H-town WrenchFest 05-05-2012

General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

H-town WrenchFest 05-05-2012

Post by 1st 5er »

Who: You. :cool:

What: Meet, greet, eat and/or wrench, etc.
You're welcome to do any or all of the above.
I'll grill some burgers and have all the trimmings.
If you'd want to throw a few bucks into the kitty to help cover this expense, I won't turn it down, but it's not mandatory.
Bring some drinks, I'll have ice and a cooler.

When: 10:00 AM Saturday morning after Coffee & Cars, if you are so inclined, until...
We could drive a bunch of E28's over there, but that would mean an early rising. :cry:

Where: My house

Why: I've been wanting to do the in-tank high pressure pump mod in my E28 ///M5 and a few other things in preparation for our V & RTT trip.
Plus, it's gonna be a good day for Brian to come down from College Station and bring the transformation hardware and supervise the work.
I thought, WTH, perfect time to invite anyone else interested in this upgrade.
I know these supplies are limited, so they'll go on a first come first served basis.
He should have enough to allow for at least 3 others to be done.
You are welcome to tackle whatever other job you're confident you can complete before the sun goes down.

How: Bring your own new parts and tools, if you have them, to do whatever job you plan on doing.
If used parts are needed, they just might be available. ;)
An extra jack and/or jack stands would be nice to have on hand as well.

P.S.
A head count would help so a semblance of preparation can be made in the food department.
Nicke28
Posts: 682
Joined: Jul 12, 2007 12:58 AM
Location: Corpus Christi TX

Post by Nicke28 »

I'll be down to meet, greet and grub if nothing else. :D
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Nicke28 wrote:I'll be down to meet, greet and grub if nothing else. :D
Don't forget your Avatar buddy, we want to meet him.
jamesohoh7
Posts: 203
Joined: Oct 05, 2011 8:46 AM
Location: Katy, Tx

Post by jamesohoh7 »

Sounds like a fun day, I'm in!
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Back to the...
jamesohoh7 wrote:Bimmer-Garten

:cool:
Bav Ace
Posts: 43
Joined: Jan 06, 2011 12:33 PM
Location: Bryan, TX

Post by Bav Ace »

This should be a good time and I'll have the stuff to mod fuel pump carriers. In the next day or so, I'll compile the specific details for those who are interested and can answer any questions regarding what options are available, the overall process and parts required. I have been pleased and not experienced any issues since performing the mod...see link in the initial post. Anyway, feel free to shoot me a pm/email with questions or comments. Looking forward to it.

Brian
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Hey Brian,
Thanks for going through the process to develop this kit.
I'll need to order the fuel pumps for the two units I'll be doing.
Here are three sources I'm aware of, I'm sure there are more, but these two brands seem to have the recommendations to be worthy of the time we'll be spending.
My question is, will any of these three work with your hardware, based on the pictures.

#1 - Walbro from Summit Racing http://www.summitracing.com/parts/VPN-GSS341/ (you'll need to order the harness kit too)
Image

#2 - Walbro fron E-Bay (I think this is the one you said you used) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walbro-Fuel-Pum ... 3f007683b6
Image

#3 - TRE-340 http://treperformance.com/i-656-bmw-255 ... odels.html
Image
Bav Ace
Posts: 43
Joined: Jan 06, 2011 12:33 PM
Location: Bryan, TX

Post by Bav Ace »

Any of those three should work. I believe they are similar in overall length and have similar output tubing size. I think it has also been mentioned in other posts that pumps having any larger diameter can be tricky to insert back into the fuel tanks due to the limited size of the opening in the tank itself.
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

In that case, I'm going with the Tre-340 because Paul said it was good, and he is the latest BMW CCA TSA.
I like the price two, I mean two. ;)
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

ImageImageImageImageImage13 daysImageImageImageImageImage
Nicke28
Posts: 682
Joined: Jul 12, 2007 12:58 AM
Location: Corpus Christi TX

Post by Nicke28 »

Any kind of particular tools needed?
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Nicke28 wrote:Any kind of particular tools needed?
Good question.

I've got my jobs covered, not sure at this point who else is showing up and with what projects.
Nicke28
Posts: 682
Joined: Jul 12, 2007 12:58 AM
Location: Corpus Christi TX

Post by Nicke28 »

I don't have any BMW specific tools, but I might have a few things that could come in handy. Gearwrench stubby wrenches, 1/2in. impact + sockets, etc...
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Throw 'em in the trunk and break 'em out if needed.
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Fuel pumps ordered for the two kits I plan on doing. :D
funfunfer
Posts: 715
Joined: Oct 03, 2009 7:58 PM
Location: Montgomery, TX

coming.

Post by funfunfer »

Sherman,
I'll be there. may have a lcouple of loose ends on the header project.
Thanks,
Jim
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

E34 ///M5 goodness. :wrenchtime:
dsmith
Posts: 2362
Joined: Jan 20, 2012 12:52 AM
Location: Charleston, SC

Post by dsmith »

I'll be there next week staying at 290/1960, leaving Sat morning. Maybe I can swing by one evening and check out the garten!
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

dsmith wrote:I'll be there next week staying at 290/1960, leaving Sat morning. Maybe I can swing by one evening and check out the garten!
I'm about 5 mile from that interchange.
Give me a holler.
PMed.
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Pulled a spare carrier today for the E28.
Now to see if I have another good one for the E12.
Just prepping...

Image
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Got one for the E12 too.

Look what came in the mail today.

Image
a
Posts: 12473
Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Marshfield ,MA

Post by a »

Cinco de Mayo Is the Sailor's Birthday. Mine is 5 days later . Unfortunately, neither of us will be attending. Please post a follow up
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

a wrote:Cinco de Mayo ... neither of us will be attending. Please post a follow up
You'll be missed, and you'll miss...
1st 5er
Posts: 21845
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

If you haven't already let me know you'll be coming, please let me know so I can properly prepare.

:thanks:
Bav Ace
Posts: 43
Joined: Jan 06, 2011 12:33 PM
Location: Bryan, TX

Post by Bav Ace »

I'll be there....

Obviously this is late in the game since the "tool-a-thon" is on Saturday, but if anyone is planning to make the fuel pump mod please let me know. I apologize for the tardiness of the information and I guess it would have been good of me to post some details on the options available. At this point, there are two (see below). If you are interested pm or email me and I can answer any questions that are not addressed in the mod post.

Option 1: in-line pump delete, 8mm (5/16”) injection hose (user supplied) from tank to fuel filter

Option 2: in-line pump delete, 12mm (1/2”) injection hose (user supplied) from tank to 1/2”-5/16” fitting
Post Reply