Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)

[DrLeadFoot]

I'm more excited to have it not break up! 3rd gear gets shot up like Tony Montana but 4th and 5th are better. 4th bucks but hauls on the freeway.

[wasnt m3]

Sounded pretty tough today!

[DrLeadFoot]

Still breaking up. 2nd works well cuz she slaps the rpms like, well you know. When it goes through the rpms meticulously she breaks.

[Earl]

Was nice seeing you today. Glad the car is back on the road. A new tune and the diff will make a huge difference

[DrLeadFoot]

Das diff has arrived.

Spent the afternoon replacing the 2001 cherokee's alternator, serpentine belt and battery. Oil and coolant change as well.

[i_love_cars]

awesome, glad to hear the car is up and ready (relatively speaking) to go on the dyno this weekend ! What time did you get scheduled for?

[DrLeadFoot]

i_love_cars said:

awesome, glad to hear the car is up and ready (relatively speaking) to go on the dyno this weekend ! What time did you get scheduled for?

10AM

[DrLeadFoot]

Santa came!

Swung by TCD's shop to pick up a 11psi BOV spring and saw this beast!

[Earl]

Todds e28 is spectacular

[DrLeadFoot]

Earl said:

Todds e28 is spectacular

It really is!  Amazing car.

Chemical Brothers leather cleaner and conditioner showed up today and were put to use.  I just applied a second coat of conditioner to re-treat the dry spots.  This leather is thirsty!

The e46 is up next.  I feel that this stuff will work out great.

[DrLeadFoot]

The break up starts at 4100 rpm in 4th gear.  The AFR drops to 10.5 to 10.9.  Thoughts?  Snap?

[DrLeadFoot]

472/501

https://flic.kr/p/rUC8yx

[Doorman]

Gonna see you down in Chicago tomorrow rain or shine?

Debating on taking the E30 or E39 depending on the weather and if the wife comes with me.

[B C]

Uploaded my footage of one run

http://youtu.be/FWOrCX4MWnk

[DrLeadFoot]

Hahaha. #h3gon3

[DrLeadFoot]

[GunMetalGrey]

Isn't your bottom end fully built? Why not more power?

Not that those numbers aren't impressive lol

[DrLeadFoot]

Might have something to do with the tune.

I'm pretty happy with the 500wtq!  That number didn't even cross my mind for the torque.

[DrLeadFoot]

Here are some pics of the eventful weekend. Dyno day and Chicago E30 Meet.

SO Minty!

Right hand drive 320i Touring!

320i motor.

s52 swap on the red one and an m54 swap on the M-tech 2 vert. Both very clean swaps.

Back in MKE. No problems all weekend except for my tune which needs tweaking.

[DrLeadFoot]

Dyno run youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGWG9hdezJo

The zf320 has the 1:1 ratio in 5th gear so this was my car at 165mph!!  It was deafening.

While they were programing the Dyno Jet the only option that the computer had was a 2.93 diff setting.  I'm running a 2.79.  Would this change my numbers?