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holy...that carbon build up is kinda intense,i kinda worry about some c-lai never doing that to there bmw BrokeBack

jeezus that looks like what my vw fsi head had, except there was so much buildup you could only see the stem and not much else

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Originally Posted by Vulgate (Post 8733963)

All I can say good job to take on all this. I am more afraid to work on the BMW because everything is just so much more expensive to fix when something goes wrong compared a Japanese car. But good on you doing everything hands on.

Thanks man! I will try to Diy as much as i can

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Originally Posted by Mr.Money (Post 8733967)

holy...that carbon build up is kinda intense,i kinda worry about some c-lai never doing that to there bmw BrokeBack

This.! pretty much all #35i cars n54,n55 motor are pretty tainted in my eyes now. Im always gonna think they all got carbon build up :yuno:

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Originally Posted by thumper (Post 8733968)

jeezus that looks like what my vw fsi head had, except there was so much buildup you could only see the stem and not much else

Direct injection flaw Im sure the cleaning is the same method!

for mine it was a chisel. i've seen others use a dental pick.

jackp0t, curious, after how many KMs should one walnut blast their n54?

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Originally Posted by thumper (Post 8734200)

for mine it was a chisel. i've seen others use a dental pick.

I dont think those would suffice with mine even with the walnut blast alone it took me hours. Once i made the decision of using cleaner it was a game changer for me

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Originally Posted by The_AK (Post 8734202)

jackp0t, curious, after how many KMs should one walnut blast their n54?

From what i saw in the forums 50-60k and i totally agree mine was pretty brutal at 100k
Im definitely not waiting another 100k!

Welded up a whack of holes in the Escort firewall, and checked that item off the list. Planned on doing more, but so far that hasn't happened...

-Dave

Can someone explain in a nutshell...

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What walnut blasting is, and why when I look it up it's only on BMW's? Is this something anyone should consider for their cars?

I get that somehow you're using the shell bits to remove the gunk, but somehow you shoot it at the valves, and it doesn't get into the cylinders? How do you avoid a mess?

This is typically only required on cars with direct injection. With DI, fuel does not wash over the intake valves, so there can be carbon build up. This process is pretty common on the Mazda, Audi/VW, BMW DI platforms. Port injection cars typically don't need to do this.

You need to have some kind of sealed adapter so you can blast with the media gun but still have a shopvac suck up the media. The crank needs to be turned so that the valves are closed.

When I had mine done, we used an old radiator hose, drilled a hole for the blaster and used a shopvac on the other end.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7739/1...8640dcbe_z.jpg

I don't know about you guys, but I did some Vdyno 4th gear plots before and after and didn't get any gains at all. Car drove the same, compression test before/after the same, vaccum readings the same. I run methanol injection, EGR delete and an OCC, so perhaps that may have helped with reducing carbon build up. Some of the pics of Audi/VW's look nasty.

Ex:
Valve before - The worst one I had.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8865/1...793cbeac_z.jpg

Ex:
Valve after
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7798/1...3841eac8_z.jpg

Vdyno plot
Red - Before
Blue - After

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Flushed out my ATE Super Blue and put in Motul RBF600

Did some wrenching, put on the OEM A-Spec kit. Was definitely the hardest install ive ever done but a good learning process :woot:

Rear bumper
http://i.imgur.com/CTEu65Fl.jpg
Side Skirts
http://i.imgur.com/q0RW5yAl.jpg
Before

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After

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^nice.. fronts on as well?

Swapped over a valve cover I bought and painted

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9

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Originally Posted by jackp0t (Post 8732822)

Continuation
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...228_193506.jpg

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Decided to stop dicking around and put everything back.lol

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http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...306_200717.jpg

Overall experience i will rate it @ 7/10 in difficulty because first time
but just like with anything 2nd time around will a breeze :drunk:

with maintenance out the way its mod time!:victory:

The MK1 Escort rally car has the rear suspension changed from leaf springs to a 4-bar linkage with coil-overs. The four bar link boxes hang down below the car in a way which makes them perfect targets on rallies for rocks and other damage:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/...4a0ce3dcce.jpg

So, using all the skills taught to me in kindergarten I made some shapes...and welded them together.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1516/...0450b676fe.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1640/...726df7a780.jpg

Then attached them to the car.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1649/...1bd563e74c.jpg

The motor is trans were then put back in, and I started brainstorming the custom transmission mount I need to make. Also need to add some gussets to the car, so I cut out some crazy shapes from some steel, and will take them over to a buddies for bending before welding them in. Warwick (car owner) sorted out the shape/style for the transmission tunnel and made me a bristol-board mock-up of what he'd like to see. 10 days(?) until it supposedly leaves for the paint shop. Right.

Monday's plan? Whistler for a day of skiing :P

Transmission mount on the Escort project is now complete. Didn't want to buy 20ft of tubing just to make the bushing mounts, so instead I cut down and bored out a 2.25" solid bar on the lathe into the size I needed.

Here's about 1/2 way into the machining of the first piece:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1660/...ceb3375064.jpg

That's either a really cool new skateboard truck, or the beginnings of the mount. Bushings and my now completed custom tubing.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1490/...3294d8c237.jpg

A bit of milling machine work, more welding and a few seconds with the arbor press later.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1714/...11b607305b.jpg

Everyone likes going back to grade 1 art class, on their back, under a car...
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1468/...04bc3e1b81.jpg

Plates and ears tacked into place. Following this photo, I cut the plates off the car and welded the ears to the plates on the bench.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1491/...0ef547d667.jpg

Then bolted the plates back up, and welded them to the car where I could reach.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1684/...22a2980e4a.jpg

So now the engine and transmission can come out once again, so that I can weld all the way around the mounting plates.

Picked up front bumper from Jetway. Pretty spot on with paint matching even on a white pearl.
http://i.imgur.com/Go4b3W7l.jpg

Threw a neochrome front decal on

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Wrapped the front grille and trim in glossy carbon

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Put everything back on the car

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CCA-Dave - have you considering doing a YouTube show a la Bad Obsessions Project Binky?

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8736568)

CCA-Dave - have you considering doing a YouTube show a la Bad Obsessions Project Binky?

I was thinking the same thing. It's our own personal show.

Hahahaha...yeah no. I don't have time for that :P

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Originally Posted by LP700-4 (Post 8736522)

Put everything back on the car

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Have you thought about leaving the upper portion of your grille chrome or paint it white to match the hood? I've seen some TL guys leave it, some paint/wrap it black. :badpokerface:

I love that neochrome decal :thumbs:

^

The stock look better.

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Originally Posted by ijaz_97 (Post 8736753)

Installed annoying, less functional bulbs today on the G
http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/15/06/36/98/image211.jpg

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