Sabretooth tiger
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Weren't you the guy that used to do work my brother-in-law's Ex E46 330i. Car was black. Guys name is Josh.
Sabretooth tiger said:Weren't you the guy that used to do work my brother-in-law's Ex E46 330i. Car was black. Guys name is Josh.
germantechnik said:Sabretooth tiger said:Weren't you the guy that used to do work my brother-in-law's Ex E46 330i. Car was black. Guys name is Josh.
Yes i know Josh. Sold the car now recently
germantechnik said:All these guides chains and water cooled alternator have all been replaced already. My choice for the tu is simply for the agressive cams that go into the m62 b46. Those cams are only suited to vanos application. As i stated in the other posts of the items i have and am still building and the whole lexus story is there too.Sankekur said:germantechnik said:Sankekur said:Might I ask why an M62 and also why a tu?
i want something BMW! not lexus crap. the m62tu b44 makes 218 kw and 420 nm. i should get some better outputs from that base with the e92 back box and x-pipe. also no lexus will ever sound as awesome as a bmw.
I didn't say anything about a lexus motor, I asked why the specific choice of m62tu.....reason for me asking regarding this very specific choice is that the m62 (moreso the tu) has a couple of things that make it undesirable in terms of BMW V8's
-It has weaker timing gear. This takes the form of a single timing chain and the plastic V tensioner. That said seeing as you had the motor out of the car I am sure you replaced this as the motor is already so close to 200k km.
-The water cooled alternator.
-VANOS
-The restricted runners on the intake manifold
-The lower lift and duration cams.
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For now it will be stock. Dont have pics of the guides n chain replacementSankekur said:germantechnik said:All these guides chains and water cooled alternator have all been replaced already. My choice for the tu is simply for the agressive cams that go into the m62 b46. Those cams are only suited to vanos application. As i stated in the other posts of the items i have and am still building and the whole lexus story is there too.Sankekur said:germantechnik said:Sankekur said:Might I ask why an M62 and also why a tu?
i want something BMW! not lexus crap. the m62tu b44 makes 218 kw and 420 nm. i should get some better outputs from that base with the e92 back box and x-pipe. also no lexus will ever sound as awesome as a bmw.
I didn't say anything about a lexus motor, I asked why the specific choice of m62tu.....reason for me asking regarding this very specific choice is that the m62 (moreso the tu) has a couple of things that make it undesirable in terms of BMW V8's
-It has weaker timing gear. This takes the form of a single timing chain and the plastic V tensioner. That said seeing as you had the motor out of the car I am sure you replaced this as the motor is already so close to 200k km.
-The water cooled alternator.
-VANOS
-The restricted runners on the intake manifold
-The lower lift and duration cams.
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Any changes to the intake manifold planned?
Do you have any pics from when you changed the guides and chains?
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rear diffuser now complete from bodyshop.