My performance + questions

[Guest Andrew]

MAP signal to ECU

[Guest Andrew]

wired the afm with wire y0 - heh.. I love temp fixes.

[Guest Andrew]

ECU

[petone 0]

Just boost it! If you do put a rod through the block I'll trade you my 2.5 block for a dozen heineken.

[Guest Andrew]

Just boost it! If you do put a rod through the block I'll trade you my 2.5 block for a dozen heineken.

hah i wish it were that simple - have to wait for turbo and wastegate to arrive before I can get manifold made which may take some time.

I've seen the fabricators work and it is just intensly nice though. So worth the wait to get it done right.

[325GRANT 0]

I've seen the fabricators work and it is just intensly nice though. So worth the wait to get it done right.

i guess this means your not using a "log" manifold anymore???

just spent the last 3 hours dummying up my manifold on a spare head i have and tacking it together .... you wouldnt really say it was " intensly nice " haha but it will do

Edited September 3, 2005 by 325GRANT

[kiwi535 538]

fwiw tim my stock e 34 535 (except for rear muffler) did 139 kw at rear wheels a few kw more than rx sumo on a previous run..

Edited September 2, 2005 by kiwi535

[Guest Andrew]

fwiw tim my stock e 34 535 (except for rear muffler) did 139 kw at rear wheels a few kw more than rx sumo on a previous run..

so minus 10 kw for slushbox - what does the dyno list the transmission correction factor as on the printout?

what on earth plotted that dyno run - excel?

[Guest Andrew]

Well - it looks like turbo project could be a problem

The compression ratio of my motor after Bob Homewood and his crew have done the math is very close to 10.5:1 hah .. It looks like the 180 rwhp N/A route is going to be the go for this year and targa.

anyone got a 2.5 block - its time to start building a turbo monster.

I'm quite gutted actually

Oh well at least the car might actually finish targa if its N/A

[m325i 709]

Well - it looks like turbo project could be a problem

The compression ratio of my motor after Bob Homewood and his crew have done the math is very close to 10.5:1 hah .. It looks like the 180 rwhp N/A route is going to be the go for this year and targa.

anyone got a 2.5 block - its time to start building a turbo monster.

I'm quite gutted actually

Oh well at least the car might actually finish targa if its N/A

NA is all good. Keep it real.

Go for response not power. Nothing like a super responsive NA. Just blip the throttle, mmmmmm

[petone 0]

Gutted. Atleast you'll get plenty of practise with 180hp before going nuts with 300hp, besides, Ian seems to get along fine with his 2.3L NA.

As for turbo, what compression ratio do you think you'll go with, 8.5:1?

PM'd ya about my block.

[Carl 3]

I see Richards is back again for the Targa, shame it's ending in Hastings this year though, makes watching a stage a little more expensive.

[Hartage 0]

Oh well at least the car might actually finish targa if its N/A

Andy,

I havent seen your entry in the latest Targa entry list sent out.

What class are you running in??

[Guest Andrew]

Oh well at least the car might actually finish targa if its N/A

Andy,

I havent seen your entry in the latest Targa entry list sent out.

What class are you running in??

not this year - car won't be close to finished.

[m325i 709]

Pretty big cash to go in Targa isnt it?

Have to budget around $10k for entry fee, tyres, accom, parts?

[Guest Andrew]

Pretty big cash to go in Targa isnt it?

Have to budget around $10k for entry fee, tyres, accom, parts?

yep - thats not an issue.

My non-turbo side of the project is paying for it

[WANTED325iM 0]

waste of money, buy something that is already fast. or buy an e30 that someone has already wasted heaps of money on.

when you go to sell you will lose heaps

(i know from experience)

[Guest Andrew]

waste of money, buy something that is already fast. or buy an e30 that someone has already wasted heaps of money on.

when you go to sell you will lose heaps

(i know from experience)

why - it won't be as fast. (etc slow 2.7 builds need the same work done to them)

I have already spent the money.

Who said I'd ever sell it?

[325GRANT 0]

im gutted for you, but i guess in the long run you will be better off.

atleast this way you will find out how long a standard engine (mine) will last before it blows.

..... whos your guinea pig!!!

[Guest Andrew]

im gutted for you, but i guess in the long run you will be better off.

atleast this way you will find out how long a standard engine (mine) will last before it blows.

..... whos your guinea pig!!!

hah owned

yeah the thought of pwning my 4500 new motor kind of hurts.

[Gus 5]

well there goes my guinea pig too...grant how are you going about yours?? official BS GP? like the sound of that? yeah ya do

[325_driver 422]

stupid bmw's ( yes i do drive one ) but it does have its downs

you guys should be lucky your cars dont have leaks ?

when on earth did leaks spring in my car, i dont know but leaving a sweatshirt on the ground on a rainy night showed me ...... im searching for leaks and cant find ne thing.... just a whole heap of carpet that keeps getting wet

any way off subject there but i heard you people talking about injectors

whats the best option for hp gain in putting bigger injectors on my car

E30 325i, stock injectors i think, i wanna get new ones cause their old but i wouldnt mind adding a FEW hp to my car .... e.g. maybe some 540i injectors ? let me know what you think is that over the top ?

cheers

[bravo 35]

If its in the front floor pan, try unblocking the drainage hole on the drivers side of the firewall. If its blocked water fills up in the wiper motor cavity until it overflows into the cabin via the air-con ducting. Happened in mine - front carpet kept getting soaked, unblocked the hole and its all fixed.

[Guest Andrew]

stupid bmw's ( yes i do drive one ) but it does have its downs

you guys should be lucky your cars dont have leaks ?

when on earth did leaks spring in my car, i dont know but leaving a sweatshirt on the ground on a rainy night showed me ...... im searching for leaks and cant find ne thing.... just a whole heap of carpet that keeps getting wet

any way off subject there but i heard you people talking about injectors

whats the best option for hp gain in putting bigger injectors on my car

E30 325i, stock injectors i think, i wanna get new ones cause their old but i wouldnt mind adding a FEW hp to my car .... e.g. maybe some 540i injectors ? let me know what you think is that over the top ?

cheers

why would adding bigger fuel injectors increase hp?

I suggest you go to howstuffworks.com and read up on some more basics.

[Grant 4]

i wanna get new ones cause their old but i wouldnt mind adding a FEW hp to my car .... e.g. maybe some 540i injectors   ? let me know what you think is that over the top ?

Not over the top at all mate, in fact you should get 750i injectors, they are the sh*t in E30's, hell you should get a good additional 80 - 100 rwhp with that set up.

I was thinking of adding Dodge Viper injectors to my car, and see if I could crack 1000rwhp.

Seriously, as Andrew suggested, a bit of additional research will benefit you a great deal, and save you wasting money.

Cheers

Grant

Edited September 19, 2005 by Grant