I'd imagine that's a bit of a sore point at the moment! Read a page back.craig3.2 wrote:Hey,been a wee while since we have seen a sixspeed post,welcome back.
How is your lovely coupe these days?
Sorry to see sixspeed
I'd imagine that's a bit of a sore point at the moment! Read a page back.craig3.2 wrote:Hey,been a wee while since we have seen a sixspeed post,welcome back.
How is your lovely coupe these days?
craig3.2 wrote:Hey,been a wee while since we have seen a sixspeed post,welcome back.sixspeed wrote:Yeah that video doesn't make easy watching. It also shows just how little (no!) warning you get of failure.
I recommend the vibratechnics mounts. Run.full race mounts on my Z and honestly, the increased NVH is negligible, but it improves the feel of the drivetrain no end.
How is your lovely coupe these days?
Good luck and hope it doesn't take you for all your hard earned cash.sixspeed wrote:craig3.2 wrote:Hey,been a wee while since we have seen a sixspeed post,welcome back.sixspeed wrote:Yeah that video doesn't make easy watching. It also shows just how little (no!) warning you get of failure.
I recommend the vibratechnics mounts. Run.full race mounts on my Z and honestly, the increased NVH is negligible, but it improves the feel of the drivetrain no end.
How is your lovely coupe these days?
Yeah I don't frequent the forums much anymore but still loving the car. Sadly the reason I'm in this thread is, as TomK points out, a few pages back. But it'll be back on the road again shortly after a rebuild, albeit with my wallet feeling a bit lighter!
Your video and a past post of ga41 it is the reason I convinced to change them the soonest possible. Better safe than sorry.sixspeed wrote:Yeah that video doesn't make easy watching. It also shows just how little (no!) warning you get of failure.
I recommend the vibratechnics mounts. Run.full race mounts on my Z and honestly, the increased NVH is negligible, but it improves the feel of the drivetrain no end.
Thanks. Found out today its being delivered back into the UK this Friday (to GSR). Unfortunately Will, the engine builder, is over at Imola for a couple of weeks, so still won't be stripped til first week November. But will keep all informed of the outcome..FD3S wrote:Your video and a past post of ga41 it is the reason I convinced to change them the soonest possible. Better safe than sorry.sixspeed wrote:Yeah that video doesn't make easy watching. It also shows just how little (no!) warning you get of failure.
I recommend the vibratechnics mounts. Run.full race mounts on my Z and honestly, the increased NVH is negligible, but it improves the feel of the drivetrain no end.
I hope you will get your car back soon and thanks for the advice.
Why not just replace with OEM?FD3S wrote:Has anybody read some positive review or any complaints about the WPC rod bearings?
I have seen this offer and I am thinking of it.
https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-Z4-M_Road ... ngs_22412/
My main opinion is for OEM, but in case there are reviews that this is something better I will consider it too.pHilli0 wrote:Why not just replace with OEM?FD3S wrote:Has anybody read some positive review or any complaints about the WPC rod bearings?
I have seen this offer and I am thinking of it.
https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-Z4-M_Road ... ngs_22412/
I believe around £700.Argenta wrote:Hmm I'm thinking I should get mine done.
Everything runs sweetly as ever but with 178000km's...
What seems to be the std fare for the job in UK?
Give or take a few hundred.Yorkie Z wrote:I believe around £700.Argenta wrote:Hmm I'm thinking I should get mine done.
Everything runs sweetly as ever but with 178000km's...
What seems to be the std fare for the job in UK?
I just watched this - oooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccchhhhhhhhhhhhh. You get *NO* warning at all on the failure but well caught all the same. Mine's coming up to 70k miles so I'll be getting mine done sharpish - I had VANOS done as well recently as a precaution so it makes sense to make it as bullet proof as possible.sixspeed wrote:Thanks. Found out today its being delivered back into the UK this Friday (to GSR). Unfortunately Will, the engine builder, is over at Imola for a couple of weeks, so still won't be stripped til first week November. But will keep all informed of the outcome..FD3S wrote:Your video and a past post of ga41 it is the reason I convinced to change them the soonest possible. Better safe than sorry.sixspeed wrote:Yeah that video doesn't make easy watching. It also shows just how little (no!) warning you get of failure.
I recommend the vibratechnics mounts. Run.full race mounts on my Z and honestly, the increased NVH is negligible, but it improves the feel of the drivetrain no end.
I hope you will get your car back soon and thanks for the advice.
I have read mixed reviews for the ARP rod bolts, so I decided to go with the OEM in there too.Mikey_Boy wrote:
Anyone have any views on using ARP rod bolts??