E46 M3 cluster swap

[nando]

Thanks!

Hmm. Can't find much on that one..

[FredK]

FredK, did you find time in your busy schedule of not getting your S54 running to find that PN? :D

Looks like it's made by LK. I believe the PN is 52518 0.

[delatlanta1281]

my brain hurts.

[nando]

heh, some of those jumpers are leftovers from computers I built 10+ years ago. but actually, I've got a whole bunch of stuff like that from building/testing megasquirts.

[James Crivellone]

How many computer cases did you cut for those connectors? :p

[nando]

this part is pretty well done... need to calibrate it of course, but using the values straight out of the TI op-amp calculator got me 95% of the way there. :)

when I get my order from blunt I can wire the E46 cluster to the E30 cluster (instead of the random jumpers I've got now). after that it might sit for a while depending on my free time - I taught my first class at the tech school today, and it wasn't bad at all. So hopefully I'll have time to be finished this spring..

even if I finish the cluster though, I have to wire at least some of the car for the MSS54. I may go ahead and install EWS and set it up to control the electric fan through PWM.

[FredK]

Nah, that would be a decent spot to put it, but I found it easier to just use the stock filter and mount the FPR by itself on the frame rail.

[nando]

you mounting it on the front driver's frame rail? I'd like to get the pump/filter installed this year.

I got ripped off a while back BTW - was supposed to have S54 injectors, but was sold M54 injectors instead. worst part is I spent $85 having them rebuilt, and I still have the wrong injectors. :(

[FredK]

ROFL.

I told myself I'd take a look at it on Friday, but it slipped my mind by Saturday. Sucks getting old. :(

I made some progress of not getting my S54 running though. Fueling is all set. There's a stupid jumble quick disconnect to metric M12 back to 8mm hose barb which is aggravating to deal with. There's not really a convenient place to put the stock S54 filter, which would have made things quite a bit easier.

[nando]

FredK, did you find time in your busy schedule of not getting your S54 running to find that PN? :D

[Farbin Kaiber]

^GM's would have a little lock clippy thingy on the long side on at least one side, and would have some locating bars to prevent backwards plugging I think.

[James Crivellone]

It somewhat looks like those plugs that GM uses all over the enginebay on the last 20 years of cars

[nando]

that'd be sweet :)

BTW: anyone else going down this path.. just buy an S54 harness. it would have been cheaper. :(

[FredK]

ah, I'll try and read the AMP PN off my engine harness tomorrow.

[nando]

I've got another stumper: looking for the connector for the oil level sensor. it's not a regular Amp 3-pin minitimer. Sensor looks like this:


ideas? I've searched for 3-pin amp connectors and I don't see anything that matches.