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  • KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRolls
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    #537

    Engine is now back to where it should be bdcb3f1bfe5a77e5cd8d20254a8566fe.jpg

    Everything under the front of the car has been torqued. Just need to get struts/brakes in the front.

    Didn't get around to the rear subframe yet, but I imagine I will swear at it a lot

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    • i_love_carsI
      i_love_carsI
      i_love_cars
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      #538

      looks good Mitch, would like to see this at the E30 picnic

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      2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
      2007 Z4MR 
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      • KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRolls
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        #539

        i_love_cars said:

        looks good Mitch, would like to see this at the E30 picnic

        Thanks Man, I would love to go to the picnic as well but I think I am being dragged to automotion (unfortunately) by my gf.

        I'll report on all the flat brims, diesel trucks and Chevy cruzes I see

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        • suspencefulS
          suspencefulS
          suspenceful
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          #540

          This is coming along nicely. Looks clean!

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          • straight6pwrS
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            straight6pwr
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            #541

            just caught the dust scribble..nice.

            Dan
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            • KaiserRollsK
              KaiserRollsK
              KaiserRolls
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              #542

              straight6pwr said:

              just caught the dust scribble..nice.

              I am trying a new technique of writing down my feelings Dan. This is how I express myself.

              Some people build bird houses, I scribble on dusty cars

              ^this is a joke btw- I wrote that on my car like 9 beers deep haha

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              • KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRolls
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                #543

                Just ordered some hawk pads, stainless front lines, Motorsport hardware stud conversion & new diff plugs (mines weeping a bit of fluid) I think I had put royal purple in it last year...any recommendations for diff fluid? Weight?

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                • m42b32M
                  m42b32M
                  m42b32
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                  #544

                  I had redline 75w90 in mine, no issues to report for the >5,000 miles I put on the car since I did it. I will be putting the same thing in the M next weekend. How did the Red46 skid plate fit? I have the m42 one sitting in a box since it hasn't really been a priority on the e30 job list lately

                  1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                  • wasnt m3W
                    wasnt m3W
                    wasnt m3
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                    #545

                    Not sure if you guys are changing transmission fluid as well, but I have found that red line fluid works infinitely better in bmw transmissions over royal purple.

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                    • KaiserRollsK
                      KaiserRollsK
                      KaiserRolls
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                      #546

                      m42b32 said:

                      I had redline 75w90 in mine, no issues to report for the >5,000 miles I put on the car since I did it. I will be putting the same thing in the M next weekend. How did the Red46 skid plate fit? I have the m42 one sitting in a box since it hasn't really been a priority on the e30 job list lately

                      red46 plate fit well. depending on the shape your core support is in, it goes on with 7 bolts. 2 longer ones in the rack & 5 thru the core support

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                      • KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRolls
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #547

                        wasnt m3 said:

                        Not sure if you guys are changing transmission fluid as well, but I have found that red line fluid works infinitely better in bmw transmissions over royal purple.

                        IIRC i may have put RP ATF (syncromax?) in it because that's all i could get on somewhat short notice before i put the trans in last year. Either way, trans shifts fine as far as I can tell, no obvious signs of crappy shifting/

                        For the diff im probably gonna go Redline 75w90, I believe I have RP 75w90 in there now (place I went to sold RP, can you tell)

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                        • DrLeadFootD
                          DrLeadFootD
                          DrLeadFoot
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                          wasnt m3 said:

                          Not sure if you guys are changing transmission fluid as well, but I have found that red line fluid works infinitely better in bmw transmissions over royal purple.

                          Royal purple has not helped my zf trans at all. Feels like the synchros aren't there sometimes. (From what I remember)

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                          • KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRolls
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #549

                            pads I went with HT-10 and Street Race

                            78mm motorsport hardware

                            stainless front lines

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                            • wasnt m3W
                              wasnt m3W
                              wasnt m3
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #550

                              DrLeadFoot said:

                              Royal purple has not helped my zf trans at all. Feels like the synchros aren't there sometimes. (From what I remember)

                              Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

                              That's what I'm saying, Royal Purple pretty much didn't let my zf go into gear when it was below 40 degrees outside. Redline completely fixed that.

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                              • KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRolls
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #551

                                wasnt m3 said:

                                That's what I'm saying, Royal Purple pretty much didn't let my zf go into gear when it was below 40 degrees outside. Redline completely fixed that.

                                i'll swap it out, i dont think ive ever driven my car when its been that cold with the current fluid.

                                im excited to now have butter smooth shifts & get all the bitties

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                                • KaiserRollsK
                                  KaiserRollsK
                                  KaiserRolls
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                                  #552

                                  Did some reading. Lightbulb clicked. Went outside. Realized the CSB is on incorrectly. Hated myself for a bit. Ordered new CSB. Now I get to drop the driveshaft again.

                                  Totally not happy about that. Guess I was in a rush to put it back on and wasn't thinking, I blame spotted cow & the Internet

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                                  • jc43089J
                                    jc43089J
                                    jc43089
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                                    #553

                                    Mmm da cow. I tried the RP synchromax in my g250 it didn't seem right. Everything worked but when I switched to recline half gear oil and half atf that is recommended by UUC with a light flywheel it felt much better.

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                                    • B
                                      B
                                      B C
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                                      #554

                                      Hahaha! The internet

                                      I switched out redline for lucas in my g260 and it was a definite immediate downgrade in shiftyness

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                                      • KaiserRollsK
                                        KaiserRollsK
                                        KaiserRolls
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                                        #555

                                        Got the driveshaft out in about .3 seconds (kind of surprised) and ripped the CSB off of it and made notes with sharpie so i dont forget the orientation for when the new one shows up (nothing was "wrong" with it, but $40 is cheap insurance)

                                        Also just ordered adjustable front end links not from ireland engineering

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                                        • KaiserRollsK
                                          KaiserRollsK
                                          KaiserRolls
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                                          #556

                                          I Have also yet to find a place locally that sells Red Line fluids --off to the internet for those as well.

                                          Called a bunch of shops to see who can weld my coils. I just got a bunch of confused responses on the phone

                                          "You want to do what with your who, who is this? What are you suspensions doing with a welder?"

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