My 500 wheel horsepower Saab powered E30

[@SimplyLizzyy]

Forever my favorite BMW, truly! Much love to you guys, Jak! 💜

[@GarageNordic]

Jak is awesome and inspired me since 2000

[@JakStoll]

@@GarageNordic you are awesome 😎 thank you for the kind words

[@KolturboMotorsports]

Good call on the retaining compound 😎

[@JakStoll]

@KolturboMotorsports I had three in total come out... Never had this happen before in my life and assembled more engines than I can count and About halfway through the season, I actually put a small tack weld above and below each one so I could still rotate them out... This kept them in but they started leaking after so probably not a good idea 🙂

[@fbiagent10]

Why do you take the balance shafts out of the engine?

[@JakStoll]

@@fbiagent10 The balance shafts spin at twice the speed of the crankshaft, they have weight and mass so deleting them is a bit like adding a lightweight flywheel because you're removing rotating Mass... The other thing is that when you block off the oil passages properly to the balance shafts, you have better priority to the rod and main bearings