New Daily: 1992 E34 525i 5spd
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This thing has been awesome=)
Tomorrow I am getting it detailed and I might shadowline the trim.
I noticed a slight exhaust leak this morning that sounds like it is coming from around the downpipe. Are these cast exhaust manifolds known to crack? I remember on my Conquest those manifolds were prone to cracking, but that was a turbo application.
I ran across these and am getting tempted. http://www.racelandus.com/exhaust-headers/bmw-exhaust-headers/bmw-e34-exhaust-headers.html
Someone talk me out of it=)
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Same as what our 11%-er said, I havent heard of the BMW cast manifolds being known to crack.
I wouldn't run headers unless they were long-tube but that usually ends up being a PITA.
I guess I would run cheap shorty headers if it ended up being cheaper than a replacement cast manifold and you didnt mind possibly sacrificing some low end power.
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Looking at the pic on their site it appears that its more like a "slip on" to your cat section, it has its own downpipes which have a two bolt flange from header to DP rather than OEM 3 bolt. Looks like you install then cut your cat section and clamp or weld the new downpipes on. Not a bad setup, and I may go with this in the future, just not a direct bolt on.
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I wouldn't run headers unless they were long-tube but that usually ends up being a PITA.
+1
Just break out the heat&hammer
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A clean car that doesn't run is as bad as a dirty car that runs great
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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Good 'ol Concours detail department, I miss having my car showroom clean haha. Looks like it turned out great!
If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars.
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If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars.
Looks like it worked opposite on Earl's coil packs...
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If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars.
Looks like it worked opposite on Earl's coil packs...
The magic must have left with Rampelsauce
#neverforget
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John came over with two coils.
When I took the engine cover off you could see already that the coil for cylinder one had the connector cracking off. When I pulled it out and looked in the plug hole there was a bunch of water. We proceeded to pull the coils to check for more water. The first three holes were pretty full. The last three didnt seem to get wet. I put Johns coil in for cylinder one and put it all back together and it ran awesome.
We then took it on a run through the woods and it was running great. After getting out of the woods it started to have a slight misfire again and then idled bad. We stopped at our destination but it ended up being closed.
I let John drive to our next destination. It slowly seemed like the misfire went away. I let John drive it back to my house then and it didnt misfire the whole way.
We worked on Johns car and then watched some Trailer Park Boys. Right before John left we took it for a ride and the misfire was gone. I am thinking one of the plugs was all funky. I might change them since I drove 40 minutes home with one cylinder not firing.
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