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[ForcedFirebird]

Yes, that would be Mark D in Toronto. Very good with tuning, have friended him over the years.

I have built/dyno'd hundreds of m20's, and the only time we run out of injector was when using...

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Yes. Apparently the Schrick likes to be ~4° behind. In a racing series you may be docked points for using an adjustable gear, though.......

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So many threads.

It appears you have a "cheater" motor. It's common for crap-can racing for people who "think" they are gaining by using a stock eta and adding an 885...

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Any of the mentioned chips would work well. They are still "shelf" chips, so unless you have a local tuner to tailor your exact every ounce of power, then go with what's known to be good. As...

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Hard to say. The stock ECU isn't like MS where you can just click and see the DC. But for an educated guess, I would say it's about 60-70% in stock configuration since the bytes can go to 255 and they...

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That is 100% Delphi "style". I have held both in my hands at the same time on multiple occasions, and have gone through this whole debacle many years ago. That pump hanger physically cannot...

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Injectors won't change the power output, that's a common misconception. The only reason you should ever need larger injectors is when you reached maximum duty cycle.

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Not the same. The Delphi have a plastic barrel above the pump and has a totally different pipe configuration than the VDO - also the Delphi pump itself is shorter to accommodate the plastic barrel. If...

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^^^that would be a 2.7, though, and the combination I mentioned above with the exception of using stock pistons and shaving the block vs custom pistons. Even boring it out to 85mm and using a 81mm (b27)...

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Welcome fellow e30 racer ;) 13yr veteran at an e30 specialty shop, 6yr racing e30's with NASA/Champcar here.

Having dealt with many neglected e30's over the years, stop running the car immediately,...

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Delphi pumps are not replaceable without replacing the whole hanger, VDO are. Delphi "style" came in the 318is's, they are identifiable by the plastic damper/connector thingy inline just above...

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b25 pistons clear the eta crank just fine. The larger cranks (84mm+) need either the pistons or crank modified for clearance.

Yes, shaving the block will alter timing a little, but nothing...

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Forget the seta pistons. They were a one year only thing, and was 8.5:1 vs the b25's 8.8:1.

2.7i is in reference to adding an 885 head to an ETA rotating assembly. Unless you are starting...

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Have you verified your actually temperature is high, and not just the gauge acting up? "3/4 on the gauge" might actually be normal when taking the temperature at the engine itself....

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So much sex!

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I've been down due to a work injury. My left ring finger decided to occupy a space where a rotating gnarly odd shaped socked was spinning inside a brake caliper. In turn, it got sucked between the caliper...

Whats going on John? any progress?...

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That's more like it!

[ForcedFirebird]

What about 5v signals? The MS uses 5v to communicate with the PC. I had a 5v regulator go bad in an MS box one time, had very similar symptoms.

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The AFM is more of a speed density (MAP) than it is mass air flow (MAF) in that it calculates the atmo pressure using the IAT, CTS and air vane position. So, punching in the stock numbers will get you...