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  1. Mucci
    Do you have any information about those different times? It seems odd that the engineers would choose to change the splines on one end of the driveshaft and not the other.
  2. Mucci
    Is that true for late model cars after the coarse to fine spline changeover? (see the image from Mike M's book above)
  3. Mucci
    The E36 LSD I was able to get is missing one of the output drive flanges. If I'm loading the E36 LSD carrier into the 2002 housing will I be able to use the 2002 output flanges? Talking about this part:
  4. Mucci
    I’ve been reading through Mike Macartney’s restoration book and came across this today regarding the coarse vs fine splines: My car is a ‘75 so it sounds like the splines would be fine / compatible with E36.
  5. Mucci
    Both. Planning on 150-180hp depending on which route I end up going.
  6. Mucci
    ever figure this out?
  7. Mucci
    Is the E36 318i carrier larger than the E30 318? I read posts about others getting the E30 carrier into the 2002 case without modification by removing the cap and reinstalling inside the case.
  8. Mucci
    Anyone happen to know the lock % on the E36 4.44 LSD?
  9. Mucci
    I'm confused...are you only talking about the final drive ratio not being preferred? As far as I know the original 3.64 is in the car along with the original 4spd. I wouldn't want anything taller with that transmission. My highway cruising speed just to not get rear ended is at 4000rpm.
  10. Mucci
    It sounds like it's possible to transfer only the E36 LSD carrier assembly into the 2002 differential and keep everything else 2002.
  11. Mucci
    You ever sort this out?
  12. Mucci
    I've read Andrew's write up and will in more detail once I've got the LSD in hand. I was hoping the E36 case swap was more of an "add spacers" kind of deal. Sounds like it'll be easier to go the route Andrew writes about for something a bit more stout.
  13. Mucci
    I wouldn't need the 2002 carrier would I? Would the 3.64 gears bolt to the E36 LSD carrier and fit in the E36 case? What would it take to mount the E36 small case diff into the 2002? I'm not seeing any threads on people doing this; only transferring guts into e21 cases. ...which may be a sign but I've got a lathe and a welder
  14. Mucci
    Will 2002 3.64 gears assemble into an E36 318i 4.44 LSD case to achieve a 3.64 LSD? I tried to search this but it appears most people are asking about the opposite transaction - LSD into 2002 carrier.
  15. Mucci
    Ok well it wasn’t the spark plug, although the car idles a bit smoother now. I’m pretty sure it’s in the exhaust at this point; either a leak I haven’t found or something loose inside that makes the noise under back pressure.
  16. Mucci
    Think I found it. Just went to remove the plugs and #4 was finger tight and looks like this above the threads
  17. Mucci
    Yes every time. No dieseling.
  18. Mucci
    previous owner plugged it
  19. Mucci
    Just thinking, could it be excess fuel getting diverted to the return line once the throttle snaps shut from WOT?
  20. Mucci
    Ok, pretty sure that pump is gone then. There isn’t much in the front left corner anymore. Let me know if you see anything out of place! The paint burning off all the headers but the front cylinder is interesting... going to have to check that plug. It’s only been drivable for a couple months now so I’m familiarizing myself with all it’s issues. ...and let me know if you spot a turbo
  21. Mucci
    Hmm interesting. The car did have smog gear on it when I bought it and I thought I pulled it all but I don’t remember pulling something that looked like an air pump. Where is it located? Car now has headers so I know there’s nothing running to the exhaust.
  22. Mucci
    Ah! Maybe that's why it feels so slow
  23. Mucci
    When I’m accelerating hard and winding out the revs I’ll get a “PSHHUUUU” noise when I shift, just like a blow off valve. I’m pretty confident the previous owner didn’t install a hidden remote turbo so where could this be coming from?? My first thought was exhaust but when I stick my hand around the gaskets I don’t feel any air escaping.
  24. Mucci
    Anyone have a drivers side frame rail in good shape?
  25. Mucci
    Maybe someone's already done this but I couldn't find it. I was curious how much the spring rate increased with the amount of coil removed. According to the Blue Book, the spring wire diameter and spring OD is the same, front and rear, for 1502, 1602, 1802, 2002, 2002ti, & 2002tii. With that information all you need to do is count the amount of active coils you have to figure out rate: (* ignore "front" in the above pic. This is the same for the front & rear.) I.E. - My 1975 2002 had 6 active coils in front, stock. I cut 1.5 coils so the front rate went from 120.7 in/lbs to 161 in/lbs. ...of course this is all in a perfect world where deterioration doesn't exist and all materials are identical, but hey, it's a ballpark. ________________________________________________________ Formula: in/lbs = Gd^4 / (8ND^3) d = wire size (inches) D = Mean Diameter (inches) N = Number of active coils G = Shear Modulus of Material d = .465" Spring outer diameter = 4.992" D = 4.527" N = 6 (front on my '75 2002) G = 11,500,000 (Oil Tempered MB - ASTM A229 gen. purpose spring steel) (Calculator here: https://www.engineersedge.com/calculators/comp_spring_k_pop.htm) Dimensions from the Blue Book:
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