Time for Low Compression

[WizeGi///M3]

As I think most of you know we have taken my motor out as we had a fuel injector fail on cylinder one. That cylinder was running lean, caused the piston to heat up to the point of melting the corner and actually blew out the ring lands.

:rolleyes:

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/pics/001.jpg

This was the original conclusion once the car through a check engine light and stumbled. The injector was tested and it in-fact was not working 100%.

Now winter is here and I decided to stop messing around and go for bigger boost.

D/A is sending me their 9.5:1 ceramic coated pistons, speced rods, etc. and I will post pics as she comes together.

The block is off to the machine shop to be checked out and make sure that all is well.

[performancenut]

Cool; make lemonade from lemons. Are you going to replace all the injectors as a safety precaution?

Will you have a fully forged bottom end to include the crankshaft?

[WizeGi///M3]

Cool; make lemonade from lemons. Are you going to replace all the injectors as a safety precaution?

Will you have a fully forged bottom end to include the crankshaft?

We are using the OEM Crank but the journals will be polished.

As for the fuel system, it looks to be getting an overhaul. So there will be new lines, fuel rail, in-line pump, Injectors, etc. We are planning to run 20 psi, so this will require allot more fuel.

[icosaca]

are you planning on reaching 20psi on a blower, or a turbo???
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

are you planning on reaching 20psi on a blower, or a turbo???
regards
jorge saca

20psi with a Vortech T Trim

We are keeping it somewhat conservative. My buddy Joel, owner of BHS, has pushed them to 23psi with a T-Trim.

[turboaddiction]

20psi will be verrrrrry nice Carmen! :str8pimpi

[jabrel3]

Hey wizegi just curious as to how much rwhp you were pushing before you had the problem and how much you think you will make at 20 psi.

thanks,
Gabe

[WizeGi///M3]

20psi will be verrrrrry nice Carmen! :str8pimpi

It should be a handful .. lol


Hey wizegi just curious as to how much rwhp you were pushing before you had the problem and how much you think you will make at 20 psi.

thanks,
Gabe

I do not know the exact number as she was not put on the dyno. The incident occurred immediately following the her photoshoot for BMW Car Magazine, approx 12 hours before my transport came to get her.

The plan was to bring her back home and place her on the same dyno I used previos to sending her out to get a true number.

[BMWintoxication]

so a failed fuel injector caused this!? wow...

[WizeGi///M3]

so a failed fuel injector caused this!? wow...

It sucks, but yes. This is what happens when requested fuel isn't delivered and you are pushing a stock bottom end.

It is the worst thing that could have happened.

[jabrel3]

That sucks man, best of luck, 20 psi sounds sick. What kind of fuel are you going to be using with that?

[WizeGi///M3]

That sucks man, best of luck, 20 psi sounds sick. What kind of fuel are you going to be using with that?

Yeah .. I have my :vinmac: hanging out across the street from Bosch ready to take out the injector team ... :rofl:

As for the fuel, she will be running 93 octane pump. I will also be installing the new Aquamist HFS-5 system and adding in individual water injection per TB for added safety during my more spirited parking lot burnout sessions :craig:

[HPF Chris]

As I think most of you know we have taken my motor out as we had a fuel injector fail on cylinder one. That cylinder was running lean, caused the piston to heat up to the point of melting the corner and actually blew out the ring lands.

:rolleyes:

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/pics/001.jpg

This was the original conclusion once the car through a check engine light and stumbled. The injector was tested and it in-fact was not working 100%.

Now winter is here and I decided to stop messing around and go for bigger boost.

D/A is sending me their 9.5:1 ceramic coated pistons, speced rods, etc. and I will post pics as she comes together.

The block is off to the machine shop to be checked out and make sure that all is well.

That sucks. At least you made it through the photoshoot.

Weak injectors are often overlooked and mis-diagnosed. Real weak (like 50% of capacity) or a pluged injector is ok because the car will run like crap and you'll know it right away. Slightly weak is disastrous because the engine will still seem fine because the lean cylinder will not reveal itself unless you have individual EGT probes. We've seen 750cc injectors flow as much as 770cc. and as low as 720cc. We have all of our injectors flow matched and we pair similar ones together, but I'm actually thinking of building an injector testing station just to be safe.

