» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | | 09-23-2009, 12:05 AM | #46 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | Quote: Originally Posted by marko good luck - sounds good. boost is really the trick! my car, though still with some stuff to ironed out, is like nite & day compared to what it was when I got it. anything past 10 psi & that 2.25 inch exhaust will make a difference, too. Believe it or not, I'm actually going custom route & will be getting the 2.5 inch wiht a Magnaflow back box soon! LOL | yeah i know, and i always wanted a turbo TI for so long, idk if im gonna keep the 2.25" exhaust or go 2.5" or 3" but that would be later down the road __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-25-2009, 06:37 AM | #47 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | done removing the AC system and test fitting the intercooler __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-25-2009, 12:22 PM | #48 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Jean, do you think you can install it without removing the motor? If you can all props go to you. for me it was almost impossible to get the bolts on the manifold with the engine on a stand. Hope you figure it out. It should be possible if you don't heat wrap the manifold but that will create a lot of unwanted heat in the engine bay. There is still romm in there if you have a creative mind and small hands and make some special tools, just a bent wrench. Glad your underway....Looks good so far | | | 09-25-2009, 02:58 PM | #49 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | I'm gonna try but I think it would be easier to just remove the engine, but we'll see, plus I'm gonna replace all the gaskets and stuff so yeah, and I was planning on paiting the engine bay too, and I have to replace the clutch/flywheel and tranny __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-26-2009, 02:56 AM | #50 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | I'd think with the hood you have you shouldn't need to worry so much about under the hood temp | | | 09-26-2009, 04:50 AM | #51 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | true but im gonna get the heat wrap anyways __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-26-2009, 05:29 PM | #52 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Jean H.318TI I'm gonna try but I think it would be easier to just remove the engine, but we'll see, plus I'm gonna replace all the gaskets and stuff so yeah, and I was planning on paiting the engine bay too, and I have to replace the clutch/flywheel and tranny | Going with a ZF tranny? What clutch flywheel? Good choice shice both will fail with the power your about to put down | | | 09-27-2009, 01:24 AM | #53 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | yeah zf tranny and stage 1 or 2 from bimmerworld, flywheel/clutch kit combo __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-30-2009, 03:54 AM | #54 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | about to get some gauges. what gauges should i get? oil temp, oil press, a/f ratio, boost. what else? and any special brands? autometer? AEM? __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 09-30-2009, 06:32 AM | #55 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Jean H.318TI about to get some gauges. what gauges should i get? oil temp, oil press, a/f ratio, boost. what else? and any special brands? autometer? AEM? | Don't get boost it comes with most boost controllers (Gizzmo is real nice), oil temp only if your tracking the car, water temp is nice. Fuel pressure for sure. On A/F I run a LM-2 which is real good it monitors everything and anything DME related and can run a guage. It also records runs then puts them on a SD card so you can graph and can look at everything. The LM-2 is the best tool tuning thing inside my car... | | | 09-30-2009, 06:33 PM | #56 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 421 | That thing is sweet. I found this kit on Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Motor..._ai_-2_4_tit): is this what you have John? Looks like it includes also the OBD cable to connect the unit with the ECU... __________________ 2003 Z4 2.5i 2002 Ducati Monster S4 | | | 10-01-2009, 02:52 AM | #57 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by lpcapital | Yes that is it. It connects OBDII and hard wire points on the wiring harness to the DME if you want the untimate. It is way better then any dyno can give you. You get 30+ readings to pick from. The 8 hard wired ones are real time with no lag the OBDII can lag if you turn on too many. I monitor MAF, RPM, A/F, Knock sensors on hard wire real time and on OBDII I monitor injector load %, spark advance, throttle position. All the OBDII's can be changed to a full list of every function the DME monitors. It is the best thing I've ever owned and what Mark D and I use to tune these files were are putting out. If you go on a dyno there is no way they can hook up as many things as the LM-2 monitors. It's small and displays 4 values of your choice on a 4" screen, looks cool, logs to SD card to go to your computer or download over usb cable. Fully graphs to log works for easy indentification of what needs to be tweaked to gain more power. Knock sensors logs are great, you can see exactly what A/F and timing changes do to cause detonation. Worth every penny I spent on it. I use it on every program change to see what is happening. If the car runs a tiny funny I hit log and log what is going on. I would never be able to have tuned my car to were it is with a guy in Canada without this unit. It's tits | | | 10-01-2009, 03:18 AM | #58 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | john can u post some pics of ur whole interior setup? gauges and locations and stuff, im looking for some ideas, i dont wanna put any gauges on the A pilar, so i think im gonna delet the radio and put 3 gauges there and other 3 by the shifter but im looking for some other ideas __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 10-01-2009, 02:13 PM | #59 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Jean H.318TI john can u post some pics of ur whole interior setup? gauges and locations and stuff, im looking for some ideas, i dont wanna put any gauges on the A pilar, so i think im gonna delet the radio and put 3 gauges there and other 3 by the shifter but im looking for some other ideas | Yes I will take them and post tonight. I've got a closing in Tampa on a 240 unit community so it might be real late. | | | 10-02-2009, 01:57 AM | #60 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |