turbo build!!!

[pandaboo911]

I did a digital mini speedometer for my cluster.

The modern speedo's need a digital processed signal (sine wave). The diff sensor outputs an analog signal (square wave). I gutted my original cluster and pulled the speedo. I wired up the speedo (it's only about 4 wires) and used the chip to process the signal. The processed signal then goes to the mini speedo in my cluster. From there I used the mini speedo to calibrate my speed using GPS from my iphone.

The speedo sits on the panel under the steering column and doubles as my odometer since my gauges don't have one.

I love your gauges, they have a much more 80s look to them compared to mine. Probably better quality than the stuff autometer makes these days. Mine are some older ones which still have a quality metal casing and such, but the newer one's are all plastic and feel cheap.


If you need any help send me a PM.

[e30 power]

I did a digital mini speedometer for my cluster.

The modern speedo's need a digital processed signal (sine wave). The diff sensor outputs an analog signal (square wave). I gutted my original cluster and pulled the speedo. I wired up the speedo (it's only about 4 wires) and used the chip to process the signal. The processed signal then goes to the mini speedo in my cluster. From there I used the mini speedo to calibrate my speed using GPS from my iphone.

The speedo sits on the panel under the steering column and doubles as my odometer since my gauges don't have one.

I love your gauges, they have a much more 80s look to them compared to mine. Probably better quality than the stuff autometer makes these days. Mine are some older ones which still have a quality metal casing and such, but the newer one's are all plastic and feel cheap.


If you need any help send me a PM.

hmm interesting i guess ill be taking appart my gauges to see what i may need to do in there

[e30 power]

been slowly cleaning wiring and shifting stuff around the engine bay, added the headlight covers, relocated p/s ressivoir down by frame rail..
this is what its looking like, im still not happy with it i feel like it needs to be cleaner, so any advise are wlecome plz give me ideas :p:p and also thinking for color canging the gold but not sure what color to do other then black. what you guys think?

[e30 power]

this is where the p/s ressi is now. not liking the under intake many area, waiting for the right time to pull it off for powder coat and ill redo it all under there. looks cleaner tho

[ak-]

Hah nice you moved the p/s res. It's already looking good in my opinion and to really set it off you probably just need to powder coat the VC and Intake Manifold to some other color.
Maybe mount your FPR to the original AFM bracket on the driver side there? AN fittings and SS lines for your FPR/VAC/Fuel rail?
You can also change the valve cover nuts to caps instead from another BMW

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-E46-E85-Set-Of-15-Cap-Nut-Chrome-Valve-Cover-Intake-Cover-Brand-New-/170843665611?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES25811/?gc...dvdBoC6bjw_wcB

I forget which one it comes from and how much I paid, but it certainly wasn't $100+.

GJ, keep it up.

[e30 power]

Hah nice you moves the p/s res. It's already looking good in my opinion and to really set it off you probably just need to powder coat the VC and Intake Manifold to some other color.
Maybe mount your FPR to the original AFM bracket on the driver side there? AN fittings and SS lines for your FPR/VAC/Fuel rail?
You can also change the valve cover nuts to caps instead from another BMW

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-E46-E85-Set-Of-15-Cap-Nut-Chrome-Valve-Cover-Intake-Cover-Brand-New-/170843665611?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES25811/?gc...dvdBoC6bjw_wcB

I forget which one it comes from and how much I paid, but it certainly wasn't $100+.

GJ, keep it up.

yeah i need to cut the braket from relays off, i want to remake the intercooler pipe so it will look like its more for the car and straight rather then just a straight pipe.
and the fpr will be going where the obd connector was on the mannifold...

i will change the color but im still trying to picture what color id want, i wanna do gold plate. but then it may be too much? then i was thinking matching color of the car, and then final wrinkle black. and im out of ideas for that.

and cool i had been wanting to look into getting the nutz for vc. thank you

[HersheySquirts]

What's the name of those wheels, look great!

[e30 power]

What's the name of those wheels, look great!

Sportmaxx 534 if I'm not mistaken I forgot which ones they are

[e30 power]

got to do little work on it so i repainted the under hood and added the black foam, now just adusting because the foam hits the throttle body :(

[e30 power]

relocated the fpr today. wish i wasnt so busy :( to do more

[e30 power]

two days ago i finally decided to do the wiring and repainting of engine.







what the wiring area is starting to look like

i put obd round connector by fuse box and the three relays in glove box area..

[e30 power]

in the process of replacing fuel lines with ss lines and black fittings

[akorcovelos]

sub'd

[e30 power]

could anyone tell me how i could get rid of my idle control valve thing that looks like crap off the throttle body? how can i bypass this. or is that something i should look into just dealing with lol

[Pootis]

Get megasquirt and tune it out