Track Day Project

[Dyno4mance]

Very cool build and clean! What did you use to clean or coat the intake manifold and valve cover (t-stat housing, etc)...? looks brand new!

No cleaning, I had all the aluminum parts glass beaded by a local machine shop...then I painted the big bits with textured metalic paint and then finished them with clear coat from a can...all the other aluminum parts I just left them as they were after they werre beaded

[Dyno4mance]

Great results! What would it cost to duplicate that engine?

HHmmm....I have not added it up but if you include headers, injectors, FPR at around a $1000.00 around $1300.00 in the head with springs and cam and followers and machine work and about $2300.00 in the bottom end with custom pistons, forged eagle rods, tri metal bearings, new oil pump, water pump etc balanced, lightened flywheel with crank scraper and machine work..I would say nearly $5000.00thats scary!! did not realize I spent that much and I built the engine!!!

[Dyno4mance]

cool, looking forward to seeing what your ignition looks like compared to mine. I went to the dyno yesterday and added another 10whp from the last time I was there - which makes it 20 peak HP more over motronic and probably 30hp more in the upper RPM area (won't know until they email me the files). I also put down more than a 2005 330xi with a bunch of dinan crap on it which made me pretty happy. Too bad the AWD sucks so much out of it before it reaches the ground!

oh are you running the MS2/extra 2.1.0 RC3 (or what may be the release by now)? if not I highly reccomend it. was a huge improvement over what I've been using for a couple years now, and I don't like updating things that aren't broken.

I think that is what we are running....even if I was not I would not change what I have as it took nearly 4 weeks of continuous research to figure the MS out from what I initially received....a real pain in the ass to be honest

[diegom6]

Very cool build and clean! What did you use to clean or coat the intake manifold and valve cover (t-stat housing, etc)...? looks brand new!

[rwh11385]

Great build. Nice work

[markseven]

Great results! What would it cost to duplicate that engine?

[nando]

I did get the ms from Ely but we had to re-do alot of the board as it was not configured correctly for MS2 extra
I will post individual maps next week once it is fully done...

cool, looking forward to seeing what your ignition looks like compared to mine. I went to the dyno yesterday and added another 10whp from the last time I was there - which makes it 20 peak HP more over motronic and probably 30hp more in the upper RPM area (won't know until they email me the files). I also put down more than a 2005 330xi with a bunch of dinan crap on it which made me pretty happy. Too bad the AWD sucks so much out of it before it reaches the ground!

oh are you running the MS2/extra 2.1.0 RC3 (or what may be the release by now)? if not I highly reccomend it. was a huge improvement over what I've been using for a couple years now, and I don't like updating things that aren't broken.

[Rolla1990]

Very nice dyno! Car looks clean as hell.

[Dyno4mance]

Well done, those are excellent results.

The motor looks like it will be a pleasure to drive ; the torque is very good low down and horsepower doesn't fall off before redline. That torque curve should give you very good drive out tighter corners.

I hope there are other E30s on track in your area. Your engine should eat most M20s.

Thanks for the props....is yours repaired yet?

[Dyno4mance]

nice and solid, did you end up getting MS from Ely? whats your ignition map look like out of curiousity?

I did get the ms from Ely but we had to re-do alot of the board as it was not configured correctly for MS2 extra
I will post individual maps next week once it is fully done...

[Dyno4mance]

No baseline? Just curious is all. Either way im seriously green with envy.
Now to go tear apart that super ETA i just bought...

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I bought the car as a non running m42 318is so there was no opportunity to baseline anything.....
FWIW spec e30 cars that run a stock 325 m20 produce btween 140 and 145whp on our dyno

[nando]

nice and solid, did you end up getting MS from Ely? whats your ignition map look like out of curiousity?

[Andreas]

Well done, those are excellent results.

The motor looks like it will be a pleasure to drive ; the torque is very good low down and horsepower doesn't fall off before redline. That torque curve should give you very good drive out tighter corners.

I hope there are other E30s on track in your area. Your engine should eat most M20s.

[vivalegreg]

hell yea

[ikkitousen]

No baseline? Just curious is all. Either way im seriously green with envy.
Now to go tear apart that super ETA i just bought...

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DAMN WHERES MY BENTLY!!!