Which pistons and rods are you running from D/A? Good luck with your project.

Take care,
Chris.

[WizeGi///M3]

That sucks. At least you made it through the photoshoot.

Weak injectors are often overlooked and mis-diagnosed. Real weak (like 50% of capacity) or a pluged injector is ok because the car will run like crap and you'll know it right away. Slightly weak is disastrous because the engine will still seem fine because the lean cylinder will not reveal itself unless you have individual EGT probes. We've seen 750cc injectors flow as much as 770cc. and as low as 720cc. We have all of our injectors flow matched and we pair similar ones together, but I'm actually thinking of building an injector testing station just to be safe.

Which pistons and rods are you running from D/A? Good luck with your project.

Take care,
Chris.

I believe they are D/A Spec'ed Forged CP Pistons 9.5:1 with Arrow Forged Connecting Rods. The pistons will be ceramic coated, skirts friction coated as well as the bearings.

As for the new injectors, we are looking into the RC Engineering setup. They come in matched and fully tested.

[performancenut]

Will you be using the same head and valve train? Perhaps individual exhaust gas temperature probes, as HPH Chris mentioned, would be a very safe insurance if any other contributing factors to the lean condition existed; but certainly an inadequate injector would be more common. Now would be the time, while the block is at the machine shop, to establish probe access locations.

Are you replacing the injector harness as a precaution?

Again, sorry for your damage but really enjoying your recovery, rebuild, and improvement.

[WizeGi///M3]

Will you be using the same head and valve train? Perhaps individual exhaust gas temperature probes, as HPH Chris mentioned, would be a very safe insurance if any other contributing factors to the lean condition existed; but certainly an inadequate injector would be more common. Now would be the time, while the block is at the machine shop, to establish probe access locations.

Are you replacing the injector harness as a precaution?

Again, sorry for your damage but really enjoying your recovery, rebuild, and improvement.

The head is a Stage III w/ D/A F/I Cams with now 200 miles on it .. lol

It will be getting stripped down, sent to be thermal cleaned with the block and then reassembled.

We are leaving the injector harness as it was found that the injector itself was the failure.

As for the EGT probes, I do not think we are going to be installing a per cylinder probe w/ monitoring.

[HPF Chris]

I believe they are D/A Spec'ed Forged CP Pistons 9.5:1 with Arrow Forged Connecting Rods. The pistons will be ceramic coated, skirts friction coated as well as the bearings.

As for the new injectors, we are looking into the RC Engineering setup. They come in matched and fully tested.

Good. RC makes really good injectors. I also love the new skirt coatings they have these days. I think they're a great idea.

Keep us posted.

Take care,
Chris.

[icosaca]

20psi with a Vortech T Trim

We are keeping it somewhat conservative. My buddy Joel, owner of BHS, has pushed them to 23psi with a T-Trim.

Nice.........good luck man........for some odd reason, i cant get my S trim in my built s54 to boost more than 10psi.......i was wishing for atleast 14....
i think i have a vanos problem though... we will see what happens once i resolve that.
keep us posted.
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

Nice.........good luck man........for some odd reason, i cant get my S trim in my built s54 to boost more than 10psi.......i was wishing for atleast 14....
i think i have a vanos problem though... we will see what happens once i resolve that.
keep us posted.
regards
jorge saca

I am sorry to hear that ... Vano's problems are never inexpensive. :cry:

As for the S-Trim, why did you go with this blower as opposed to a T-Trim on a built S54?

[icosaca]

I am sorry to hear that ... Vano's problems are never inexpensive. :cry:

As for the S-Trim, why did you go with this blower as opposed to a T-Trim on a built S54?

well, i think that it takes to much engine power for an engine to move the T trim...i think the S trim is a more eficient head unit on this motor...
but ofcourse, i will not know for sure if my theory is right untill i can
see 14-15psi on my S trim once my VANOS is being corrected.
did you have an S trim on your s54 before???
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

well, i think that it takes to much engine power for an engine to move the T trim...i think the S trim is a more eficient head unit on this motor...
but ofcourse, i will not know for sure if my theory is right untill i can
see 14-15psi on my S trim once my VANOS is being corrected.
did you have an S trim on your s54 before???
regards
jorge saca

Nope .. I went T-Trim from the start. The plan was to start with about 8-10psi on the built head and stock bottom end, then build the bottom end up and raise the boost.

