From Boost to Reliable. M62b44 Swap!

[animal]

MAN this is awesome!

[Zacm829]

Long overdue update.





And finally first start! Heading down there this weekend to work on her! Already have a trackday at Road Atlanta lined up for the summer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUNARqCudX0

[jpod999]

What'd you end up doing about the CPS?

[Zacm829]

What'd you end up doing about the CPS?

For the crank position sensor we ended up welding an m60 bracket on the m62 cover, got the spacing for the sensor from the m60 with a feeler gauge.

[328ijunkie]

Love it

[Zacm829]

Started tacking up the exhaust. 409 stainless is so nice to work with!








First Test drive. Mattdk driving!

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

[eduTechnic]

That sound is amazing! Exhaust is looking good. How does the 409 weld different from 304?

[jpod999]

For the crank position sensor we ended up welding an m60 bracket on the m62 cover, got the spacing for the sensor from the m60 with a feeler gauge.

Sorry, forgot to respond. I can't say with 100% certainty but I think I was referring to the Cam Position Sensor- at one point you mentioned it was contacting the sensor. Did you guys just bend it back a bit more?

[Zacm829]

Sorry, forgot to respond. I can't say with 100% certainty but I think I was referring to the Cam Position Sensor- at one point you mentioned it was contacting the sensor. Did you guys just bend it back a bit more?

Yes, we modified the cam sensor wheel by cutting off the extra tabs. MonkeyMadness provided some guidance on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTetpI2DQgQ

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...version/page14

[Zacm829]

Got the v8 to idle correctly after chasing some vacuum leaks. Installed the SSSquid m62 obd1 chip and the car runs great. Idle is smooth and quiet especially with open headers. Still need to finish up exhaust and some other odds and ends.

Here is a quick shot of the car idling with no exhaust.

https://youtu.be/kf4F5t5Yc28

[Zacm829]

Exhaust complete!

2.5 inch 409 stainless steel all chopped and tig welded. 2.5->x pipe->vibrant resonators->Spintech dual in/out.

[Ether-D]

That exhaust it tits, awesome craftswomanship. I like the stealthy nature and how properly tucked it is. I think you might get a little resonation with the tip pointed straight down like dat waffleswaffleswaffles.

[joshw02]

Got the v8 to idle correctly after chasing some vacuum leaks. Installed the SSSquid m62 obd1 chip and the car runs great. Idle is smooth and quiet especially with open headers. Still need to finish up exhaust and some other odds and ends.

Here is a quick shot of the car idling with no exhaust.
https://youtu.be/kf4F5t5Yc28

How do you like the chip? Notice any difference? Thx

[Zacm829]

How do you like the chip? Notice any difference? Thx

Love the chip, smoothed out the idle noticeably. Had the car on the road once or twice and the v8 was seamless in the higher rpms. Great customer service as well. I recommend SSSquid.

[Tjabo]

This is a great project, and I hope you keep the video clips coming with good sound! ;)

I also can't wait to find out if this ends up being a reliable setup like you expect. I have my doubts about that part, but interesting to see if an M62 can be reliable when it's in a much simpler vehicle than they are normally found in.