Posted by Elyse Cruz on Jan 30th 2020 CRP Automotive who manufacturer’s and supplies OE hoses for multiple vehicles acorss BMW’s product line has introduced a new thermostat hose by Rein that includes a metal flange. Typically, the flange connected at the cylinder head was plastic. Over time, corrosion would occur and eat away at the plastic. During replacement of…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on Feb 25th 2020 MAHLE Motorsport introduced a new piston to its PowerPak line for the S85 V10 M5. This new piston comes in either factory stock compression, or lower at 10:1:1. Some key featuers Made from 4032 aluminum alloy Dual-coated with MAHLE’s dry lubricant phosphate coating Proprietary gold skirt coating (GRAFAL) for reduced wear and…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on Mar 15th 2020 Our customer Louis reached out to us in search of some JE Pistons. Assuming he was going with a power build, he quickly informed us that this was not the case. He was looking to make reliable power that is capable of handling 400-500 hp, keeping in mind that this was also…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on Mar 15th 2020 MAHLE has introduced its PowerPak upgraded pistons for the B58 Engine capable of over 1,000 HP. Manufactured from lightweight 2618 aluminum alloy, MAHLE’s PowerPak piston is 50 grams lighter than the factory piston designed with 11:1 compression. Features 10.5:1 compression, Forged Slipper skirt pistons with CNC machined pin bores Low drag, nitrided steel…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on May 28th 2020 One of our new customers from Canada, Adam, reached out to us for some electrical pins. We had this in stock, boxed them up and sent up north for his BMW X5M DIY DCT steering wheel retrofit! Customer tows this trailer camper and with his X5 xDrive35d and likes to keep the…
Posted by Matthew Malave on Mar 22nd 2018 For those of you unaware, BMW has officially discontinued the pricing structure for N54 Index 12 Fuel Injectors. Once I run out of stock, pricing goes to ~$1600.00 for a set of six injectors with decouplers. So, if you need them, or are in the process of a build, or have Index…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on Apr 16th 2019 Yazin’s 2003 E46 M3. More than meets the eye. This perfectly color combo’d 2003 E46 M3 came in with 120,000 miles on the odometer without knowing precisely when the rod bearing’s were done last. After bringing the customer up to speed with the known issues related to the bottom end of the…
Posted by Elyse Cruz on Jun 17th 2019 This warrior 323i came in with some concern’s that other repair shop’s just couldn’t seem to pinpoint. Customer complained that while at idle the vehicle would turn off randomly, including a newly acquired humming noise when coming to a stop. When driving the vehicle under load, no issues. She gets up and…
BMW’s E70 X5 carries either the N63 4.4L bi-turbo V8 (xDrive 50i) or the N55 3.0L inline-6 turbo xDrive35i (M57 for you diesel guy’s and gals). The N63 engine is a massive assembly – sitting on the same frame and front end suspension components that also carry its smaller N55 brother. E70’s equipped with standard suspension are known to encounter…