Since I was planning on raising the boost to the 18-20psi marker in the future I went with the larger blower so that a blower change would not be needed.

The injector has of course now sped up this whole process.

[icosaca]

nice...
i think the s54 motor is fine with the T trim, but im still not sure
about the M54, i think i can get what i need with my S trim.
are you going to be running a custom crank pulley/damper???
i think it would be great for you to increas your crank pulley size... this way, you will not get any belt slipp.
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

nice...
i think the s54 motor is fine with the T trim, but im still not sure
about the M54, i think i can get what i need with my S trim.
are you going to be running a custom crank pulley/damper???
i think it would be great for you to increas your crank pulley size... this way, you will not get any belt slipp.
regards
jorge saca

My SC is running on its own independent 8 rib belt w/ tensioner :pimpin:, The crank pulley is 6".

I will be sure to take a picture of it on the motor upon reassembly :)

[icosaca]

nice...
i see you got it all covered...
yes, please take pics.
regards
good luck
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

nice...
i see you got it all covered...
yes, please take pics.
regards
good luck
jorge saca

Wish I could take the credit .. that is all D/A

I will take some pics as she goes back together as well as some of the newly added pieces to aid in keeping her together and happy moving forwrd.

Appreciate the support and would love to see your setup. Do you have a thread up?

Good luck to you too and all the best. This road is rot w/ emotions. One minute you are up, the next down, then frustration, happiness, etc ..

[icosaca]

Wish I could take the credit .. that is all D/A

I will take some pics as she goes back together as well as some of the newly added pieces to aid in keeping her together and happy moving forwrd.

Appreciate the support and would love to see your setup. Do you have a thread up?

Good luck to you too and all the best. This road is rot w/ emotions. One minute you are up, the next down, then frustration, happiness, etc ..

couldnt agree with you more....lol. as for now, im happy, i just came back from the shop, and found that the vanos seems to be leaking oil preassure...i hope this is the problem....
i do have a build thread. here is the link.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=479819

regards
jorge saca

[TaZaM3]

Nice.........good luck man........for some odd reason, i cant get my S trim in my built s54 to boost more than 10psi.......i was wishing for atleast 14....
i think i have a vanos problem though... we will see what happens once i resolve that.
keep us posted.
regards
jorge saca


You have a built S54?

[pei330ci]

You have a built S54?

S Trim...T Trim...M54....S54....it's all the same thing. :P

Good luck with everything Carmen, looking forward to some track times!

Regards,

Adam

[icosaca]

You have a built S54?

OUUUPS.........that what i wish to have....LOL.......i have a built M54......
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

My headers have come back from SwainTECH all coated and ready to go, and today we figured out where we are going to mount the Aquamist HFS-5 pump.

After the holiday we are going to create a new wiring harness for the HFS-5 and install it while we wait for the block to be finished up.

[HPF Chris]

My headers have come back from SwainTECH all coated and ready to go, and today we figured out where we are going to mount the Aquamist HFS-5 pump.

After the holiday we are going to create a new wiring harness for the HFS-5 and install it while we wait for the block to be finished up.

The headers look great, and that's a great place to mount the pump. :) We mount ours on the other side...

Chris.

[WizeGi///M3]

The headers look great, and that's a great place to mount the pump. :) We mount ours on the other side...

Chris.

The other side is a little occupied :4ngie:

http://www.discovery-automotive.com/projects/carmen_sc_M3/DSC04340.jpg

[icosaca]

any updates man....
regards
jorge saca

[WizeGi///M3]

any updates man....
regards
jorge saca

Waiting to hear from the machine shop about my sleeves. So I am in a holding pattern.

[m5er]

Yo Carmen...
Thats crazy you had an injector go bad. I had the same thing happen to my M5 in cylinder 2 a couple years ago. Ever since the rebuild with the CP Pistons , its been great. Im sure you'll like them.

