KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted September 15, 2020 $15 later, outlet is fixed and had the rad pressure tested for peace of mind. Should be good to slap back in the car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted September 15, 2020 So since the car was down over the weekend, I ended up codriving my buddy’s turbo miata. ended up taking 2nd in XS-B and raw timing 8th/143 cars. I’ve driven turbo Miatas before but this was my first experience in one with a true manual rack (slower ratio than powered racks), so my hand work was a bag of shit. The car is an absolute rocket though. He ended up 1st in XS-B and 4th/143 for raw time. http://fvscc.com/results/2020_Summer/Event4_raw.htm As much as I hate driving other people’s cars, it was really nice to just show up and rip around. Trying to break that habit though lol for this run the tires had some temp in them and were about 6/7psi higher than what we like to run, hence the oversteer IMG_2598.mov 2 patsbimmer1 and HipMF reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungCR 1162 Report post Posted September 16, 2020 Looks like a blast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted September 28, 2020 Got the tstat housing/radiator stuff wrapped up on Saturday and took it to the Dells for autox on Sunday. 1st of 3 in XS-B and 5/82 in raw time. rained for our last heat which was honestly more fun than the dry heat. car preformed awesome, just think I need to burp/bleed the rad some more. Have a bleed funnel thing showing up on Friday to help. here’s my fastest run FullSizeRender.mov 4 B C, P_Roloff, Rekpoint and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted October 4, 2020 I should’ve purchased this years ago 1 Rekpoint reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilber33 412 Report post Posted October 4, 2020 What is it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungCR 1162 Report post Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, gilber33 said: What is it?? Spill free coolant funnel. It has a little plunger so you can pour the excess coolant back into the jug, also allows for bleeding as well. Lisle 24680 Spill-Free Funnel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A6AS6LY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_tHDEFb046V3JE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted October 4, 2020 This was the one I bought: EPAUTO Spill Proof Radiator... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I40ZQWE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share cap threads on decent enough, but had to use a mix of the red adapter and the gasket from the factory bmw expansion tank cap. the design of the expansion tank throat was really annoying and required this mix-match of pieces to get it to seal properly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_08 101 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 Damn that auto x looks like so much fun! I love your car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilber33 412 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 On 10/4/2020 at 9:14 AM, YoungCR said: Spill free coolant funnel. It has a little plunger so you can pour the excess coolant back into the jug, also allows for bleeding as well. Lisle 24680 Spill-Free Funnel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A6AS6LY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_tHDEFb046V3JE On 10/4/2020 at 10:25 AM, KaiserRolls said: This was the one I bought: EPAUTO Spill Proof Radiator... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I40ZQWE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I didn't even know those existed. My whole life...I've just been pouring it in like a moron. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 @gilber33 makes bleeding the system pain free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 Last autox of the fvscc season was yesterday at USAIR. Car performed nicely. Took 2nd out of 5 in XS-B, 9th out of 103 for raw time. http://fvscc.com/results/2020_Summer/event6_raw.htm here’s my fastest run 2 patsbimmer1 and HipMF reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
straight6pwr 2360 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 love the fall colors in the backgrounds and the car sounds grea! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patsbimmer1 1907 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 Look at that counter steer action! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_08 101 Report post Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 9:02 AM, KaiserRolls said: Last autox of the fvscc season was yesterday at USAIR. Car performed nicely. Took 2nd out of 5 in XS-B, 9th out of 103 for raw time. http://fvscc.com/results/2020_Summer/event6_raw.htm Hell yeah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted November 5, 2020 new suspension, just in time for winter 7 m42b32, P_Roloff, jc43089 and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rekpoint 534 Report post Posted November 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: new suspension, just in time for winter Weird looking racelands 1 jc43089 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_08 101 Report post Posted November 6, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted November 13, 2020 Started poking at the s52. Ive never seen a valve cover gasket this bad lol. It was basically plastic. IMG_3557.MOV good news is the top end looks super clean, so at least the oil was changed regularly probably going to do a leak down test on this and figure out where I stand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungCR 1162 Report post Posted November 13, 2020 That's crazy, was any oil leaking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaiserRolls 2454 Report post Posted November 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, YoungCR said: That's crazy, was any oil leaking? The timing cover is heavily coated lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m42b32 1211 Report post Posted November 13, 2020 9 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: good news is the top end looks super clean, so at least the oil was changed regularly That looks super clean! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightowl 0 Report post Posted January 2 On 11/13/2020 at 12:48 AM, KaiserRolls said: Started poking at the s52. Ive never seen a valve cover gasket this bad lol. It was basically plastic. IMG_3557.MOV 11.74 MB · 3 downloads good news is the top end looks super clean, so at least the oil was changed regularly probably going to do a leak down test on this and figure out where I stand. This looks awesome, I’d be very surprised if that head wasn’t off and hot tanked at some point, never seen an original one that clean! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
