quantity of fuel more efficiently so no changes there, timing tables could likely be advanced everywhere from the conservative factory values except for around a particular 3000-4500 rpm range where BMW SOHC engines can be prone to knock. merl, do you ever attend the Concours BMW car show? You should consider entering your car, I think it would be a huge hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 It actually will want more fuel at higher RPM. Enough that 24lb/hr injectors are recommended... I can get away with standard injectors (19lb) but you run out at high RPM. I will be running Motronic 1.3 with a Miller WAR chip. With the WAR Chip I should be able to dial in enough timing to not knock or ping (I hope).... I also will have an adjustable Cam sprocket to dial in the cam exactly. I know you can get away with a 10:1 motor with a standard ECU, especially if you are running Motronic 1.3 but not with this much work done. With the head porting, aggresive cam, and pistons we have to have control on the computer. Miller WAR is plenty for this build. I looked at Megasquirt as well but I was able to order this stuff as a package including the Miller WAR/MAF ... Also there are proven maps for this build for the Miller stuff. Never considered the Concours as the body on the car is not much to look at ... not horrible but not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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