Joey's iS

[benyen soljax]

Updates!!!

[JinormusJ]

Been doing stuff here and there; haven't taken pictures, but I guess I can get you guys up to speed by the weekend

Got new interior for a stealing deal
Retrofitted an airbag knee bolster to a non-airbag car
Cleaned her up here and there

Updates with pics soon to come

[JinormusJ]

Finally was able to bite the bullet; ordered an iS lip from Blunt yesterday, and it should be arriving on Friday. Should have it paint and mounted early next week.

Also tried out my Lachssilber paint scratch, and I gotta say; I'm impressed. The color matches fairly well, but is still slightly off (Lachssilber has just a touch of blue tint to it, while the Paintscratch version is completely silver).
However, it is still a fantastic match; you can hardly even tell unless you really really really focus in from a foot away. It's definitely a decent solution for people who need touch up paint. I think I'll order another can so I can finally delete the bottom "black-out" trim around my car.

I'll post pictures soon

[JinormusJ]

This came straight from Blunt today

[JinormusJ]

M20 is dying.

Every day I feel like its putting out less and less power. Yesterday I just filled it up with 1.5 quarts of oil at 4000 miles (which, coincidently, I'm due for an oil change sometime soon anyway). My previous M20 only burned oil at .5 quarts every 6000, which means im burning oil like a mother(or at least, at a rate I am not happy with). Cold/morning starts are something my current m20 is not a fan of and will stutter/bog whenever power is put down for the first few moments of taking off; midday cold starts are no problem, but stone-cold starts suck. Plus, I have to floor it just to keep up to a Corolla; my previous m20 took Corollas all day. (and had extensive engine work done with receipts to prove legitimacy of proper maintainence)

Sokay..

Thinking about refurbishing a budget 2.7i build and swapping out this tired m20. If I have to live with this m42-like power in an m20 weight car, I will not be enjoying my future with this e30. Sorry to blow you m42 guys out of the water, but 100whp sucks, period. I have to romp my car just to keep up in traffic. I'm thinking a 2.7i build wouldn't be too expensive as I'll be do the work myself/know people that would hook me up and can be an attainable swap by next spring.

This isn't my "final" swap I have for this car, but I can't live with this dying m20 anymore, so I will be swapping it soon. I figured a 2.7i would be a decent budget swap that will give me a little more power to satisfy me until I reach the final goal.


What I've gathered so far (basic knowledge of a 2.7i build) is the one option that would be the way to go for a $1k budget build:
2.7i block
2.5i head
2.5i intake
173 ECU

From what I understand, the only difference in a 2.7i from a normal 2.5i m20 is the eta bottom end. I am assuming a 2.7i is exactly the same as a 2.5i m20 except for the complete eta bottom end. I'm assuming the rest of the engine is 2.5i build. The more I research this topic, the more the answer becomes less and less clear cut because there are so many options. I'm finding it hard to get a definitive answer without asking questions from my understanding.
Any thoughts r3v?

[JinormusJ]

So I finally had time to pass by my buddy's shop to get my lip painted with the Lachssilber Paintscratch.

Test fit


Yoska ended up having these cool goodies in his shop (sorry for the horrible pictures, my camera is all scratched up on my iPhone)

BBS RSes


S54B32



BOOM



Came out pretty well. Paint isn't an exact match, but its pretty close, and my valence is super faded and old, so the paint is pretty different than stock aswell. Need to find time to bang out the valence and get all the waves out of my lip

[benyen soljax]

Looking good. I was hoping you would put up a picture of your car with the bbs wheels. Color me disappointed. I got my 5 speed swap done so you need to get on that! I've never even worked on an e30 before so you have no excuse!

[JinormusJ]

Slowly but surely
I'm sourcing the last bits of my 5-speed; it WILL be done by the middle of August. After that, I can start looking for some coilovers and looking for some of the BBSes


Slowly but surely

[IRON-E]

Good work brosky :up:

[JinormusJ]

Thanks E

If I squint really hard, it almost looks like the Iron-e30 haha :-P

[IRON-E]

Thanks E

If I squint really hard, it almost looks like the Iron-e30 haha :-P

Dude, I swear it looks like my car's clone.

[JinormusJ]

Long lost bro-mo's? LACHSSILBER KREU! :)
I see our cars looking very similar once mines finished

Also.. Now that I finally come to personally own an iS lip... I see how ugly the plow plow Volvo lip is. I can't believe I ever thought the Volvo lip looked good.

I've seen the light

[JinormusJ]

Oil change today

Decided to get a little unconventional and use diesel oil for the extra ZDDP additives that our old m20 e30s desperately crave.

Used Dino (Conventional) Mobil Delvac 15w40 with a the Bosch 3421 filter.


Compared to the grime that was in there fr the PO, I instantly felt a difference in the engine performance on start up, idle, and WOT. Would recommend using Diesel Oil/Amsoil over leading Mobil 1/Valvoline oils. I've used all of them, and I've got to say, this has been the most dramatic oil change I've had so far. The former all have at least 1600 PPM of ZDDP which is almost double the amount any other oil company has, including Valvoline VR1 which comes in around 800 (which is still more than most brands, but is still mediocre compared to Diesel Oils/Amsoil)

With Mobil Delvac coming in at $17 for 5 quarts, you almost can't beat it

Gotta get dat ZDDP!

[benyen soljax]

I know a lot of guys use diesel oil for their motorcycles since its so cheap and does a lot of the same stuff as "motorcycle oil". Never heard it used on a car though. Do you have any references?

[JinormusJ]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=241600

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2510199&page=1

There are a few mentions and discussions