1990 4door S52 is on the way.

[619E30]

Nice, can't wait to see more progress!

[e30gentry]

Yea still delayed, the freaking other e30 is giving me problems and prolonging this swap!

[Danny]

Twinsies.

[e30gentry]

haha Maybe down the road i will do a 24v swap into the other e30 but it will still be an auto sense the wife cant drive a manual.

[weaksauce]

you need to fatten her up a little man. :D

good luck on teh swap. I wish my wife gave 1 oz of a damn about working on cars.

[e30gentry]

you need to fatten her up a little man. :D

good luck on teh swap. I wish my wife gave 1 oz of a damn about working on cars.

It is impossible, she eats as much as me and i have no idea where it goes lol.

[e30gentry]

Cleaned up the S52 a little today, got kinda bored. Really trying to decide if i want to spend the money on piston rings or not. I know i should but still need so many other things like sensors and stuff.


S52 by flyinge30, on Flickr

[e30gentry]

Just got the head back from the machine shop!

Just my Cylinder head back from the machine shop. Got it bead blasted, machined flat, pressure tested and hot tanked and it looks pretty freaking sexy! :D


head1 by flyinge30, on Flickr


head2 by flyinge30, on Flickr

[Wanganstyle]

Cleaned up the S52 a little today, got kinda bored. Really trying to decide if i want to spend the money on piston rings or not. I know i should but still need so many other things like sensors and stuff.


S52 by flyinge30, on Flickr

do the rings.

Had a prior S52 that drove me nuts because the oil rings were out. random oil burning, etc etc. drove / compression tested perfect, etc etc just ate oil.

[e30gentry]

I have been puttin this off for a little while but have got a little further. Got bigger high compression pistons all new bearings all machined ect. Just trying to figure out what cams I want to run now. Would upload pictures but can't figure how to from my phone.

[328ijunkie]

Run it OBD2!

[e30gentry]

Sorry going to say OBD1 only because I have spent they money for all the sensors. Maybe one day I will switch over since I have all the original sensors.

[e30gentry]

Coming back from the dead here:
Set piston ring gap on the CP 11:1 87mm pistons, ordered VAC NA racing valves, tore down, cleaned and filled lifters and have a Sunbelt 2 cams coming together.

[e30gentry]

A little oil pump rebuild all new original BMW parts.

[e30gentry]

Should I use the S50 or S52 intake manifold and what tuning should I run - honestly OBD1 or OBD2 - which company to go with.