Hey everyone this post his here to show my progress on my engine build and some helpful tips I've learned in the process.
My first lesson learned was about bearings. If you don't know BMW has 3 different colors they use for bearings the colors are to mark what size you need. I ordered a set of bearings from VAC Motorsports with the coating on them. They didn't have a option on the website to choose the color you need and I didn't know due to the color on the old bearings had worn off. I received red ones from them which where way to tight of clearance to the point the crank wouldn't spin. After contacting with VAC they informed me that they had relized this is a multiple person issue and will swap my bearings with the ones I need, to find out which ones I needed they informed me that the block and crank part numbers are used to find what size I will need. Turns out I need the green and yellow ones.
My first lesson learned was about bearings. If you don't know BMW has 3 different colors they use for bearings the colors are to mark what size you need. I ordered a set of bearings from VAC Motorsports with the coating on them. They didn't have a option on the website to choose the color you need and I didn't know due to the color on the old bearings had worn off. I received red ones from them which where way to tight of clearance to the point the crank wouldn't spin. After contacting with VAC they informed me that they had relized this is a multiple person issue and will swap my bearings with the ones I need, to find out which ones I needed they informed me that the block and crank part numbers are used to find what size I will need. Turns out I need the green and yellow ones.