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    Scrubbing....

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    • JeffJ
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      1976 530i e12
      1990 325ix e30
      1992 325i e36
      1995 740il e38
      2001 330xi e46
      ^More to come :)

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        Scrubbing...

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        • RekpointR
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          Advance Auto had buy one get one free brakeclean today!

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          • KaiserRollsK
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            The race is on!

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            • The Full BananaT
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              Try oven cleaner if you haven't already!

              Tom - I have a few BMWs, an overworked Volvo 242, and now a YouTube channel called Drive, Revive, Tinker

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                All you have to do is bolt a supercharger on to win the race (this comment works two ways)

                I would be very interested to see how this M52 would do against an S50 though

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                • KaiserRollsK
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                  Snap said:

                  All you have to do is bolt a supercharger on to win the race (this comment works two ways)

                  I would be very interested to see how this M52 would do against an S50 though

                  Paging dan

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                  • JeffJ
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                    Jeff
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                    Found one

                    1976 530i e12
                    1990 325ix e30
                    1992 325i e36
                    1995 740il e38
                    2001 330xi e46
                    ^More to come :)

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                    • KaiserRollsK
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                      Jeff said:

                      Found one

                      I'll even make him a deal on it

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                        I can't be bothered with used superchargers right now, too busy scrubbing...

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                          Injectors are back from Injector-Rehab

                          Turnaround time was great and they returned the old filters and parts as proof that they replaced them. I gave them a fresh coat of paint to finish them off.

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                          • EarlE
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                            How much was it?

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                              I think it was $106 after all was said and done.

                              I first checked into new injectors but enough knockoff Chinese "Bosch pink tops" exist online that I decided it would be best to just rebuild a set of known good ones

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                              • jc43089J
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                                I have found refurbished genuine Bosch injectors on Ebay to be the way to go.  Paid 65$ for the flow matched set of ev6 injectors recently.  

                                Information a little too late, sorry.

                                2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                                3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                                '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                                '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                                '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                                '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                                '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                                  I was mainly drawn to choosing my own refurbisher since I could get a printout of the test/some sort of evidence to show that they are flowing evenly. It wouldnt surprise me if you had some folks just blasting some brake cleaner through them :P

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                                  • jc43089J
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                                    That is quite possible, although the reviews were good and I think they were cheap because the application was very obscure, Ford SVT 2.5 from 99-00 only so probably trying to get rid of them.  He claimed to do all kinds of stuff, backflush, ultrasonic, etc flow test within 2%.  I have no way of knowing if any of it was true though.

                                    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                                    3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                                    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                                    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                                    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                                    '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                                    '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                                      My goal for today is to pull the block and trans from the car and say my final goodbyes to the m20

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                                      I have decided to shift my focus away from the M52 refresh for a bit because next up is swapping out the M52 cams for some S52 cams, but as I look into the steps involved it looks really easy to screw it up so i need to do a lot of reading before i dive in.

                                      Once the M20 is pulled i will do some scrubbing, repainting, install the E21 booster, and cut the mounting brackets off that i made for my intercooler.

                                      Im still shooting for the end of august, but I will definitely have to replenish the car fund somehow to buy my last round of parts that I need and pay for some welding

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                                        Today's goal achieved

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                                        The clutch hard line flare nut rounded off so I had to break the line off. The new braided clutch line i put in looks like it is seeping some oil the stainless braiding so i'm tossing it.

                                        There is some oil in the bottom of the trans bellhousing so it would appear that I need to revisit my trans input seal.

                                        Sometimes the more you work towards the finish line, the farther away you get from it.

                                        I just keep finding things that I need to add to my shopping list.

                                        I quickly test fit my M20 flywheel onto the M52, i dont quite understand the big stink that people online say about machining the back of the flywheel so it doesnt rub on the block. From what I see right now there is plenty of space. I will look into it more later.

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                                        • GunMetalGreyG
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                                          Snap said:

                                          I quickly test fit my M20 flywheel onto the M52, i dont quite understand the big stink that people online say about machining the back of the flywheel so it doesnt rub on the block. From what I see right now there is plenty of space. I will look into it more later.

                                          Did you have the oil pan on for this?

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