Track Day Project

[rs4pro3]

No problem about the questions, I take paypal for payment and require payment up front. Yes I have a bunch of 325i ecu cases on hand. Yes the map sensor is inside the case. The lc-1 can feed right into megasquirt, I wire the units up so that you wire the output from the lc-1 into the stock o2 sensor plug. I haven't heard much about the ms hardware, I haven't followed the adapter boards much as I don't use them

[Dyno4mance]

Let me know when you're ready for megasquirt!!

It will be in the next 2 weeks...do you have an ECU case on hand?..
How would I need to pay you?
It needs to have fuel and spark control, with the serial port in the side, the features/hardware needed to expand to coil packs soon...
Is the map sensor installed inside the Motronic case?
Is there more I need to have installed to facilitate feedback from the LC1?
Please recap what you would suggest.
On another note, the owner of the STi we prep for autocross met the owner of DIY Autotune today and he mentioned that there was new hardware/Features that was about to be released for the E30 MS have you heard what this is and if it would be worth waiting for the release?

Sorry Ely for all the questions I just do not want to shell out for the unit only to find I missed something
I would like to meet you if you want to ride down with the other guys
Hopfully I will hear from you soon
Cheers

[rs4pro3]

When are you going? I dropped insurance on the white car for now, as it was getting to expensive when I'm not even driving it.

[tn325i]

Ely you should drive down with us..... Show off those throttle bodies...:)

[rs4pro3]

Let me know when you're ready for megasquirt!!

[Dyno4mance]

Not really...Pretty slow in the week lately, I am dynoing a new V10 m5 Wednesday morning ......should be interesting
give me a call at the shop before heading down so I can be sure I am there (706) 602 8881

[tn325i]

I would love to.. i am just outside of Chattanooga so not too far.. It will have to be one day later next week... Are any days less hectic than others for you ?

Stevie30 is a friend he may drive down with me...

[Dyno4mance]

I love seeing all the new parts going into a E30... I did the same suspension setup on mine and it is very track worthy.. Almost the same engine setup but I snuck an Eaton M90 blower into the mix.. Mine is mostly street and I do DEs when ever I can...

I have one of Ely,s MS in the stock ECU case as well..

Would love to get by the shop and get a closer look.. is that possible ??

Steve

Edit; I need to do some dyno tuning also...

Hey There
Yep, feel free to drop by the shop....I am actually there all day tomorrow tuning a few Subarus...We are closed on Mondays but we are useually ther 9-6 Tues thru Saturday...
I would like to see your car with the blower on...and I am sure we can work out something on the dyno time...(although not tomorrow:crazy: busy)

[tn325i]

I love seeing all the new parts going into a E30... I did the same suspension setup on mine and it is very track worthy.. Almost the same engine setup but I snuck an Eaton M90 blower into the mix.. Mine is mostly street and I do DEs when ever I can...

I have one of Ely,s MS in the stock ECU case as well..

Would love to get by the shop and get a closer look.. is that possible ??

Steve

Edit; I need to do some dyno tuning also...

[Knockenwelle]

...the OC 49 will not fit with the oil cooler block flipped as it interferes with the crank sensor

Primary pipe size is 1 3/8" and the duals under the car are 1 3/4" each

I would like to start it soon but I need to obtain all the gear for MS...I have the e36 TPS and the GM map sensor so far and I will probable get Ely to build me a set up in the factory Motronic box...

Do you know if an M20 will get oil pressure by just cranking it with the plugs out?...I do not like doing this as I like to get pressure quickly?

Makes sense for the long filter.

I guess the picture angle just made the collector look huge

MS in a Motronic box...classic sleeper goodness!

I tried hard to figure out a way to prime my motor before startup, and came up basically empty handed. As you know, the pump is driven by the jackshaft. It would be great to just spin that baby with a drill, but that means you can't have the timing belt attached. It also means you're likely to make a large puddle of oil without the oil cooler lines attached (yes, even with the oil t-stat "closed"). So, Technician A says do it with the motor out and make a puddle, and Technician B says do it with the motor in, and put the timing belt on in the car after making an access hole of sorts in front of the jackshaft. The correct answer may be C, where you leave the timing belt off and find a right-angle drill. But I don't have one of those. I also considered using a very long 5mm hex shaft to spin the pump directly, but when I figured out that the pump drive had to be installed before the pump, that kinda didn't make sense anymore. So yeah, you're just gonna have to spin it with no plugs. I hated to do it too, but lots of prelube and moly made me not so worried.

The body reinforcements I was referring to are the Turner rear sway bar braces. Apparently, big rear bars tend to rip out the bar bushing mounting area under the trunk. Other than that, the big ones are trailing arm end links (check) and motor mount pads top and bottom (check). Did you also do the M3-style front bar end links?

[Dyno4mance]

Hi dino4mance. I came by your shop about 9:30 this morning. Nobody home. I'll stop next time I'm passing through town.

whoops..sorry I was not there, we were working late on a STi Thursday evening so I was a bit late getting in....
I will, however, be there the entire weekend 9-6 Saturday and 9-6 Sunday...we have 2 Evos and 3 Subarus to tune so busy busy.
Come on by if you can I would like to see your car....

[Stevie30]

Hi dino4mance. I came by your shop about 9:30 this morning. Nobody home. I'll stop next time I'm passing through town.

[Dyno4mance]

Thanks for your constructive comments John I will take heed
Just for you here is a pic of your aluminum strut brace I installed today....Looks Great!!

[jjmtools]

e30 racecar

it looks good to me, cage looks fine, although someone critized non continous tube load paths, in a perfect world everthing would be perfect ,trying to separate the pepper from fly poop is nearly impossible just USE it looks good enough, next car you build obtain a nascar cup cage rule book as those guys develop excellent rigid chassis, find a computer twit to display car on the screen and twist/deflect using a finite development program to define areas of instability and flex movement,or bolt car to floor and twist one end with 10 ft. beam whilst your pals observe chassis under load
DO TACK weld the front lower cross beam to chassis -as it moves under loading,on real racecars the suspension beams are welded in F&R
if needed = use a death wheel to sever welds for beam R&R or
use one of my lower front X braces to triangulate lower front
car looks germ free and very correct
JOHN MASON MASONENGINEERING.NET

[Dyno4mance]

Lookin GOOD. Attention to detail FTW.

I notice you are running an OC84 filter, rather than the OC49. Any reason other than it's shorter?

Those collectors look big. What pipe size?

When are you gonna start it?

Agree with others in that rear sway link attachment on the trailing arms need reinforcement, especially with that big bar. Did you add the body reinforcements?

You are going to have some fun with that one!

What body reinforcements are you refering to?
I plated the front cross member at the engine mounts with a kit from Turner
I also have F&R aluminum strut braces from Mason and it has a full cage
Did I miss something?