Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)
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List of to do's to keep me on the up and up:
- Tighten up heater core coolant hoses on firewall. DONE
- Teflon seal MAP (?) sensor under intake manifold. DONE
- BOV vacuum hose.
- Make line and install.
- Pop valve cover on and coils. DONE
- Install radiator and fill with BMW's version of liquid gold of the blue tint, distilled water and water wetter.
- Change oil with cheap stuff and drive for 10 minutes.
- Change oil and filter with good stuff.
- Track down why the AFR gauge stopped working, again...
- Up the boost and head to the dyno.
@DrLeadFoot
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by the wideband "not working" is the gauge receiving power but not getting a signal from the sensor?
If so, check the sensor and gauge grounds. I have an Innovate MTX-L, and love it, but it wouldnt let me use the ground on the factory O2 connector. It wouldnt get enough voltage from the car and threw an error code (very picky about grounds)
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What AFR gauge are you using? I have been looking at the Innovate one but am open to suggestions.
PLX Devices. I like it, when I get it to work. It hasn't worked because of my own doing to first time and I think I know why it went south again.
Are you going back to LMT to dyno it? I'd like to see you make a few pulls!
I think so. It would probably be good to keep it consistent to compare numbers. And it didn't burst into flames there so that's that. I'll let you all know when I schedule a date with LMT so you can see the Doc be a nervous wreck.
by the wideband "not working" is the gauge receiving power but not getting a signal from the sensor?
If so, check the sensor and gauge grounds. I have an Innovate MTX-L, and love it, but it wouldnt let me use the ground on the factory O2 connector. It wouldnt get enough voltage from the car and threw an error code (very picky about grounds)
No power to the gauge. I pulled out the + wire in the power connector they included in the kit while adjusting the wires so I could crimp the in-line fuse that I was installing. Radio shack doesn't have that power plug thing so I soldered it back together to work but it wasn't the doc's best showing. After I get it running I'll track it down.
@DrLeadFoot
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I am interested in attending the dyno session as well
^^ X2
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I went to Late Model Throttle when they had a dyno day aka half off dyno runs.
@DrLeadFoot
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Count me in on this dyno run too!
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We should turn it into a guessing game.
Guess the peak HP and win a date with Kaiser?
To a restaurant of your choice
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If I guess 550 and end up putting it down we're eating steak!
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@DrLeadFoot
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With a proper tune this should be easy.
I just really want a steak date...
This dyno run will be a base to send to trm for tweaking.
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@DrLeadFoot
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20-24psi. Whatever spring combo gets me up in that range. That is my turbo's g-spot.
@DrLeadFoot
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What fuel
and are your connecting rod and head studs upgraded?
91/93 octane.
I have K1 rods w/ARP hardware on them. The head studs are stock diameter ARPs.
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@DrLeadFoot
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20-24psi. Whatever spring combo gets me up in that range. That is my turbo's g-spot.
I know next to nothing about turbos and that number sound incredible.
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