E30 M3 S14 Turbo @ Castro's, No. Hollywood

[einstein57]

Ah.
I was contemplating picking up the S/C kit rms made for the s14, but am on the fence.

I drove a car with the kit and it was pretty interesting. Roll on the throttle and you get wheel spin in second gear up top. Was not expecting that at all. Although the tires may have been part of the equation.

[///schwartzman]

Ah.
I was contemplating picking up the S/C kit rms made for the s14, but am on the fence.

I've seen the AMS kit, it's very nice and everything is CNC fabbed in-house already, like I said though, I wouldn't trust a chip tune as every motor is different and ITB's are already a challenge to tune. For standalone one would need to choose something common to a tuner/dyno shop near you like AEM, MoTEC, Haltech, etc. MegaSquirt is a very competitive option but as a DIY EMS most dyno guys don't tune it... Go figure. Tuning is the hard part (to me) in my experience.

[Todd Black 88]

Yup... The tuning has been drama. Cold start and dumping fuel mostly, but with a second set of new injectors and COP instead of dizzy wires that always go bad I think Derek can get the issues under control... He is pretty meticulous, I think he went wire by wire through the harness to make sure there was no install issues when it comes time for tuning.

Ah.
I was contemplating picking up the S/C kit rms made for the s14, but am on the fence.

[///schwartzman]

Thanks Matt, fingers crossed... I think it'll sound like your turbo with a little less bass grunt from the bottom end. The turbo spools at @2200rpm with a whoosh that sounds like a rattle snake stuck under a steel boot, on the dyno at least.

[MR 325]

I'm not the biggest fan of the S14 but I definitely am looking forward to seeing and hearing this car.

I hope you make it to Dockweiler!!

[///schwartzman]

Yup... The tuning has been drama. Cold start and dumping fuel mostly, but with a second set of new injectors and COP instead of dizzy wires that always go bad I think Derek can get the issues under control... He is pretty meticulous, I think he went wire by wire through the harness to make sure there was no install issues when it comes time for tuning.

[Todd Black 88]

Tuning was the big hold up? Damn that really does suck.
Osh, as in RMS Osh?

[///schwartzman]

COP's light it off! Garrett turbo blanket ready to control heat...

Cam sensor ready...

ID-1000's ready for 500hp flow duty

[///schwartzman]

Should be insane, but what took so long to complete?

Tuning issues was the main hold up, and Chris thought Osh would be able to burn a custom chip which didn't pan out... So he suggested going back to MegaSquirt 3 this time all new hardware, ID-1000 injectors, COP etc. etc. the "other projects" should've been in line...

Thanks! The goal is to make it to Dockweiler & Archie's... Derek says its going well. I don't expect to be able to run crazy boost until we fine tune a few maps and get the EGT & knock controller set up, but just to be able to represent will be the best Christmas present right now.

[ak-]

special build
special car
lots of other projects going on

[Todd Black 88]

Should be insane, but what took so long to complete?

[bmw325csi]

Congrats, Im tired of seeing this beauty out of commission.
Really hope it makes it out to The Dock!!

[///schwartzman]

3 days and counting!! I'm getting excited, again...

[///schwartzman]

What time on 12/15? That's the same day as Dockweiler.

I'm shooting up there Friday 12/14 @10am, Chris has some work to do on it (fix mirrors, camber plates, & misc.) still but I'm hoping we can schedule it out... Hit me up Barry.

[reelizmpro]

What time on 12/15? That's the same day as Dockweiler.