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Old 04-10-2021, 08:55 PM   #111
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Actually drove it a bunch today. Engine never skipped a beat. My gearing is a bit too tall, though. I think I’ll be swapping in a 3.73.

Unlike the ABS pump, which sprang a leak. Good thing I was already rebuilding one to go in the car.

As a side note, based on how the car sounds with the twin exhaust, I think I need to look at redoing the E36... It’s very civilized at cruise, but super aggressive when you get on it.
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Old 04-10-2021, 09:07 PM   #112
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Cool! Need some vids.
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Old 04-13-2021, 07:22 AM   #113
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A little preview rev courtesy of clyde:

https://youtu.be/VWHBe4ujc-w
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Old 12-06-2021, 01:48 PM   #114
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This is your reminder to buy a half-dozen S54s now.
Well, not half a dozen, but I did get a good enough deal on a spare S54 located nearby that I picked it up. Kobi very much rolled her eyes at this one.
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Old 12-06-2021, 02:53 PM   #115
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Ha ha ha
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Ha ha ha
Yeah.... S54 prices have spiked big time in the last six months. I was lucky to find the one I did.
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Old 07-04-2022, 11:47 PM   #117
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Small update. I determined that the engine timing was a few degrees off. It ran great up top, but didn’t have much for low end. Timing S54s can be really frustrating - the instructions that, say, Beisan gives are kind of flawed, and the BMW instructions require a some very expensive tools that I won’t buy.

Luckily, the “correct” answer is to eyeball a timing offset when you set the cam sprockets. Do it right, and the engine will be in time after you rotate it. Problem solved - VANOS works correctly.

Now, it’ll out drag a 2WD Model 3 on an on-ramp. Good enough for my purposes.

Unfortunately, my AC compressor gave up the magic smoke. I think all the revs burned up the clutch. Sigh.
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