E30 M52
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The race is on!
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Try oven cleaner if you haven't already!
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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
Paging dan
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Found one
I'll even make him a deal on it
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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.
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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
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
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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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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The rear sump E39 pan was on, but not the front sump E34 pan. I have read about people having to grind down part of the oil pan for clearance, I have no qualms taking some cutting and grinding tools to an aluminum oil pan. it is much cheaper, and safer than having a flywheel machined down.
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