NorCal Chat Thread

[cyberkaa]

Any insight on weight oil that would be good for a higher mileage m20? as well as what you guys have been running with success. Just want my DD to get the best. :)

I run Castrol 20w50. Easy to find and works well.

[HR2L]

Yeah, it sucks.
One in a friend's car shorted out. Pretty sure the keyless entry didn't get along with double-locking. x_x

Any insight on weight oil that would be good for a higher mileage m20? as well as what you guys have been running with success. Just want my DD to get the best. :)

[cyberkaa]

Don't have one, but mine is f'd up... :( Luckly I can still manually lock the car.

Yeah, it sucks.
One in a friend's car shorted out. Pretty sure the keyless entry didn't get along with double-locking. x_x

[HR2L]

Anyone in norcal have a central locking control unit?

Don't have one, but mine is f'd up... :( Luckly I can still manually lock the car.

Hey stupid question, as I am new to the E30 m20 2.5L I6, but what oil as well as other fluids are you northern cali guys running? The motor I have is higher mileage and believe it has been run on Dino oil (no synthetic). Would also like to know what weight you guys are running (I believe I'm running 10w30 @ this point, but was looking @ 20w50). Figure Redline MT-90 would be fine for the Getrag 5 speed, as well as Redline 75-90 non synth for the rear diff.

Any insight would be greatly appreciate it. I know its kinda of noobish, but would like to know what you guys run, and why its working well for you.

Thanks!

[cyberkaa]

Anyone in norcal have a central locking control unit?

[cyberkaa]

Lol. Sawzalls are great fun, couldn't get at the bumper shock bolts on that side, so I amputated the whole bumper. And the rest of everything in front. Trying to make bfest in my 88, and with limited time available for pulling parts to swap, I'm going to remove the engine trans sub and struts in one assembly. Raise shell off parts, drag either in each way and figure how to load that contraption into my dads truck to bring to the shop and basically do the same thing with the 88, reverse procedure.

Sounds like a plan!

[Justin B]

Thinking of my 88, does anyone have a 2d ds door and pass fender? Or am I going to have to check pnps selection? Car is silver, but I will be repainting it, so really any light color would be best.

[Justin B]

Oh my bad. I knew somebody slammed into your vert, but I didn't know it was swapped. My mistake.

No worries, it was fairly recent anyway. The swap that is. I had it like 6 months.

[Justin B]

Lol. Sawzalls are great fun, couldn't get at the bumper shock bolts on that side, so I amputated the whole bumper. And the rest of everything in front. Trying to make bfest in my 88, and with limited time available for pulling parts to swap, I'm going to remove the engine trans sub and struts in one assembly. Raise shell off parts, drag either in each way and figure how to load that contraption into my dads truck to bring to the shop and basically do the same thing with the 88, reverse procedure.

[cyberkaa]

Good. Just got back up to school here in Davis for the Spring quarter. How're you?




Oh my bad. I knew somebody slammed into your vert, but I didn't know it was swapped. My mistake.

Pretty good. :)
Finished up an M20 replacement and returned the car to my friend on Friday. Spent all day yesterday installing PSS10s on a friend's E46. Decided to actually chill for once today, haha.

My buddy Drewdown is up at Davis, too. We fixed up a 318 for his gf. What are you majoring in?

[e30nub]

Sup. How's it going?

Good. Just got back up to school here in Davis for the Spring quarter. How're you?

Whatcha mean? That is my old daily driver cabby, that died by trying to occupy the same space as an oldsmobile. The engine though, was put together and installed recently, now I'm taking it back out to put in my 88 shell in my shop. There's a project thread going.

Oh my bad. I knew somebody slammed into your vert, but I didn't know it was swapped. My mistake.

[cyberkaa]

Whatcha mean? That is my old daily driver cabby, that died by trying to occupy the same space as an oldsmobile. The engine though, was put together and installed recently, now I'm taking it back out to put in my 88 shell in my shop. There's a project thread going.

It's just a flesh wound!


:shock:

[cyberkaa]

Sup guys

Sup. How's it going?

[HR2L]

Oh hay

That should buff right out. :nice:

[Justin B]

Whatcha mean? That is my old daily driver cabby, that died by trying to occupy the same space as an oldsmobile. The engine though, was put together and installed recently, now I'm taking it back out to put in my 88 shell in my shop. There's a project thread going.