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

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  • EarlE
    EarlE
    Earl
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    #113

    What wheels do i spy?

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    • B
      B
      B C
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      #114

      looks like ESMs

      Do you have a wideband/ AFR gauge?

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      • KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRolls
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        #115

        sweet mother of fuhhhhh!!!!!!

        please get a video of it running with that "exhaust" on there :cool:

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        • DrLeadFootD
          DrLeadFootD
          DrLeadFoot
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          #116

          Earl said:

          What wheels do i spy?

          They are ESM 004. They were on the car when I bought it. My style 5s will be on soon. Polished lip, gold centers but what to do with the bolts?? Polish them or paint them gun metal? So many ideas, not enough time.

          Snap said:

          looks like ESMs

          Do you have a wideband/ AFR gauge?

          I have a PLX gauge but I need to get a new "brain". I fried mine.

          KaiserRolls said:

          sweet mother of fuhhhhh!!!!!!

          please get a video of it running with that "exhaust" on there :cool:

          It is a ton of fun! I don't know how to upload a video to the forum. I'll get one one on Instagram. Follow @drleadfoot.

          I'm getting boost creap at 5000 rpms with a 5lbs spring. I think the manifold is flowing too well to maintain low boost. Up I go! 12-15lbs spring today.

          I have 350 cop free miles on the car so far. At 500 I will change the oil and "try" to baby it to 1000. Probably will run 5w-30 Mobil, AMS or Royal Purple synthetic.

          Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

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               @DrLeadFoot

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          • B
            B
            B C
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            #117

            internal or external WG?

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            • DrLeadFootD
              DrLeadFootD
              DrLeadFoot
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              #118

              Snap said:

              internal or external WG?

              External Tial 44mm.

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                   @DrLeadFoot

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              • B
                B
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                #119

                Cool, thats what I have

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                • jc43089J
                  jc43089J
                  jc43089
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                  #120

                  DrLeadFoot said:

                  They are ESM 004. They were on the car when I bought it. My style 5s will be on soon. Polished lip, gold centers but what to do with the bolts?? Polish them or paint them gun metal? So many ideas, not enough time.

                  I have a PLX gauge but I need to get a new "brain". I fried mine.

                  It is a ton of fun! I don't know how to upload a video to the forum. I'll get one one on Instagram. Follow @drleadfoot.

                  I'm getting boost creap at 5000 rpms with a 5lbs spring. I think the manifold is flowing too well to maintain low boost. Up I go! 12-15lbs spring today.

                  I have 350 cop free miles on the car so far. At 500 I will change the oil and "try" to baby it to 1000. Probably will run 5w-30 Mobil, AMS or Royal Purple synthetic.

                  Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

                  Oil argument starting now.  Royal Purple HPS!! not the API stuff.

                  2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                  3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                  '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                  '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                  '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                  '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                  '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                  • DrLeadFootD
                    DrLeadFootD
                    DrLeadFoot
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                    #121

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                    • B
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                      #122

                      very very nice!  That must be really exciting! The afrs look nice and stable/consistent too. What psi is this at?

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                      • DrLeadFootD
                        DrLeadFootD
                        DrLeadFoot
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                        Snap said:

                        very very nice!  That must be really exciting! The afrs look nice and stable/consistent too. What psi is this at? 

                        Thanks!! You have no idea on how nervous I was!

                        The afrs were so rich most of the time they flat lined at the bottom. There is some tuning to do but TRM probably runs their tunes super rich due to lawsuits. I'll see what they have to say Monday. Or I might just put more boost on it!

                        I had a 15lbs spring in the waste gate. I'm going to run that until I sort out my high rpm issues.

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                             @DrLeadFoot

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                        • KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRolls
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                          #124

                          very cool :cool:

                          cool to see all that hard work pay off eh?

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                          • DrLeadFootD
                            DrLeadFootD
                            DrLeadFoot
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #125

                            KaiserRolls said:

                            very cool :cool:

                            cool to see all that hard work pay off eh?

                            It was a great day! I was almost turning green in the face when it was the moment of truth.

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                                 @DrLeadFoot

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                            • DrLeadFootD
                              DrLeadFootD
                              DrLeadFoot
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                              I gapped my plugs from .030 to .025. Hopefully this will help the cause. They all looked the same except for cylinder #1 which was a little oily. #ohgod

                              I'm guessing that it is due to a lack of CCV and pressure is building up at the front of the motor because the stock CCV is as big as a pencil.

