E36 Hater's Phase 3, AKA what's a budget build?

[cj.surr]

Man, that sucks to hear.

Why exactly do you think you cracked the block though? Seems odd that you would, considering your torque / cylinder pressure is not more than others that have pushed the stock m52 block.

[milKt]

Man, that sucks to hear.

Why exactly do you think you cracked the block though? Seems odd that you would, considering your torque / cylinder pressure is not more than others that have pushed the stock m52 block.

Correct.
There's likely no limit to an iron block, unless it had previous heat damage.

What cracks a block, but leaves everything else intact?

[rajicase]

Correct.
There's likely no limit to an iron block, unless it had previous heat damage.

What cracks a block, but leaves everything else intact?

Hydrolock?

[someguy2800]

sounds like lots of fun was being had

[beeasy]

Can we see pictures of said cracks. My old motor I just replaced had multiple cracks from head studs to coolant passages on the block. My only guess was from an over heat situation that happened some years ago. The head was cracked in multiple spots. Nothing was spotted on the block back then.

[bmw328m52]

F*ck bro.

[e30polak]

Damn... That really sucks Franc, sorry to hear.

[E36 HateR]

11:1 compression abd 35psi will murder the block..... i know ics mudered a few 11:1 e85 30+psi engines.


Building an 8:1, ordered an sxe369.

Selling my hx40...... done.

Engine still idled mint despite the hole in the block lol.

[rajicase]

That 369sxe is gonna be fuckin wicked,

[E36 HateR]

That 369sxe is gonna be fuckin wicked,

Def cant wait for that plus the ms3pnp and poasibly some nitrous.

[Bke36Is]

Hell yeah! You're gonna love the 369sxe drove a built m52 with the steed speed twin scroll bottom mount and a 369 on 30+ psi and its a fukn monster boost comes on hard you feel that shit in your chest! I can't wait to get mine out again! I miss going fast I'm sad now

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[GG///M3]

Hell yeah! You're gonna love the 369sxe drove a built m52 with the steed speed twin scroll bottom mount and a 369 on 30+ psi and its a fukn monster boost comes on hard you feel that shit in your chest! I can't wait to get mine out again! I miss going fast I'm sad now

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Feel the sadnesses in your chest


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[E36 HateR]

Hell yeah! You're gonna love the 369sxe drove a built m52 with the steed speed twin scroll bottom mount and a 369 on 30+ psi and its a fukn monster boost comes on hard you feel that shit in your chest! I can't wait to get mine out again! I miss going fast I'm sad now

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Nice man, im also dropping in shricks and pulling the s50 cams out.

[GG///M3]

Nice man, im also dropping in shricks and pulling the s50 cams out.

Getting fancy


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[Bke36Is]

Cams will really wake it up in the midrange and up top! Just built one with shrick sports, s366, id1700s and a haltech sport 2000 on corn. Its on only 9 psi and it books! Now that the clutch is fully broken in we're gonna turn it all the way up!

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[E36 HateR]

Cams will really wake it up in the midrange and up top! Just built one with shrick sports, s366, id1700s and a haltech sport 2000 on corn. Its on only 9 psi and it books! Now that the clutch is fully broken in we're gonna turn it all the way up!

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Sports are the 264/25x duration right? Im excited for the rolling antilag from the ms3pro

[Bke36Is]

Sports are the 264/25x duration right? Im excited for the rolling antilag from the ms3pro

Yep those are the ones 264/256! Is the ms3pro pnp out for obd1 and obd2? Dam i guess I should've waited! 🤣

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[das Boot]

Found the limit of the hx40 and m52 block, somewhere around 35psi and 850+whp

Stock pistons look fine, cracked the block, plugs looked perfect, popped 3 freeze plugs.

Im kind of annoyed, i took my time and did everything right, putting an sxe369 or 7175 dbb on the car and doing a low compression build on the 2.8, 8:1 so we can hit it with a 150-200 shot.

Keeping the smallest bore we can and dropping on some cams to keep the powerband happy.

At least ill be one of the first with the megasquirt pnp, ill be able to control the nitrous with it which is nice.

What was the ethanol content?

[familyMAN]

Misfires can create some nasty cylinder pressure spikes that go beyond anything you would see with normal combustion or even detonation. I wouldn't rule that out for your block problem and find/fix that before turning up the new build.

[Bke36Is]

Misfires can create some nasty cylinder pressure spikes that go beyond anything you would see with normal combustion or even detonation. I wouldn't rule that out for your block problem and find/fix that before turning up the new build.

+1 on this Frank

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[Matuh]

Misfires can create some nasty cylinder pressure spikes that go beyond anything you would see with normal combustion or even detonation. I wouldn't rule that out for your block problem and find/fix that before turning up the new build.

Yup, I had this issue with my Biturbos, blew ringland caps. Misfire does create hell lot of pressure spikes. At least I would by new ignition coils. Bought some brandnew bremis at ebay, no Misfires anymore

[milKt]

...find/fix that before turning up the new build.

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[Butters Stoch]

Nah, I like the... "Ask questions later" approach better.

[milKt]

So hard.

[GG///M3]

Sports are the 264/25x duration right? Im excited for the rolling antilag from the ms3pro

I will gladly tune that in for you when you're ready.


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