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

[DzusFast]

and hey hey, What spark plugs to use in m20b28 with m50 management? same Ngk's as on stock m20b25?

Yes, same coil, same distributor cap same cylinder head right? and M50 management's dwell angle is approximately same. I would feel confident running the plug BMW accepts with that stock head.

While I'm on the couch eating pizza, abit's building his car! (I must be getting old.)

Love the thread, simply awsome pics/gifs and I can hear the European accent in the writing....WAAAAY TOOOO COOL!!! (I can imagine:"After paint car we drive to local ghetto for snapshot and beer, yes?") ...Definitely nice work abit, keep it up dude!

Diggin' the "sacrificial" removal of headlamp for cold air abduction...ahhhh, the possibility of a few more HP's. Must be in our blood.

[NJ2.5rser]

Seems like your crankshaft is from double vanos m52b28, and it have bigger counterweights. Yes you can remove trigger wheel and if possible grind some material from block, but I seen that others remove material from crank counterwights and balance it after all.
My crankshaft is from single vanos m52b28 so without trigger wheel and with smaller counterwights so it fits straight in.

thanks:)

Yup you were exactly right. I wound up machining the block and no it's spins perfect with enough room for anything to stretch a little.


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[whodwho]

new valve stem seals

then all the valves came in..

Just a FYI for future builds or people following yours, valve seals should be installed after the valves are in or you chance cutting/damaging the seal from the keeper grooves when inserting the valves.

There should be valve stem condoms in the gasket set that you slip over the valve stem and then slide the seal over it.

[abit]

Did your crank have the trigger wheel on it and if so did you have to remove it?? Any issues with the counterweights hitting the block? I just installed the crank and noticed it was hitting the block. Ive heard some people have run into this problem and some do not.

Car looks like its coming along great!

Seems like your crankshaft is from double vanos m52b28, and it have bigger counterweights. Yes you can remove trigger wheel and if possible grind some material from block, but I seen that others remove material from crank counterwights and balance it after all.
My crankshaft is from single vanos m52b28 so without trigger wheel and with smaller counterwights so it fits straight in.

thanks:)

[NJ2.5rser]

Did your crank have the trigger wheel on it and if so did you have to remove it?? Any issues with the counterweights hitting the block? I just installed the crank and noticed it was hitting the block. Ive heard some people have run into this problem and some do not.

Car looks like its coming along great!

[abit]

BRAH :mrgreen:

[abit]

not much has been done, just assembled head...
new valve stem seals

then all the valves came in..


bloody Mary :-D


all assembled


and hey hey, What spark plugs to use in m20b28 with m50 management? same Ngk's as on stock m20b25?

[88SuperETABD]

I was already slowly driving :)

thanks :)

What rods and pistons you are using?

Eagle Rods, and custom pistons made by Paul Burke. 8.5:1.

[el bimmer]

Looking good!

[abit]

head almost ready for assembling. lil bit ported more like just polished.


and engine block back in

[abit]

started to work on cylinder head..intake...

[abit]

ok, little update..
cleaned up pistons.. actually they r already assembled and putted in block (no pic yet)


then changed pilot bearing, that was a hell of a job to get old one out


time for the brakes...


to this, vacuum servo and main cylinder from e34 2,5tds


also started working on cylinder head, so valves cleaned up..


ok enough, more progress soon

[abit]

ok, got this brakes master cylinder for my new brakes servo unit, it's from e34 with ABS, how to connect brake lines to this? :D which hole is for front and which for back's ? I don't have ABS on my e30 :)
my cylinder is exactly the same how in pic.

[abit]

I like this car a lot. Still looks clean even with mismatched wheels. Keep it up! Have you thought about running some euroweaves in the front to create a "staggered" look?

actually, before I got 4 more RZ's, I thought about that (like that blue cabrio also here, like It a lot), but now will stay with all the same size :)

[Link]

I like this car a lot. Still looks clean even with mismatched wheels. Keep it up! Have you thought about running some euroweaves in the front to create a "staggered" look?