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  • Nj85'325
    Member
    • Dec 2006
    • 90

    #226
    Pfff Gehy!

    :pimp:Pimpin ain't easy. Pack is on its way for me next week too.

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    • Farbin Kaiber
      Lil' Puppet
      • Jul 2007
      • 29502

      #227
      I hope you have your tuning solved before you toss it all those new parts... Looks like it'll be fun.

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      • e30turboboy
        Wrencher
        • Jun 2008
        • 216

        #228
        nice cant wait to see more

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        • So Live
          R3VLimited
          • Aug 2006
          • 2512

          #229
          Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
          I hope you have your tuning solved before you toss it all those new parts... Looks like it'll be fun.
          Lol yeah thats a pre-req for this install :)

          Im gonna throw the stock gasket from the top end kit and the arp studs in my motor now so i can drive it enough to learn how to tune and get MS all sorted out.

          If i cant get it to work, ill buy a sealed standalone ems or something hahaha
          -Chris

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          • So Live
            R3VLimited
            • Aug 2006
            • 2512

            #230
            So I know why Jon Volk charges like $250 for a 6-1 turbo merge collector.







            It actually came together pretty well once i figured it out and got my little jig working well.

            And yes I cut all the pipes on the chop saw. Surprising how well it all fits..
            -Chris

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            • e30325ic
              E30 Addict
              • Dec 2004
              • 491

              #231
              Starting to take shape.
              sigpic
              1990 E30 325ic (sold for more than I paid for it after 5 Years)
              1995 E30 325e (in progress)
              1987 E30 325is (totaled)
              1990 E30 325i
              1991 E30 318is M50 PWR
              1996 E36 328ic
              1997 Z3
              2006 F150 Super Crew 5.4L 6.5' bed The work horse (need something to drag all these old BMW's home for resurrection.)

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              • PiercedE30
                R3V Elite
                • Apr 2005
                • 4220

                #232
                Nice dude. Are you going to oring the bores or pyramid ring them? I would be a little worried about the thin cylinder spacing.
                My 2.9L Build!

                Originally posted by Ernest Hemingway
                There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

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                • So Live
                  R3VLimited
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 2512

                  #233
                  Im not 100% sure yet. I am set on building a 84.5mm block though. That said, probably o-rings cause its cheaper haha.

                  Im starting to get into the stock ecu. Ive got a bin file for my ecu and ive found a few maps and now i know what the designations are for some of the important variables. So im learning a lot about that and i also learned that its pretty difficult to get around the HFM in these ecu's but it is do able.

                  Im planning on pulling the head this weekend or next to throw in another stock gasket and arp studs just because and to get me through winter. I'll mock up the new manifold and get the two flanges attached to each other so i can do work on that. If the cylinder head is cracked then im buying a junkyard vanos motor. All the maps are already found and you can run a 3.5" maf and get away with it. And you can hand it over to someone who knows what theyre doing when and if you fuck up haha.
                  Last edited by So Live; 09-14-2008, 05:51 PM.
                  -Chris

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                  • So Live
                    R3VLimited
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 2512

                    #234
                    Who says you need a tig welder and a horizontal band saw to make cool parts?!



                    Last edited by So Live; 09-19-2008, 10:29 PM.
                    -Chris

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                    • golde30
                      R3V OG
                      • Nov 2003
                      • 11464

                      #235
                      i DO say you need a real camera to show work son!! hahaha
                      IG: @Baye30

                      FRONT VALENCE IS ZENDER!!! STOP FILLING MY PM BOX PPL!!!

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                      • So Live
                        R3VLimited
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 2512

                        #236
                        i know i know i lost my shitty p'n s which is ok cause the screen was broken and you couldnt tell what you were shooting anyway. But usually when i get done with this shit its like 2 am and i dont feel like grabing the rents camera and going back outside... Ill get some better pics i promise!
                        -Chris

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                        • e30325ic
                          E30 Addict
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 491

                          #237
                          Looking good.
                          sigpic
                          1990 E30 325ic (sold for more than I paid for it after 5 Years)
                          1995 E30 325e (in progress)
                          1987 E30 325is (totaled)
                          1990 E30 325i
                          1991 E30 318is M50 PWR
                          1996 E36 328ic
                          1997 Z3
                          2006 F150 Super Crew 5.4L 6.5' bed The work horse (need something to drag all these old BMW's home for resurrection.)

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                          • So Live
                            R3VLimited
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 2512

                            #238
                            Is this better?







                            -Chris

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                            • bender
                              Advanced Member
                              • May 2004
                              • 171

                              #239
                              nice work chris

                              you are making that thing fit mighty tight to the head

                              so what are you using to cut all the pipe?

                              600hp beast

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                              • BenM
                                R3VLimited
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 2184

                                #240
                                Very nice man! Looks like its coming along nicely.

                                BTW, the shop I work for has a super nice Miller Dynasty 200 that you could possibly use to clean up those welds. :p
                                Originally posted by BillBrasky
                                E36's are the Stephen Baldwin of the 3 series family. They barely hold everything together and they only sold a lot because of the popularity of their older sibling.
                                1991 318i Alpine II - S50/5-lug swapped - track car
                                1989 325i Cirrusblau - Daily
                                1970 2500 - Malaga over Grey Cloth
                                2012 F350 6.7PSD

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