Abit's 318iA m20b30 + pssycat cam and more...

[Memphys™]

Nice job man, i have a question to you: can u tell me what brake discs and callipers you are using for bigger brakes, is the calliper perfectly fits on E30s front strut, or u need some adapters
Thanks

[abit]

sooo, what's new...

changed lsd clutch discs, no wonder that sometimes it doesn't want to block both wheels until you event little bit kicked clutch :D
old plates


some random shot with lsd assembly


then readjusted valves


and then..
from this...




to thiiis!




and at the end, some random snap :D


stay tuned

[abit]

wanna some brakes?

bought some crap to upgrade front brakes :D
new on left(57mm), stock e30 caliper on right (48mm)


just test fitting with some old front strut and with stock e30 brake disc,
inner side, looks good. this kit actually goes together with 288mm brake disc, e30 stock is 260mm as you know.


outside....not so good, pretty sketchy, but it will fit :) this is with 20mm spacers.


hmm, I think I don't need wheel balancing anymore


brake calipers will be refurbished and fitted together with audi 288mm brake discs.

othervise, nothing new, just some random snap :)

[abit]

Thank's :)


Of course some updates is done with car :D
made new exhaust, now car become pretty silent (too silent) :(
old one


and the new one, actually just changed front exhaust joints from headers to main exhaust and put silencer in. (all this actually only because police was not happy about the noise what makes my m20 stroker, don't know why though :D)


on car


some engine bay shot. bought weichers front strut. Also made some heat shield for air filter, but its laying somewhere in garage right now :D


and this is how it looks now

[dirtbag30]

dang this is good!

[matiasz]

Best thread ever! Great work! :)

[MokinWeet]

I Love everything about this thread.

[abit]

ok, worked hard and already assembled engine :D


first start :hitler:


later installed all cooling system etc, done some test driving, of course driving not agressive now :D but few times reved up to about 6k revs, oh man... after 4k it starts to pull haaard, damn...can't wait when It can drive it propertly :D

[abit]

ok,
engine block was assembled and married with gearbox, sit's like this :devil:


then It was time to work on cylinder head
..as I said, I welded water pockets, changed valve guides, done angle work, grinded 3 angle job for intake and so on.

plan was to use m43 engine intake valves, those valves in all measurements ar slightly longer, so I had to space valve springs, made spacers, this is how they looked @ start 1.4mm thickness


after some while :D


also shrotened valve stems -1.3mm


assembled looks like this


as I am going to use better design intake valves, ''bigger'' camshaft, I made sure that exhaust gases will blow out freely, so lil bit more ported exhaust side.


intake left as It was at previous season


stock vs mine


assembled


also wrapped header, because they were heating up my engine bay


looks like this now


so....working hard, want to fire it up as soon as possible :D

[abit]

went some while...done some minor things :D

decided to put polyurethane bushings for both sway bars and in front in sway bar links
new;D


spec tool for installation


some aluminium shattered out of head :D


also welded water pockets, before...


after


and now let's go to block
fresh hone oh yes, painted engine block, but paint was pretty shit, when washed block with hot high pressure water it striped some paint off


almost assembled engine block




of course thinking of block assembling with transmission, take care of clutch releaser, changed clutch release ball pin, as you can see, old one is pretty worn out


more updates soon :)

[abit]

found some cool shot from summer @ bikernieki race track..


also working hard with many things on car :D
this....empty...again :D working on cylinder head and block.


also, tried to get my e-dirty, little bit lower, so bought theese beauties


when I disassembled front struts, realized that front top shock mounts are worn out and sits really low, so no big deal, bought new ones, and of course new ones was higher than old mounts, so at the end it feel like now it's exacly the same high as before...FAIL


oh yes, also test fitted wheels @ rear, seems ok, even without spacers, I don't want stance/poke view :D


@ front will make some wider flares :)


soon will update process with cylinder head.

also I was really upset when I get off head and realized that pistons @ tdc is moving to sides more than I think is normal, soon will measure whats gone wrong there, because cylinder block walls seems not worn out (no lip on top of cylinder walls)

[abit]

Checked valve to piston clearance. Looks ok, maybe exhaust side could be better, how you think?

[abit]

Started to take apart my engine..
badlook without bonnet :D


wrenching


view of the intake port, I see oily port walls


ok then, now serious part, testfit of the new camshaft
comparison 285degrees vs m20b25 K 260degrees


fully open, springs looks fine


valve lift looks massive.. ;D as I said, engine looks bit dirty inside, definitely should install oil catch for next season and better management tuneup.


tomorrow will check piston to valve clearance as well.

[itskingsteelo]

Car looks awesome since you first bought it. Lots of respect. Keep it up

[abit]

test fit... I think that they looook goooood :D ;D