Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[DanThe]

You need to align the joints mate, not the paint marks, the paint just shows you which sides to align

[eko]

You need to align the joints mate, not the paint marks, the paint just shows you which sides to align

Well I never knew that

[DanThe]

Doesnt work on all props as some have both joints on one end of the prop, E36 for example

[Cook318IS]

ffs, and there was us scratching our heads for ages and all it takes is one sentence from dan! Cheers bud!

[eko]

Doesnt work on all props as some have both joints on one end of the prop, E36 for example

but Pauls is a E36 prop(328i) so does this still apply?

[Cook318IS]

Doesnt work on all props as some have both joints on one end of the prop, E36 for example

but Pauls is a E36 prop(328i) so does this still apply?

this is true. Are there marks on the joints to show where to line it up or something? I wasnt paying much attention to the joints only the paint marks!

[DanThe]

Doesnt work on all props as some have both joints on one end of the prop, E36 for example

but Pauls is a E36 prop(328i) so does this still apply?

In that case no, I was thinking he was still using iS box.

[Cook318IS]

i was never using an iS box

[DanThe]

i was never using an iS box

Ok ok, I get confused with all the conversions

[Cook318IS]

nothing too special because the weather is rather crap

[tonybtonyb]

very nice mate

[TheMeathead]

well done cook this car is lovely mate, ive been watching your progress and
mods for months now and think you have done a blinding job on it!!

looks spot to me and has give me more insentive to pull my finger out and get
mine finish and on the road again.
also thinking about an m52 transplant next year

[nam]

love the car matey, just basicly read the whole thread and its a credit to you can the car mate, keep the updates coming!

[Cook318IS]

Cheers for the compliments guys

One thing i have forgot to mention is that i bought a big bore throttle body off ebay for the pricely sum of 99p + postage Only problem is that the butterfly valve looks to have been diy'd knife edged and they've take too much off so it doesnt seal properly so im going to have to make my own up. But for 99p im not going to complain

[CHRISP]

very nice pics paul lover car!!

[Jhonno]

Looks the absolute nuts with the new stance Cook mate.. Hope you are enjoying the B28 goodness

Still badges as a 4 pot right..?

[Cook318IS]

Looks the absolute nuts with the new stance Cook mate.. Hope you are enjoying the B28 goodness

Still badges as a 4 pot right..?

Long time no see! How's the m3 coming along? The b28 is still awesome, so much better than a peasant 2.5! And yup it's still badged as a 316i

Any news on the stickers btw?

[Cook318IS]

Good news everybody

The prop vibration has 99% gone. The old prop guibo looked to be absolutly fine, but if you put two screwdrivers in the bolt holes and move them away from each other it was full of hairline cracks. Another £50 later a new lemforder guibo was on and it had fixed all of the vibration except a tiny bit. So this morning i took one of the rear wheels off and lo and behold one of the wheel wieghts has successfully made a bid for freedom! Swapped it with a front wheel and now its pretty much fine

Good job i've got a set of toyo t1-r's in the post so i'll wack them on and get them all rebalanced

[gooner1]

Very tidy install, re your bbtb not sure if you are aware but
e301988325i is selling some Butterflies from his group buy.

[Cook318IS]

i didnt know that! I'll go an have an investigate now - cheers

[Dezzy]

Glad your getting there mate.

[eko]

Good news everybody

The prop vibration has 99% gone. The old prop guibo looked to be absolutly fine, but if you put two screwdrivers in the bolt holes and move them away from each other it was full of hairline cracks. Another £50 later a new lemforder guibo was on and it had fixed all of the vibration except a tiny bit. So this morning i took one of the rear wheels off and lo and behold one of the wheel wieghts has successfully made a bid for freedom! Swapped it with a front wheel and now its pretty much fine

Good job i've got a set of toyo t1-r's in the post so i'll wack them on and get them all rebalanced

So I can finally have a weekend off

[Cook318IS]

Good news everybody

The prop vibration has 99% gone. The old prop guibo looked to be absolutly fine, but if you put two screwdrivers in the bolt holes and move them away from each other it was full of hairline cracks. Another £50 later a new lemforder guibo was on and it had fixed all of the vibration except a tiny bit. So this morning i took one of the rear wheels off and lo and behold one of the wheel wieghts has successfully made a bid for freedom! Swapped it with a front wheel and now its pretty much fine

Good job i've got a set of toyo t1-r's in the post so i'll wack them on and get them all rebalanced

So I can finally have a weekend off

You had six weeks off when i was away with work

[Cook318IS]

Its been on the dyno... again!

Last time i had about 6 - 7 runs and it made 203 odd bhp and 220ft/lbs. This time i only had 3 but it was getting more and more power (like last time) but they stopped it at 201.5bhp - it would of made more with more runs.

I'll post the dyno graph once photobucket has pulled its finger out.

[Cook318IS]

The last dyno -



This dyno -



The wheel bearings have now basically deceased to exist after todays motorway journey and im sure its got the odd misfire / hestitating.

I did say that i wasnt going to spend money on this for a while...

[monkey]

Paul it was a good day today . you need to get the m50 inlet on for next time though

[Cook318IS]

Paul it was a good day today . you need to get the m50 inlet on for next time though

Yeah it was a good day. Even better for some peoples dyno results eh!

M50 inlet will definately be on for the next one. oh and the return journey home has finished off my wheel bearing(s)!

[DanThe]

Why does the power keep going up? Seems strange

The results are not far out anyway, temps are different, did they have the heaters on or something, 20/21, is it really that warm down there?

[Cook318IS]

Yeah. First run normally makes around 198bhp, then after each run it makes more and more power!

Its been wierd weather tbh, it was fairly warm and sunny this morning but then it was freezing this afternoon and its we've had heavy rain this evening

[DanThe]

Its good power for a standard engine either way, I would be interested to see how it does on a Dastek dyno

[Cook318IS]

Its good power for a standard engine either way, I would be interested to see how it does on a Dastek dyno

Yup - very good readings for a standard engine

The only dastek dyno i know of isnt too reliable imo. This would be getting about 210bhp on that dyno!

[DanThe]

Really? How far are you from sheps? We ought to arrange a meet at his gaff

[Cook318IS]

I've known a few people who have had optimistic readouts from there!

About 1:30 hours drive i think? Not too far. Does Paul have a dastek? It would be a good meet though! Especially if EKO pulls his finger out and gets a b28 in his touring!

[E30BeemerLad]

when are you going to strap on a M50 inlet Paul?

[Cook318IS]

when are you going to strap on a M50 inlet Paul?

once ive sorted the wheel bearings out i reckon.

Im going to start spending less on the car now anyway, i need to spend more money on photography equipment.