be intresting to see what the cause is.
on to bigger and better mate.
Cooks m52 316i - going S54!
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wullie325i
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even under a tarp outside moisture is a killer. i had an e30 laying under a tarp for a good while outside my unit and it was in ok nick untill i pulled it out again and it was a rusty mess with a siezed engine and brakes with fungus galore in the car
be intresting to see what the cause is.
on to bigger and better mate.
be intresting to see what the cause is.
on to bigger and better mate.
Yeah, i'll inspect it properly when its daylight again. It'll be a long rebuild process anyway becuase im happy with my 2.8 at the moment and i don't want to be throwing money at the engine all in one go when i've got a perfectly good one there already
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yup the 2.8 is really good in the e30 anyway especially with the m50 manny on it to get that extra bhp and the sound makes me smile still to this day.
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If you look at the inlet valves you will see that cylinder is the only one with them open, thats how the mess has got in there. Ive had loads of engines people have left lying on the exhaust side with manifolds off and one or two pots have always been manky. One was so bad the piston had seized into the bore.
Anybody reading this about to store an engine, especially outside, leave the manifold on with the throttle shut
Anybody reading this about to store an engine, especially outside, leave the manifold on with the throttle shut
Bare in mind that the engine has been turned over so the valves might not of been in that position all along. And the manifold was removed for the m52 with rags covering the orifices. Not that it bothers me too much becuase the engine was going to be scrapped anyway originallyDanThe wrote:If you look at the inlet valves you will see that cylinder is the only one with them open, thats how the mess has got in there. Ive had loads of engines people have left lying on the exhaust side with manifolds off and one or two pots have always been manky. One was so bad the piston had seized into the bore.
Anybody reading this about to store an engine, especially outside, leave the manifold on with the throttle shut
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scrapped pfft stroked to within an inch of its life and turned into a fire breathing monster thats the shizzle right there woooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
3.2 24v goodness yum yum.
what power figures are guys getting from 3.0 and 3.2 m5x lumps or what potential can be expected from them in various build configurations just as a wide overview of what to expect.
3.2 24v goodness yum yum.
what power figures are guys getting from 3.0 and 3.2 m5x lumps or what potential can be expected from them in various build configurations just as a wide overview of what to expect.
A bit of a discussion here - http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0
I've also noticed this on e36coupe http://e36coupe.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 09c91f7564
On the last page of the second link a chap has an m50 with M54 crank,rods and US 3,2 M3 pistons,and a TB from BMW 4.4 V8 together with M3 evo injectors and custom mapping and the dyno readout shows 249.1hp @ 5.6k and 252 ft/lbs @4.4k
I've also noticed this on e36coupe http://e36coupe.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 09c91f7564
On the last page of the second link a chap has an m50 with M54 crank,rods and US 3,2 M3 pistons,and a TB from BMW 4.4 V8 together with M3 evo injectors and custom mapping and the dyno readout shows 249.1hp @ 5.6k and 252 ft/lbs @4.4k
After another rolling road day yesterday i got to see what difference the manifold has made. 213bhp and 213ftlbs, not bad really. The dyno operator made a comment that the cars could be underperforming becuase it was soooo cold (overfuelling to compensate the easily -1 degree conditions!) Im still happy, a 330i e46 only made 212bhp on the day so i cant complain. Its not running 100% either with symptoms similar to beemerlads.
I dont have a picture of the graph yet but the torque is flatish until about 3.5k where it starts rising nice and smoothly.
And on the way there i successfully bent a rear damper - fucking hero
Anyway, got a few pics on the way home with the new camera...
E30 24v by Cook24v, on Flickr
Brilliant red e30 316i by Cook24v, on Flickr
E30 24v front angle close up by Cook24v, on Flickr
Bmw e30 by Cook24v, on Flickr
I dont have a picture of the graph yet but the torque is flatish until about 3.5k where it starts rising nice and smoothly.
And on the way there i successfully bent a rear damper - fucking hero
Anyway, got a few pics on the way home with the new camera...
E30 24v by Cook24v, on Flickr
Brilliant red e30 316i by Cook24v, on Flickr
E30 24v front angle close up by Cook24v, on Flickr
Bmw e30 by Cook24v, on Flickr
Car looks great as always! What lens did you use?
I'd happy if I got similar figures with my engine and just a m50 manifold..
I'd happy if I got similar figures with my engine and just a m50 manifold..
Cheers guys, the first one was my canon 24-105mm f/4 L lense and the rest were on my 17-40mm f/4 L lense - both on my 5d mkII 
Heres the dyno graph from the day -
Remember kids, buy cheap dampers buy them twice 
About 100miles on the new dampers and lo and behold they are leaking fluid. 
Why do i bother sometimes?
About 100miles on the new dampers and lo and behold they are leaking fluid. Why do i bother sometimes?
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which ones are leaking Paul?
My rear one that i changed last week. Im looking for b8 rear dampers now (b8s for a 35mm drop or should i go for b6's?)
(b8s for a 35mm drop or should i go for b6's?)I was going through some bits and pieces for Eko today... and noticed that i've had my b28 in for a couple of days over a year now 
Its gone so quickly!
