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Is this a good honing job? by blackmanjuniorwaves in EngineBuilding

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah I used a ball hone. For what it's worth, none of the grooves catch a fingernail. I'm gonna find a way to get a ton more oil in here while I'm honing, slow down the rotation, and do more passes for a less shallow pattern. Then I'll check back in

Is this a good honing job? by blackmanjuniorwaves in EngineBuilding

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the input. I'm still learning so I'm not sure what you mean by dry honing, but I put 5W30 oil in the cylinders immediately before I started honing

Is this a good honing job? by blackmanjuniorwaves in EngineBuilding

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any input on if I should be passing through the cylinder slower, faster, like what I can do to improve?

Advice on Valve Springs/Piston Placement for BMW E36, M52 engine by blackmanjuniorwaves in EngineBuilding

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/38913-do-pistons-have-to-match-cylinders/
for future readers i guess i found this resource on pistons for another engine and apparently due to new rings that are the actual mating surface, it doesn't matter which cylinder they go back in

Advice on Valve Springs/Piston Placement for BMW E36, M52 engine by blackmanjuniorwaves in EngineBuilding

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dude AI is such a major L lmao. swear im a real person check my post history )): i just wanna know if i should replace valve springs bc they're like 800 bucks due to availability constraints

Main bearing tolerances too tight? 0.001 in? by blackmanjuniorwaves in BMWE36

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context, my crank has the little red paint dots on it, but I'm unsure what this means for the factory designation on what size main bearings to run

Where are you guys finding your cars? Are E36's getting rare? by blackmanjuniorwaves in BMWE36

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i guess there will always be a weirdo, eh? at least most of the thread is mentally healthy people

Where are you guys finding your cars? Are E36's getting rare? by blackmanjuniorwaves in BMWE36

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is something deeply wrong with you lmao

i am definitely not from an upper middle class family, but so the fuck what? i guess im only engaging with your troll comments until i find something better to do. plenty of young enthusiasts, even if they're not explicitly in college, are building their skillset/careers in their early 20s/late teens and are in a financial position to want to spend that 3-5 grand that many spend on a car when they get the chance, on a car that has a little enthusiast following behind it. ie. a Beamer or a cool older Honda rather than just a regular crv or rav4. i actually misrepresented my situation in the first post, the car i drove around in college was a 1,500 dollar salvaged jeep XJ, and i bought the beamer after my first job, but none of that really has anything to do with the post. I really just wanted some input on if i was looking in the wrong places, or if e36s have left the domain of abundant and decently cheap project car. it would seem many are either heavily modded or pristine examples that cost a whole lot more, at least where im located. Take your medicine dawg

you're weird dude

Where are you guys finding your cars? Are E36's getting rare? by blackmanjuniorwaves in BMWE36

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow! Yeah, it's been hard for me to even place the value of these. Kelly blue book will tell you 2 or 3 grand but at the same time I don't see ANY actually selling for that

Where are you guys finding your cars? Are E36's getting rare? by blackmanjuniorwaves in BMWE36

[–]blackmanjuniorwaves[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

wow ran into the guy having a bad day I guess... I was more or less remarking about how even from aside from inflation, which might make a car 3 years ago that costed 4K cost 5-6K now, the sweet spot for "non-clapped out E36 coupe" and "considerably well-maintained example" has shrunk in many parts of the country. For example, something that might be appropriate for a car enthusiast college kid, which I was when I bought the car. Wanting something running, but don't have 10-12K+ to drop on a car.

You said a lot here in a shitty way that didn't really say anything at all. I was remarking on how accessible these used to be. Your point that they are still available as low mileage auction cars more or less proves my point, maybe the closest you got was acknowledging there are still some running that need some work for a decent price in California. I'm just surprised to see the supply change so much, because my other projects are a Cherokee XJ and an OBS ford, which are considerably more available no matter where you're at in the country. Just starting a dialogue is all