I may do a turbo kit to my M3 in the next couple months...... Get something new for spring and all that................. What the e.t.a. on your car running again??

josh.

[WizeGi///M3]

Yo Carmen...
Thats crazy you had an injector go bad. I had the same thing happen to my M5 in cylinder 2 a couple years ago. Ever since the rebuild with the CP Pistons , its been great. Im sure you'll like them.

I may do a turbo kit to my M3 in the next couple months...... Get something new for spring and all that................. What the e.t.a. on your car running again??

josh.

Bill is going to do a Turbo :yikes:

I hope to have her all back together and running no later than February. Bill is being his typical supportive self, so we should be able to push right through this w/out issue.

[m5er]

Bill is going to do a Turbo :yikes:

I hope to have her all back together and running no later than February. Bill is being his typical supportive self, so we should be able to push right through this w/out issue.

Sounds good. Thats a pretty fast turn around.
Did you go with stock or M Motorsport bearings??

[WizeGi///M3]

Did you go with stock or M Motorsport bearings??

Not sure .. Bill has yet to tell me

He is sending me all the internals to his spec. :str8pimpi

[desert123]

Waiting to hear from the machine shop about my sleeves. So I am in a holding pattern.

What kind of head gasket are you going to use and did you have to go oversize on the pistons or was there no wear?

The exhaust manifold looks awesome by the way.

[WizeGi///M3]

What kind of head gasket are you going to use and did you have to go oversize on the pistons or was there no wear?

The exhaust manifold looks awesome by the way.

I am pretty sure we are going to use the multi-steel OEM sized VAC head gasket. As for the piston bore, we are looking to sleeve it to actually go a tad tighter than OEM.

The motor had 30,000 miles on it and was out of spec .01-.02mm

[WizeGi///M3]

Updates:

Some have seen this but here are the YouTubes of the direct port water / meth injection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDel10IuEN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDSUoH8wCM4

LC Piston (Still needs to go and get coated)
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/p1.jpg

Little Arrow and Piston P0rn
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pr.jpg

New Oil Cooler
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/oc.jpg

[elite53]

Ha! Ha! That would make a cool but very expensive humidifier for the house. :excited:

[WizeGi///M3]

Ha! Ha! That would make a cool but very expensive humidifier for the house. :excited:

I have seen similar in use at bars in Phoenix :pimpin:

[TaZaM3]

Looking forward to this car.

[WizeGi///M3]

belt slip .. BELT SLIP

I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF BELT SLIP

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pulley1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pulley2.jpg

[WizeGi///M3]

Updates 3-28-08

We are getting ever so close to the end of this very long road. A few major components showed up today and are being prepared for there final placement under the hood of my M.

Here is the block back from being sleeved (all cylinders). She is straight and true once more. Tighter and stronger than the day she was first cast.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/block.jpg

You can see here the crank was a tad out of balance :rolleyes: .. after some persuading with a drill she is better than factory.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/crank1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/crank2.jpg

Last but not least .. the new fuel pump, filters, and controller. Ooo Yeah .. we went to the big boys .. check out this madness.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pump.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pumpc.jpg

On a scheduling note we are hoping to have this badboy back in the car the weekend of April 4th.

[turboaddiction]

That is insane! :yikes: This is theeeee S/C e46 m3! :bow:

Oh and make sure the dyno sheets are in SAE, thanks. :)

[WizeGi///M3]

That is insane! :yikes: This is theeeee S/C e46 m3! :bow:

Oh and make sure the dyno sheets are in SAE, thanks. :)

Oooo you KNOW they will be .. SAE till I DIE!!! :craig:


:excited:

[TaZaM3]

Did you get sleeves b/c of cylinder damage due to the injector or did you just decide to do sleeves to add more thickness?

[WizeGi///M3]

Did you get sleeves b/c of cylinder damage due to the injector or did you just decide to do sleeves to add more thickness?

Little of both if that makes sense.

We technically could have overbored it and called it a day, but it would have been right at the limit of what was allowed.

We then looked into replacing the block as my builder wants to maintain a tighter tolerance, but that showed that motors with as little as 30k on them where .02-.04 out of spec on the stroke side of the piston.

