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The water pump pulley is fitted before fitting the alternator/water pump belt.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Nick removed the exhaust system from the downpipe backwards, and unbolted the PPF, prop shaft, and other bits and pieces.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Massively enjoyed building this engine, I've already started a second one
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
How much did our new engine cost to build?
Cylinder Head
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Looking forward to giving the new engine some abuse, hopefully she's strong and drives well.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Unfortunately, just before lunch and on a somewhat aggressive downshift into Brooklands I must have over-revved the engine as it started to make a horrendous noise as I was coming around Luffield. Pulled immediately into the pits to hear the loudest knocking coming from the engine....bollocks.
Motorsport is both incredible and shit at the same time.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
With that in mind, Nick and I picked up this E46 328i race car last night in Candle Apple Green for £3k.
At that price, my opinion of BMWs can now be thought of as 'flexible'.
We will do a track day in it this year though, of course!
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
Completely different to proper racing as there's no roll cage fitted, but an i30N Performance has about 177bhp/tonne and comes with a 5 year warranty which covers track day use, which is pretty impressive.
An MX-5 or GT86 at 160bhp/tonne could well be the sweet spot for road use though. I've a mk 3 Focus RS which has >220bhp/tonne, and although hugely entertaining, the fact that it does 100mph in 3rd and gets there in under 13 seconds means that you really can't get the best out of it without risking your licence.
That E46 is certainly eye-catching! Shouldn't be very stressed in that state of tune, so barring the double VANOS should be reliable
...or did it.
Tried to RTV it up but no luck so have ordered a replacement rad and we'll get this one fixed and keep as a spare.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
After speaking to my machinist, he says the crank might be salvageable if it'll grind down to the next standard size. The conrod will be checked too and verified.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
The BMW S65 engine in the E92 M3 used to have big end bearing issues due to the bearing design not allowing adequate lubrication particularly when the engine was cold. Worst case scenario you'd have a spun bearing and need a new crankshaft and 8 new bearings and probably a new conrod or two.
It was just good fortune that the coolant leak prompted you to turn the engine off before further damage was done
We spun the bearing at Silverstone in Feb, removed the engine from the car and swapped the new cylinder head onto the old block and then reinstalled that into the car. It was then that we realised that we must have damaged the drain plug.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk