Category Archives: Engine Work

Exhaust Hanger Mark 2

Posted on 05/04/2009 by Patrick

Mark 2 exhaust hangers, these use the rubber mounts from a BMW 840Ci Sport. There is 3mm steel plate than connects the exhaust boxes to the hangers. A new bolt is welded in on the right side of the hanger, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chassis, Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

ITB’s continue

Posted on 10/01/2009 by Patrick

A bit more progress today in preparation so the manifold can be completed. I couldn’t quite run the pipes at the same angle as the holes in the head due to using the stock manifold. I’ve opted for a shallower … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

ITB Idle Control

Posted on 06/01/2009 by Patrick

I’ve been research idle control on these. The GSXR has a manual fast idle lever on the bar. Some people have experimented with a stepper motor to control this, but I think I’ll probably employ the solution that BMW themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

ITB’s continue

Posted on 04/01/2009 by Patrick

Two sets of ITB’s give you 4 bolts to screw them together – not long enough for 6 throttles. The solution is to chop the thread off two of them and the head off the other two. Then the 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

ITB Project

Posted on 02/01/2009 by Patrick

Another project dreamed up during a cold, wet winter not driving: Two sets of these GSXR 600 K3 throttle bodies: An spare M20B25 intake manifold A number of hours with  a hack saw, angle grinder and piller drill on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

Exhaust valve project

Posted on 09/11/2008 by Patrick

The exhaust on the car is a tad noisy when all 4 holes are open so we’ve been running around with one hole on each side plugged. We’ve been looking for a more elegant solution that would allow us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

Cool Runnings

Posted on 08/06/2008 by Patrick

What seemed like a big fan is actually quite small! They’ve done a nice job on the welding, here the inlet and small pipe back to the header tank. Outlet pipe Drain plug, will be useful for drain the system. … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

Oil unions

Posted on 04/06/2008 by Patrick

Oil unions. Need a 90 degree bend which nobody seemed to make so the solution was to use a 90 + connector + straight.

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

New Radiator Fitting

Posted on 01/06/2008 by Patrick

First test fit of the new radiator [Ace Ventura]Like a glove[/Ace Ventura] the fit is pretty much spot on, just needs a small notch in the mounting metal to clear the steering column. At this height the cone goes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work | Tagged | Leave a comment

A few new bits

Posted on 18/05/2008 by Patrick

Swapped the alternator out today as the old one was showing signs of failing. New one charges properly at 14v. Replaced the blue temp sensor in the hopes of fixing occasional warm start issues, but that will need more testing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Engine Work, Maintenance | Tagged , , | Leave a comment