                              I'm dropping off the car on Monday to get the exhaust work done.

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                                   @DrLeadFoot

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                              • KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRolls
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                                DrLeadFoot said:

                                I'm dropping off the car on Monday to get the exhaust work done.

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                                nooooooo!!! hood exit needs to stay!!

                                Sent from my piece of shit laptop using the internet

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                                • B
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                                  B C
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                                  KaiserRolls said:

                                  nooooooo!!! hood exit needs to stay!!

                                  Sent from my piece of shit laptop using the internet

                                  LOL

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                                  • DrLeadFootD
                                    DrLeadFootD
                                    DrLeadFoot
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                                    #129

                                    KaiserRolls said:

                                    I'm dropping off the car on Monday to get the exhaust work done.

                                    Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

                                    nooooooo!!! hood exit needs to stay!!

                                    Sent from my piece of shit laptop using the internet

                                    Snap said:

                                    nooooooo!!! hood exit needs to stay!!

                                    Sent from my piece of shit laptop using the internet

                                    LOL

                                    Haha

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                                    • DrLeadFootD
                                      DrLeadFootD
                                      DrLeadFoot
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                                      #130

                                      Update:

                                      The car is currently at the exhaust guys shop. Let the welding commence! I'm going 3" stainless all the way back to a straight through 3" in/out borla muffler. I'm getting a flex pipe welded into the downpipe along with 2 O2 sensor bungs and my one way valve for the CCV vacuum. V-band will connect the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.

                                      Once I get the car back I'm going to port and tap the valve cover for the CCV. Then we should be good!

                                      As for the tune I'm in contact with TRM. I'm going to pressure test the system to be 100% sure I don't have any leaks then see what they can do to adjust the AFR.

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                                           @DrLeadFoot

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                                      • B
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                                        B C
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #131

                                        DrLeadFoot said:

                                        Update:

                                        The car is currently at the exhaust guys shop. Let the welding commence! I'm going 3" stainless all the way back to a straight through 3" in/out borla muffler. I'm getting a flex pipe welded into the downpipe along with 2 O2 sensor bungs and my one way valve for the CCV vacuum. V-band will connect the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.

                                        Once I get the car back I'm going to port and tap the valve cover for the CCV. Then we should be good!

                                        As for the tune I'm in contact with TRM. I'm going to pressure test the system to be 100% sure I don't have any leaks then see what they can do to adjust the AFR.

                                        Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

                                        What wideband sensor/controller are you getting?

                                        If you get an Innovate LC-1/MTX-L you can run a simulated narrowband signal to the stock ecu which is more accurate than the narrowband. When I still had a Motronic ECU, I did this and it ran the best it ever did until it saw an extra 0.1V from the o2 sensor that it wasnt expecting and threw a CEL. That was before I figured out how to adjust the output values though. They can be adjusted to make sure they dont go out of limits for what the ECU is expecting to see.

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                                        • DrLeadFootD
                                          DrLeadFootD
                                          DrLeadFoot
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                                          #132

                                          Snap said:

                                          Update:

                                          The car is currently at the exhaust guys shop. Let the welding commence! I'm going 3" stainless all the way back to a straight through 3" in/out borla muffler. I'm getting a flex pipe welded into the downpipe along with 2 O2 sensor bungs and my one way valve for the CCV vacuum. V-band will connect the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.

                                          Once I get the car back I'm going to port and tap the valve cover for the CCV. Then we should be good!

                                          As for the tune I'm in contact with TRM. I'm going to pressure test the system to be 100% sure I don't have any leaks then see what they can do to adjust the AFR.

                                          Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

                                          What wideband sensor/controller are you getting?

                                          If you get an Innovate LC-1/MTX-L you can run a simulated narrowband signal to the stock ecu which is more accurate than the narrowband. When I still had a Motronic ECU, I did this and it ran the best it ever did until it saw an extra 0.1V from the o2 sensor that it wasnt expecting and threw a CEL. That was before I figured out how to adjust the output values though. They can be adjusted to make sure they dont go out of limits for what the ECU is expecting to see. 

                                          I have the PLX Devices unit. It looks pretty smart. Do you know if this is capable of the same thing?e5yjabyn.jpg

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                                               @DrLeadFoot

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