Yes, it's important to do it right. If I lived in Cali, I would've had to learn what you are talking about. I would try to talk with a 'referee' ahead of time if possible.
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Originally posted by LukeJ View PostI mounted my OBD under the steering wheel on the kick panel. In hindsight, it should be in or near the glove box so the cable doesn't have to reach across everything if you want to place the laptop on the passenger seat.
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It's not much, but here is something for you all. I printed this and slapped it up in the garage when I was sorting things.
The WDS and images for the IVM require squinting and second guessing. This makes it simple, at least for my configuration.
Anywhere I can, I want to add clarity for the next guy.
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Hello again! Feeling a new spark of motivation with all these new developments I keep hearing about. Finally started pulling the trigger on some parts: IVM, z4 pedal, and engine arms.
Hoping to sell my S52 car shortly and roll the slicktop into the middle of the shop for some amateur rust repair before I start getting into the motor.
Loving all the progress in the new sub!
-Peter
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Originally posted by projectJTv4 View Post
That's good to know. I must have missed it somehow if it was mentioned here. I spent most of my morning reading through all 53 pages / 791 posts on this thread. I've tried numerous times before to read through all of it but never did until today. Now that I have an N52 sitting in my garage, I'm a bit more motivated to read thoroughly. There's a few posts specific to wiring, but it was mentioned it was trivial in comparison to mocking up the oil pan and arms.
LOL that would be hilarious if that happened here. Typically for engine swaps in California they can either be dirty smogged or legitimately done through a BAR Referee. From what I read, they go through your swap with a fine tooth comb, looking for anything out of place, non-OEM, aftermarket, non CARB approved items. All emissions related equipment must be fully functional.
On top of the emissions portion, they require that the DME be verified by a BMW dealership to confirm nothing has been altered. I'm reading some will waive the EWS delete, as they understand it is not emissions related. This is copy from another thread on here: "I received your letter and forwarded it to BAR. They requested that the info be put on a dealer invoice. They want verification that the PCM is for a 1999 BMW M3 CA cert. The BAR would like the dealer to list the Calibration ID (CAL ID) and Calibration verification number (CVN) as well."
Full discussion of here on another thread. I posted the question a few months ago regarding getting a swapped N52/4/5 BAR'd, but no one responded. I'm assuming no one on here has done so yet?​
I'm opting to do it correctly, as this would be my daily driver.
This is also my first engine swap, so I have plenty to learn here. I'm grateful for this platform and all that have contributed to the discussion, it's really given me a lot of confidence to try something new.
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I've been trying to do a proper corner weight of my car for a while now, all I've known is that I cross the big scales at 2700# and that my car is around 2470#
Short of proper corner scales, I bought a $50 Amazon 700# scale and leveled the car. I rolled it back and forth each time I moved the scale to unbind the suspension, measuring 1 wheel at a time. (the other 3 wheels were on lumber to match the scale height)
N52 (obviously), no A/C, no sunroof, 2 Sparco seats, no radio or speakers. no tar. rear seat delete.
Full carpet, full tank of gas, spare.
Power steering moved to trunk, 38# lead battery replaced by 6# lithium.
If I remove the spare my full-up track weight is 2400 with a full tank.
Last edited by hoveringuy; 02-25-2024, 04:26 PM.
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Originally posted by moatilliatta View PostI figured it would be closer to 52/48 F/R.
Id measure out 1/2 tank with driver weight to get closest scaled setup.
Probably disconnect the swaybars incase they are preloading.
Error is probably +/-5lbs per wheel, but it's pretty close. I mean, when I do a home alignment and then get it professionally done I'm usually within a tenth of a degree.
As far as the 54%, while I've taken a lot of weight off the nose, I've taken even more out of the back. Trunk tar, tools and battery alone is probably 80lbs. A CF hood will get me closer to 53%.
In any case, Nissan says 54% is "perfect", so there ya go.... https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/commen...erfect_weight/
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Great track day yesterday, Turn 2 "late apexing" at the Ridge. $300 for a few 30 minute sessions followed by OPEN TRACK from 5-8pm, it was an all-you-can-eat buffet of driving!
I'm getting used to the Mk60E5 ABS and it is amazing; it's the German hand of God.
I had also added a Derale heatsink power steering cooler and I was really pleased with how well it works. With the stock E90 power steering pump and pulley, back in the day, I was exceeding 300F at my first track events with the N52, plus the steering was overboosted. A reduction in pressure with a 100bar Cayman regulator got the temps down to 270F which is still hot.
I never saw anything over 200F yesterday and I will call this "sorted". My other option was to run a small radiator in front but I don't necessarily want the extra plumbing. Dunno, but this seems fine mounted on the frame rail and it's pretty out of the way.
Last edited by hoveringuy; 05-01-2024, 01:12 PM.
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The temps are not horrible for synthetic oil. How much clearance do you have off the front of the oil filter housing? The oil to coolant cooler is the easiest to plum & heats up the oil quicker. There are top & bottom outlet adapters for oil to air coolers used on n54/5 that are a bit thinner & just need an adapters.
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Originally posted by Caperix View PostThe temps are not horrible for synthetic oil. How much clearance do you have off the front of the oil filter housing? The oil to coolant cooler is the easiest to plum & heats up the oil quicker. There are top & bottom outlet adapters for oil to air coolers used on n54/5 that are a bit thinner & just need an adapters.
I'll repeat this exercise in the next several months to see what the actual difference is. Data!
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Originally posted by hoveringuy View PostFor the record, here's my oil temp at 75F ambient after a good 10 lap flogging. No oil cooler, just the steel pan. Temp taken by running a thermocouple down the dipstick tube.
I have an oil cooler in the wings and I'll see what the difference is...
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