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Re: E36 v2 Ah yeah I see what you mean, unsure.. There probably will be out there somewhere. To be honest if I had more time I would turn one up on a lathe but it's finding something close to the sizes required to start with laying about! Cadwell is on Saturday 29th March

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, you can get a fixed size machined compressor from ARP/Wiseco/etc, which are tapered and much easier... But unfortunately very expensive for the use it would get!

Re: E36 v2 Best way is just to do it, easy to learn, especially with all the data out there for torque settings. So getting somewhere now - cleaned the block again, old bearings went back and got the correct mains bearings now. Fitted them.. Dropped the crank back in, fitted the caps...

Tarty :clown:

Re: E36 v2 Thanks for the comments! Plan to have it built in the next week or so Jamie, going to do the swap in a couple of weekends time and run it in beforehand (400-500 miles), drop the oil before Cadwell and give it the beans! Cant wait for a fresh engine coming from this 200k lump...

Re: E36 v2 Had a couple of hours spare tonight so decided to get on with some of the assembly. First job was to replace the exhaust studs, as some were already missing and I wanted a set of new ones in there anyway. The standard item is just a plain stud (11121744057), and a ridiculous...

I was going to order the anti-rattle bits from Besian for the new engine, but unfortunately need to get it built and running - not got time yet to wait for it to come from the US. My 200k one isn't rattling so I'm hopeful the one for the new engine will be fine with seals only!

Most of the time a higher rating does mean they last longer, but not always - all comes down to the quality too. The spare 5d2 'no brand' batteries I had were a much higher rating, but lasted nowhere near as long as an OEM. Very hit and miss.

I use the same batteries from Amazon and never had an issue. If anything they last longer than the genuine one. 5M USB and USB adaptor works great too aye.

Easiest solution 'in car' is to just get a spare case, drill the side of the case and run it off a USB cigarette lighter charger instead of battery

Re: E36 v2 Feels somewhat different yeah, its probably due to the steering being heavier with the E46 rack too though. True test will be Cadwell at the end of the month!

Re: E36 v2 So last week, had a bit of a mishap with a piece of pavement in a car park, which resulted in a banana shaped wishbone. No major worry as I had the powdercoated ones ready for fitting. The rack felt a bit funny after it too (although the TRE and arm were still straight), so I thought...

Re: E36 v2 F4 is light when empty compared to a lot of others too I guess, cast iron etc. Considering M52 is aluminium its gonna be lighter than a lot of others when empty, and a lot heavier (160kg) than a small 4pot when built

Sort of, just a lot better engineered and properly controllable by the ECU not just on/off like a dephaser.

Mine was like that on the old clutch, its never done it since I've changed to the SMF!

Re: E36 v2 After spending what seems like days cleaning and checking parts, sump, timing covers and other various bits I finally seem to be getting somewhere. Had the joys of burnt on oil and gunk to remove, then I pulled the old rings from the pistons and stripped them apart checking for wear...

They are alright for cheapys, put any sort of proper use through them and they just get worse. Mate had a set on his E36, and I have HSDs on mine (so £190 vs £800), swapped cars for a drive and there is a MASSIVE difference, but so there should be for the price. Difference is how they ride over...

That's random! Unless its meant to hang under a non-m bumper... My pipes that pass the diff carrier are a lot lower than that, you can't go too far the other way as youl hit the suspension arm over bumps etc

Re: E36 v2 So a few weeks ago I picked up a 'spare' ZF S5D310Z, removed from a 3.0 M3. As mentioned previously in this thread I had issues with very stiff gears on my current gearbox, so I'd been on the lookout for a spare. Ended up winning this one on eBay for good money. The 328i's came with...

Re: E36 v2 Had these turned up from a set of drawings for a job that needs doing on the car soon - can anyone guess what they are?