That left 2 options on the table. Buy a new block or develop a sleeve. We went with the sleeves as now we have an option that doesn't mean throwing the existing block away as well as having a stronger than factory configuration, so win/win in my opinion.

[WizeGi///M3]

Little more metal p0rn...

ACE Twin Disc .. weighs only 17 pounds!!! (for comparison my old UUC Stage II 8.5lb flywheel, pressure plate and clutch assembly weighed 25lbs - net savings 8lbs)

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/twin1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/twin2.jpg

[m5er]

Sick...sick....sick....

Carmen...
In that last photo of the clutch I thought that baggy in the top right corner was a bag of weed at first..:str8pimpi

[e30m3izzle]

did you have a egt meter?

[WizeGi///M3]

Sick...sick....sick....

Carmen...
In that last photo of the clutch I thought that baggy in the top right corner was a bag of weed at first..:str8pimpi

:tsk: :rofl:

On another note .. when are we meeting up this summer? You are going to need to take this thing for a ride and vice versa.

EDIT:
Thx for the info on the pulley again .. it is pretty badass.


did you have a egt meter?
Yes, I have added one .. when we install the sensor as well as the gauges I will post up pics.

[WizeGi///M3]

Today is a good day.

The fuel rail just came back from the machine shop.

We decided since the internal diameter of the OEM rail was more than adequate we would modify it to receive the new larger injectors along with fittings on each end so we can use our new return system.

It still needs a little love with an emery cloth so forgive the minor messiness.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/rail1.jpg


http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/rail2.jpg

[WizeGi///M3]

Spent most of the day wiring .. grabbed a quick shot of the gauges from my blackberry.

They are not in there final position, but I think it looks clean.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/gauge.jpg

[WizeGi///M3]

We have made some serious and well need progress over the past week.

Tomorrow the CAMs and VANOs go in .. more to come ....

Enjoy:

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled4.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled5.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/dforce/assembled6.jpg

[WizeGi///M3]

As promised - the pictures where finally sent over to me.

Cams + Vanos being installed:

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/vanos1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/vanos2.jpg

Completed:

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/vanos3.jpg

Figured you guys would like to see the cool factory tools in use.

[bimmerbum46]

:bow: cant wait to see this thing fired up!

[WizeGi///M3]

:bow: cant wait to see this thing fired up!

Motor goes in Saturday and the fitting guy comes Monday to finalize all the fuel and oil lines - so very close now.

[m5er]

Carmen...
Its looking bananas!!
Can't wait to see it in action!!:thumbsup:

[WizeGi///M3]

Motor is back where it belongs

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/installed.jpg

[WizeGi///M3]

Here is the gas tank with Dual pickup and return.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/tank1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/tank2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/tank3.jpg

[jtrejo]

this is probably gonna be the sickest m3 out there!!!

[WizeGi///M3]

this is probably gonna be the sickest m3 out there!!!

:str8pimpi

[HighBoostin330]

this is probably gonna be the sickest m3 out there!!!

:werd: Any ETA Carmen? :)

[tankm3]

First off, props to you bro! For having such patience to do things again and again just to get it perfect. I have no idea what you'll have into this when its done, but regardless to say, its truly one of a kind.
On a side note, I saw your latest magazine spread while at Bimmerfest and thought the car was done.
Did you guys run into more problems after that shoot?
Best of luck. :thumbsup:

[WizeGi///M3]

:werd: Any ETA Carmen? :)

Probably 7-14 days away from firing it up / driving it around for shake down.

Then the break-in starts :tsk:

[WizeGi///M3]

First off, props to you bro! For having such patience to do things again and again just to get it perfect. I have no idea what you'll have into this when its done, but regardless to say, its truly one of a kind.
On a side note, I saw your latest magazine spread while at Bimmerfest and thought the car was done.
Did you guys run into more problems after that shoot?
Best of luck. :thumbsup:

After the shoot is when cylinder one ran lean and popped the piston - that is what started me down this path to just go all out on the engine.

Current plan is to max out the T1 blower .. (1200cfm) and then switch to the larger V7 YSi (1600cfm) and max that out. The motor was built for it -- so we are going for gusto.

