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[litu]

Nam nam M20 stroker

[peteb3]

Did you have to do any rust repairs? Did they coat it with any rust preventative after?

no rust repairs needed, for now, no coating, just left it as is as the factory intended

[eco325iX]

Pete, this is an inspirational build, super clean and excellent work. Keep posting your progress.

[peteb3]

Had to update to the 24lb pink injectors, was running out of fuel at top end (she screams to 7100rpm), much better now, she pulls like a freight train, amazing how well the M20 reacts to the stroke increase and compression bump, pulled vs a buddies E30 with S52 swap and he couldn't keep up

[peteb3]

Hartge valve cover was leaking a bit, so have to get it fixed, swapped in the stock one with a lick of crinkle paint

managed to finalize the street tune, cold idle, all the little bits of fine tuning
she runs amazing now, couldn't be happier
such a beast
pulls so hard, very surprising how much difference the torque and compression bump makes
Highly recommend the stroker upgrade to anyone with an M20, she's livelier then S54 swap e30s for sure

[peteb3]

Great time enjoying the new stroker build and final street tune, so awesome to drive

[MrBurgundy]

[QUOTE=peteb3;n10162071pulled vs a buddies E30 with S52 swap and he couldn't keep up[/QUOTE]

I remember the days when people couldn't wait to pull their m20 and stuff a 24v in it

how the turns have tabled

[2mAn]

I remember the days when people couldn't wait to pull their m20 and stuff a 24v in it

how the turns have tabled

It was when a custom M20 piston cost more than the entire 24v motor... just like today you can get a "low mileage" N52 for peanuts when compared to the $$$$ you'd need for a custom piston, or the machine work to bump the CR on a M20.