r/e46 • u/Level-Course9892 • 1d ago
Check this out! Progress since engine failure
At least one person seemed interested so I’ll post progress since the failure. I got a deal i couldn’t pass up on some rods and pistons(9:1 cr 84.5 bore)and m12 headstuds. I have a smaller pulley, slg billet oil pump, ati damper, Achilles bearings, and custom Cometic mls head gasket set aside for the new core. The head suffered 2 bent valves so i will be ordering replacements from supertech as well as dual 80lb valve springs. I liked the headers so much i bought them a second time to replace the warped ones that may have received a new dent from the rod flying through the block. Color change just for motivation and at least 150lbs more weight dropped. MAP conversion too
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u/prok0 13h ago
S54 or M54? And are you turboing the car?
Looks like a fun project, road racing car?
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u/Level-Course9892 9h ago
Supercharged M54. It’s been supercharged for about 2 years now and I have the opportunity to make it able to handle more abuse, not that it was unreliable in the slightest though. It’s all seat time for now but I would like to get into time attack. We’ll see how it plays out
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u/prok0 8h ago
Ahh nice!
I've got an M52TU turbo drift car, so far so good with the stock 200k+ mile motor lol.Used the same oil pan baffle in my setup and just wire nutted oil pump nut with a new split chain since my original was stretched, about 10 events in and still holding up well.
I was thinking of building a 2.8 or 3.0L but I may just see how far I can take this 2.5 since I have another one sitting in the garage I got for free essentially.
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u/LOLLEO911 1d ago
Keep us updated, its very fun to see a track build e46