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Pig: '79 242 16vT

Guess there are updates and some plans that need to be added here. Wound up breaking the clutch late in July. Chucked it up to too many bang shifts and general abuse. Tore a torque rod bushing too! Initially the diagnoses was a failed clutch master, as the bore was all scuffed in it. Wasn't it. Anyway, pulled off the clutch and found a ton of wear and a broken spring retainer. Odd.

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Fast forward to Thanksgiving weekend, when I finally had enough free time to reassemble the deal. Put on another FX-250 clutch kit. Surprisingly, with no other changes, pedal pressure reduced from ~120 lbs to maybe 30 lbs. Guess the first one had been set up with excessive clamping load. Will take that as a win. The car is much more pleasant to drive now.

Also bought a new tool box. This is the first step in a garage remodeling project. The space is small and not utilized well at all; there is a lot of comfort and usefulness to be gained by using better shelving, lockers, benches, some insulation and drywall, and maybe a mini-split if there is money left over. So far we have knocked out the permanent ladder on the side wall and replaced it with a hatch. Picked up a nice patch of 3x8' floorspace and the entirety of that wall. Additionally gained about 100 sq ft of attic space by replacing some of the crumbling flooring the previous owner installed, along with the better hatch placement.

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There is some parts hoarding underway as well. Planning on slamming in engine 4 at some point in 2024. I want to focus on VE rather than having the next engine produce a ton of torque. Here it is:

1. 2.5 block bought from Simon
2. Reuse current head
3. Install Yoshifab cams
4. Borgwarner S252 SX-E with an AGP .83 v-band backhousing and Sweden Exhaust header
5. Garrett intercooler for an Ecoboost Mustang. Looks like the right size...
6. Maxxecu Race
7. 8HP45. Most likely going to wait until Maxxecu releases native support to decrease costs, and an xHP Flashtool tune. Might consider a turbolamik controller for the sake of having a virtual clutch pedal and transbrake; so far the European BMW tuners are complaining of clutch pack wear; will keep my ears open in case any of that changes.

I'm tempted to do it all in one go, but the prospect of breaking in a new set of cams and a new bottom end with a new ECU. Might have to stage it...
 
After seeing the garage in person, im even more impressed with this car. The clutch felt on the heavier side so that's nice that got reduced. Hopefully you don't lose clamping force
 
doucheNozzle said:
After seeing the garage in person, im even more impressed with this car. The clutch felt on the heavier side so that's nice that got reduced. Hopefully you don't lose clamping force
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Yeah it’s generally in shambles around mid-May. 1.0 R inverse square value in the time to IPD to mess in garage correlation.
 
I’m torn on the automatic. Yes an 8hp can shift faster than I can, things technically get faster… but it’s an automatic. I like my car for the theater, the bit of drama. If I wanted something that produced and delivered power in the most efficient way possible I’d sell it and buy a boring BMW or an RS3.

Not knocking the direction just thinking out loud. I’d miss the hell out of banging a perfect 4-3 heel-toe, double clutched downshift.
 
Stiggy Pop said:
I’m torn on the automatic. Yes an 8hp can shift faster than I can, things technically get faster… but it’s an automatic. I like my car for the theater, the bit of drama. If I wanted something that produced and delivered power in the most efficient way possible I’d sell it and buy a boring BMW or an RS3.

Not knocking the direction just thinking out loud. I’d miss the hell out of banging a perfect 4-3 heel-toe, double clutched downshift.
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I have the E39 for that. And I hate the T-5. And I can always get a modded GS6-53BZ later on.

I don’t think the 8HP will take out any of the drama from the driving experience in this car, after riding in Tate’s.

EDIT: One more thing - I’m doing an effort vs benefit analysis on swapping in ABS, either from an S2000 or E46 as well. Because that’s how much I love complexity. Also, traffic in wet weather can get dicey here.
 
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Stiggy Pop said:
I’m torn on the automatic. Yes an 8hp can shift faster than I can, things technically get faster… but it’s an automatic. I like my car for the theater, the bit of drama. If I wanted something that produced and delivered power in the most efficient way possible I’d sell it and buy a boring BMW or an RS3.

Not knocking the direction just thinking out loud. I’d miss the hell out of banging a perfect 4-3 heel-toe, double clutched downshift.
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Yabbut, its like a Sadev with more gears but at 1/10th the price....

 
Harlard said:
EDIT: One more thing - I’m doing an effort vs benefit analysis on swapping in ABS, either from an S2000 or E46 as well. Because that’s how much I love complexity. Also, traffic in wet weather can get dicey here.
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I am going to try the MK60 ABS install. I'll let you know how it goes.
 
Harlard said:
Just so you know, all later E46s have MK60 ABS. The only difference is in the tuning. Hope this saves you a few bucks.
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I was going to start with the E46 MK60, the M3 MK60s seem like major $$$. I can always swap the brains later if I find a M3 one for cheap. If I can figure out the magnetic rings in the front, maybe I will use the MK60e5 on the M90s. Anything will be better than no ABS. I have a flat spotted tire or two in the trailer.
 
Stiggy Pop said:
I’m torn on the automatic. Yes an 8hp can shift faster than I can, things technically get faster… but it’s an automatic. I like my car for the theater, the bit of drama. If I wanted something that produced and delivered power in the most efficient way possible I’d sell it and buy a boring BMW or an RS3.

Not knocking the direction just thinking out loud. I’d miss the hell out of banging a perfect 4-3 heel-toe, double clutched downshift.
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I agree that there is something special about a manual, but I also think the 8hp is special. You need to come out for IPD or something and you can drive my car.
HiSPL said:
Yabbut, its like a Sadev with more gears but at 1/10th the price....

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Trust me, you really don't want an HTG. The video looks nice, but that's not how it really is.

Harlard said:
I have the E39 for that. And I hate the T-5. And I can always get a modded GS6-53BZ later on.

I don’t think the 8HP will take out any of the drama from the driving experience in this car, after riding in Tate’s.

EDIT: One more thing - I’m doing an effort vs benefit analysis on swapping in ABS, either from an S2000 or E46 as well. Because that’s how much I love complexity. Also, traffic in wet weather can get dicey here.
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ABS would be awesome. I'd love to have it too. It's going to be tight packaging though I bet in your engine bay.
 
HiSPL said:
I’ve been watching these guys and they are using the TurboLamik which seems pretty solid.

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Like I mentioned before, the Germans that are running Turbolamik are reporting early failures due to excessive clutch wear. The tuning appears to have some development work ahead of it in the torque interruption strategy department.
 
HiSPL said:
I’ve been watching these guys and they are using the TurboLamik which seems pretty solid.

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Harlard said:
Like I mentioned before, the Germans that are running Turbolamik are reporting early failures due to excessive clutch wear. The tuning appears to have some development work ahead of it in the torque interruption strategy department.
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I still wouldn't use Turbolamik. Knowing what I know now, I would only use CanTCU or MaxxECU. Whatever uses the stock TCU shifting logic is the most reliable by far.
 
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