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

[abit]

ehh, unfortunately I don't remember colour code :|

[theKrampus]

this is a great build. You've done some really interesting work here..

I've got to ask. What color are those rims exactly? It looks so nice against the paint..

[abit]

sooo bad luck :D

first some more shots...




...and then, head gasket leak. Started to leak after several speeding 200+ km/h :D

like this, @ start was only little bit oil, and later after more speeding, lil bit coolant :( seems like it was caused because of loosen head bolt, tried to tighten it, after that, it leaked less, but yea...


so started to disassemble


brah


comparison Victor Reinz and Elring


worked on It to late night, all assembled except cooling...started and it run ....at least for minute :D then I turned off engine, hope it will be fine now.

and before this all... :D

[abit]

thank you thank you all, definitely will continue to update topic... already thinking about turboing my stroker, only don't know how big hpower gain I want to do, so stay tuned for sure :popcorn:

[MatRacer]

Wow! Just spend all my job breaks since a couple of days reading this and watchin your videos! Awesome work on your car and videos! Keep it up!

[abit]

Autumn coming

[Northern]

This thread is so raw. I love the car, I love the .GIFs, I love the "I did this.... NOT" posts.

10/10 would read again

[abit]

we rollllll :pimp:

Madman ;D


brah


and thet after a while some strange noise started to come, already thought that it was from main/ rod bearings or so, but realized that it's just water pump :whew:

so new pump, and we roll again :D

[abit]

Hey, my car is having some management (I think so) problems and I can't stand it anymore.
Sometimes when slowly accelerating, till 1.5k revs it goes smooth, and then it starts to like loose power, poorly increases revs and then when it reaches 2.5k rpm's starts to rumble again :D and in that 1.5k - 2.5k revs range it sometimes just starts to twitch car so hard like to back and front that you just have no other choice than release clutch and stop that shit :D

Diagnostic doesn't show anything, AFM looks like working, Lambda sensor ok, tps seems like wokring too, etc., only I dont have cam sensor.

fuel pump is fine pierburg 3.8 bar, fpr 3.5bar, green top m50 injectors, bosch platinum sparks (with ngk's it was all the same problems).
maybe some coil problems?

and yea, most the time it just goes fine, and spools tires like mad

ok, now some good news:D
changed fpr to 3.5 bar, thanks to user whodwho for part number.


done


and some random snapshot's

[325est13psi]

im also going m50 managment, but i have a turbo in the way of the m50 coil mounting location, i saw a couple other threads showing them mounted on the valve cover, im debating mounting them there, but not sure about what wires to use, will LS1 wires fit the e36 coil output?

i may just make a bracket and mount them on the outside/or inside of the fire wall and have wires going to the plugs

[abit]

topless (no roof rack)

[abit]

Ok, nothing big.... just tried to make engine bay look a bit nicer :) that green zip tie will be gone soon :D also coil wires will put in m20 oem ignition wires cover

[abit]

with big father :D


then alone, dirty


cooling down...


after this....
testing new suspension.

[abit]

ok, some updates...

started to make CAI, now just moved filter further from motor, closer to cold air from headlamp :D already it's better because intake manifold is cool now all the time, later will make thermowall / box too.


then bought new rear shocks, choice fell on bilstein's the other option was koni's. Don't no actually why chosen b8's at the end :D

mmm


and of course installed, only now left to change springs to stiffen ones, will search for some coilower springs I think.


and some random shots


with some old banger :D

[abit]

swapped diesel in, so new exhaust....















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