E30 #2: 1990 Delphin: RHD ITB M20

[318aye]

So happy to see you !!!!!!!!!!!

Sup bud! Still alive. What'd I miss?

[ForcedFirebird]

So happy to see you !!!!!!!!!!!

[318aye]

Continued pics.

[318aye]

It's been a while! Car is still pretty much in it's same form. Has been to AMP and Road Atlanta in the interim. Lots of fun, but ended up disconnecting the larger IE swaybar.

Last fall the car got a new IE hose set / Mishimoto E36 Radiator upgrade and the corresponding t-belt & water pump service.

In the spirit of quarantine, I decided to overhaul the brakes. Calipers have been rebuilt at all four corners, and the aging master cylinder was replaced. Plenty of scuz behind each caliper piston, and the reservoir needed a good shot of brakeclean too. Still having issues with the bleeding, hoping to enlist the help of a local shop this week to get it ready for Road A again in late June.

It was time for the street wheels to come apart for refinishing, it's been almost 5 years. They're going back to their full polish / black color scheme courtesy of Ehrlich Wheel Works. Mocked up some 3D printed center caps too.

[318aye]

any chance you have a link to your old photo bucket pics somewhere? trying to track down your intake details for @jeffnhiscars.. totally sucks that the pics are gone, and I know what a huge job it is to restore the pic links. took me a good 10 hours to recover them on my vert thread. :-(

Nice of you to do someone else's homework! PM me and I'll get you whatever you need. The photobucket stuff might be fubar but I can grab you some shots.

[bradnic]

Agreed, was a waste of $10.

I really have my heart set on this guy, but I don't know if I can stomach it.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...JtXBoCD-vw_wcB

trolling through your picture less thread lol. I took the plunge on this and don't regret it for a sec.

[bradnic]

any chance you have a link to your old photo bucket pics somewhere? trying to track down your intake details for @jeffnhiscars.. totally sucks that the pics are gone, and I know what a huge job it is to restore the pic links. took me a good 10 hours to recover them on my vert thread. :-(

[318aye]

Replying now.

[zaq123]

Thanks! Get one, you won't regret it. Linkage has been updated somewhat too, he's always revising it.

Hi sir, I pm'd your earlier...not sure if PM made it thru though. Did you get it? Looking for some guidance on my ITB setup

[318aye]

Thanks for the info. Interior looks killer! Love everything about this car, I have watched your yt vids more often than I'd like to admit. Addicted to the sound, shouldn't be long before I order my own RHD kit, can't wait.

Thanks! Get one, you won't regret it. Linkage has been updated somewhat too, he's always revising it.

[Garage30]

Thanks for the info. Interior looks killer! Love everything about this car, I have watched your yt vids more often than I'd like to admit. Addicted to the sound, shouldn't be long before I order my own RHD kit, can't wait.

[318aye]

Finally got the new seats in (second round on Thailand Upholstering...). Very happy with the quality. HKTBMW on instagram uses a vinyl that's very close to the OEM texture and color for E30 black. They're a great fit in with all the stock pieces.

A note on the massive recaro brackets: Make sure to retain your existing seatbelt hardware. I used the center shim and outer washer that the belt mount point uses to secure it properly.

[318aye]

Great looking car! I'm looking to go with a RHD itb setup on my touring, but it would be a DD. How's the driveability? Is it doable to keep the afr's right at low revs/ low load? I'm a little worried about turning it into a fuel dumping on/off switch.

Wouldn't mind some more engine bay shots, thing looks killer!

Driveability is fine, even on alpha-n. I think there are probably some spots in the map where I'm used to the car and things could be improved, but overall very manageable on the street.

You could go MAP too for better correction, but the calibration will take more time. With an otherwise stock longblock, it just isn't crazy enough to have poor street manners.

Thanks for the kind words, I need to get it out more. Still trying to find a set of seats :(

[Garage30]

Great looking car! I'm looking to go with a RHD itb setup on my touring, but it would be a DD. How's the driveability? Is it doable to keep the afr's right at low revs/ low load? I'm a little worried about turning it into a fuel dumping on/off switch.

Wouldn't mind some more engine bay shots, thing looks killer!

[318aye]

What'd you use as a base tune for your MS setup when you installed the ITBs? Did it just run on the provided M20 base map? Or did you start with something else?

I used Keith's basemap and roughed in the fuel for my drive to the dyno. Kept the timing conservative. Happy to send it along if you'd like.

Got a few accent pieces in today. Still trying to sort out my seat scenario in time for the Vintage :( Really liking the Condor shorty.