[HighBoostin330]

Probably 7-14 days away from firing it up / driving it around for shake down.

Then the break-in starts :tsk:

I'm excited. I can't imagine how you are feeling. I think it will be worst during break-in period. No lead foot syndrome okay? :rofl:

[WizeGi///M3]

I'm excited. I can't imagine how you are feeling. I think it will be worst during break-in period. No lead foot syndrome okay? :rofl:

No lead foot .. not even a little ..

Once my base flash arrives.. the the 1000 mile break-in commences ... it is going to be a royal pita. I am actually debating taking a week off work to just drive it back and fourth across Massachusetts.

[jtrejo]

No lead foot .. not even a little ..

Once my base flash arrives.. the the 1000 mile break-in commences ... it is going to be a royal pita. I am actually debating taking a week off work to just drive it back and fourth across Massachusetts.


do it. your car needs it.

[HighBoostin330]

No lead foot .. not even a little ..

Once my base flash arrives.. the the 1000 mile break-in commences ... it is going to be a royal pita. I am actually debating taking a week off work to just drive it back and fourth across Massachusetts.

You should do it Carmen. You have been without your car for so long. You should enjoy it. I am sure you can put on the 1200 miles within one week. :thumbsup:

[WizeGi///M3]

You should do it Carmen. You have been without your car for so long. You should enjoy it. I am sure you can put on the 1200 miles within one week. :thumbsup:

That is what I am hoping .. get the break-in over with ASAP and then let the real fun begin.

Will be a great day when the small pulley goes on :excited:

[MrBlonde]

Getting close now! You can do 1,000 miles in one day.

[WizeGi///M3]

Getting close now! You can do 1,000 miles in one day.

Nick wants to to actually put it through some hot / cold heat cycles .. lol .. told me no 1 day break-ins. :argue:

[HighBoostin330]

Nick wants to to actually put it through some hot / cold heat cycles .. lol .. told me no 1 day break-ins. :argue:

Nick sure can be Mr. Kill Joy. :rofl:

[WizeGi///M3]

Some more updates ... things are coming along nicely.

Here are some shots of the in-tank pickups.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/intank1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/intank2.jpg

Here is the flywheel and clutch being installed.

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/flywheel.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/clutch.jpg

UUC EVO3 ShortShifter w/ DSSR

http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/evo3_dssr.jpg

** I will say that the EVO 3 feels AMAZING. My first time with one and wish I had done it sooner.

[WizeGi///M3]

Nick sure can be Mr. Kill Joy. :rofl:

He is all about procedure .. want to beat him sometimes :tsk:

[eurotekm3]

Carmen is this a DIY ? or is the car still @ DA ?

[WizeGi///M3]

Carmen is this a DIY ? or is the car still @ DA ?

The car is actually at ACE (http://www.aceperformancesystems.com) located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. They are a D/A Developmnt Partner and I happen to know the owners, so after my repeated visits / camp out sessions I was finally allowed to do some wrenching on my car.

So not DIY, but I have def. got my hands dirty.

[WizeGi///M3]

Couple more pics .. enjoy

Lines from the tank (Top = Feed / Bottom = Return)
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/lines.jpg

Pump assembly
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/lines_pump.jpg

Stainless Pump Bracket
http://home.comcast.net/~chadreoli/motor/pump_b.jpg

Sorry for the blurry pics, but you get the idea.

[jtrejo]

so are you paying as you go with all these custom brackets, lines, etc. or was it a package deal?

looking good.

oh and i got the zt-2 very cool software it comes with also

[WizeGi///M3]

so are you paying as you go with all these custom brackets, lines, etc. or was it a package deal?

looking good.

oh and i got the zt-2 very cool software it comes with also

Pay as I go .. ACE -D/A throw out options .. we discuss .. I then pay for what ultimately gets decided.

I save some $$ when I help out. For example, I made up all the Aeroquip Lines - instead of paying Nick. I leave the technical stuff to them, grunt work I try to take care of.

ZT-2 Rocks .. Love mine :thumbsup:

[jtrejo]

i just logged some runs. 5 today love this thing.

