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Time to refresh and upgrade the M20. Looking for feedback on both.
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I noticed the throwout bearing that came with my sachs clutch kit all of which is made in Germany is composite with some stamped components where as the original which is stamped BMW is all metal cast or forged. I also noticed that the FTE made in Germany slave cylinder I received his composite. Is this the way things are going?
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I have had luck sand blasting the manifolds and spraying them with rattle can header paint with ceramic from the parts store. Just make sure the first time they get hot, they are clean or the oily fingerprints will burn in them (I use the silver).
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I've been curious about the graphite spray technique for a while - I'll give it a shot here. If anyone has used a particular product or has feedback lemme know!
While headers may offer more performance, nothing fits a specific car like the stock cast iron exhaust manifolds, and when the car is restored or original, they are necessary. The problem with cast…
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Has anyone succeeded in applying a paint or any other treatment to the cast manifolds that actually lasts? I tried POR high temperature on my alfa and I can see it flaking very quickly. I don’t want to spend on a jet hot or other outsourced coating. I have a blast cabinet and can prep them but dont want to make the fairly large effort if its all gonna flake...
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Gonna get my neighbor over and see if we cant yank this motor n trans tonite. Any special prep needed to lay it down or does it sit on the oilpan/tranny okay - just long enough for me to separate and mount the block to a stand
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