Operation Fix it is OVER!
Posted: Sep 25, 2006 8:00 PM
Time to break in and tune it. Now the fun finally begins. 
Todd
Todd
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Posted: Sep 25, 2006 8:11 PM
Congrats
Posted: Sep 25, 2006 8:23 PM
Yep............we had several things working against the car on start up.
1. Car was sucking the last gallon of six month old gas.
2. At least one, maybe two of the fuel injectors had wires that were diconnected.
3. One or more of the spark plug wires were not seated.
4. Todd used a old, out of date - none working BIN file to modify.
A combination of all of these made start up a no go.
Happy to say that with my, Ted's and Todd's collective head knocking, the car is running well now.
I will be at the shop at 0700 to adjust the valves and install a new in tank fuel pump. I will then proceed to break in the engine. We are schedualed for a dyno run in the evening.
Followed by my return home the next morning.
Am currently sitting at Todd's fantastic house and drinking plenty O wine...............................life is SOoooooooooooooooo Gooood now. It was great to see Ted again and fantastic seeing Todd after four years.
1. Car was sucking the last gallon of six month old gas.
2. At least one, maybe two of the fuel injectors had wires that were diconnected.
3. One or more of the spark plug wires were not seated.
4. Todd used a old, out of date - none working BIN file to modify.
A combination of all of these made start up a no go.
Happy to say that with my, Ted's and Todd's collective head knocking, the car is running well now.
I will be at the shop at 0700 to adjust the valves and install a new in tank fuel pump. I will then proceed to break in the engine. We are schedualed for a dyno run in the evening.
Followed by my return home the next morning.
Am currently sitting at Todd's fantastic house and drinking plenty O wine...............................life is SOoooooooooooooooo Gooood now. It was great to see Ted again and fantastic seeing Todd after four years.
Posted: Sep 25, 2006 8:31 PM
awsome work. josh came over to my place and we fired up the turbo for the first time in another few months again. it sounds MUCH better with the new muffler isntalled.
Posted: Sep 25, 2006 8:39 PM
Yeah, it sounds awesome! Can't wait to drive it!!!!!Yellow2 wrote:awsome work. josh came over to my place and we fired up the turbo for the first time in another few months again. it sounds MUCH better with the new muffler isntalled.
PS- Can I drive it Alex? LOL
Posted: Sep 25, 2006 11:31 PM
I just made it home after 6.5 hours of driving to a flat tire on Mini me.ARRRG!How did you rate Duke to stay at Todd's house? 
Dosn't matter Anyway.Enjoy the Canadian beer guys and Todd please apologize to Mindy for me after you wake up with a hangover tommorow morning. 
Glad you got the car fixed Duke and oh next time please work on your telephone etiquite.Take care and be safe Duke.
Ted in T.O.
Dosn't matter Anyway.Enjoy the Canadian beer guys and Todd please apologize to Mindy for me after you wake up with a hangover tommorow morning. Glad you got the car fixed Duke and oh next time please work on your telephone etiquite.Take care and be safe Duke. Ted in T.O.
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 8:52 AM
He didn't call my wife "Tina".Ted in T.O. wrote:ARRRG!How did you rate Duke to stay at Todd's house?
Ted in T.O.
Todd
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 9:17 AM
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 2:25 PM
Hey look it's loves!
And we totally need to see some pics....
and
at:
1) Old gas -- I used to try to start my dirtbikes for hours until I realized that it was bad gas.
2) The injectors -- been there before too, funny that it was something like that causing problems.
3) The plugs -- I just fixed these on my 6er, they weren't plugged in all the way on the cap, and so I was only running 4 cylinders for a while... no wonder it felt so powerless.
And we totally need to see some pics....
and
at:1) Old gas -- I used to try to start my dirtbikes for hours until I realized that it was bad gas.
2) The injectors -- been there before too, funny that it was something like that causing problems.
3) The plugs -- I just fixed these on my 6er, they weren't plugged in all the way on the cap, and so I was only running 4 cylinders for a while... no wonder it felt so powerless.
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 3:45 PM
mistaken identityTjn182 wrote:Hey look it's loves!
And we totally need to see some pics....
and
1) Old gas -- I used to try to start my dirtbikes for hours until I realized that it was bad gas.
2) The injectors -- been there before too, funny that it was something like that causing problems.
3) The plugs -- I just fixed these on my 6er, they weren't plugged in all the way on the cap, and so I was only running 4 cylinders for a while... no wonder it felt so powerless.
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 4:15 PM
Any dyno results yet?
RussC
RussC
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 4:46 PM
awwwwwlnlove2 wrote: mistaken identity
hey - what ever happened to Loves?
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 5:55 PM
We leave for a BMWCCA meeting at the local Lamborghini Dealership in about an hour. After that, we hit the dyno.
This morning I adjusted the valves, installed the in-tank pump and the MONGO chrome exhaust tip. I have about
86 miles on the car now of variable RPM and load driving. Todd and I drove around tuning the car with the computer. The TEC3 tunes very nicely while the car is being driven. The engine is breaking in nicely and we think it will be ready for the serious tuning on the dyno this evening.
With the valves adjusted, the engine runs like a sewing
machine. All you can hear now is the 71# injectors.
The engine is VERY responsive and will be make huge power judging by what it is doing right now.
Pictures soon.....................dyno numbers
soon......................having it home finally..........soon.
This morning I adjusted the valves, installed the in-tank pump and the MONGO chrome exhaust tip. I have about
86 miles on the car now of variable RPM and load driving. Todd and I drove around tuning the car with the computer. The TEC3 tunes very nicely while the car is being driven. The engine is breaking in nicely and we think it will be ready for the serious tuning on the dyno this evening.
With the valves adjusted, the engine runs like a sewing
machine. All you can hear now is the 71# injectors.
The engine is VERY responsive and will be make huge power judging by what it is doing right now.
Pictures soon.....................dyno numbers
soon......................having it home finally..........soon.
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 6:14 PM
Sweet! ....thanks for keeping us posted. Must be tons of fun!Duke M535ti wrote:We leave for a BMWCCA meeting at the local Lamborghini Dealership in about an hour. After that, we hit the dyno.
This morning I adjusted the valves, installed the in-tank pump and the MONGO chrome exhaust tip. I have about
86 miles on the car now of variable RPM and load driving. Todd and I drove around tuning the car with the computer. The TEC3 tunes very nicely while the car is being driven. The engine is breaking in nicely and we think it will be ready for the serious tuning on the dyno this evening.
With the valves adjusted, the engine runs like a sewing
machine. All you can hear now is the 71# injectors.
The engine is VERY responsive and will be make huge power judging by what it is doing right now.
Pictures soon.....................dyno numbers
soon......................having it home finally..........soon.
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 9:56 PM
Beautiful..I guess well see soon,
Nice work.
RussC
Nice work.
RussC
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 10:49 PM
OK...
We're ready for the numbers...
We're ready for the numbers...