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Had a twin turbo 335 that was making north of 500hp around 505tq. Was a really fun car. All wheel drive to
Ive wanted one of those for a while. They're not easy to find especially in a manualA buddy of mine this weekend, brought his BMW 335D, it a 6 cylinder straight 6 diesel . He stripped all the unnecessary crap off the intake, exhaust and with new electronics . Also Twin Turbo, and with a massive Intercooler that had to remove some of the grill to fit . It is pretty freaky to sit in a small car and have it sound like a chipped-up Cummings truck . It is a real plain Jane 'sleeper' for street car, but put your foot in it, and it turns into a black coal belching torque monster.
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Nobody ever said what type of track this track shit had to be on. I did see the word torque in the title. So there’s this
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Why did you stay with the four bolt rotors?Made some progress on the front end. Suspension/brakes are basically done. Need to install swaybar still, but ill wait until after I drop the motor back in. Got half the motor put back together. Waiting on some alignment dowels for the head to block... the fucking machine shop instead of removing them just jammed them up into the head...fucking wonderful. I didnt have the proper tool to pull them(hence why I asked the machine shop to remove them) so I had to destroy them getting them out... Oh well. I spent a bunch of time cleaning and painting the sub-frame as well as the control arms. Got a manual steering rack installed on Delrin bushings... no slop there!!!
Xida coilovers from SuperMiata
all Delrin bushings from a company called A1 Ground Control
Unit/Hub bearings from a company called Bro-Fab. He takes BMW E30 hubs and adapts them to work on the Miata. I have his rears also which are Toyota Yaris hubs...
And the brake kit is also from Bro-Fab, well really just the caliper brackets and the top hats. The rotors are 75 bucks a piece from Coleman, the calipers are Afco, but made by Stoptech, and are cheap, I paid 108 a piece for them.
Brake ducts I got from a guy in Germany. They actually direct air into the center of the rotor instead of at the inside of the rotor face...which only causes uneven cooling and fucks up your rotors something fierce... but everybody still runs them and thinks they are the gold standard for brake cooling on a Miata...except they are shit and not proper...
Got the pan and all that shit on. Ill get the head on next week and maybe get it wrestled back into the car.
Cut my hood a few weeks ago and installed the hood vents.
The E9x is pretty easy to do a manual swap in, I think even the diesels, so that’s an option. Just my opinion here but, diesels benefit greatly from an auto trans. And the auto in the 335D is one of the best ones. They don’t lose boost pressure when the throttle is lifted to shift. They are just fun to drive though, I absolutely get thatIve wanted one of those for a while. They're not easy to find especially in a manual
I’ll let you drive it around a bit. Maybe even over a house or twoI'll take it!!
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Dakar!!Nobody ever said what type of track this track shit had to be on. I did see the word torque in the title. So there’s this
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Why did you stay with the four bolt rotors?
Yes, that too. I just want one that will go anywhere, literally anywhere, in the world to camp and not break a sweat doing itDakar!!
If its a similar trans to the gas motor after 400hp or so its sketchy. The jb4 has no lift shift that keeps boost up. My next project will be some kind of diesel for sureThe E9x is pretty easy to do a manual swap in, I think even the diesels, so that’s an option. Just my opinion here but, diesels benefit greatly from an auto trans. And the auto in the 335D is one of the best ones. They don’t lose boost pressure when the throttle is lifted to shift. They are just fun to drive though, I absolutely get that
Awesome, oil burners unite!If its a similar trans to the gas motor after 400hp or so its sketchy. The jb4 has no lift shift that keeps boost up. My next project will be some kind of diesel for sure
I see Magnuson is producing a new blower for the 3.4, it's a toss up if I will go with the old design like you have or the newer/more expensive one. My t100 has 5.29 gears on 35's and will likely need more power.First car was a 57 Chevy 2 door post. Had a 427/390 hp taken out of a
wrecked Vette. Next was a 69 Chevelle with a 396/375 hp . Car was jinxed , after I blew it up i sold it. Next owners drove it into a lake , after drying it out , I heard a woman wrecked it and didn’t survive.
My everyday driver now is a 98 Tacoma with a TRD supercharger, TRD headers and cat back exhaust. Auto trans valve body View attachment 8065487was remapped by a company named Level 10. Otherwise it would eat up the transmission. Figure I’ll hit 370k miles this year.
Ruined and/or bruised many egos at the stop lights. Might outrun me on the street , sand or mud …hard to beat
It looks like there are sealing rings around the “valve” to keep gases from escaping the valve ports.I wonder how they are sealing the combustion chamber when the valve is closed. There has to be a tolerance for the valve cylinder to rotate over the openings. A normal valve is water tight and gets tighter as the piston comes towards top dead center.
I'd also like to see how they balance that mass of rotating valve assembly.It looks like there are sealing rings around the “valve” to keep gases from escaping the valve ports.
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I watched an episode of Engine Masters discussing and testing lifters. A twenty HP gain from quality lifters over the stock ones was shocking.Rotory valving isnt "new"... I believe its at least from WW2 or probably earlier. There's a reason it isnt used on basically, well, anything...
The only "valve" technology I have seen that has a ton of promise is the Free Valve stuff from Koenigsegg. Infinite variable electromagnetic driven(I think its electromagnetic), camless, etc...
Pneumatic valve springs(air controlled valves basically). At least the last time I checked.I've never seen what they are using in Formula one but for the revs those engines run they probably have the best setup for valve operation.
I watched an episode of Engine Masters discussing and testing lifters. A twenty HP gain from quality lifters over the stock ones was shocking.
A little insight on these. Holy shit, I didn’t even realize pneumatic springs existed on internal combustion engines.Pneumatic valve springs(air controlled valves basically). At least the last time I checked.
Pretty sure MotoGP made Pneumatic valves illegal because of the insane capabilities...
That’s awesome. I stopped following F1 when the v8 engines went away but the ever evolving tech is just incredible. I was always a little more fascinated by all of the aero work that went into themA little insight on these. Holy shit, I didn’t even realize pneumatic springs existed on internal combustion engines.
F1 Pneumatic Valve Spring, a closer look - F1technical.net
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Probably more EV shit.And I wonder what is being developed right now that’s several years away from a track debut?
Definitely more kers and hybrid tech. I’m sure it’s also a bunch of weird material development also.Probably more EV shit.
As impressive as the tech is the V6 cars are just not fun to listen to. So it stands to reason that they'll make it worse soon.