2.8l stroker thread

[nando]

I'm actually getting two full sets, they dont' sell anything less.. which is fine, gives me extras in case I break another one. :) unfortunately most of that price is actually the overnight shipping. :(

[nando]

got the engine all put together, valves adjusted, etc.






I still have a lot of shit to do.. I just want to drive the damn thing!

[Sean]

I hear ya man! Can't wait to see it done! it's looking badass! :D

[SpecM]

-Wow dude that motor is lookn' GOOD!!!

[nando]

yeah, I'm not really painting anything or trying to make it look pretty either, just trying to get shit clean! I can't even imagine how much different my engine bay is going to look; before *everything* was covered in 1/2" of grime, gunk and grease. I bet I lose 10lbs of weight just from all the crud I've cleaned off. :D

[Boots Walker]

awesome thread, love the pictures - really makes we want to get off my arse and finish my stroker :)

i might have missed this somewhere, but are you just using a standard head and cam?

[nando]

I rebuilt it last year with a shrick cam.. there's a thread buried somewhere with pics and info.

[diegom6]

wow, never seen the oil pan of the iX m20b25. So the the u-joint shafts pass trough the oil pan, mixing with the oil of the engine or is selaed appart?

Looks very clean the engine! I bet you can't wait to get it back to the road. My car it's been out of the road like 1.5 years:(


-Diego

[Sean]

Also - chris, is looks like hitting and destroying an IX oil pan is less likely to happen than the chances of my hitting my oil pan - due to it's design. kind of funny how that works! ;)

[PeaveyBassist]

Axle goes through the oil pan but is sealed from all the oil and what not. Engine is lookin great!

Will

[nando]

wow, never seen the oil pan of the iX m20b25. So the the u-joint shafts pass trough the oil pan, mixing with the oil of the engine or is selaed appart?

Looks very clean the engine! I bet you can't wait to get it back to the road. My car it's been out of the road like 1.5 years:(


-Diego

the oil is completely separate, they don't mix together.

yeah, it's been a month.. normally I don't go more than 24 hours without driving my car. motor is now in the car though, just gotta get everything hooked back up! :)

[e30 gangsta]

Congatus man! Im just here looking @ my block waiting to send it to the machine shop. Pondering what im gonna do. Cuase my dreams dont like my wallet very much.

[nando]

other than the pistons and other expensive ix specific stuff, it's pretty straightforward and not too bad. my machine work cost less than the new oil pump I bought. :D

[Sean]

other than the pistons and other expensive ix specific stuff, it's pretty straightforward and not too bad. my machine work cost less than the new oil pump I bought. :D

How much was your oil pump? I spent a good chunk of change on machine work, just on the bottom end.

Did you not have your assembly balanced?

[nando]

~$200

no, didn't have it balanced.. no real need to really. you don't think BMW balances the crank from the factory? the pistons were matched together as a set, as were the rods.. it runs smoothly too :)