N54 Total Engine Rebuild & Upgrade - big carbon buildup / burnt piston / bearing wear

E92Fan · 12-11-2010, 10:23 AM

Hi all

Have started a thread on the UK Technical forum about a total rebuild and upgrade of my N54 engine. Everything from pistons and conrods to a baffled oil sump and completely ported, polished and blueprinted head...

Plenty of pictures as the thread develops over the next few days.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...90#post8481990

As a teaser...

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enrita · 12-11-2010, 10:28 AM

Thats why you have been so quiet :-)

E92Fan · 12-11-2010, 10:33 AM

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Thats why you have been so quiet :-)

You have no idea!!

Been working on the engine, commissioning an proper high-performance aluminium radiator, manufacturing an automatic transmission cooler, designing custom pipework... all I can say is that it will be a proper engine...! And all that is left to do is to figure out the dry-sump conversion and lower the engine in the bay a little

enrita · 12-11-2010, 10:42 AM

Just amazing man ... I am an amateur compaired to you.. You make me regreat now rebuilding stock :-)

TT3 iN NyC · 12-11-2010, 10:54 AM

SUBSCRIBED!

E92Fan · 12-11-2010, 12:09 PM

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Bimmer This · 12-11-2010, 12:12 PM

wow, look at all that carbon buildup on those valves.

MisterSkiMask · 12-11-2010, 12:24 PM

Humm what will this do to my warranty?

NM_BMW · 12-11-2010, 12:28 PM

subscribed

Constant.S · 12-11-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

Humm what will this do to my warranty?

Force it to self-destruct

E92Fan · 12-11-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

Humm what will this do to my warranty?

What warranty?!

tscdennab · 12-11-2010, 02:32 PM

This thread scares me

Bimmer335i07 · 12-11-2010, 02:40 PM

Subscribed... best thing out about the N54 since tunes. lol!

Can't wait to see the outcome and the #'s.

E92Fan · 12-11-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tscdennab

This thread scares me

More scary is trying to remember how to put everything back together again!!!

"....I wonder where that extra bolt came from...??!"

Elie335 · 12-11-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by E92Fan

More scary is trying to remember how to put everything back together again!!!

"....I wonder where that extra bolt came from...??!"

dzenno · 12-11-2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E92Fan

"....I wonder where that extra bolt came from...??!"

hellrazor71 · 12-11-2010, 04:05 PM

Are you going to sleeve it?

TwinTurboXI · 12-11-2010, 04:32 PM

How many miles or kms do you have on that engine?

Sniz · 12-11-2010, 07:18 PM

fantastic, glad someone is finally building an engine for these cars.

looking forward to your progress.

what are your plans to reduce/eliminate the carbon buildup? It looks pretty severe in that one picture

shockin330i · 12-11-2010, 07:31 PM

subscribing

hemi to e90 · 12-11-2010, 07:39 PM

Omfg I'm so subscribed

So the n54 has carbon buildup?

tcrow31 · 12-11-2010, 09:37 PM

Wow....my 2JZ with 150k+ miles didn't have that much carbon build up on the valves.

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E92Fan Moderator 322 Rep 5,493 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: . iTrader: (0)	N54 Total Engine Rebuild & Upgrade - big carbon buildup / burnt piston / bearing wear Hi all Have started a thread on the UK Technical forum about a total rebuild and upgrade of my N54 engine. Everything from pistons and conrods to a baffled oil sump and completely ported, polished and blueprinted head... Plenty of pictures as the thread develops over the next few days. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...90#post8481990 As a teaser... __________________ ... ... ... DMS Remap Review ----- Quaife LSD Review ----- Hartge Antiroll Bars Review ----- Bilstein PSS10 B16 Ride Control Review ----- Detail by ShineOn ----- Paintshield Review
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Sniz Lieutenant General 654 Rep 10,587 Posts Drives: e92 335 - gone // e36 M3 turbo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD iTrader: (1)	fantastic, glad someone is finally building an engine for these cars. looking forward to your progress. what are your plans to reduce/eliminate the carbon buildup? It looks pretty severe in that one picture __________________
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hemi to e90 dat boost doe 238 Rep 1,823 Posts Drives: 10 335i 21 740li Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: nyc iTrader: (1)	Omfg I'm so subscribed So the n54 has carbon buildup? __________________
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