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meh not so much a pipe dream just saving up to buy what i need, i have a lead on a full AA turbo kit and am waiting on a response so thats where i stand right now, i've decided to stick with stock internals for this year and keep the power when done around 500 i think that'll be enough to mess with. I've been so busy with work its been hard to give the car any time but once i get the parts i'll make time for it

alright thanks guys! ill have to check them out and see who i think fits best! can anyone give suggestions for bearings should i get the special "coated race" bearings or just the stock oem style bearings?

so does anyone know of any good machine shops in the waukesha area that i could take my block to to get it cleaned up and my cylinder head decked for a good price, and honest labor costs???

Also i may get my crankshaft honed let me know any help is appreciated

Ik it will probably hurt power but I'm just going with it for now to get the motor together with the turbo and completely rebuilt. from what i've heard from some people is that the cams may help with the turbo setup with the slightly longer duration. but this is my first go round i want to get it together, and see how i like it and go from there

so i picked up some 328 cams for cheap with a whole motor that ate a couple valves to put in the m3 to get it running because m3 cams are just ridiculously expensive and the duration is slightly longer with the 328 cams with a  slightly shorter lift but i think i'll live with it once i get my tax return back, I'm ordering piston rings, new bearings, get the block hot tanked, and honed, and possibly port and polish the head. and probably coil overs on the suspension side of the project

so here are finally some photos of the 95 m3 i got finally figured out the picture upload thing haha

they weren't in the motor or the boxes of parts i assume he either kept them or lost them when he tore the motor apart or sold them way back when he took it apart because he was going to do a full build but never put it back together

anyone know someone selling s52 cams and trays???? the guy i bought the car said he was going to get me some but thats if he remembers and when oh god i don't want to know so plzzzz it'd be a huge help

lower bearings*

ok so i tore the block down and i was looking at everything it looks pretty good, i have several questions 

1 are mahle pistons stock for the s52?

2 what do you guys recommend for piston rings for boosting it

3 should i get new lowered bearings? (they have minimal scuffs that can see but can't feel. i feel like i should spend the dough to get the super good ones.

4 is getting the crank micro polished and lightened worth the money,

5 should i upgrade the valve train, (valves, springs, retainers) and also would it be smart to convert to solid lifters?

ok so I'm having major problems trying to upload images anyone wanna help??

it is i have the receipt from bavaian auto recycling in californica and if andy is joeys brother the guy i bought it from down in libertyville then yes it was andys old car

So i got a 1995 M3 with 99km on it because the odometer switched to that because the battery was dead when i bought it, but anyways, the s52 is in pretty poor condition right now the previous owner tore it apart to do a different turbo setup and never put it on or put it back together so theres some rust inside the pistons and on the cylinder walls, i cleaned up most of the rust with some fine steel wool to take the majority of it off, but now I'm planning to do a full rebuild on the engine and i will be fully caging the car, as well as tubbing the front strut towers, i just pulled the engine out tonight and am going to start disassembling it when i get time, but i was wondering if anyone knows of what brands i should go with for the full rebuild, i'll be using the stock pistons and rods but most everything i want to upgrade so i don't have to worry about it. if anyone has any leads or info to help me out that would be greatly appreciated.

and as far as hg goes and head bolts I'm looking at going for a cut ring hg to run high boost psi, and arp head bolts. the stock ones would literally just break in half from what i plan on running long term in the end.

well currently after picking up the m54b30 rotating assembly any offer that i have the cash for would be an insult so i'd rather wait till i have enough cash to make a respectable offer.....

also does anyone think i'd be able to reuse the piston rings they have 70k on them.... i was thinking i should just replace them cuz every things out, but if i burn them up i wouldn't feel bad tearing the motor down again... just trying to have the car driving with maybe 10lbs of boost by the time automation rolls around. one bearing on the crank isn't smooth like the rest so i'll be doing crank and rod bearings already......

yea what would you be willing to part with the manifold for? and the motor mounts?

and I'm not sure on what I'm going to do about tuning haltechs are super nice but id have to save 2k to get one

does anyone know if i could just get the stock ecm retuned???

ok nice i'll look into that, anyone have coilovers for an e36 layin around?!? or e36 interior panels i can't afford em right now but next paycheck!!!

im not sure on cams i wondering if i could get them reground to work well with the turbo?!?!? if not I'm really not sure on cams they're really expensive and are probably outside my price range currently...

current important parts i need are a turbo exhaust manifold t4 preferably twin scroll cuz i got an hx45w for next to nothing in pretty good condition. intercooler thinking about going water to air but not entirely sure, need to swap the trans.

also need to get crank bearings, new piston rings, maybe electric fan setup since the motor will be out should i do new engine mounts too?? 

If anyones got a flywheel i have a clutch and also need the shift linkage for the swap i have everything else.

 and i think thats about it.... i think i have most everything like piping and what not,

ok cool sounds good I'm tearing down the m54b30 to get the assembly out currently got all the bearings and most of the stuff in the way i just gotta get the sockets to take the rods and pistons off of the crank