The/My 88 M3 antfarm/rustbucket rebuild

[e30edward]

nice progress!
keep us posted.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Touring?

[FredK]

Sweet. Once you get the engine out and the parts cleaned, things will go back together quickly! The engine looks disgusting now, but once everything's washed and painted, it'll look great!

[guitardude]

what are you looking timewise to get this thing back on the road?

[KenC]

Progress. Nice man. I'd recommend just popping it on an engine stand and stripping the block down. I just did that to my M42, and it's nice piece of mind to get in there and replace every gasket/seal and clean every part individually.

[smonkbmw]

what are you looking timewise to get this thing back on the road?

hopefully by the next picnic. it wont be "done" but at least drivable i hope. money is the issue really right now (isnt it always?)

Progress. Nice man. I'd recommend just popping it on an engine stand and stripping the block down. I just did that to my M42, and it's nice piece of mind to get in there and replace every gasket/seal and clean every part individually.

thats the plan!!

[Van Westervelt]

As per the title, over 50% is done. The ants are all gone. :)

[guitardude]

hopefully by the next picnic. it wont be "done" but at least drivable i hope. money is the issue really right now (isnt it always?)



thats the plan!!

nice! i don't think these cars are ever done, but i can't wait to see how it turns out.

[cramer]

Does metric mechanic to a core charge (send them your long block and you get a refreshed one) or are you getting the parts to rebuild it yourself?

[smonkbmw]

Does metric mechanic to a core charge (send them your long block and you get a refreshed one) or are you getting the parts to rebuild it yourself?

ill be sending them my head. thats all if i go with the kit. ill have to rebuild the block myself. if i went with the whole motor id send them the whole thing.

[smonkbmw]

alright opinion time.

im stuck with a interesting debacle for what motor build to go with.

im kind of trying to stay under $4000 for the parts involved in the build. so answers like "dude, totally go with the full 2500 race motor" or "get the alpha n and carbon blah blah blah" really wont apply here.

A. i go with the Metric 2400 sport kit. kit cost is $3300est. gives me 205hp.

Upsides: A $2000 metric head that i could use over any block id want down the road, new pistons, rings, hg, only have to bore out to a 2.4 from 2.3, still use stock crank, and did i mention a $2000 head built by Jim Rowe?

Downsides: still have to by rod and main bearings, all that and only a 205hp output.

B. Turner 2.5 stroker kit and use a VAC head. kit cost would be close to A, right around $3300. im not sure what the exact output would be but it lists "increases torque by 50ftlb" and im sure the hp output would be near 225-240 with the VAC head.

Upsides: more torque!, bigger displacement, i dont have to get near as much extra parts as the metric kit, wiseco pistons (not stock items)

Downsides: have to get rod bearings, fasteners, alot more machine work for the block, no $2000 Jim Rowe head :(

what cha think?

[e30this]

B

[Eric Giles]

Since you are on a budget, I would choose option A-heck I would probably go with that option even if I wasn't on a budget as it sounds like a good overall deal to me.

[Van Westervelt]

Daily = A as there is plenty more work to get done to make it driveable.

[uofom3]

Option A.

You don't want to know what the second option would cost you in the end. Try more like 8-10k by the time you're done with all the extra things you're going to need to get to make that work... for starters:
- evo AFM
- evo injectors
- evo chip
- 2.5 liter head gasket
- etc.

that's a couple of grand right there.


go with option A - i don't understand why you're still trying to change your solution. pick a plan an execute it.