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  • GunMetalGreyG
    GunMetalGreyG
    GunMetalGrey
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    #679

    Rowleym said:

    No boost this time? 

    Breaking the rebuilt motor in the more proper way. Known good tune, no boost, 1k miles of normal running to get things seated. Then we throw the snail back on.

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    • GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGrey
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      #680

      Update : The car is quite a lot of fun. I have been driving it a lot. 

      This whole driving vs. working on a car thing is odd.....

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      • suspencefulS
        suspencefulS
        suspenceful
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        I thought you were supercharging it now...

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        • KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRolls
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          Yeah Ben. Buy the supercharger from my friend. You know you want to

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          • JeffJ
            JeffJ
            Jeff
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            GunMetalGrey said:

            Rowleym said:

            No boost this time? 

            Breaking the rebuilt motor in the more proper way. Known good tune, no boost, 1k miles of normal running to get things seated. Then we throw the snail back on. 

            Give her the beans! break in time is too slow.

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

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            • R
              R
              Rowleym
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              #684

              Jeff said:

              Give her the beans! break in time is too slow.

              Yea to me a proper break in, is a few heat cycles, oil change, and full boost dyno runs.

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              sk8 or die

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              • GunMetalGreyG
                GunMetalGreyG
                GunMetalGrey
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                #685

                What are you gentlemen running for sway bars? I ran ST's in my 318 and was happy with them, but curious what others run. 
                I went to an auto-x event yesterday, and was not thrilled with the way the car performed. I was running very slow times, and the tires didn't sound happy most of the day. I can see plenty of body roll through corners and through the slaloms and am thinking upgraded sway bars would help snug things up a bit. I am currently on stock sway bars.
                The event was fun, my gearing is not. Running a 2.93 resulted in being out of the power band most of the time, yet we were cruising down the highway at 3200+ rpm on the way home.

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                • GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGrey
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                  #686

                  Feel free to critique, yes my hands are all over the wheel, I need a tighter ratio rack....

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                  • KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRolls
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                    I ran stock sways for my first auto x and blew the mounts of the subframe. I have yet to drive the car but I installed 22/19 ST with adjustable endlinks

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGrey
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                      #688

                      Long time no update!
                      New clutch master ordered, old one wasn't doing too well. Never go with used parts when doing a manual swap!
                      New tires put on (Dunlop Direzza ZII's) to replace the 4k mile BFG's (one gouged tire, wouldn't hold well in corners)
                      Lots of WOT...... like, a LOT. 
                      Got tim's e30 running, it is many times faster than mine. 
                      Drove with Collin. 
                      Picture dump time. Just kidding, things are being weird. This will have to do for now.
                       

                      IMG20160501163833351HDR

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                      • GunMetalGreyG
                        GunMetalGreyG
                        GunMetalGrey
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                        Post

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                        • SteelBlueS
                          SteelBlueS
                          SteelBlue
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                          GunMetalGrey said:

                          Post

                          This is the only reason I come to this site, for quality content like this.

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                          • GunMetalGreyG
                            GunMetalGreyG
                            GunMetalGrey
                            wrote on last edited by
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                            SteelBlue said:

                            This is the only reason I come to this site, for quality content like this.

                            I'm glad that I can make your day!
                            I have starting working on a little compilation of videos that shall be posted soon, don't you worry.

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                            • SteelBlueS
                              SteelBlueS
                              SteelBlue
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                              #692

                              GunMetalGrey said:

                              I'm glad that I can make your day!
                              I have starting working on a little compilation of videos that shall be posted soon, don't you worry. 

                              Based on this threads timeline, I'll check back in October 2017

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                              • GunMetalGreyG
                                GunMetalGreyG
                                GunMetalGrey
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #693

                                The M52 e30 had a clutch slave cylinder that was leaking like a pig, and so like any reasonable vintage BMW owner I spent about 2.5 weeks waiting to buy the part, and then finally put the new slave in last night. 

                                The Good News:
                                The clutch pedal is much more firm 
                                It finally engages at a logical point! 
                                It was shiny and new

                                The Bad News:
                                Swapping slave cylinders on a ZF in an E30 is a pain
                                I didn't even drive the car after swapping it. 

                                I am looking forward to boosting the engine again this winter, as everything has been going really well with it thus far in terms of motor break in and such. The car feels good, but could use an additional 250hp no problem!

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                                • GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGrey
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                                  • B
                                    B
                                    B C
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                                    Looks like a lot of fun [emoji16]

                                    Probably more capable than an awd crv

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                                    • Bassboy3313B
                                      Bassboy3313B
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                                      Haha awesome!!!!

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                                      • HipMFH
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                                        HipMF
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                                        where's the part with you bouncing over the roots in the mud? 😦 that shit was hilarious 😆

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                                        • GunMetalGreyG
                                          GunMetalGreyG
                                          GunMetalGrey
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                                          I didnt post the other two yet, I shall

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