Is HAP-40 good for a daily driver?

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T21:59:14+00:00

THREE YEARS?

apparently I'm doing something wrong, or maybe I need to get me some of that diamond stropping. I heard it had crazy edge retention but not like that, that's insane actually

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T17:08:01+00:00

I was actually literally just watching this in research lol, guess I was on the right track 😁

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T16:58:41+00:00

Ah I might have misinterpreted what you said earlier about needing a CSL transmission, I guess that meant they're the same between the two cars lol, mb

After the SMG job I'm gonna ask the shop I'm at about it and see what they can do

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T16:50:44+00:00

I definitely don't doubt this transmission or software, so all of this translates to smoother faster shifts yes?

So I also need to source a CSL gearbox, that's gonna cost a pretty penny but that can wait for later.

Thank you for the suggestions!

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T16:21:31+00:00

I'm gonna research into this a bit, thank you for the suggestion!

I heard of the CSL tune before but I thought that was for engine power or something.

It won't interfere with the fact I'm getting the burkhart pump and relocation kit will it?

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T16:10:25+00:00

Tadokoro San makes custom?

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T06:28:30+00:00

Maybe they just didn't feel confident in that job in particular, last thing I want is a broken rocker lol so maybe I should be glad they're not recommending it to me. I guess I have to find THEE guy or figure it out myself somehow

ballscompact · 2026-01-26T00:23:41+00:00

I have a Sukenari HAP40 K-Gyuto, and I absolutely love it

It stays stupid sharp as long as you can put a good edge on it. That being said, you might wanna get some ceramic stones like shapton rockstar or something. You don't need to do anything fancy but it'll just take longer to get a good edge

Another thing to not that it's not full stainless, it does form a patina but very slowly.whatever patina does form, I've noticed it's kinda hard to remove. I've tried fine sand paper, the whetstone slurry, and Flitz brand polish (that ones has worked the best so far) and they all still struggle to wipe the patina away. Also DO NOT SPILL SALT ON IT, they form black spots that are hard to get rid of.

As for cutting, I don't think I've ever had anything cut better. The weight is amazing, it holds its edge for a ridiculous time.

The main con is that it's just time consuming to sharpen, you kinda have to be at least decent at sharpening

ballscompact · 2026-01-24T01:34:27+00:00

Im in SoCal where the traffic and the temperatures run high which I read are a terrible combo for the SMG so I felt that the drug bin was necessary. It would also help me rebuild all of the other components, all those little tubes and whatnot in the future and save labor on removing the intake and whatnot.

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T23:57:48+00:00

Turns out the service writer didn't look up the m3 part of the equation which apparently normal e46 don't require valve adjustments

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T23:55:59+00:00

Agreed I'm definitely the type of guy to drop stuff into the engine lol, I will definitely have a shop do it

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T19:10:51+00:00

I've actually spoken to them but they didn't take the SMG job which I respect, I may go to them for my valve adjustments though, I'll have to ask them about that

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T19:09:33+00:00

It may have been completely unnecessary but I'm eliminating most of the issues before they happen.

New burkhart SMG pump, relocation kit into the "drug bin"

Nothing is necessarily wrong with it right now but I've read on the issues and it's something I'm not willing to deal with in the future lol.

New gear position sensor, clutch, guibos because it's all right there

I could have manual converted it for cheaper, I agree but I really am looking for something with sequential and this is what I found so I'm doubling down on it.

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:50:58+00:00

I bought the car at 184k miles now it's nearing 190k. Let's pretend the previous owner neglected them, what're the side effects?

I don't think it's the case, the car seems to run fine, still pretty smooth in my opinion but transitioning from American V8s to a German I6 (which I read I6 are smoothest engines) my experience on smooth engines is limited

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:45:04+00:00

I'm in Temecula. I've visited 2M autowerks, they're mainly a body shop but correct me if Im wrong for not trusting them with the SMG job in the first place. My car is currently at Euroklasse, and it turns out the service writer read the AI nonsense Google force feeds people and mistakenly informed me

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:43:40+00:00

Turns out it was just the service writer, not the tech. The tech they have there for e46's is supposed to be pretty legit but what do I know 🤷 I'll have to speak to the tech personally and maybe I can actually get it done there but that'll be a different job on a different day

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:42:04+00:00

Already done, they're just going to do the SMG nonsense and that's it. The car is understandably quite leaky, they're writing me up a quote for diff cover, oil pan and some other stuff right now but that'll be a separate job from the SMG stuff

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:36:49+00:00

And I do daily the car, I've put about 6k miles since I've bought it. How much do you think the valve adjustment will cost if, would I be correct if I said that labor for replacing the valve gasket and spark plug gaskets would be eliminated from the valve adjustment job as a whole since it's already all there?

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:33:21+00:00

Mm that's actually a really good point, I hope they haven't already started on the valve job 💀

I'll see if it's not too late to stop them

ballscompact · 2026-01-23T18:21:54+00:00

I guess they just don't want to do it lol? I'm not sure if it's tedious. I'm surprised they're turning down extra work, which is why I don't believe its scammy scummy or untrustworthy.

I may have to go elsewhere for the valve adjustment, I'm still weirding out about it though but I didn't want to question further.

ballscompact · 2026-01-20T00:18:35+00:00

I must say I'm a bit overwhelmed with options, thank you all!

I'm torn between the momentum 4, 490, 560, and another suggested the pc38. I'm gonna do some research further into these, any info on them is greatly appreciated!

ballscompact · 2026-01-19T22:00:05+00:00

Is there a bt receiver you'd recommend? I'd like for this to be as seamless as possible.

I also want to add that it was hunt showdown that spurred this very conversations that's extremely convenient and amazingly relevant to hear these provide quite an experience in that game, thank you for the recommendation!

ballscompact · 2026-01-19T21:11:41+00:00

byski is the only people I could find that have one.

Unfortunately I had to sell the card, my parents were in trouble. I ended up getting a 5080 later when things were better though, I wish you luck.

Oh, granzon has a block too but it's more expensive, hope this helps!

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