On the bank holiday next week the plan is to change the rear suspension, give it a service and change the electric fan
Its gone so quickly!On the bank holiday next week the plan is to change the rear suspension, give it a service and change the electric fan
No worries dude 
Im not surprised with the amount of kit in my boot atm! didnt sound too bad though
Im not surprised with the amount of kit in my boot atm! didnt sound too bad though
Went to change the electric fan today. Decided to do the front valance removal method instead of removing the radiator.
Removed it all, went to fit the new electric fan and low and behold its alot thicker than the old one and it wont fit. Nailed it all back together and went out instead
It'll probably be giving it a service tommorow and change the rear suspension. I've got all fresh bmw oil filter + air filter, ngk plugs and castrol oil amongst various gaskets i want to change too.
Removed it all, went to fit the new electric fan and low and behold its alot thicker than the old one and it wont fit. Nailed it all back together and went out instead
It'll probably be giving it a service tommorow and change the rear suspension. I've got all fresh bmw oil filter + air filter, ngk plugs and castrol oil amongst various gaskets i want to change too.
Cheers Glenn. I'd love to get a couple of yours when its done tbh!glenn wrote:awesome pics, as always paul
Once i've got my coursework out of the way I should have alot more free time for photos. Ireland however is a bit too far away for me though lol!rancido64 wrote:If i ever get my bloody car finished, i want someone as good with a camera as you to take pics of it!
She's stunning mate, well done
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Haha I'll give ya a holla if i ever drive her over to visit once she's ready. I normally just fly with ryanair though cos it works out alot cheaper lol. I do have family in Devon though so do head down that direction at least once every time i'm over 
No stopping you with nice pics! Like Rancido, you can come take pics of my car when I'm done as well!
Had a few bits and pieces turn up recently.
Hartge caps
Brand new e30 hartge centre caps by Cook24v, on Flickr
And ive had this expensive package turn up this morning.
I've got a car show in a few weeks, so i'm going to get it looking mint for that. I've also got a big bore throttle body waiting to go on, and more goodies in the post!
But now i've got to go out and investigate a metal on metal scraping noise
Hartge caps
Brand new e30 hartge centre caps by Cook24v, on Flickr
And ive had this expensive package turn up this morning.
I've got a car show in a few weeks, so i'm going to get it looking mint for that. I've also got a big bore throttle body waiting to go on, and more goodies in the post!
But now i've got to go out and investigate a metal on metal scraping noise
Cheers bud! Im going to the devon car show at smeatharpe - http://www.devoncarshows.com/index.html . I'll be on the clubstands with TQModified again.
I'm going to the dakota drag and drift day too (which again, will probably be on the TQM stand and im trying to get a press pass again). Meant to send a Few PM's about it too actually!
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ght=dakota
Well i jacked the car up and span all the wheels - no unusual noises. Took it for a blat down the road and back and its fine - no nosies! Must of been a stone between the disc and pad. I did notice that the fuel pump is becoming rather audible from the outside - might a sign that its starting to fail.
I'll have the throttle body on for the next rolling road day. There have been talks on the TQM facebook page about another rolling road day coming up.
I'm going to the dakota drag and drift day too (which again, will probably be on the TQM stand and im trying to get a press pass again). Meant to send a Few PM's about it too actually!
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ght=dakota
Well i jacked the car up and span all the wheels - no unusual noises. Took it for a blat down the road and back and its fine - no nosies! Must of been a stone between the disc and pad. I did notice that the fuel pump is becoming rather audible from the outside - might a sign that its starting to fail.
I'll have the throttle body on for the next rolling road day. There have been talks on the TQM facebook page about another rolling road day coming up.
Tommorow is the Devon Car show, so using the zaino gear up there ^^^^ I cracked on today.
This is how i started at about 9:30-10:00 this morning...
(Pics are out of the camera too! No photoshop bodgery on the paint!)
Bird shite all over it
Pinkyness and in dire need of back to black!
Dirty wheels
You can see the pinkyness here
This shows just how nice the day has been
And then at about 4:45 it was looking like this!
What i did was:
Dodo juice shampoo (and 2 bucket method)
Clay barred
Zaino all in one,
Two coats of Zaino Z2 Pro with the ZFX accelerator
Zaino Z8 Seal
(And obviously back to blacked and windows cleaned)
This is how i started at about 9:30-10:00 this morning...
(Pics are out of the camera too! No photoshop bodgery on the paint!)
Bird shite all over it
Pinkyness and in dire need of back to black!
Dirty wheels
You can see the pinkyness here
This shows just how nice the day has been
And then at about 4:45 it was looking like this!
What i did was:
Dodo juice shampoo (and 2 bucket method)
Clay barred
Zaino all in one,
Two coats of Zaino Z2 Pro with the ZFX accelerator
Zaino Z8 Seal
(And obviously back to blacked and windows cleaned)
Cheers dude, I can't wait to see what it'll look like in the sunshine! My dad washed his e39 in the time it took me just to seal the paint 
Its 35mm H&R springs with e90 tophats on the front and the 10mm thick spring pads on the rear and Bilstein dampersiceox wrote:love this mate, proberly missed it but what suspension/drop you running on this?
cheers
josh