YoungCR Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Awesome! Can't wait to see all these race car parts on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Kyle picked up my block today, so hopefully that will go smooth this week. Then I'll assemble the engine and start dropping her in the car. B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 New addition to the parts stash just arrived from the UK. E21 motorsport rear spoiler. Not easy to come by, so I'm super psyched about it. I like that after you drink the lamp, you can wear the shade as a hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Here it is on an e21. I think it will look great with the flares. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Well, looks like I am in the market for some slightly oversize pistons and rings. :/ one piston gouged the cylinder wall pretty bad and the rings in every cylinder were broken. Anyone have or know of any slightly oversized pistons for sale? At least 0.020" oversize, but nothing ridiculous. Just enough to get the cylinders smooth again and ready to rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I used Maxsil pistons sourced from bavauto for my m50. They are available in a couple oversizes, mine cleaned up at .020"/ .50mm over. Pretty reasonably priced and they come with the rings. http://www.maxsilpistons.com/piston_kits.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like bavauto doesn't carry MaxSil pistons for the m20. They said there were issues with them, so they haven't stocked them for awhile. All they have are mahle .50mm pistons for $100 and so more than the MaxSil. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 http://www.performancepartsracing.com/products.php?cat=38 DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 OEM pistons for my M42 were really expensive. I was wary of the Maxsil ones, so I ordered some custom forged ones. Roughly the same price as OEM (a little cheaper actually), but they should be lighter, and you can get whatever compression ratio you want. I'd think that M20 pistons would be more common than M42, but it's still probably going to cost you.. $$$ Did you ask BavAuto about Mahle pistons? They have .5mm oversize listed on their website for about the same price as the MaxSil: http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp?HC1=0&htarget=asgridyearmodel.asp&Hecode=&hdept_id=3&HCY=1990&HCM=325i n/m just re-read your post :facepalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah, their Mahle pistons are $200 more than the Maxsil ones. I found a lower mileage block in IL that I might just go pick up. A lot cheaper than oversize pistons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 DAMN YOU SNAP FOR ALL YOUR BOOST!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sounds like OP got scammed. I'd demand a refund. Bassboy3313 and jc43089 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sounds like OP got scammed. I'd demand a refund. Or a recount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 http://www.performancepartsracing.com/products.php?cat=38 This is the route you should go. TCD sold me Imagineering 9.2-1 pistons and has nothing but the best things to say about this guy. I guess he is a crazy mad BMW scientist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 This is the route I ended up taking. Picked up a great condition long block from Illinois today. Once my gasket/seal kit comes in, things will start moving on this build. I'm happy about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Are you o-ringing that block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I would still like to, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Went over to Brian's (Snap) house yesterday to use his oven for my oil pan and valve cover. He Blasted them and I powder coated them. I am happy with how they turned out. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Turbo is all ready! Compressor housing powder coated and turbine housing ceramic spray coated and baked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 What are the two wastegate actuator diaphragm connections? I have seen some with only one. Pardon my boost ignorance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 This is the first turbo with two actuator ports that I have dealt with. From my understanding it is so the turbo can be run with or without a boost controller. If no boost controller is used, the lower port gets connected to the compressor housing port and the upper port vents to atmosphere. If a boost controller is being used, the compressor housing port gets routed to the controller. Then from the controller it would get tee'd out to both ports on the actuator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 You are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 This is the first turbo with two actuator ports that I have dealt with. From my understanding it is so the turbo can be run with or without a boost controller. If no boost controller is used, the lower port gets connected to the compressor housing port and the upper port vents to atmosphere. If a boost controller is being used, the compressor housing port gets routed to the controller. Then from the controller it would get tee'd out to both ports on the actuator. Wouldn't that cause it to do nothing? Maybe I am misunderstanding what is inside of it. I was thinking a diaphragm and one port is on each side of it. Just trying to understand. Someday I might like a snail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Replaced the rear main seal on the new block last night. Now I can get it on the engine stand and start replacing the front seals and o-ringing the block once the rental tool gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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