» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 06-23-2017, 05:44 PM | #46 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 9 | Good stuff, cant wait. | | | 06-23-2017, 06:16 PM | #47 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Me either! I'll be glad when it's "in the can" and I can just fill orders... | | | 06-23-2017, 09:57 PM | #48 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 | That's not good news. I thought I was good to go when I bought the whole car. How "unpleasant" is it? Quote: Originally Posted by J!m Cool! That's a rare engine. Find a regular 328 harness and dme to go with it. The Z3 wiring is different enough to make it unpleasant. No time to work on the book the last few days. But I promise it will be worth the wait. All the interesting bits of information I've been collecting since 1998 is going in. I even found a copy of the bulletin BMW sent to the dealers to get them up to speed on the (then) new 1995 M3 Lightweight. I forgot I even had that! | | | | 06-24-2017, 02:26 AM | #49 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | You have to cut up the Z3 harness because component locations are different. Trust me, or don't. It is easier to get a 328 harness and swap that onto the motor before you put it in the car. | | | 06-26-2017, 09:49 AM | #50 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin Posts: 1,055 | Quote: Originally Posted by J!m You have to cut up the Z3 harness because component locations are different. Trust me, or don't. It is easier to get a 328 harness and swap that onto the motor before you put it in the car. | or easier to just convert it to OBD1 __________________ 95 318ti & 96 318ti Quote: Originally Posted by eurohb Im Jelly.. enough said. | Follow me on instagram: earlmeyeriii | | | 06-26-2017, 03:13 PM | #51 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Quote: Originally Posted by Earl or easier to just convert it to OBD1 | If you don't plan to sell it, or only use it off road, that's fine. More and more states are plugging in their cars, and you never know when the switch will happen (it happened in CT without any notice or warning)... If you see someone a car like this, and their state plugs in, you may be held liable and have to get the car straightened out or buy it back (regardless of "as-is/where-is" when sold). That's the good news. Depending on what state(s) are involved, they may bring criminal charges as well. Based on the current climate (witch hunt against all diesel engines and their emission compliance) I would be even more careful than ever with this sort of thing. And by the way, OBD-I is very limiting with regards to engine tuning and diagnostics. Even on a race track, I'd still run OBD-II for all its benefits. | | | 06-26-2017, 03:58 PM | #52 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 | Thank you Jim. Good to know. I would like to use it much as possible from this Z3 (gauge cluster, ECU, etc.) Do I just need a 328 engine wiring harness? I guess I really need this book! | | | 06-26-2017, 05:48 PM | #53 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Quote: Originally Posted by M GmbH Thank you Jim. Good to know. I would like to use it much as possible from this Z3 (gauge cluster, ECU, etc.) Do I just need a 328 engine wiring harness? I guess I really need this book! | I think harness and DME will do it. Of course ETM for both the ti and donor so you can sort out the wiring. Then a way to do the EWS alignment. | | | 06-26-2017, 07:18 PM | #54 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 | I don't really know what those abbreviations refer to, DME & EWS. If there's a reliable way to get rid of the coded key system I'm all for it. This is a dedicated 24 Hours of Lemons race car Last edited by M GmbH; 06-26-2017 at 07:20 PM. | | | 06-27-2017, 02:24 AM | #55 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | DME is digital motor electronics (ECU) EWS is driveaway protection. EWS can be coded out of the DME or a hard wire bypass can be done. The bypass method is out on the web but I do not like to share the method openly due to those who might use the information for taking cars... I deliberately don't have it in my book either. | | | 06-27-2017, 02:56 PM | #56 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 | What's different about the DME that comes in the Z3 2.8? Quote: Originally Posted by J!m DME is digital motor electronics (ECU) EWS is driveaway protection. EWS can be coded out of the DME or a hard wire bypass can be done. The bypass method is out on the web but I do not like to share the method openly due to those who might use the information for taking cars... I deliberately don't have it in my book either. | | | | 06-27-2017, 03:30 PM | #57 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Different tune for the 2.8 compared to the 3.2 Otherwise identical and either DME can be tuned for either engine because it's the same Siemens MS41.1 DME. | | | 06-27-2017, 03:32 PM | #58 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | And a manual/book update. I did another once-over and it is set at 313 pages. I have inquired with the editor who will be going over it and will update again once I have her schedule. | | | 07-05-2017, 03:49 AM | #59 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 3 | Preorder J!m, count me in for the preorder as well. Thanks! | | | 07-06-2017, 01:56 PM | #60 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Hi Jim, you can count me in as well. 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