Update time!
I've been working on installing my Megasquirt for the last few weeks, but work has been busy so it was going slowly. I did pick up a new set of wheels! I found a good deal on a set of 17x8" square, forged M-System II's. WITH TURBINE COVERS! The wheels are straight, but they need to be refinished. I actually don't have any pics of them yet. They are heavier than my Style 4's, and I am not sure how tire selection is for 17's for an E30. These may end up just being "street wheels." I'd still like to find a set of ultra-light wheels for the track to replace the Style 4's.
I have the Dederic Motorsport plug-n-play MS2 kit, which is really nice. It has adapters for everything, so no cutting re-wiring has to be done, and it's easy to convert back to Motronic if needed. It uses the stock O2 sensor plug for the wideband (Spartan 2), and has a wiring adapter + plate for the E36 variable TPS, and a wiring adapter to use the stock AFM plug for the MAP sensor and IAT sensor.
The Microsquirt-based unit is built into an E36 ABS housing, with the same 55 pin connector. The ABS unit can mount right up to the stock ECU location with a little creative rearranging of the stock speed nuts (it uses 3 instead of 4, and the spacing is different).
One of the GM 3-bar MAP sensors I got in the mail was cracked open. DIYAutotune replaced it no problem:
I had an AFM delete pipe welded up and powder coated. I also sourced an early model intake manifold vacuum cap that has the extra vacuum port on it (I think for L-Jetronic?). I routed the silicone vacuum line below the manifold, and mounted it along the stock wiring harness bracket under the manifold. It's accessible, but pretty well hidden.
The car fired right up with the Megasquirt base tune. After some basic calibration, the car will idle, but it's quite rich. Going to get it tuned pretty soon. Other than the AFM delete tube, you would never know that the car isn't running Motronic any longer.
Running two widebands, one for the gauge, one for the ECU. I like the redundancy.
Other misc stuff. Condor drilled door handles for extra scene points.
Did a track day in October. Nothing to report, other than I did my best time at PBIR, with a passenger in the car actually!
I've been working on installing my Megasquirt for the last few weeks, but work has been busy so it was going slowly. I did pick up a new set of wheels! I found a good deal on a set of 17x8" square, forged M-System II's. WITH TURBINE COVERS! The wheels are straight, but they need to be refinished. I actually don't have any pics of them yet. They are heavier than my Style 4's, and I am not sure how tire selection is for 17's for an E30. These may end up just being "street wheels." I'd still like to find a set of ultra-light wheels for the track to replace the Style 4's.
I have the Dederic Motorsport plug-n-play MS2 kit, which is really nice. It has adapters for everything, so no cutting re-wiring has to be done, and it's easy to convert back to Motronic if needed. It uses the stock O2 sensor plug for the wideband (Spartan 2), and has a wiring adapter + plate for the E36 variable TPS, and a wiring adapter to use the stock AFM plug for the MAP sensor and IAT sensor.
The Microsquirt-based unit is built into an E36 ABS housing, with the same 55 pin connector. The ABS unit can mount right up to the stock ECU location with a little creative rearranging of the stock speed nuts (it uses 3 instead of 4, and the spacing is different).
One of the GM 3-bar MAP sensors I got in the mail was cracked open. DIYAutotune replaced it no problem:
I had an AFM delete pipe welded up and powder coated. I also sourced an early model intake manifold vacuum cap that has the extra vacuum port on it (I think for L-Jetronic?). I routed the silicone vacuum line below the manifold, and mounted it along the stock wiring harness bracket under the manifold. It's accessible, but pretty well hidden.
The car fired right up with the Megasquirt base tune. After some basic calibration, the car will idle, but it's quite rich. Going to get it tuned pretty soon. Other than the AFM delete tube, you would never know that the car isn't running Motronic any longer.
Running two widebands, one for the gauge, one for the ECU. I like the redundancy.
Other misc stuff. Condor drilled door handles for extra scene points.
Did a track day in October. Nothing to report, other than I did my best time at PBIR, with a passenger in the car actually!
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