PNW Chit Chat thread

[EN318isPDX]

Might be selling my black sport seats soon. What you think they are worth? 200$? Old pic and newish pic. Will need to get better/more recent pics if someone is interested.

Few years old PIC


More recent pic



Normal damage on bolster on driver seat.. Wow my interior has changed quiet a bit

[Mlarsen]

Do you brew? I got the same c02 setup.

[EN318isPDX]

Do you brew? I got the same c02 setup.

My buddy does but I typically hang out and brew with him. I was delivering that mini keg to a buddy for his bday

(his garage) and yes thats a pinball machine and 2 arcade style race sims

[Mlarsen]

Nice propane system! This is our system we brew on, all electric and all automated.



This is the controller for the whole system.

[HarukoE30]

I gotta ask Austin, you did your M52 -> S52 swap, because the engine was dying right?

[bmwm42]

I gotta ask Austin, you did your M52 -> S52 swap, because the engine was dying right?

He did m50tu to s50

[HarukoE30]

He did m50tu to s50

Ah, well now I understand all those arguing threads. Just studying up on history of BMW engines and I keep finding r3v threads on m50 shit to s5x whatever isthis worth it, what is different. Just so much bullshit and not enough concrete information.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

This is the controller for the whole system.

Needs more guages.

[Mlarsen]

There's more you can't see in the pictures.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

That actually makes me really happy.

[e30austin]

I gotta ask Austin, you did your M52 -> S52 swap, because the engine was dying right?

M50 to S50, yeah. The motor ran strong until the day I ripped it out, but it was high miles and burning/leaking a lot of oil. I figured it was just smart to replace it since I wanted more power anyway.

[tonytony]

I finally felt safe to mash on the gas last night after babying the clutch for the break-in period, and man it feels good! If you guys dont know, its just a NVm50 but man it pulled harder than before from 3500 rpm to redline. I'm sure its because I haven't driven it in years and I've been driving a grandma car around, but I think the new exhaust system really did help free up some hp.

[Pdxseth]

The crank sensor on my eta pears to have no use what so ever.

It plugs directly into the diagnostic plug and connects no where else in the harness.

I was stumped, and I cut a diagnostic plug off a spare harness and then cut it in half to see if there was a connection I was missing molded into it, there wasn't.

If this sensor has no way of sending a signal to dme, how the fuck does it work???.


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[Pdxseth]

I'm starting to think Google has failed me and, I have the wrong crank sensor, or that's not the crank sensor at all??


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[NoSnowJustIce]

Yeah, on the eta's the crank sensor at the front of the engine is simply for diagnostics. The crank sensor you're looking for that connects to the DME is on the flywheel/trans bellhousing.

Definitely just swap out a working main relay as well for your no start issue. You've got a ton of posts, but it's worth recommending anyway lol