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I haven’t noticed a difference yet! I need to have the system bled and flushed though - pedal feels a bit soft.


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Update since last post

New control arms with bushings
New sway bar links
New tie rods
New 135i brakes in the front
New calipers in the rear
New SS brake lines
New lowering springs
New...

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I’m also curious! I’ve never really driven an E46 M3 before so it’s hard to gauge. My friend had an S54 sedan with all things similar to mine except his was tuned with a different flywheel and it was...

If it was complete with door panels and the non-folding rear seat I would keep it. The seats are in excellent shape.


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Found this guy just before the PO traded it in. Was patient for a few months while him and his wife decided what they wanted to do but ended up with it last night.

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Yeah, the 12 needle bearings on both sides of each butterfly valve. I have ordered every similar bearing I could find to try them out but there is always something odd about them. The stock size is...

It’s been a while. Here is everything as it sits, hoping to be all wrapped up in 2-3 weeks. I upgraded the speakers to BavSounds after my friends ZHP was totaled, can’t wait to give those a try.
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Looks like I had coolant on top of and underneath the gasket around cylinder 6 on the intake side. Oil was a present on 8/14 of the head bolts. All of them felt about the same for...

Thank you! Yeah, that’s my post


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Well, after a few months of messing with the car and swapping out countless parts, I brought it in to have it professionally diagnosed.

Looks like the S54 I bought has a bad head gasket.

I...

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Swap is done! Now just the cosmetic stuff! I’ll make a list of new parts to keep the maintenance portion accurate...

The swap *should* be complete within the next 2 weeks. I’m hoping if I write it here I’ll be motivated to make it happen. It’s been nothing but small hurdles since I started though. I had a rough...

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Thank you for the advice! I just finished up the rod bearings, SAP block plate and CPV O-ring. I was planning on doing the vanos next winter but leaning toward doing it now while everything is apart....

I’m super impressed with this local shops ultrasonic cleaning. I have some downtime while waiting for parts so I decided to drop these off and have them cleaned. They were covered in dark brown...

Small update - Disassembled the S54 and removed the rod bearings. They were pretty worn. I’m glad I decided to do it. They have 116k miles on them. I don’t know if they are original or if they were...

I don’t have a welder or know how to weld so that’s good news. Finding someone to come to my cold garage and weld on their back was going to be hard anyway. I’ll look into the epoxy and rivet kit,...

No problem! What do you suggest?


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Thank you! I didn’t even think about the washer bottle. I haven’t addressed the cooling system yet either. Maybe I should grab the M3 expansion tank and new in box radiator.

From the M3 I took...

Small update! S54 has been purchased! I probably won’t have time for a lot of updates here. This likely won’t be a quick swap. I’ll update when big things happen though!

For those of you that have...

I agree. I really like 135s just not really on my car [emoji38]


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