S52 finally!

[Panici]

Solid pickup!
How much did the S52 run you, if you don't mind me asking?

[parkerbink]

Between the outrageous prices on M54B30 rotating parts & shipping 2 ways, it was minimally more than the 5400 that would have been.

[Panici]

Between the outrageous prices on M54B30 rotating parts & shipping 2 ways, it was minimally more than the 5400 that would have been.

Seems like a no brainer then.

S52B32 makes more power & torque even stock, and with M50 manifold and tune you'll be up quite a bit over an M54B30.

[parkerbink]

Plus the SC should be pretty amazing! :D

[moatilliatta]

Was the AA tune for boost or N/A?

[Panici]

Plus the SC should be pretty amazing! :D

Oh nice! I didn't realize it'll still work on the S52.

[parkerbink]

Was the AA tune for boost or N/A?

It is for boost

Oh nice! I didn't realize it'll still work on the S52.

Yup

Here it is on one they sent to help me orient the intake piping.

I'm hoping to emulate this.

[moatilliatta]

Still seems weird the motor popped so quick, The injectors the right size and new? Maybe cyl 3 had a bad injector.

[parkerbink]

I'm 99.999999999% certain the motor was sick when I got it. There is evidence of a recent "rebuild", it has a new oil pan (receipt from 8/23, a month before I got it) The seller sold it as oil pan was leaking I had it sealed, I think he somehow broke the pan & oil starved the motor, then fixed it as cheaply as possible to dump.

[parkerbink]

It begins! Tear down this weekend!

[2mAn]

Sooo uhhh whatcha doing with the old AluM52 stuff?

(I can’t help myself 🤣)

[parkerbink]

The head is going to the builder, the rest needs to go. Also can you change the thread title to finally S52 please?

[parkerbink]

Ready to pressure wash.




And clean!






And a bonus!



Delivery day....

[parkerbink]

Front coil overs in, sway will go in tomorrow, rear next week when I refresh the rear body bushings & rear lower control arm bushings/rear shocks & springs.

[parkerbink]

Motor disassembled, ready to go be cleaned/hot tanked/honed/whatever else needs to be done to make it new adjacent!




Donor, '98 M3