So, a few months back I bought this little 318i (and paid too much for it now I realize) with plans to make it into a cheap autox/track worthy car.
Little by little I have been upgrading things here and there, when I removed broken A/C and pulled radiator out coolant came out pretty damn dirty. Also, inside of the valve train is covered with black carbon deposits and probably old dirty oil (car sat in the po's garage for a year+), and of course didn't have any records. Now, basically i've done everything so far other than the engine...have a new clutch kit also waiting to be installed (waiting until I have a z3/z4 shifter and do both things at once). In the next month or so I'll be removing rear drums and installing discs and a bigger diff with lsd at the same time.
What I would like to do is get an m10 head from a jy that's in better / cleaner condition, take it all apart, get it pressure cleaned and then build with all new parts as needed. I did a quick search on here but couldn't find a detailed thread on exactly what works and what doesn't when it comes to m10. Specifically what valve springs/ what valves and cam to get etc.
Now that 666fab makes a turbo manifold for this application it just makes more sense to me to turbo it instead of going with an engine swap (m50 or m30) once I research all that's needed to control fuel and spark.
So, any specific recommendations on upgraded components to make a quality m10 that will last with about 250-300hp (maybe conservative, but I want it to be reliable) on daily basis and won't fail in the middle of autox season ?
Have at it guys!
Little by little I have been upgrading things here and there, when I removed broken A/C and pulled radiator out coolant came out pretty damn dirty. Also, inside of the valve train is covered with black carbon deposits and probably old dirty oil (car sat in the po's garage for a year+), and of course didn't have any records. Now, basically i've done everything so far other than the engine...have a new clutch kit also waiting to be installed (waiting until I have a z3/z4 shifter and do both things at once). In the next month or so I'll be removing rear drums and installing discs and a bigger diff with lsd at the same time.
What I would like to do is get an m10 head from a jy that's in better / cleaner condition, take it all apart, get it pressure cleaned and then build with all new parts as needed. I did a quick search on here but couldn't find a detailed thread on exactly what works and what doesn't when it comes to m10. Specifically what valve springs/ what valves and cam to get etc.
Now that 666fab makes a turbo manifold for this application it just makes more sense to me to turbo it instead of going with an engine swap (m50 or m30) once I research all that's needed to control fuel and spark.
So, any specific recommendations on upgraded components to make a quality m10 that will last with about 250-300hp (maybe conservative, but I want it to be reliable) on daily basis and won't fail in the middle of autox season ?
Have at it guys!
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