[WizeGi///M3]

Finally!

Life has come back to my baby ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj9LhQdx7mE

Should be driving it on Mon/Tue to begin the break-in process

[HighBoostin330]

:excited: The beast as awoken! :bow:

So since you have been told to not drive it all day to break it in, how long will this torture time last now? :)

[WizeGi///M3]

:excited: The beast as awoken! :bow:

So since you have been told to not drive it all day to break it in, how long will this torture time last now? :)

I can drive it all day .. just not to break it in, in a day .. lol

I honestly hope to have it done within a couple weeks of first driving it. Then the head studs are checked for torque and we throw in the larger injectors + smaller pulley for the real fun.:drool:

[HighBoostin330]

I can drive it all day .. just not to break it in, in a day .. lol

I honestly hope to have it done within a couple weeks of first driving it. Then the head studs are checked for torque and we throw in the larger injectors + smaller pulley for the real fun.:drool:

You're a funny man Carmen. :lmao:

So I guess I should wish you good luck on an upcoming torturous couple of weeks? :rofl:

[jtrejo]

is that ur girl in the background black dress?:thumbsup: very nice:yikes:

[WizeGi///M3]

You're a funny man Carmen. :lmao:

So I guess I should wish you good luck on an upcoming torturous couple of weeks? :rofl:

:pimpin:

is that ur girl in the background black dress?:thumbsup: very nice:yikes:

Yup - that is the little lady - she was pondering if we where going to make our dinner reservations in time :)

[mikechungs330]

:pimpin:



Yup - that is the little lady - she was pondering if we where going to make our dinner reservations in time :)

lol



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[WizeGi///M3]

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[WizeGi///M3]

I have put about 120 miles on her. She had an idling issue and that has been resolved now with a little re-tune. Here are a few quick videos as well as me driving it home last night.

The driving video was from my blackberry so this is really just to show that it is in-fact road worthy :)

Rev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLW1FGxWGFE

Exhaust Note
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lshl8JZ-H0s

Drive Home (Blackberry Source - yes it very poor quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRXWFEEaAL8

[zracer196]

Very nice...

Congrats on the completion!

[T-Werke]

awesome! ive been following your thread it seems like forever now!

Congrats! how does it feel? even though you still haven't broke her in yet..

Any idea HP number wise? Im still debating built SC setup or built turbo setup... i cant afford either ATM, but i do plan on going FI within a year..

Again, congratulations!

Travis

[WizeGi///M3]

awesome! ive been following your thread it seems like forever now!

Congrats! how does it feel? even though you still haven't broke her in yet..

Any idea HP number wise? Im still debating built SC setup or built turbo setup... i cant afford either ATM, but i do plan on going FI within a year..

Again, congratulations!

Travis

I have high hopes for her on the dyno - but will have to wait and see - we are ever so close - i just need to keep driving it and then the fun will begin.

I will be posting the dyno sheets etc as soon as I have them.

[fcotanis]

No news is good news ?
Any updates?

[turboaddiction]

Dyno? :hi:

[WizeGi///M3]

No news is good news ?
Any updates?

Just waiting on the "Shark Edit" from Conforti.

Dyno? :hi:

We have debated taking it as it sits just to see what it is doing w/ the old injectors and pulley. Ripping it around it is pretty quick. Seeing about 8psi @ redline and AFRs 10:1.

We are of course going to swap the pulley and injectors, lean out the mixture and bump the timing before we are done w/ this configuration. As of right now it all sits waiting on Conforti.

[jtrejo]

why wait for the confort isnt D/A doing the tuning?

[WizeGi///M3]

why wait for the confort isnt D/A doing the tuning?

D/A wants me to use the Conforti tool so we can flash the car here easily. Avoid shipping the DME back and fourth.

[jtrejo]

so who will be doing tuning? them or you or ace? and when is release dat for shark edit?

[WizeGi///M3]

so who will be doing tuning? them or you or ace? and when is release dat for shark edit?

The tuning is going to be between ACE / DA / Conforti .. everyone has a hand in it now. The base files are going to be from D/A and Conforti, with the fine tuning coming from ACE.

As for the release date it was supposed to be out June 1st.