Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)
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Got this over the weekend.
Is anyone familiar with timing the S52 that could swing by my house and make sure I have it correct? Willing to pay $$$
@DrLeadFoot
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Just read the last 8 pages... life seems so much simpler without those 12 extra valves haha
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The headache is worth the outcome! I got a taste of the power and it is addicting. The only car that got me was that fox body 5.0 that was turbocharged and probably built. He got the jump on me and still didn't pull more than one car on me. Soon. Soon.
@DrLeadFoot
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Finally got into the garage.
With my JB racing flywheel there is no flywheel lock hole so I just need to keep an eye on the tdc mark.
The cam locking tool that I got was a little too narrow. So I'm going to watch that with my eye too. Sketch yes. I need to get this on the road.
Got the timing set up and just need to torque down the exhaust cam bolts while there is torque on the tensioner.
Then is is all down hill from there.
@DrLeadFoot
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Then lets shoot photos
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Got the lower cover on and torqued down. Black RTV'd everything and used the gaskets so hopefully no leaks.
VAC damper is on but I'm waiting to torque the NEW crank bolt.
Should finish the timing in the next 48 hours.
I've been busy...
Won the Milwaukee All City Mens Softball Tournament...
And got engaged!!!
@DrLeadFoot
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Then lets shoot photos
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Then lets shoot photos
So close yet so far.
Need to get all new block to engine mount bolts and torque & loctite them properly. Along with new motor mount bolts. The "stock" condor bolts have been beyond stripped.
Out with the old... in with new!!
New water heater too. $460 labor and parts. Jose the Plumber can do everything and some! 3 month warranty on his labor, insured, hard worker.
@DrLeadFoot
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Finally made some good progress.
Made my cam tool.
Got the vanos all bolted up, rtv'd and torqued down.
Documenting these spark plugs. Kummrow put these in. I will replace them and make sure they are gapped to .021 and facing away from the intake.
To do list:
- Install oil pump.
- Oil pan.
- Valve cover.
- Torque subframe.
- Steering rack.
- Skid plate.
- Torque down transmission.
- New bolts for motor mounts, engine and subframe side.
- Random odds & ends to tighten up.
- Intake manifold & throttle body.
@DrLeadFoot
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What are those plugs? NGK V power?
They are. Do you know anything about them?
@DrLeadFoot
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I use NGK 2288 in my m50, they have 2 grounds, and a protruding center electrode, they are also the factory plugs for the s50, I pulled a set from an m52 that said NGK on one side and BMW on the other. My m50 came with Bosch 4 ground plugs that I replaced with the NGKs and gained 2mpg. I looked up the x52 engines and they have a few other choices, so see if the plugs you have are any of them, there also may be different heat ranges required with a turbo setup which I do not know about. I just know that I prefer NGK plugs. Also now that I think about it...why would the x50 engines have different plugs than the x52 engines? The heads, blocks etc are the same castings so any of them should be physically interchangeable, unless it is a piston clearance issue?
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I use NGK 2288 in my m50, they have 2 grounds, and a protruding center electrode, they are also the factory plugs for the m50/52, I pulled a set from an m52 that said NGK on one side and BMW on the other. My m50 came with Bosch 4 ground plugs that I replaced with the NGKs and gained 2mpg. I looked up the Sxx engines and they have a few other choices, so see if the plugs you have are any of them, there also may be different heat ranges required with a turbo setup which I do not know about. I just know that I prefer NGK plugs.
I was running the 4554s with good results. I think these are comparable but I want to make sure they are set up the way I like even if it might be overkill or too detail oriented.
@DrLeadFoot
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