Thursday, February 16, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
"wear metals"
over on the forums there was a conversation regarding oil sampling, metallic wear and oil analysis...
seriously, say you have a large investment in a race motor ($50k+-). you wouldn't just wait till it blows up. maybe your running full systhetic oil and want to take advantage of extended drain schedule. analysis would tell you when it's time to dump it or even to just change the fillter.
here are some of the "wear metals" in a car engine that end up in the oil when wear is occuring...
Iron (Fe) Cylinder Liners, Rings, Gears, Crankshaft, Camshaft, Valve Train, Oil Pump Gear
Chrome (Cr) Rings, Liners, Exhaust Valves, Shaft Plating
Aluminum (Al) Pistons, Thrust Bearings, Turbo Bearings, Main Bearings
Nickel (Ni) Valve Plating, Steel Alloy from Crankshaft, Camshaft
Copper (Cu) Lube Coolers, Main and Rod Bearings, Bushings, Turbo Bearings
Lead (Pb) Main and Rod Bearings,
Tin (Sn) Piston Flashing, Bearing Overlay, Bronze Alloy, Babbit Metal
Silver (Ag) Wrist Pin Bushings
oh yeah, and he asked "What is the best way to tell if your engine bearings are going bad?" pending was my word.
seriously, say you have a large investment in a race motor ($50k+-). you wouldn't just wait till it blows up. maybe your running full systhetic oil and want to take advantage of extended drain schedule. analysis would tell you when it's time to dump it or even to just change the fillter.
here are some of the "wear metals" in a car engine that end up in the oil when wear is occuring...
Iron (Fe) Cylinder Liners, Rings, Gears, Crankshaft, Camshaft, Valve Train, Oil Pump Gear
Chrome (Cr) Rings, Liners, Exhaust Valves, Shaft Plating
Aluminum (Al) Pistons, Thrust Bearings, Turbo Bearings, Main Bearings
Nickel (Ni) Valve Plating, Steel Alloy from Crankshaft, Camshaft
Copper (Cu) Lube Coolers, Main and Rod Bearings, Bushings, Turbo Bearings
Lead (Pb) Main and Rod Bearings,
Tin (Sn) Piston Flashing, Bearing Overlay, Bronze Alloy, Babbit Metal
Silver (Ag) Wrist Pin Bushings
oh yeah, and he asked "What is the best way to tell if your engine bearings are going bad?" pending was my word.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
wheel accessories
this is a great source for wheel offsets and widths...
Source - http://imadeskidmarks.com/offsetcalculator.html
Source - http://imadeskidmarks.com/offsetcalculator.html
Monday, February 6, 2012
1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia
You might remember a story from last summer about the recovery of a vintage Bugatti from a lake in Italy. The story was both fascinating and sad, and definitely one worth recounting.
The tale begins, or so we're told, in Paris in 1934 when a Swiss man acquired the car from legendary racecar driver Rene Dreyfus in a game of poker. The man headed home in his new car, but when he arrived at the Swiss border, he was required to pay customs on the car. Not having enough money, the man left the car at Lake Maggiore. By law, the Swiss officials were supposed to destroy the car, and they apparently did so by pushing it into the lake.
A little more than thirty years later, the Bugatti was discovered by a local diving club in the summer of 1967. The car became a local attraction for divers who would plunge more than 170 feet to see the remains at the bottom of the lake. It would seem that the Bugatti would forever remain there until a tragedy changed its fate. A young local man, Damiano Tamagni was brutally beaten and killed, and the diving club decided that they would try and retrieve the car and sell it to benefit the foundation created in his name to combat youth violence. It took more than thirty volunteers and nine months, but the Bugatti was finally lifted from the lake on July 12, 2009.
From there the Bugatti was put up for auction for the highest bidder. At Bonham's Retromobile sale in Paris earlier this year, the Type 22 Brescia brought a top bid of £228,000 – around $350,000 USD – much higher than the pre-auction estimate. The winning bidder? None other than the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, CA. The museum has decided to not restore the Bugatti and display it in its current condition.
The tale begins, or so we're told, in Paris in 1934 when a Swiss man acquired the car from legendary racecar driver Rene Dreyfus in a game of poker. The man headed home in his new car, but when he arrived at the Swiss border, he was required to pay customs on the car. Not having enough money, the man left the car at Lake Maggiore. By law, the Swiss officials were supposed to destroy the car, and they apparently did so by pushing it into the lake.
From there the Bugatti was put up for auction for the highest bidder. At Bonham's Retromobile sale in Paris earlier this year, the Type 22 Brescia brought a top bid of £228,000 – around $350,000 USD – much higher than the pre-auction estimate. The winning bidder? None other than the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, CA. The museum has decided to not restore the Bugatti and display it in its current condition.
The right side of the body is completely gone, but other items like the tires and some of the gauges are perfectly intact
Source - http://6thgearadvertising.com/civic-eg/viewtopic.php?p=189454&sid=50051c412550ba9ea7728314379d7e48
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
M1 E21 fitment steering wheel
this is the BMW M1 steering wheel...it has course splines...therefore it does fit an e21...similar to the early petri i have on mine...
Sunday, January 29, 2012
header
a direct replacement with no alteration to the 2L's exhaust...discussed on the forums as a direct replacement for a cast OEM header...interesting fact for those looking....
Source - http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/2002-exhaust/02shortheader.html
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