Engine building tips

[doublespaces]

For the engine about 2k maybe a little more. Waiting on parts now to but the heads on, I still need to upgrade that but that's later down the road

Thats not bad at all, how many hours you think?

 

[pysical]

Oh no! Your building your own engine without knowing the special super secret ways of building these engines!!

Looks good. I am doing the same. Head is at machine shop, blocks is headed to shop tomorrow, and rods and pistons getting balanced tomorrow as well.

 

[Kenjermen]

Thats not bad at all, how many hours you think?

Hours idk, guy at the shop has been knocking some of it out while I'm at work, but General time line you can get one built in a couple of days

 

[Kenjermen]

Oh no! Your building your own engine without knowing the special super secret ways of building these engines!!

Looks good. I am doing the same. Head is at machine shop, blocks is headed to shop tomorrow, and rods and pistons getting balanced tomorrow as well.

Well I have a guy that knows some secrets haha, nice man what rods and pistons did you go with

 

[pysical]

Well I have a guy that knows some secrets haha, nice man what rods and pistons did you go with

I went with Molnar rods and CP Pistons.

 

[Kenjermen]

I went with Molnar rods and CP Pistons.

Nice I was thinking about getting cp pistons, did you get them coated

 

[Kenjermen]

The tolerances on these motors for the main bearings are really tight especially if you get coated bearings, which are more of a headache then benfit at this point haha

 

[pysical]

Nice I was thinking about getting cp pistons, did you get them coated

Na. I grabbed them off eBay. I don't plan on going super hard on this engine.

 

[doublespaces]

Hours idk, guy at the shop has been knocking some of it out while I'm at work, but General time line you can get one built in a couple of days

Well let me know who this guy is at the shop who can build a bottom end for 2k.

 

[Kenjermen]

Well let me know who this guy is at the shop who can build a bottom end for 2k.

Haha I'm lucky enough to not have to pay for labor which saved a lot of money, but it's probably more to the 3k range of you add machine work and other odds and ends

 

[pysical]

My brother is building mine. I am coming close to 10k on this build. Originally wanted to stick around 5k, but you know how it goes.

1k Pistons
1k Rods
800 Head work
500 Gaskets
3850 Turbos
1300 Clutch + FW
1k+ Random parts

This adds up quick.

 

[Kenjermen]

My brother is building mine. I am coming close to 10k on this build. Originally wanted to stick around 5k, but you know how it goes.

1k Pistons
1k Rods
800 Head work
500 Gaskets
3850 Turbos
1300 Clutch + FW
1k+ Random parts

This adds up quick.

Ya I left the heads fine just resurfaced it, but building a car does add up fast

 

[pysical]

Ya I left the heads fine just resurfaced it, but building a car does add up fast

I didn't want to have to mess with it later. Easier to do it now than have to take everything apart again. But I feel you.

 

[doublespaces]

My brother is building mine. I am coming close to 10k on this build. Originally wanted to stick around 5k, but you know how it goes.

1k Pistons
1k Rods
800 Head work
500 Gaskets
3850 Turbos
1300 Clutch + FW
1k+ Random parts

This adds up quick.

So when I see the head studs being used, is that part of your random parts? What about the crank hub? Is that something that needs replaced or is it just the process of having it installed? I may as well know nothing about engine building btw

 

[pysical]

So when I see the head studs being used, is that part of your random parts? What about the crank hub? Is that something that needs replaced or is it just the process of having it installed? I may as well know nothing about engine building btw

I am using head bolts. OEM BMW ones. Also I don't have the crank hub.

 

[Kenjermen]

The rear and front crank hub seals are a good idea to replace most the time they don't come out in one piece

 

[pysical]

Ah yeah my bad. I do have those. I was thinking of something else.

 

[doublespaces]

What was this I saw circulating around about the studs not seating correctly and needing a longer one of custom length? I think there was a problem with them stripping with the torque wrench, maybe that was something else.

 

[Kenjermen]

What was this I saw circulating around about the studs not seating correctly and needing a longer one of custom length? I think there was a problem with them stripping with the torque wrench, maybe that was something else.

Ya i just heard the same thing, of course right after I got the studs haha, but I think someone is making a custom one here soon

 

[Erichale77]

Head studs?