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 Post subject: my big big project
PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:41 am 
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hey everyone i thought i would share some pictures with you from the past month or so of work i'v been doing. and last but not least i would like to thank Ron Spencer for leting me borrow his engine lift.

the new car, its a 97 318i, but not for long.
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the 1.8 coming out
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what a big open space
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the 2.5 on its way out
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:54 pm 
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Wow. That motor is huge*. That is a six, right?
Is that a pretty straight swap or do you need to swap computer and harness?

And, your helper really should be wearing something besides flipflops. :)



*I can pick my dinky little motor up and sit it on a table, ... once.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:01 pm 
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What's wrong with pulling an engine while wearing flip flops? It worked for me, I trusted the huge honking chain and lift. It's not like a pair of Nikes are going to save your toes if G(M1*M2)/r^2 rears it's ugly head.

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True. But it is like wearing a helmet. It will not save you if the impact is great enough, but it will keep you from drooling and eating with a tube from a lighter knock.
If you drop the motor on your foot, a sneaker does nothing, if you drop a 22mm combination wrench on your bare foot, you will remember it for days. Another thing is rolling the lift over a bare foot. Way worse than having the steel caster hit your shoe.

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yep its a 2.5L inline six. i was planing on swapping it stright into the new car, but then i found a deal on a 3.0L out of a 95 M3 so i am rebuilding that and swaping that :twisted: . it will all bolt up nice and easy. i will have to change the wiering harness and computer along with the pedals, master cylender and brake booster because it was an automatic.

i have nothing to say about my brothe wearing flipflops other than they are his feet so he can do what he wants.


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An obvious oversight on my part that day. But to be fair, there weren't any big red stickers on the engine lift that say 'Do not use while wearing flip-flops.' , so it must be okay. :wink:

Kevin's feet are tough. I ran over one with the Highlander last year and didn't break anything. :oops:

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Sean O'Connell wrote:
but then i found a deal on a 3.0L out of a 95 M3 so i am rebuilding that and swaping that :twisted:


Now that sounds like a fun ride!

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what gear ratio does 318 rear end have? Did/can you grab the M3 diff w/ the LSD? I'm not sure which would have a shorter gear set, but i think the LSD would be the priority.

And good job in getting a sedan, theyre faster :P


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Colin, check out VAC Motorsports for custom diff work. track monster in the making for sure. the 3:64 is a must if you mod the engine. steve


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I'm looking into gears and Metrix Motorsports has some really good pricing. around $650 for a fully rebuilt custom ratio w/ LSD.

3.46 or 3.64...?? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/98M3/upgra ... /index.htm

Theres a ratio/gear/speed chart. The differences are THAT great are they..?

Steve, how different is drivin that 3.64 on the highway? What ratio did you come from?


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Dan, mine is no longer a street car. the VAC diff is a four disc track version. i am having the bigger cover installed because i am boiling fluid on a consistent basis.

my top end suffered before the cams install. but how often do you top 120mph on the street.

i jumped from the 2:95 stocker to a 3:64 LSD. maybe you remember me tucked under you in the Stevie Wonders on VIR-N :twisted: :twisted:


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i think the 318 might have a 391 differential, which would be fun but would not be practical at all and no its not an lsd :cry: the diff out of the 325 is the same as the M3's have but it isnt a lsd either. and yeah i can just swap the m3's diff for the stock one


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^^eh, i probably didnt notice untill you passed me :(

yeh i know you dont drive it on the streets much, but i wonder how big a difference a few hundred rpms at 80mph really makes. *shrug* gas mileage goes to shit i gather.

maybe a 3.46 someday. i could get a 3.38 from a '96+ auto M3 cheap, but i dont think that jump would be worth the hassle from a stock 3.23


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DanDurusky wrote:
maybe a 3.46 someday. i could get a 3.38 from a '96+ auto M3 cheap, but i dont think that jump would be worth the hassle from a stock 3.23


i thought the manual e36 M3 had 3.15 gears stock?

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'95 had 3.15, '96+ had 3.23 for manuals.

automatics had a 3.23 in '95 and a 3.38 for '96+


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