M42 fotostory, as requested

[Gerta]

That was a train wreck for sure. So much excitement built up for the eventual let down.

[word is bond]

Well - that thread took a turn for the worst quite suddenly. Sure it's an old thread, but I was reading it for the first time and it went from awesome and exciting M42 build to abandoned thread, seized bearing/part-out/M50 swap, and the eventual banishment of OP.

[bmwman91]

So I was going to PM the OP, but then discovered that he was banned for selling illicit chips.

Where can I get a nice oil catch can like the one in the OP? I don't want PCV oil vapors waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles'ing up my nice clean intake and gumming up my ICV.

[bwawuz02]

Yeah, well the engine is pretty much completely parted. I'm not exactly sure why, but the main bearing seized. I don't have time to figure it out. Got an 80k mile M50TU w/325 driveshaft, harness, and DME for $700. M50 and g240 are already mated up with the Euro 13.5lb flywheel and M20 clutch. Pretty much all the parts are here for the swap and I've found a set of S50 cams.

Follow my other thread here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=210708&page=6

[Dj Buttchug]

hes bailing the m42?

dibs on single chain and cam sprocket set up

[Simon S]

aw.. that's kind of a let-down..

:(

[S13_E30]

I own the head from this engine now. I think he's abandoned it and is currently sticking an M50 in his car?

wow....seems like he was putting plenty of work into that M42 but maybe he got a real good deal on that m50.

[Ian Bowers]

I own the head from this engine now. I think he's abandoned it and is currently sticking an M50 in his car?

[S13_E30]

Just boost your m42, s13 :D


And did something bad happen with this motor?

I would boost the m42 but I can get more power for less money if I go with the 1jz. I can get a deal on a 1jz. I can get the motor and all accessories for about $700. and I was going to adapt the 350z tranny to it and have a 6 speed. And I cold get the tranny anywere between $150-$300 so I would be saving quite a bit of money. The m42 Motor has quite a bit of miles on it and I've have plenty of coolant leak issues lately and it runs somewhat rough but it runs.

[MF DOOM]

Just boost your m42, s13 :D


And did something bad happen with this motor?

[S13_E30]

any updates on this thing? I want to see an M42 that will convince me to keep mine. I'm debating M42? 1JZ? and SR20?...give me hope lol

[sinep]

lets go Jesse!

[carnurd]

This was my initial fire up on my buddies crappy phone camera of my car a year and a half ago. Big cams high flow cat and dynomax superturbo muffler.

[bwawuz02]

My kosei k1s w/tires (205/50/15 dunlop dz101s) will be for sale soon due to new shoes.

[bwawuz02]

^^lol, I'll try to make it out this week. ;) You know I don't have the ITBs on right now. I'm going to do another free air calibration of the LC-1 and see if that helps. I'm not sure if it's a big problem or not, but the O2 relay seems to be cutting power under higher loads... I'm going to try another power source if it really is a problem. I'll have to plug the stock O2 sensor back in and compare where it is hitting the O2 maps via TunerPro's address tracing. Right now it's showing a pretty consistent 13.9:1 AFR with the mustang 280155710 19lb/hr injectors at idle. Hopefully a fresh calibration of the sensor will clear things up. It was idling better on the drive home, but on deceleration it was holding at 1k rpm for 5-10sec before settling back to normal.