Sxe369 w/ 1.0 ar split housing
CP pistons I got from Anthony (was going to be his backup motor but never got around to building) / k1 rods / hd3 pins
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Otis top mount that I need to figure out what wrap to buy and how to wrap for heat insulation (never wrapped before)....
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Decked/ bored to 84.5/ line honed (using arp mains)
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Last edited by bavdrftr318; 06-20-2018 at 12:06 AM.
It's done slowly to not stress the metal.
If you were to suspend the crank from the very ends and let it sit with the bow upwards gravity would even do the trick over time, if you've got the patience for it, but that would be a weeks long process. A shop could do it in a few days.
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Agreeing with someguy here. 2 thou on an unsupported shaft......
Set it in the mains and I bet it’s straight.
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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
Just pulled one from a never cracked open m54 and put the dial on it .... 6 thousandths off.
WTF!?! I give up....
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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
Here's how I measured....
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Sorry for wasting all of your time. Every single one of these cranks turns out IS within spec.... SMH.... now that this idiot moment is outta the way time to get this motor build going!!!
Last edited by bavdrftr318; 06-21-2018 at 08:10 PM.
Update:
Measured all cranks and got the best one. New bearings came in.
Bottom end assembly happening tonight.
Finally some progression.
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Not as soon as I’d like but it is together. Total seal rings were a bit odd in the fact that I had to use quick seat dry lube on the cylinder walls and regular assembly line on the rings themselves.
Now I have to see if I see if I can clean up the oil pump. I have some light scoring on the inside with one scratch that is pretty deep that can be felt with a fingernail.
1500 grit here we come! Hopefully most will clean up!
Anyone got any crucial tips for timing the engine from scratch? I think I read something that you want the engine like 30 degrees from TDC.
Crank at tdc. Cams in blocks. Remove intake block suck in vanos. Lock cams. Rotate over a few times and check blocks.
Rinse and repeat.
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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
With car in neutral, rotate crank clockwise until marks line up on hub. With socket at 12 o'clock on hub rotate motor counterclockwise until it is just outside cylinder head. This will drop all pistons. Refer to videos below. They haven't failed me yet....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPlKrOC718w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnqy-7dT28&t=215s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23jXHhkpV_I&t=17s
Thanks for the help guys! Just need to slap the vanos in and out the timing cover on.
Ran into a bit of an issue with 2 studs I had to replace for the cam tray. Everywhere I look has them in 95mm length but mine are 100mm length.
This ends up with the studs not going all the way through the nuts...
Any ideas?
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Well motor is in.
Now just need to wait for my charge pipes/ intercoooler/ expansion tank to ship from Jon Virgil at VI.
Also still waiting on Eric from Rallyroad to get me a kit together for my fuel system. Don’t have much hope there as I’ve been waiting a month or two for that one haha he just doesn’t have any time.
Prob just going to have to piece a fuel system together unfortunalty.
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What are you waiting on Eric for exactly? I thought Eric had everything back on stock?
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Last edited by vollosso; 09-09-2018 at 12:58 AM.
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
Big updates.
Got the car together and had some major hang ups.
First was the fact that the cold side piping that I had welded the guy put the ICV Bung before the MAF so the car was idling like hell. Took me a few weeks to iron that one out.
Next the car was going insanely rich under boost which was a really tricky boost leak to find. The leak never presented itself until I put the system under pressure at 35psi then wiggled the hose that goes to the brake booster. Small leak presented itself at the brake booster side nipple.
Finally throughout all this my motor was smoking really bad and since this is my first built motor I didn’t know what an appropriate level for it to burn oil was. Turns out after Boris helped me go step by step to realize there is a large amount of oil in all of the intake runners (but the intake manifold is dry). We knew it had to be rings or valve seals at that point. My bottom end was supervised by my buddy who has built countless engines and is a master tech at BMW, so I’m thinking it is valve seals. I’ll dig into it later this week when I get the tool my guess is that the machine shop totally forgot to replace valve seals.
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Last edited by bavdrftr318; 01-01-2019 at 09:31 AM.
While I like the look of the Jon Volk box there for coolant overflow and catch can, I don't like the idea that those two could ever have the possibility of cross contamination
1997 Arctic Silver/Black M3
CES Stage IV (651rwhp/615rwtq @ 24 psi)
1999 Techno Violet/Dove M3
Auto/Convertible and staying stock!
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