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  • delatlanta1281
    Dart Master
    • Mar 2006
    • 10317

    #16
    I want to say it was the machine process he uses, but I can't remember, it was 3 months and many conversations ago.
    Last edited by delatlanta1281; 06-11-2012, 03:14 PM.
    Yours truly,
    Rich
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    Originally posted by Rigmaster
    you kids get off my lawn.....

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    • Holland
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2008
      • 7176

      #17
      Regardless, I like where this is going.
      1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

      Originally posted by DEV0 E30
      You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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      • Fusion
        No R3VLimiter
        • Nov 2009
        • 3658

        #18
        I would seriously buy those just to have on the table and drink whiskey out of.

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        • delatlanta1281
          Dart Master
          • Mar 2006
          • 10317

          #19
          His 3-d machining process is pretty cool, he may be able to make you some whiskey glasses.
          Yours truly,
          Rich
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          Originally posted by Rigmaster
          you kids get off my lawn.....

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          • bmwstudent
            E30 Fanatic
            • Sep 2011
            • 1364

            #20
            ahh release, thank you. load blown
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            • MattAvino
              R3VLimited
              • Jan 2011
              • 2147

              #21
              I'm secreting so many hormones right now....
              E30 buildy things
              http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=195286

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              • delatlanta1281
                Dart Master
                • Mar 2006
                • 10317

                #22
                I can say this, he called me Thursday with the news they were done and was very excited/ proud of what he had cfreated. When I got them today I called him to thank him and he asked how I liked them. I told him I was pleased and he then explaind the skirts. Why they were shaped the way they were, and why it mattered to him to do so. He has a ton of things going on, but he takes all the time in the world to talk to you about your build. He wants to talk to my machinist to make sure the block ist bored and cut correctly. The guy is nails.
                Also, these didn't come wth rings. They are being made as we speak. They will be here next Monday.
                Yours truly,
                Rich
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                Originally posted by Rigmaster
                you kids get off my lawn.....

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                • tinkwithanr
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 377

                  #23
                  Wow, those look really nice. How much did they run if you don't mind me asking?
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                  • Herr Faust Schinken
                    No R3VLimiter
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 3580

                    #24
                    I'm jelly those pistons are like jewelry
                    88 325is Five Speed
                    Lachssilber

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                    • delatlanta1281
                      Dart Master
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 10317

                      #25
                      Originally posted by tinkwithanr
                      Wow, those look really nice. How much did they run if you don't mind me asking?
                      they compare to most pistons on the market. About middle of the road pricing. not 800, not a grand.
                      Yours truly,
                      Rich
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                      Originally posted by Rigmaster
                      you kids get off my lawn.....

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                      • Brian D
                        E30 Modder
                        • Mar 2006
                        • 832

                        #26
                        Originally posted by delatlanta1281
                        He has a ton of things going on, but he takes all the time in the world to talk to you about your build. He wants to talk to my machinist to make sure the block ist bored and cut correctly. The guy is nails.
                        Paul's a hell of a guy, and he does everything he can to work with people to make things happen. I can't wait to see the results of your build, it sounds like we are on the same track, I'm just starting with a little bigger block!
                        1973 Bavaria

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                        • LJ851
                          R3V OG
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 7918

                          #27
                          LOL at all the piston designers here on r3v!

                          Seriously nice Rich, a no compromise set of hipo street pistons.

                          The pistons are 3D CNC'd top and bottom for the optimal shape and lightness based on the required comp ratio and his vast engine building knowledge.

                          Paul pisses away more high performance, radical engine building experience and expertise after his morning coffee than most will ever dream of knowing.
                          Lorin


                          Originally posted by slammin.e28
                          The M30 is God's engine.

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                          • Raxe
                            R3V Elite
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 5346

                            #28
                            Very nice man! Sounds like a very reasonably price too.

                            >> 1988 3.1 ITB E30 /// 2002 E46 M3 6MT / 2008 335xi 6MT / 1991 S38B36 E30 (sold)

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                            • Bearmw
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 1323

                              #29
                              I also got some of Paul's pistons/rings for my B35 and they were very reasonably priced for such quality.
                              Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. -Mark Twain

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                              • AndrewBird
                                The Mad Scientist
                                • Oct 2003
                                • 11892

                                #30
                                Originally posted by LJ851
                                LOL at all the piston designers here on r3v!

                                Seriously nice Rich, a no compromise set of hipo street pistons.

                                The pistons are 3D CNC'd top and bottom for the optimal shape and lightness based on the required comp ratio and his vast engine building knowledge.

                                Paul pisses away more high performance, radical engine building experience and expertise after his morning coffee than most will ever dream of knowing.
                                I don't know if your post was directed at me, but my comment in no way was referring to the design of the piston, merely how it was machined. I run CNC mills at work and can tell how the pistons were made just by looking at them and the way they were done seemed odd. Either way, they will still be the same shape/design, it's just a matter of finish and machine time. There are several ways to skin a cat as they say.

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