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Haha. I've not actually used it yet, I'm only using it for reading/writing files to the ECUs over the serial port... not tried it yet!

Long overdue an update... a few weeks ago I got a set of reconditioned injectors, to make sure they were all well balanced and 'as new'. I wasnt sure if the Cylinder1 issue on the other engine was down to a bad injector or something else, but better to be safe.. As previously mentioned a bit...

If its only happening with the car running I'd say it could be the servo - as with it off you're not pulling any vacuum through it. Obviously driving it without the servo connected is pretty sketchy as you've got no assistance or real braking power, but it could be worth a try if you've got a...

I never had a problem on my Clio ones, even with the heat from the exhaust manifold closer to it on a Mk1 than a Mk2 (ran a 172 servo on the Mk1). Its possible, but id just give it a try, even with the car off just pump it a few times and hold, see if it stays solid or slowly goes down/feels...

What does the pedal feel like with the car off/servo disconnected? I've had servo's go bad before where the diaphragm inside is at fault and causes all sorts of different feelings through the pedal.

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Ha! Let me know how you get on with the wheels etc. The engine is going well, couple of issues with an alternator but thats now sorted - I will do a proper update later this week, which does actually include some other IT related things I've been working on for live data logging and a few other...

Yep, mentioned previously in here its from 80-110 whilst sat in the middle or thereabouts. Its the same for the Oil temp gauge on the M3s. Should have really put "the standard sensor is inaccurate", because it is. Both sensors are an inch apart, in the same coolant gallery as each other - the...

Bit of an update. Fitted an AEM wide band, mounted the gauge on the dash. Put some miles on it... No leaks or issues as of yet. With the accurate water temperature gauge, coolant sits at a consistent 85C driving normally, perfect with the low temp thermostat. Oil pressure and temps all great...

The standard system is a ridiculous amount of weight as you will know, so happy with that saving yeah. Il grab a couple of pics of the tailpipe, its basically 3" pipe with a 20deg downward turn on it to help with drive-by noise, id just run a straight pipe if I could but I don't think il get...

Exhaust all TIG'd this morning, some finished pictures.. Fitted to the car, really pleased with how its worked out and how high its managed to go without touching being a single pipe.. Then filled the engine with oil, coolant and cranked it over until some pressure came up...

Depends if all goes well once its running and no major issues - taking it to Oulton at the start of November, so ideally sometime before then to put some miles on it and make sure everything is fine etc Ive got two 328 (MS41) ECUs, one with a decent 328 map on it (raised limiter, suited m50...

So with it all in bits I took the opportunity to drop the propshaft off, clean it up and replace the centre bearing/support.. The LSD has been leaking from the back cover for a while, so dropped that off too and re-sealed everything. Then gave it a clean up and fresh coat of paint. Filled it...

Just read the whole lot, somehow missed it up until now. Good work and parts gone into it, hopefully all will go well with it!

Any stranded automotive wire thats rated to a couple of amps would be fine. I usually get rolls from a local electrical wholesaler. Avoid anything thats solid inside, stranded is what you need.

I only have a 220a MIG, would be fine welding it but I want to keep it all stainless and not use my mild steel wire. I could have got stainless wire but then you get all the dirty brown marks that MIG leaves behind on stainless. Hopefully eventually get one sometime in the future if something...

OpenMS41 for the E36 which I'm using to do read/writes and various other bits, but apparently the same set of people are working on something similar for the E46 DME/ECU from what I've read on a few forums

Good stuff, just how a BMW should be maintained. Nice to see they sorted the tank cracking issue from the E36 when the E46 was designed.... or not. NCS is great, even on the earlier models. There is some very similar software available for advanced ECU diagnostics, data logging and...

So originally I was going to take it somewhere to have an exhaust made, then decided I could probably do it myself with better quality components for half the cost. I had a few recommendations on local places, but either they were too busy or far too expensive in the end. I used five mandrel...

Taking it back to Oulton on November 7th, see how it goes then. Hopefully all will be well and more use next year!

M20 flywheel on, clutch on and aligned, release bearing fitted.. then put the gearbox on... I also cut a small section out of the gearbox bell housing to aid clearance on the rear manifold - in the past this has just sat up against the gearbox, but didn't want to risk putting too much stress...

Cheers! Manifolds have now been TIG'd. The v-band flange is on, lambda bosses added in factory locations and an additional one fitted after the collector incase I ever want to run a wideband. Exhaust is next, but only once the engine is in and mounted.

With the engine out, I really wanted to sort the M3 exhaust manifolds out properly... as #1, I hate having old flanges that never join properly, #2, the weight of the standard exhaust system (albeit modified) is just a joke, and #3, the standard flexi was damaged and needed replacing. So the...

Aux belt will be fine.

Well the old one came out today, but don't plan on the new one going in for a few weeks yet lol. Got to sort the exhaust manifolds, exhaust system and a few other bits before its good to go!

They're the same dimensions, fitting and wiring as the E36 items. To be honest I think they were used on E39 M52's, as well as the E46 M54's. No advantage really apart from being newer I guess, I've got a couple of sets of E36 ones so thought I would put these in for now - they were on the M54 I...

Camshaft gears fitted along with upper chain and tensioners, timed up then VANOS unit bolted into place. Span the engine over a few times to check the timing and the tools dropped right in. Fitted the thermostat housing with new seals, then a new front crank seal. The front pulley then went on...

As you can see here, the internal part of the tappet has a build up of old oil on both ends, which causes the moving part to stick in as above. The one on the left has been cleaned. Further disassembly reveals all the components - the actual internal parts are very small.. With everything...

Before assembling the head, I wanted to strip all 24 tappets apart to ensure they are all in good condition internally, freely moving and no springs were broken. Simply just need to hit the tappet downwards on a block of wood and the two main parts separate.. From there you can pull the...

Re: E36 Track Day Hack (v2) Hopefully the piston ring lands failing was just bad luck, not much I could have done to prevent it really. I'm going to have the injectors checked, replace the plugs and use the newer E46 coil packs on this engine, which will hopefully rule out any variable that...