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E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
Those last 2 pics look like something from the movie Aliens.
Whats the chunks in the other pics?
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
Did those cats melt or something? What happened?
Slightly off-topic but figured this was a good place to ask as there are some very knowledgeable people here and it's not really worth it's own thread
I've got an X5 4.6is with a bad engine. Rod bearings went out in a pretty dramatic way, crank is scored and at least one cylinder wall shows some moderate scoring. I think I know a place that can fix the crank, so assuming the rest of the internals are re-usable, it stands to reason that I could have a machine shop bore a 4.4 block to the 93mm bore of the 4.6is and do the final honing myself with an-30 paste?
I haven't torn the engine down yet to determine the condition of the internals, but it was running when torn down just with some nasty noises. Would really like to rebuild it if possible, just never gone that far with an engine before, and heard a lot of conflicting reports online on if these blocks can be bored or not. This thread has actual concrete evidence though which is nice
There's also the other thread thats all about M6x internals and rebuilding Graham... might be better place for it... that one forked here really when 1999_540 was asked for more info/updates on his own project...
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
Sweet - so seems that even if only part of the drivetrain is salvageable, maybe I can make a stroker, or do as you did and bore it with the stock stroke. Appears there are options then
That's a fair point, I'll post in that thread when I have the engine out and have an idea of the general condition of the internals and have more specific questions. Seems like the short answer to my questions is it can be done, so I now just need to figure out whats going on inside my 4.6 and go from there
I'm having so much fun learning to mig weld, the vulcan omnipro is quite nice,
Check out these fabulous test welds, this is before the gas got to the gun,
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This is with gas
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Here's the fugliness i'm trying to improve, minus the x-pipe, i'm going with a y-pipe.
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E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
More pics of my fabulous welds
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All stainless o2 bungs and mig wire, I think it's ok for my first mig welding project
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
Lol. Not purty yet! Did you backpurge at all? If not theys gunna be moarugly on the inside. Penetration isn't great, are you pushing or pulling?
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
I see some improvement. A hand held grinder is a beginning welders best friend. I've got 2 of them!
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
A grinder and paint make us the welders we ain’t.
Nate J.
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'98 540i/6 -- M5 3:15 LSD, Einhorn and Powerflex bushings / 6-piston e81 front calipers / Zionsville rad. / UUC V12 clutch for now /UUC SSK/ BC coilovers with Swift Springs / Dinan intake / muffler delete / OE M5 valances / Hamann PG2s and various wheelsets / new seals everywhere, new factory glass
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