1989 535i - sold
1999 M3 Tiag/Dove - sold
1998 M3 Turbo Arctic/black - current
2004 Built motor TiAg/Black - Sold
2008 E61 19T Turbo-Wagon - current
2011 E82 135i - S85 Swap - current
1998 M3 Cosmos S54 swapped Sedan - current
1998 Turbo: PTE6870 | 1.15 ar | Hp Cover, Custom Divided T4 bottom-mount, 3.5" SS exhaust, Dual Turbosmart Compgates, Turbosmart Raceport BOV, 3.5" Treadstone Intercooler, 3.5" Vibrant resonator and muffler, Arp 2k Headstuds | Arp 2k Main studs | 87mm Je pistons | Eagle rods | 9.2:1 static compression, Ces 87mm cutring, Custom solid rear subframe bushings, Akg 85d diff bushings, 4 clutch 3.15 diff, , Poly engine mounts, UUC trans mounts W/ enforcers, 22RPD OBD2 Stock ECU id1700 E85 tune, 22RPD Big power Transmission swap w/ GS6-53
Very cool. I have used a FARO arm at work. Unfortunately it is not allowed to be used for personal projects :|
1989 535i - sold
1999 M3 Tiag/Dove - sold
1998 M3 Turbo Arctic/black - current
2004 Built motor TiAg/Black - Sold
2008 E61 19T Turbo-Wagon - current
2011 E82 135i - S85 Swap - current
1998 M3 Cosmos S54 swapped Sedan - current
1998 Turbo: PTE6870 | 1.15 ar | Hp Cover, Custom Divided T4 bottom-mount, 3.5" SS exhaust, Dual Turbosmart Compgates, Turbosmart Raceport BOV, 3.5" Treadstone Intercooler, 3.5" Vibrant resonator and muffler, Arp 2k Headstuds | Arp 2k Main studs | 87mm Je pistons | Eagle rods | 9.2:1 static compression, Ces 87mm cutring, Custom solid rear subframe bushings, Akg 85d diff bushings, 4 clutch 3.15 diff, , Poly engine mounts, UUC trans mounts W/ enforcers, 22RPD OBD2 Stock ECU id1700 E85 tune, 22RPD Big power Transmission swap w/ GS6-53
1996 332IS
Built 3.2
CES/Steed TS Precision 6466, spraying a "$π!℅" load of meth.
Technique Tuning 80# tune.
1/4 mile 10.84 @ 136.72
Your 1 and only stop for all your BMW performance needs
WWW.CESMOTORSPORT.COM
Still trying to figure out how to get arc shots on video properly. I'm getting closer. Need to put the camera in tighter because at tight zoom it's having a really hard time focussing and getting the exposure low enough. Looks much better than before though.
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Wishing I had a larger Argon tank and water cooled torch right now.......
1997 328is - Megasquirt PNP, Holset HX35, Deka 80lb injectors, SPA T3, Precision PW39 WG, Synapse Synchronic BOV, DKM Organic Twin Disc Clutch, Innovate LC-2 W/B, Mishimoto Intercooler, Mishimoto Catch Can, Mishimoto Rad, Devils Own Meth, Porsche 911 calipers with E46 M3 rotors, Corsa Exhaust
Having to do some scary welding. Pulled the trigger in the extruded tube C&R rad I've been drooling over since I saw it at PRI but it needed a bunch of mods for my needs. Managed to do a decent job, not at the level of the C&R craftsmen but I'll take it
This should be fun
Wow, killer work on that radiator!
Where did you get the intake manifold head flange? I've been thinking about doing that project too, but I'm not excited about creating my own head flange... That one looks like it could be the PPF one?
Thanks!
Yep, that's it, all from PPF. Really good stuff, the head flange especially. It's nice and thick and the runners curve away from the flange so the injector bungs point straight down into the ports, better than stock. All you need to do is glue it together and then figure out the plenum. I'm going to do something similar to the DI one. Going to be learning how to anneal 3/16" aluminum plate this weekend. Got a 90mm throttle body waiting.
Man, that's going to be a cool project -- Enjoy!
Thanks, kinda scary but exciting!
Yeah, I get it. Even just for the parts it's a pretty sizable expenditure. Your work is looking solid though, I don't think you need to be 'a skeert.
Thats going to be so much fun.
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1989 535i - sold
1999 M3 Tiag/Dove - sold
1998 M3 Turbo Arctic/black - current
2004 Built motor TiAg/Black - Sold
2008 E61 19T Turbo-Wagon - current
2011 E82 135i - S85 Swap - current
1998 M3 Cosmos S54 swapped Sedan - current
1998 Turbo: PTE6870 | 1.15 ar | Hp Cover, Custom Divided T4 bottom-mount, 3.5" SS exhaust, Dual Turbosmart Compgates, Turbosmart Raceport BOV, 3.5" Treadstone Intercooler, 3.5" Vibrant resonator and muffler, Arp 2k Headstuds | Arp 2k Main studs | 87mm Je pistons | Eagle rods | 9.2:1 static compression, Ces 87mm cutring, Custom solid rear subframe bushings, Akg 85d diff bushings, 4 clutch 3.15 diff, , Poly engine mounts, UUC trans mounts W/ enforcers, 22RPD OBD2 Stock ECU id1700 E85 tune, 22RPD Big power Transmission swap w/ GS6-53
Thanks man, I'm fairly confident I can pull it off I just have a vision that I think would be awesome if it turns out well so I'm anxious to not make it shit.
Cost wise it's really not bad, even relative to chinafolds. Obviously a lot of manual labor but I want to do the work and I get to make it exactly as I want it, with the plenum style I want, intake runner length, throttle body position and size, vacuum references where I want them etc. It made me go on a bender getting rid of every last hose barb in my engine bay
Damn, that's impressive!! But lol at the same time.
Fancy stuff must be expensive to go over the boarder. But then again you probably have some scumbag in the states shipping it to you as "damaged" goods to avoid the taxes ; )
1996 332IS
Built 3.2
CES/Steed TS Precision 6466, spraying a "$π!℅" load of meth.
Technique Tuning 80# tune.
1/4 mile 10.84 @ 136.72
Your 1 and only stop for all your BMW performance needs
WWW.CESMOTORSPORT.COM
Haha yep, thanks dude
Yep, with the government trying to bite half of my ass off on everything, makes getting shit done a lot harder. Thank God for some high quality bastards who are willing to go the extra mile to help me with that!
Experiment today was a success! Made the expansion tank in a way that I intend to make the plenum. Heated up the plate along where I intended to bend to anneal it. Rubbed soap on the other end as an indicator of acceptable temperature - something I read on the internets. I was using an infrared pyrometer from harborfreight to monitor the temps and I never saw it go over 700, rarely over 500. The soap turned black at an indicated 400ish. So I don't know if I really annealed it but it did seemed to bend fine and didn't crack which is what matters most. I think for the plenum I will just stick the pieces into the oven in a self-cleaning cycle which is like 800F and that's about where you want it to anneal.
Then took it to a friend's shop with a nice press, with a thick angle aluminum piece and a 1" rod. Worked nicely! Then it was just a matter of gluing it all together. Burnt my fingertip good when I had the genius idea to hold the -4 fitting in position when tack welding. It's on the radius and I wanted it to be biased to wards being horizontal, I won't be heating it that long... mother trucker got real hot real fast.
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