tires and wheels What's the weak point of the M10 motor?

[Lee]

wHAT DOES THAT MEAN LEE? IVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT.

On the top of the block, around each hole, a 0.04" x 0.025" square ridge is cut, and in which a 0.04" stainless steel wire is inserted. 0.015" will portrude above the deck, applying a very localised pressure on the headgasket, or more precisely against the steel rings in the gasket. That will seal the combustion chamber for good. It is a very common method used by shop who works on Turbo engines.

[Guest Anonymous]

THANKS FOR THE TIP. WILL THAT WORK WITH A METAL GASKET, TOO?

[Pinepig]

yes

[winstontj]

Take a look in my blog page for the current intake setup. It's an early 320i with a Honda TB off a Prelude, bore is 57mm. I'll end up switching to 42# injectors instead of the current 24#ers in there now. My buddy has 42s in his Audi 1.8t and makes 360 something to the wheels ( all 4 ) now.

I'll probably make another A/W intercooler as it makes the piping so much easier. Side extension for the oil pan and a some anti slosh panels in there will also happen. If it takes welding I'll do it just because I like to weld things up. Heaven help me if I ever get my hands on a Bridgeport.

For you guys that like the TDI my buddy Howard has the fastest MK4 in NA right now ( Atomicsushi for you clubTDI folks ) It's getting a motor swap at the moment because he's never happy.

I took a look at your blog.... LOVE IT! You just made my day with that TB discovery. Do you know what year?

For Clutch/PP you can probably use an M5 Clutch, an S14 M3 clutch or many guys use Volvo or other types. A friend told me once that he feels it bizarre that BMW owners insist on staying BMW only with parts. He suggested looking at it differently - like there's a company called Sachs. They make clutches & PPs for many different applications. It just so happens that BMW chose some of those applications - but so did many others. I'm sure you can find something BMW for your application like out of an ///M car.

Best of luck again & keep the pics coming. (O-ringing a block costs ~$25US per cylinder... Bring the ring with you or have it done by the guy who sells the ring)

[Pinepig]

I took a look at your blog.... LOVE IT! You just made my day with that TB discovery. Do you know what year?

Mid 80s, look for the one without a lot of extra crap hanging off it, you'll still need to trim a bit off the sides.

[Guest Anonymous]

i couldnt find which TB you were talking about?

[Pinepig]

Tim used the one out of a 91 Honda Accord.

Pics can be found on his site here,

http://www.hbci.com/~tskwiot/2002.html

[bimmerboy]

a1 ftw!!!(or b2!!!)