'91 318is, 16V swap.

[Mako18]

The dyno doesn't want your turd...i doubt you'll even be able to spin the roller...pppfff.

[IronFreak]

I think you're right.....I should probably focus on turning it over first.



Hahahaha

[Mako18]

I kinda like that view ...oh yeah right there from the back...mmmmmmmmm

[jalopi]

Hmm... those numbers are slightly disappointing - I figured you were putting down a bit more than that. I hope my heads make a big difference... if not, I'm gonna be pissed that I didn't pick up some GT-40's at 1/4 of the price

On a different note, when are you headed back home Funf? I finally started doing some prep on my car and I'd like to look at yours again for reference - that is if you don't mind :)

[craiggroves91]

That's power to the wheels right?

Not bad!

[eurotrash]

Most alum. Heads add big #s. the stock heads ( even gt40s.) arent great for flow. Intake, cam, and heads is literally a bolt on 100whp.

Also all dep on the type of dyno used. Mustang is great for tuning but is usually a heart breaker for #s where as a dynojet is what most consider the standard for hp #s

[FunfGan]

Hmm... those numbers are slightly disappointing - I figured you were putting down a bit more than that. I hope my heads make a big difference... if not, I'm gonna be pissed that I didn't pick up some GT-40's at 1/4 of the price

On a different note, when are you headed back home Funf? I finally started doing some prep on my car and I'd like to look at yours again for reference - that is if you don't mind :)

Most alum. Heads add big #s. the stock heads ( even gt40s.) arent great for flow. Intake, cam, and heads is literally a bolt on 100whp.

Also all dep on the type of dyno used. Mustang is great for tuning but is usually a heart breaker for #s where as a dynojet is what most consider the standard for hp #s

^This.

I won't be back till early June.

That's power to the wheels right?

Not bad!

It is! Thanks man.

[FunfGan]

A few things. I noticed my passenger side rad support was starting to fail. You can see the plastic washer cracked , and the bolt was starting to pull through. Not want to lose my whole cooling system on a large bump, I went and spent $2 on some new bolts from Home depot.



before







And after








Got a new tach for my birthday(the current one has been dead for months), and I also picked up a cheap fan from walmart that I'm going to mount inside. Because, well, inconvenientcar.








Threw on the OSTDyno sticker Micah gave me.







Then spent $1.75 and used the do-it-youself car wash down the street from school. She's looking shiny.









During tuning, I managed to loose one of the pins to my $10 APC hood pins, so I took that as a sign to dig these bad boys out and see if I could mount them. $50 each and NHRA rated to 200mph+. Should do the job.

[FunfGan]

Also found these pics from the EuroGeeks April Fools meet thanks to my friend Rob(I forget your name on here, man!)

[Mako18]

Interesting read..Don't expect this but close would be very respectable.

http://airflowresearch.com/articles/article087/A-P1.htm

[jalopi]

Hmm.... lets say the drivetrain loss is a whopping 20% - that's still 320 wheel, which is pretty good. I'll be happy if I hit 300...

By the way, a friend came over and pulled my lazy ass away from the xbox. Got the cam/cam bearings and the pistons in tonight. Progress!

[XW70]

Every time i read this thread i want to work on my 5.0 swap even more. Inspirational

[FunfGan]

Interesting read..Don't expect this but close would be very respectable.

http://airflowresearch.com/articles/article087/A-P1.htm

Oh I'll definitely be reading up on this, thanks!

Hmm.... lets say the drivetrain loss is a whopping 20% - that's still 320 wheel, which is pretty good. I'll be happy if I hit 300...

By the way, a friend came over and pulled my lazy ass away from the xbox. Got the cam/cam bearings and the pistons in tonight. Progress!

Fantastic! Glad to see some progress man, I'll come help you out if you ever need this summer.

Every time i read this thread i want to work on my 5.0 swap even more. Inspirational

Means a lot to hear I'm inspiration, man, thanks! And best of luck with your build.

[eurotrash]

Yah afr's are where its at. Super spndy tho.

Speaking of rad support problems.....check the update on the racecar thread.

[jalopi]

Fantastic! Glad to see some progress man, I'll come help you out if you ever need this summer.

Thanks for the offer! Hopefully, I'll at least have the engine in by June... who knows. Right now I'm dealing with pushrod issues - the rods i was sold are WAY too long (6.8") - so long in fact that when the rockers are placed on their studs, there's only about 3/16ths of thread for the poly locks.



ALSO, when I was test fitting my intake over the weekend, I noticed a gap between the bottom of the intake and those cork gaskets that go inbetween the heads. Is that why I've found so many threads saying to throw those cork gaskets away immediately?