BikealarmBlair's V8 Powered E46 BMW

[TheAngryDog]

ATM said:

TheAngryDog said:

Still a bonkers car

BMW rear discs with drill holes?

Standard M3 discs. They incorporate the handbrake within. Changing to a 2 piece could mean no handbrake - Assumption as I've never seen one in the flesh.

AP sell a 4 pot rear caliper kit which retains the original disc. These 2 pots are off a TVR or something - not sure. They clearly don't mate up that well.

Bought from BMW? Did you have to get them drilled afterwards?

Yeah you'd need a separate hand brake caliper if you had to ditch the inboard shoes.

[ATM]

TheAngryDog said:

Bought from BMW?

Yes ....

TheAngryDog said:

Did you have to get them drilled afterwards?

No

These are standard fare on the M3. They are also vented which is rare for rear discs. The vents and holes are also directional so they are sided left and right with different part numbers. They're F'ing heavy too. I paid 237 quid for the pair off eBay. Genuine BMW parts. That's a bargain really. I checked some of the part numbers and couldn't quite figure out if the CSL has different discs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181602743337

[TheAngryDog]

Ah cool! Shame the standard E39 M5 discs arent drilled though they're only 219 from ocean on ebay. Early purchase in January for me!

[ATM]

TheAngryDog said:

Ah cool! Shame the standard E39 M5 discs arent drilled though they're only 219 from ocean on ebay. Early purchase in January for me!

Are they vented and do they have hand brake inside like the e46?

If so you could try upgrading to m3 discs. I've got my old discs if you want to try them for size etc?

[ATM]

ATM said:

New rear discs fitted and DS2500 pads.

Update

My car is now free from brake squeal. So the rear pads were the cause. I'm not sure what compound they were very aggressive. They ate the rear discs and threw all the molten debris on my rear alloys which are now completely ruined. I managed to get my jeans filthy by just rubbing the car slightly yesterday so decided it was time to give it a wash. It didn't take long to decide if I should get cold and wet or give 3 quid to the local europeans who seem to enjoy washing other people's cars with various forms of acid.

[ATM]

Here you can see the effects on the wheels from the different brake pads.

You might also notice the solution to caliper clearance knocking off my wheel balancing weights.

[ATM]

Next on my To Do list is the BBS wheels. These might require some rear arch modding, bending or cutting. I need to buy some simple open wheel nuts and then try another trial fit.

[ATM]

So the beast let me down today. I stopped to get a coffee and when I got back in the car it would only just turn over and then stopped. It's done this a couple of times but then fired up after a rest. I managed to find a local garage and a friendly mechanic who agreed to give me a jump. He said I should try a new battery and hope that fixes it. He also said my current battery looked a bit small. So I'm going to treat the beast to a new battery this weekend.

[papercup]

I'm running a battery from a 2.5 diesel transit...!

[ATM]

Uh Oh

Edited by ATM on Saturday 22 September 11:41

[mwstewart]

Pics are blocked in this office...what's happenend?

[HughG]

mwstewart said:

Pics are blocked in this office...what's happenend?

Saggy exhaust, either mount or rubber gone by the looks of it.

[mwstewart]

HughG said:

Saggy exhaust, either mount or rubber gone by the looks of it.

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Ahh - thank you.

[ATM]

mwstewart said:

HughG said:

Saggy exhaust, either mount or rubber gone by the looks of it.

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Ahh - thank you.

Its major news for Me - but probably Minor for everyone else.

In other news I've decided to buy a cheap Barge to use while I tackle some jobs on the Beast.

[ATM]

I got the exhaust fixed for free by a friendly mechanic who apparently knows the car - small world. Just needed a new rubber.

[ATM]

ATM said:

In other news I've decided to buy a cheap Barge to use while I tackle some jobs on the Beast.

And here it is

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by ATM on Saturday 22 September 11:41

[ATM]

I went to the V8 UK meet up at Top Cats racing

https://www.facebook.com/VEightUK/photos/a.7396661...

[ATM]

So I've been looking for somewhere to rent where I can dismantle the car. I want to get the engine out and tackle this vibration. Apparently the engine just needs balancing. While it is apart though I'm wandering if I should do anything else to it.

[ATM]

I've tried to call Dynotorque a couple of times yesterday and again just now. No answer.

[ATM]

There seems to be a massive amount of info from the USA showing how to Turbo these LS engines. Space seems a bit tight under the e46 bonnet but surely a single Turbo of Truck size and an intercooler could fit - right?