Making progress hehe

[ColdAccord]

couldn't find a header for a decent price, I'm still on the lookout. I will most likely hav ea local shop make an exhaust for me (they use pie cuts so its cheaper than mandrel bends but flows similar, not crappy like crush bends).

[ColdAccord]

do you know what you're doing?
or are you just piecing together what everyone says is cool?

im not sure i understand the question. The dome shape of the combustion chamber of the 2.5 would necessitate different pistons to yield a desirable compression ratio when used with the 2.7 block. I got custom pistons, that have a bit of a dome to them, with valve relief notches. The company I got the pistons from told me they were to be used in accordance with m20b25 rods, as they are a few millimeters shorter than b27 rods and are what is needed when using those pistons.
I had a machine shop do all the work to the head. I am replacing all the seals, gaskets, bearings, etc.
smt6 will be dyno tuned by a local shop
i have a bentley for all torque specs etc
the only thing i hadn't covered is that I didn't have a load levelizer. I will purchase one before putting the motor back in, I'm sure.
I purchased a complete m20b25 to ensure I had everything necessary for the swap.

I'm having another shop assemble the block, and he will check for valve clearances etc before I put the motor together.

i would have prepared a powerpoint presentation to please you forum members, but unfortunately i am in school full time and work a lot, so maybe next week

edit: I'll try to get some pics of my dads 240z, we did the motor for that last summer, in a clean garage. maybe that would please you. oh, and I have pics of me disassembling the motor of my other 240z and stripping the rest of it, also done in a clean garage. Oh, and I may have a pic of that garage before the leaves wer eblown in it, I'll try to post those too.

maybe I should install a tile floor in there while I'm at it. and I guess I just shouldn't use that propane heater, I should just do it in the cold.
Would you like me to install halogen lights in the garage, too? how about a surround sound stereo?

I was just posting a couple funny pics of my car, next time I'll have that powerpoint for all you highschoolers (no offense to the knowledgable mature bmw owners on here, there are many and I appreciate your help).

[UNHCLL]

note what parts I bolded.

my point was with an SMT-6, you have no need for a big 6 AFM. The AFM is a huge bottleneck, and basically makes the entire engine build worthless.

You should know that.

Buy an MAF off e-bay. Make sure it has proper voltage output. Also, get a Variable TPS switch. Cheap off ebay, under $20. No, I wont tell you which one to buy.


as to your garage-
fuck it dude, having a garage is 100x better than working in a driveway. I have a full shop, and I'm spoiled in that respect. I give credit to those who do their work with 'adequate tools and facilities'. Get off you fuckin piss-ing wagon of pity. Nobody slammed your garage, they just commented on its appearance. chill, drop the vendetta bro.

maybe I should install a tile floor in there while I'm at it. and I guess I just shouldn't use that propane heater, I should just do it in the cold.
Would you like me to install halogen lights in the garage, too? how about a surround sound stereo?

Yes you should. I have them in my 'garage'. Along with multiple lifts, and air tools. :roll:

But, I am with Aaron... based on my personality, trying to do the work in a messy space makes me go insane.

[UNHCLL]

Chris, fucking read..."some of us aren't rich bmw owners, whose parents only drive bmw's, whose grandparents only drove bmw's."

-Aaron
E-thug

Yea good call.
I'm a rich BMW owner... thats why I drive a 17+ year old BMW.
And yes, Daddy & Mommy drive BMW's... we own a shop, wtf would you expect. :roll:

Oh, and my granparents, they drive mercedes... maybe I should go slit my wrists for being such a spoiled little bastard and being over priveledged. :roll:

[ColdAccord]

I was going to have a custom chip burned, but decided 2 weeks ago to get an smt6, and got it last week.

and sorry I got defensive, but i was just trying to post some funny pics of my car, didn't need to get flamed on

i mean comeon, what kind of reponse did you (aaron more specifically) expect to ellicit with that response? I mean comeon, am I to believe that was a nice, not rude comment? "obviously, you don't mind" sounds a bit snooty to me

[boom-monkey]

I've got an MAF if you want it. I was gonna do the conversion but then decided to go in a different direction. PM me if you want it.

[riverdale21]

In before lock.

My comment about the heater was one made in jest. I totally see this thing getting shut the fuck down.

Your work space is a hell of a lot better than mine. Roomiedale21 and I have been trying for the past couple of days to remove the federal bumpers from his E30 in the rain in our apartments parking lot. I would be glad to have a leaf covered garage with a space heater near a box of oily rags and gas cans. Danger is, after all, my middle name.

[Stu]

My brothers 2.8L, high-compression M20B25 and 4.10 rearend whaled, probably a 210-220hp motor....still used the 535 afm...

[aaron_silva]

Just a comment. Doesnt go much deeper than that. Make of it what you want. Keep in mind...it is just an internet forum.

Aaron