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That being said, nobody is arguing the merits of closed-deck vs. open-deck. Obviously closed-deck is stronger. And what makes you believe the M2's N55 is stronger than the S55?!?!? Cast iron sleeves? Lol. Ok. |
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However a friend of mine is a master mechanic at Knauz Bmw and he just told me he did a complete rebuild on an N55 on an x3 I believe none stock motor spun bearings...so go figure. Shit happens.
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I own neither M3 nor M4 and would equally take either the both bring something amazing to the table, but I slightly like the look of the M3 and those arches and the 4 doors is my kinda thing. Bottom line is asking yourself what route you want Pushing the living shit out of the M2 or slightly pushing the M3. In either case it's the owners choice and there's no Wright or wrong. We all do what works for us and what we like and enjoy. It's a personal preference.
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Twin-wire arc sprayed cylinder liners are actually extremely strong and effective. The lattice they build is lighter, thinner and has less drag than cast iron sleeves and is just as strong. Also, the LDS liner transfers heat much better than cast iron sleeves and If you're caught up on thickness, you're missing the point. You can loosely compare Twin-wire arc sprayed cylinder liners to carbon fiber. CF has a strength comparable to steel but lighter than aluminum. Is CF a joke to you too? It operates on somewhat of the same premise and is a far superior technology. So you can stop going on and on about how superior cast iron sleeves are, they are FAR from bullet proof, especially when combined with a open-deck block. The biggest reason the N54/55 used cast iron sleeves is because twin-wire arc sprayed cylinder liner tech wasn't readily available or proven (N54) and cast iron sleeves were the industry standard and were cheap (N55). The S55 is a closed-deck block and was designed as a closed-deck block from the start. Twin-wire arc spraying wasn't a very advanced technology back when the N54 was designed and the N55 was designed during a time of financial crisis and BMW admitted they took shortcuts in its design and manufacture. The new B-series engines are ALL closed-deck with twin-wire arc LDS cylinder liners and by all accounts are stronger than all of the previous engines. The N54/55 blocks were poorly designed as open-deck blocks used for turbocharged applications. Which brings me to another point you made, about other BMW i6's cylinder's ovaling. They were open-deck with cast iron sleeves! A closed-deck design is FAR less susceptible to cylinder ovaling.* While it is true that Nissan used LDS liners in the GT-R's TTV6, the technology wasn't nearly as advanced than it is now. Nissan and BMW aren't the only ones using this technology now, either. LDS coating has grown in popularity and is quickly becoming the new industry standard in high-performance engines and for good reason.* Now as for the N54 making great power on the stock bottom end, that has very little to do with the cast iron sleeves and the open-deck block. I can make 1200whp with a Honda K20 (2.0, cast aluminum block, cast iron sleeves, open deck) but that doesn't mean the bores won't oval or the sleeves won't crack, eventually. Most open-deck blocks are usually braced for added strength when attempting to make that kind of power. Cast iron sleeves can crack even on a closed-deck block (happens all the time). The N54/55 has had its share of cylinder ovaling, you know that.* And my last point is in regards to BMW giving conflicting info on the open/closed-deck N55 in the M2. BMW has made some pretty large mistakes in literature and tech manuals before. For instance BMW describes and illustrates the M2's N55 as being open-deck in the M2's ETK.* I suggest you start reading here: http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19757959 |
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Regarding the LDS, yes I know its thinner, lighter, with a lower coefficient of friction and allows for higher fuel efficiency which are all things BMW tends to care about over actual engine strength. The LDS is nowhere near the strength of a cast in iron sleeve thats an order of magnitude thicker. There is no iron or steel alloy or manufacturing process that can provide a stronger cylinder at ~1/10 of the thickness, this is basic material science. When you have a sleeve, you can have the metal undergo a completely different cooling process without effecting the block in anyway such as undoing any heat treating that the aluminum block may undergo. The nice thing about grey cast iron is that it also acts as a damper that is literally over 100 times greater than the damping capacity of aluminum. Grey cast iron is also notorious