The Blunderwagon - 89 325iX touring 3.1L stroker

[kronus]

well, it's an ix block, so hopefully the IMS is an iX as well. I know the gear goes the other way.

[2mAn]

Any nuggets of wisdom? other than "finish the white car"?

... I'll see myself out...

[kronus]

... I'll see myself out...

you might find yourself pleasantly surprised in the next couple weeks

[2mAn]

dont tease me like that

[kronus]

it might involve some Leffe

[Julien]

other than "finish the white car"?

it might involve some Leffe

Go on :)

[kronus]

i feel attacked

[kronus]

Ok, so the car has been having a shitty time passing the sniffer. I fail idle emissions, but revved-up emissions is totally fine. I've gone through basically everything else, so I'm tossing a cat on it. Have ordered a weld-in magnaflow and a variety of related shiny metal bits.

Aiming to have it going before ski season this year.

[jeenyus]

Ok, so the car has been having a shitty time passing the sniffer. I fail idle emissions, but revved-up emissions is totally fine. I've gone through basically everything else, so I'm tossing a cat on it. Have ordered a weld-in magnaflow and a variety of related shiny metal bits.

Aiming to have it going before ski season this year.

I have a magnaflow highflow cat on mine and it hasn't not passed emissions yet.

[kronus]

any shots of how you did the routing? I have a vague plan that's about as detailed as "weld thing to other thing"

[jeenyus]

any shots of how you did the routing? I have a vague plan that's about as detailed as "weld thing to other thing"

I don't have any pictures, but i know how it goes. The stock manifold comes down into a single flex pipe, then single down passed the transfercase mount and that's where the highflow cat is, then a single back to the muffler.

I need to get under the car again tonight briefly. I will take some pictures then.

[kronus]

cool, that tells me basically what I need to know

I think I'm keeping more of the 2x2" run than you did, but I want to keep the stock catback boltable to it.

[jeenyus]

cool, that tells me basically what I need to know

I think I'm keeping more of the 2x2" run than you did, but I want to keep the stock catback boltable to it.

Part of me wishes i still had a 2x2, but either way i was able to retain all the stock location for mounting. I can still get a picture of it, cause I might be wrong. lol not like i never see it or anything.

[kronus]

first there was tube



then i cut it into bits and stuff







this was a pain in the dick to close up but I figured it out





overall it came out pretty reasonable, fits into less space than the original cat, and almost doesn't even have an exhaust leak!

then I got it smogged, passed with flying colors. one step closer to reg.




celebratory unfurling of its wings:

[kronus]

oh, also, last weekend we got the front valence changed out for another one that was kicking around the shop. It was also bent, but in a easier-to-fix area and overall better.