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    “Five days” says the machine shop. Grumble, grumble grumble. It’s been over a month now. Maybe they mean five days when they eventually start on it?

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    Hmmm maybe

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    For most places it seams that 5 days means it will be done in 5 days 2 years from now.


    86 325es, 2.8L m50, S476sxe, ProEFI 128 ecu, e85, solid rear axle, TH400 trans, 28x10.5w slicks, zip ties, popsicle sticks, tape
    best time 9.06 @ 151.8 mph, best 60 foot 1.30

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    I guess I’m doing ok then. The engine shop will be done tomorrow but the head won’t be done until next week. I managed to slice the palm of my hand open so my hand is off line for a week or so until it heals and get the stitches out.



    Phil, my hand damage will slow the S54 oil pump mods. I just need to make a fixture to mount to the milling machine but I can’t even hold a pen right now..

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    It pains me to see that hand. I am in absolutely no rush on the oil pump — could be months before I get bored enough to even think about changing the pan and pump.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chikinhed View Post
    I managed to slice the palm of my hand open.
    As if you needed any more delays in getting stuff done. That royally sucks. Well, those can can, do. Those that can't, teach! ;p

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    Quote Originally Posted by chikinhed View Post
    I managed to slice the palm of my hand open so my hand is off line for a week or so until it heals and get the stitches out.
    .
    LOL
    At least he's smiling.

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    I have all my engine parts back except the oil pumps. The head looks good. My head guy posted up some pics on his Facebook page.....

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...00009637093303

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    My hand has healed enough that I could lift the engine parts. Yay! So I got a bit done on it. Coolant passages at #6 cylinder have been cleaned up with die grinder, block masked and painted, new frost plugs installed, all rings file fitted, new piston oilers installed, ARP main studs, bearings and crank installed for checking main bearing clearances. Some how the little baggy with six piston pin circlips has gone missing so that’s going to be a show stopper until I can get more














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    I was reading through and I saw the talk of using e46 fenders to modify the body, I'd be interested to see how that looks when its done

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    Looks awesome!

    This is a 2.8 right?

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    The block is from an M52B28, but I think it's getting all 3.2 guts.

    You made my old block look WAAYYY too pretty. I liked it better when it was all rusty and greasy/oily!!

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    Yes, 3.2L, 87 mm 8.5:1 CP pistons, Eagle rods, S52 crank.

    The block got hot tanked and media blasted. Not a speck of rust left on it anywhere. It was actually kind of pricey but the results were nice. No prep required before painting essentially.

    The engine shop didn’t have the missing circlips so I’ve ordered some along with some fancy Vibra-Techniques engine mounts. I want this thing back in the car so bad and can’t wait to smell that fresh engine smell on first start up.
    Last edited by chikinhed; 03-02-2019 at 08:22 PM.

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    I found an old dyno run from a few years ago showing turbo vs super charger vs built NA. This explains why I like turbos.


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    Ya, ya, ya... I'm working on that!

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    It wasn’t a dig at you personally, more of a dig at people that say they like the smooth, cough non existent cough, power band of NA or supercharger.

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    HEY! I ran a 13 flat with my NA power!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chikinhed View Post
    I found an old dyno run from a few years ago showing turbo vs super charger vs built NA. This explains why I like turbos.

    Here is my analysis on this graph. With each increase in power sadness is increased as well exponentially. “Weep not over my words”.
    “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
    ― George Orwell

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    Quote Originally Posted by GG///M3 View Post
    Here is my analysis on this graph. With each increase in power sadness is increased as well exponentially. “Weep not over my words”.
    There was a moderately significant amount of sadness in my case. Clearly not as much as Brad though!

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    I’d rather go fast with some sadness than slowly. I have been spreading my sadness out over the past 14 years so the average is ok.

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    “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
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    The awesomeness makes it worth it 100,042%


    86 325es, 2.8L m50, S476sxe, ProEFI 128 ecu, e85, solid rear axle, TH400 trans, 28x10.5w slicks, zip ties, popsicle sticks, tape
    best time 9.06 @ 151.8 mph, best 60 foot 1.30

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    I’ve had NA engines window the block, I’ve had super chargers poop the bed and crack heads, a little ‘winter maintenance’ on the turbo engine does not make me sad knowing I’ll end up with even more power and that awesome smell of a fresh engine on the first start...... You smell that? Do you smell that?... That’s a fresh engine, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of a fresh engine starting in the early morning. The smell, you know that smell, the whole garage. Smells like... victory. Someday this car's gonna start...
    Last edited by chikinhed; 03-03-2019 at 09:48 PM.

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    You mean the fresh smell of engine oil all over the engine bay and the bottom of the car, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chikinhed View Post
    I’ve had NA engines window the block, I’ve had super chargers poop the bed and crack heads, a little ‘winter maintenance’ on the turbo engine does not make me sad knowing I’ll end up with even more power and that awesome smell of a fresh engine on the first start...... You smell that? Do you smell that?... That’s a fresh engine, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of a fresh engine starting in the early morning. The smell, you know that smell, the whole garage. Smells like... victory. Someday this car's gonna start...
    Brad, can you bottle some of that smell up and send it my way? I forgot what it smells like!

    The amount of smiles per km (mile) your car has given you is worth the small phases of sadness!

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