for its stiffness. You'd be insane to think that an LDS coating has nearly the same rigidity as grey cast iron. There is not a single LDS/PTWA provider that even mentions any increase in strength. This is simply BMW's cost cutting at work, LDS means less friction, better fuel economy, less stress on the connecting rod/main bearings which means they can continue down the road of under square cylinder design. Considering you have absolutely no material property information on LDS/PTWA its hard, if not impossible to support your claims. Lets imagine they use the same material which they likely don't, now lets say you coated the inside of a tube with a generous .7mm LDS coating and then took another tube and cast in a 4mm sleeve of the same material, I would bet the cast in sleeve would be significantly more rigid as well as have superior compressive and tensile strengths. In terms of heat transfer, the thicker the iron, the worse the transfer properties, theres no getting around that. I'm sure manufacturer's love LDS. By the time the coating is worn, which it certainly will be given the data that's been provided by GTR forums, the car will be out of warranty. If LDS is so superior, why is it wearing away within 100k miles on GTRs? Why is it that when it does wear away, its replaced with sleeves? The open deck design allows for additional cooling on the N54/N55 something thats not necessarily crucial in the S55 with its numerous radiator setup. In terms of sleeve cracking, please find me a picture of a cracked n54 sleeve. And no CF and LDS are nothing similar. The reason carbon, Kevlar, and glass fibers have nice strength to weight ratios is strictly because its a composite material. If you increase the matrix content of CF it can be just as useless as plastic, and if you increase the fiber content, you get the same result. The reason it's so popular is because you can adjust the number of plys, ply angles, matrix and fiber content to suit the specific application. Generalizing carbon fiber as "stronger" than steel without knowing fiber content, matrix content, ply angle or the steel alloy in specific is just plain dumb. "Strength" is broken up into multiple categories, tensile, compressive, torsional, and many other categories. In many cases CF is the better option in strength to weight compared to steel, however that is not always the case. Carbon fiber is known for its strength to weight and not necessarily for its shear strength. |
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Your rants about how terrible LDS cylinder linings are fly directly in the face of what others are saying about wear and durability. I've yet to find any solid evidence that points to your theory being correct, beyond more conjecture. One of your biggest contradictions is the fact that LDS liners wear out quickly, but at the same time have low friction? How's that work? If they have very little to no friction, why are they wearing out so fast (according to you)? Nissan used the Ford PTWA process on the GT-R's engine. There are several different process for LDS/PTWA cylinder linings, just keep that in mind. You can't automatically paint LDS linings as trash based on a few points on conjecture on the GT-R forums. Furthermore, I'm going laugh directly into your face (figuratively speaking) IF we find out the M2's N55 is an open-deck, just like every other N55. Out of respect to Jesse's thread, this will be my last off-topic post in his thread. |
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I wanted to run the car on a 50/50 blend of 91/e85 for simplicities sake. I live within a mile of an e85 station. Running more e85 would not benefit anything as the octane levels are good for this power level. Actually I'd just be reducing the range of the car and overly taxing the fuel system. Also, the 19psi tune is perfect for a road course the iat temps stay low after repeated runs and there is a plenty of grip at those levels. It's around 480whp. I have 295/30 tires on the stock rear rims and I put the stock rears on the front. Looks kind of pudgy on the rear rims I'll probably replace them with 285's next time. They rubbed once on a really nasty bump, the kind with gouge marks in the road from cars bottoming out. I'll be taking some vids soon. As far as the M3/4 comparisons go.. Different strokes for different folks. |
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I have not heard of a single LDS/PTWA coating that does not use an atomizing gas, plasma gas, and molten particles. Yeah they can change the gas which they have in past which has made little to know difference. I'm not a fanboy, I'm just attracted to good engineering.
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Agreed on both of you, not practical for everyday driving mixing fuels. Like to know the HP figures on pump gas for this upgrade.
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