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Old 05-25-2021, 02:55 PM   #4
Nick M3
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Originally Posted by John V View Post
I'm sure you have a machine shop that you like dealing with, but Chuck at Abacus Racing (in Va Beach) did a lot of the BMW motors back in the day for Bimmerworld (IIRC). I had him do the machine work on my M54 block and he also file-fit the rings for me. That engine had excellent leakdown until the day I sold it (and presumably beyond then). He also has the deck plates (maybe not needed for the iron block motors?).

Sorry to hear about this, but building engines is fun. If you need any measuring tools for bearing clearances and bore sizes, I have all of them.
I've used Tyson Machine in the past, and other folks are using Rockville Ring and Bearing.

All things being equal, VA Beach is a bit of a pain in the ass for me, but who knows? I hear that Rockville R&B is totally overwhelmed. Neil Simon is unhappy with his last experience with Tyson. Apparently Burtonsville Machine is pretty much defunct. So... I dunno.

Of course, I need to also balance the cost of this vs. an(other) S54 swap. I like this motor a lot, but I can do an S54 for under $5k. Almost all of the supporting parts for an S54 swap are shared with the euro motor. And then I'd have another 1,000 rpms, 50hp, and wouldn't need to source parts from Europe.
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