2.7i Checklist

[Stephen]

ya big old smokey burnouts

haha dont wanna eat up my soon to be bfg kdw2s :puppy:

[416stroker]

haha dont wanna eat up my soon to be bfg kdw2s :puppy:

:jk:

[Stephen]

:jk:

:giggle:

[E30_fiend]

like I told you before Stephen, I have like 3 friends that all DD their cars and thy all have welded diffs. If you do it right then nothing bad should happen. Good clean welds with no slag or spatter with good penetration. There is a science to it. There are plenty of Pro-Am drifters that weld their diffs to increase their ability to break traction and none of them ever have problems.

Its all up to you though. I dont see it being a huge deal especially with a really low cost diff.

[StereoInstaller1]

Quick release diff?

Seriously, some holes in the floor of your trunk to make shit easier to get to..WTF?

Nah, fukkit, get an LSD.

[Stephen]

like I told you before Stephen, I have like 3 friends that all DD their cars and thy all have welded diffs. If you do it right then nothing bad should happen. Good clean welds with no slag or spatter with good penetration. There is a science to it. There are plenty of Pro-Am drifters that weld their diffs to increase their ability to break traction and none of them ever have problems.

Its all up to you though. I dont see it being a huge deal especially with a really low cost diff.

Yeah.. the deciding factor might me time more than anything

Quick release diff?

Seriously, some holes in the floor of your trunk to make shit easier to get to..WTF?

Nah, fukkit, get an LSD.

Quick release Diff would be a great invention

2.93 for highway driving, then swap to a 3.7LSD for spirited or track

Eventually yeah, ill probably get an LSD, seems the best of both worlds... but i wasnt even expecting to get a new diff at all till i found a really good deal on one

[416stroker]

like I told you before Stephen, I have like 3 friends that all DD their cars and thy all have welded diffs. If you do it right then nothing bad should happen. Good clean welds with no slag or spatter with good penetration. There is a science to it. There are plenty of Pro-Am drifters that weld their diffs to increase their ability to break traction and none of them ever have problems.

Its all up to you though. I dont see it being a huge deal especially with a really low cost diff.

I'm amazing with gtaw. They all break it just stays locked because they bind together. I've pulled all the diff out to weld them so the no spatter. Also when they break you get shit that goes in the bearings. Drifting is a whole lot different than a street car, the wheels both are spinng in a drift car with no traction so there's not that big of an issue. When your on the street it's way differnt the wheels turn at oposite speeds around corners sure they might last a month or two then clang.

[Stephen]

I'm amazing with gtaw. They all break it just stays locked because they bind together. I've pulled all the diff out to weld them so the no spatter. Also when they break you get shit that goes in the bearings. Drifting is a whole lot different than a street car, the wheels both are spinng in a drift car with no traction so there's not that big of an issue. When your on the street it's way differnt the wheels turn at oposite speeds around corners sure they might last a month or two then clang.

Alright well no on the weld for now..

Anything else i need for the swap?

Any speed bumps in the install i should be weary of?

Mill the head?

discuss.

[416stroker]

you serious about a turbo. ? There's tons of info on bimmerforums on the 2.7i. At my parents house I have a bunch of links In My faves. I'll pm them to you the next time I'm there. There's a lot of shifty Info out there take a like a Grain of salt.

[Stephen]

you serious about a turbo. ? There's tons of info on bimmerforums on the 2.7i. At my parents house I have a bunch of links In My faves. I'll pm them to you the next time I'm there. There's a lot of shifty Info out there take a like a Grain of salt.

Not yet, i cant afford it.. but eventually

[416stroker]

then I wouldn't use seta pistons I'd mill it a lill bit.

[Stephen]

then I wouldn't use seta pistons I'd mill it a lill bit.

Alright, cool


Whats milling run usually?

[416stroker]

Alright, cool


Whats milling run usually?

Its not to much under $40

[Jesse30]

i have an open diff for you. pay me a little for it? 3.73, just get it out of my yard :)


p.s. you're going to love the 2.7. if you got the cheddar though you can get forged pistons from ie and bore an i block one over and get yourself a 2.8 :) just sayin