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  • YoungCRY
    YoungCRY
    YoungCR
    wrote on last edited by
    #273

    Kinda crazy to realize its been a year! Lots of hard work and time poured into this baby.

    Chris Young
    BMWCCA #458972
    1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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    • GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGrey
      wrote on last edited by
      #274

      Cranking signal? Check

      Coolant leak fixed.

      Is it finally time?!

      Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

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      • GunMetalGreyG
        GunMetalGreyG
        GunMetalGrey
        wrote on last edited by
        #275

        Damn its cold out! 

        I never really updated this, as usual lol.

        I got the car started a few months ago, and it was running hella rich (MS tuning time!) and it was pushing oil into the turbo (added a restrictor to the feed line)

        After I idle'd it up to temp while playing with the idle and tuning it, which was fun , zach walked in to help me get it out and tune and pointed to the rear of the car and it appeared that about half of my gas was on the ground.

        I dropped the tank and found the filler hose rusted almost completely out, so I got a new tank put that bad boy up in there.

        I started putting some of the front end back together, and need to do some other small things before it will be able to get on the street, but it is way to damn cold to work on it as of late!

        More later!

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        • DrLeadFootD
          DrLeadFootD
          DrLeadFoot
          wrote on last edited by
          #276

          Awesome to hear it is running!!!  How easy is it to tune?  I have no clue how that works.

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               @DrLeadFoot

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          • GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGrey
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            #277

            It was a total bitch to get it started, due to the simple fact that MS will run absolutely anything so getting the values set to what you need is a chore. I cannot wait for all of the benefits that come with it though! I started just by tuning the VE table and warmup enrichment to get the AFR's to come closer to where they needed to be. Tuning the car while driving is the only way to do it effectively so I have to wait for spring! 

            http://s756.photobucket.com/user/gunmetalgrey/media/VID_20131028_154202_114_zpsaa0c7570.mp4.html

            Don't know how to embed in here lol

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            • DrLeadFootD
              DrLeadFootD
              DrLeadFoot
              wrote on last edited by
              #278

              GunMetalGrey said:

              It was a total bitch to get it started, due to the simple fact that MS will run absolutely anything so getting the values set to what you need is a chore. I cannot wait for all of the benefits that come with it though! I started just by tuning the VE table and warmup enrichment to get the AFR's to come closer to where they needed to be. Tuning the car while driving is the only way to do it effectively so I have to wait for spring! 

              http://s756.photobucket.com/user/gunmetalgrey/media/VID_20131028_154202_114_zpsaa0c7570.mp4.html

              Don't know how to embed in here lol

              Did you input stock m50 AF ratio numbers(??) into the MS or just shoot from the hip?  Is there a source that tells you what they are? 

              Once you get it on the road you can log in/adjust all the AF ratios at 23% throttle from idle to redline.  Then move to 24% and do the same?  I think Snap answered me on this but I need it to be beaten into my head to understand. 

              Lastly, lets say you went on a 3 hour tour through stop and gos, hwy cruising and rage drift stretches.  You can park the beast and lay in your bed and go though all the mapped throttle angles and AF ratios and smooth them out?  Wake up after endless hours of adjusting, plug the labtop in your car and upload the new tune and do the process all over again?

              Thanks for guiding the blind man.

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                   @DrLeadFoot

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              • GunMetalGreyG
                GunMetalGreyG
                GunMetalGrey
                wrote on last edited by
                #279

                Shoot from the hip really lol, I have an AFR gauge that is wired into MS and has a standalone gauge, it runs off of MAP and has no MAF.

                RkkyS.png

                That is the table that tuning is done on, given the values on the Axis are different than mine, but it is the same idea. I can tune on the fly, all changes are immediate and once they are burned to the ecu (which you can do while driving) they are set. 

                The tuning is all just shooting for the AFR you want, and there is a assisted version to help smooth out large areas (automatically tunes to values that you set) 

                I am the god of my engine in short, there are more options and settings and I/O's than I know what to do with !

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                • ClassEC
                  ClassEC
                  ClassE
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                  #280

                  Got nothing done so far this AM because I found this thread..... Keep it up!

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                  • B
                    B
                    B C
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                    #281

                    Are you only running 104 for a max value on the y-axis for fuel load?

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGrey
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #282

                      That wasn't mine, it was what Google found

                      Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

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                      • B
                        B
                        B C
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #283

                        how can you possibly expect me to read a post thoroughly before replying?

                        sheesh. 

                        well thats good to hear then. That VE table is too rich and too lean between columns (averaging out to the desired AFR during interpolation) and could be smoothed considerably.

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                        • GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGrey
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #284

                          walbrofuelpump.gif

                          That bad boy is on its way! Walbro 255 to keep up with the required amounts of fuel! 

                          I uncovered the engine bay today after working on a friends e46 for awhile, damn does a clean bay look so much nicer than stock ones!

                          Obligatory e46 pic

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                          • DrLeadFootD
                            DrLeadFootD
                            DrLeadFoot
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #285

                            Good choice!  That is what I'm running and currently I'm richer than Richy Rich.

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                                 @DrLeadFoot

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                            • GunMetalGreyG
                              GunMetalGreyG
                              GunMetalGrey
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #286

                              Silly john! Your fuel pump should not affect your AFR's

                              Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

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                              • DrLeadFootD
                                DrLeadFootD
                                DrLeadFoot
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #287

                                Ha!! I know that! It has the ability to run rich. I'm just trying to make myself feel better by that statement due to not having a proper tune...

                                Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

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                                     @DrLeadFoot

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                                • GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGrey
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #288

                                  Long time no update, the e30 sits. It's cold. 

                                  I did get a new daily though

                                  IMG20140304200519zpsa2ef816b.jpg

                                  Looking forward to spring to get some wrenching done on the e30!

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #289

                                    Where did the e34 go?

                                    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                    • GunMetalGreyG
                                      GunMetalGreyG
                                      GunMetalGrey
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #290

                                      Its sitting in the driveway

                                      Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

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                                      • EarlE
                                        EarlE
                                        Earl
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #291

                                        Keeping it or selling it? 😃

                                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                        • GunMetalGreyG
                                          GunMetalGreyG
                                          GunMetalGrey
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #292

                                          Selling!

                                          Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

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