For Gods Sake Michigan

[dishwab]

This is your lucky day. I recently swapped my M30 over to design IIIs and have all 6 of the working design IIs chilling in my trunk. You are more than welcome to borrow them for diagnostics if you want.

Damn that's awesome, a true festivus miracle. PMed you

[CrazyJew89]

This is your lucky day. I recently swapped my M30 over to design IIIs and have all 6 of the working design IIs chilling in my trunk. You are more than welcome to borrow them for diagnostics if you want.

[dishwab]

So I'm trying to finish up my M30 swap and am having issue with both fuel and spark. The engine is cranking strong, but there is no spark. The fuel pump wasn't priming but we figured that out - now the problem is the injectors. 4/6 of them are stuck open. I have a hard time believing all 4 of them failed at once, and that it is a wiring issue causing it.

Does anybody closeish to Ferndale have some spare injectors for me to try that would fit the engine? Or any suggestions on what might be causing these issues?

Thanks and Merry Christmas, fellow Michiganders!

[CrazyJew89]

Wow, that sounds like quite the spectacular end to that motor. I'm curious what plans/tricks you have up your sleeve. My e30 caught fire, deformed the timing belt, skipped a couple teeth, and hit the exhaust valves. So now I'm slowly starting to research and do an NA build.

[NigelStu]

I have an M20 that runs, it needs a water-pump/T. belt but it starts right away. I can do trades for:

E34 pan and related parts.
E36 driveshaft

details on why it needs a water pump and timing belt? I'm not interested in an engine that has had any possibility of overheating or valve/piston contact...

[E30 Wagen]

Photos were taken with a potato, but this looks to be a really nice local example

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4232533199.html

That's a long drive for me, but man I wish I had seen that a few days ago; just bought another early model eta that isn't half as nice.

[franky2fingaz]

SoG - I saw the one in Highland that is in pieces, emailed the guy. Is that someone on here???

Ben - 2 reasons why I'm going back to M20

1 - yeah, they changed the rules. Base value is now $450, up quite a bit from the ~324 I have my AIV down to. AND they changed how swaps get valued, where/how the $ gets applied. All said and done, if I ran the car exactly how I did at MIS with the M50 in it (which was awesomely fun, BTW), my team would be starting a basic 7 hour race with something like 24 laps. M50 certainly helps with the power, but not that much!

2 - motor is out of the car already. Needs new pistons, maybe freshen up the bores. The engine was a complete tear-down, all new bearings, seals, etc. Freshened head, ARP bolts, baffled pan, etc. My 3rd driver (guest/friend, first time he'd run the car) money shifted on the oval: 4 -> 3 instead of 4 -> 5. M50s do NOT like to rev up to 9k.... bent every single exhaust valve, a few intake. messed up all the pistons too. We cleaned up the pistons best we could and put a spare head on (luckily I had already removed it from the spare engine) and started Sunday, but apparently broken ring-lands from Sat pushed all the oil of out the engine in a rather spectacular fashion (incidentally, same driver...). That engine ran for ~5 hours before it was done..... part of racing but it still sucks. Especially since we were sitting in 2nd or 3rd when it happened, both days.


M50 makes the car more fun, but I still want a chance (even if its much smaller now) to win, or at least make podium. I have plans up my sleeves (and pants) to help minimize lost speed, but I have to go back to the M20 if I want to see the podium again.

I have an M20 that runs, it needs a water-pump/T. belt but it starts right away. I can do trades for:

E34 pan and related parts.
E36 driveshaft

[dishwab]

Photos were taken with a potato, but this looks to be a really nice local example

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4232533199.html

[NigelStu]

SoG - I saw the one in Highland that is in pieces, emailed the guy. Is that someone on here???

Ben - 2 reasons why I'm going back to M20

1 - yeah, they changed the rules. Base value is now $450, up quite a bit from the ~324 I have my AIV down to. AND they changed how swaps get valued, where/how the $ gets applied. All said and done, if I ran the car exactly how I did at MIS with the M50 in it (which was awesomely fun, BTW), my team would be starting a basic 7 hour race with something like 24 laps. M50 certainly helps with the power, but not that much!

2 - motor is out of the car already. Needs new pistons, maybe freshen up the bores. The engine was a complete tear-down, all new bearings, seals, etc. Freshened head, ARP bolts, baffled pan, etc. My 3rd driver (guest/friend, first time he'd run the car) money shifted on the oval: 4 -> 3 instead of 4 -> 5. M50s do NOT like to rev up to 9k.... bent every single exhaust valve, a few intake. messed up all the pistons too. We cleaned up the pistons best we could and put a spare head on (luckily I had already removed it from the spare engine) and started Sunday, but apparently broken ring-lands from Sat pushed all the oil of out the engine in a rather spectacular fashion (incidentally, same driver...). That engine ran for ~5 hours before it was done..... part of racing but it still sucks. Especially since we were sitting in 2nd or 3rd when it happened, both days.


M50 makes the car more fun, but I still want a chance (even if its much smaller now) to win, or at least make podium. I have plans up my sleeves (and pants) to help minimize lost speed, but I have to go back to the M20 if I want to see the podium again.

[ScentOfGasoline]

someone is peddling m20 on CL

[CrazyJew89]

What happened to the M50 swap, did they change the rules on you?

My best suggestion is to get a hold of Charbel.

[NigelStu]

Any of you guys within a few hours of Detroit have a lead on a good running engine? Need to go back to the M20 for ChumpCar next season and I'd like to have a known good runner to put in the car.


Looks like I'll have a decent M50 and all the related bits for a swap as well. just need to piece a motor together.

[dannyyisntt]

Sure did, but he moved to Detroit a while back.

Ah, well nice pick up man. Seemed like a nice car when I knew the kid.

[klodkrawler05]

Did you get this car from a dude named Cory down in Ohio?

Sure did, but he moved to Detroit a while back.

[dishwab]

^^^ Signed. Fuck that noise!

Does anyone local to the Detroit area have a sparco strut bar and might be willing to let me test fit it on my E30? I want to order one but I'm not sure it will fit with my M30 swap. I can provide beer and/or kisses, whichever you prefer