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Title: dino245
Post by: dino245 on March 10, 2006, 09:41:21 AM: I guess this is the place were I discribe who I am. Well I live in utah and work as a Ferrari Mechanic during the week and on some weekends work on a Ferrari challange team as a mechanic. I have been into cars since I was 6 years of age and love european cars respect asian cars and cant stand domestic cars. This is based on the quality of build and duarbility.

I drive a diamond black 318is and have fallen in love with it, I drive some very fast cars and still enjoy my 318is every time I drive it.
Title: dino245
Post by: bmwman91 on March 10, 2006, 10:33:52 AM: Welcome. Where are the pics of the ride man?!?! lol
Title: dino245
Post by: Febi Guibo on March 10, 2006, 10:55:11 AM: ehhhhhh, why bother... all those diamond black cars look alike :)
Title: dino245
Post by: dino245 on March 10, 2006, 12:23:38 PM: I have to agree, the only difference would be that my car has no sunroof. I will try to take some today and post them
Title: dino245
Post by: asubimmer on March 10, 2006, 12:26:13 PM: sweet I don't have a sunroof either. post up your mods too ;)
Title: dino245
Post by: e9nine on March 10, 2006, 01:49:55 PM: I wish my car had no sunroof!
^5 for all DS m42s that look alike.
Title: dino245
Post by: thumper3ld on March 10, 2006, 02:34:22 PM: Quote from: dino245
I have to agree, the only difference would be that my car has no sunroof. I will try to take some today and post them

Damnit, I thought I had a super rare no sun roof e30.
Title: dino245
Post by: bmwman91 on March 10, 2006, 03:17:46 PM: Dammit I WISH I had a super rare sunroof-less E30. Wait no. When I autoX the helmet makes me too tall...I have to lean over & put my head out the open sunroof.
Title: dino245
Post by: dino245 on March 10, 2006, 04:44:42 PM: Is this were I list my mods?

I quess if it isnt the moderator can move it of just delete it.

OK here goes
A/C delete
P/S delete
viscous fan delete
fan shroud delete
Z3 steering rack
M3 offset control arm bushings
Tokico shocks and springs
eibach swaybars
poly trailing arm bushings
rear cross member bushing stiffening plates (cheap plastic inserts)
SS brake lines
cross drilled front and rear rotors
carbon ceramic pads
front and rear stress bars
Mark D chip
Audi Maf
ITG panel filter
deleted coolant heat transfer plate at throttle body with hoses
Ford mustang injectors 20lbs/hr but 4 pintle big difference
Delta reground cams
SMT 6 piggyback unit
M20 lightened flywheel from 24 lbs to 14 lbs with M20 clutch disc and plate
Magna flow muffler
ebay/supersprint header ( not installed yet)
high flow cat ( not installed yet)
ported and polished intake manifold
VW /Audi Coil On Plug conversion (not installed yet)
Title: dino245
Post by: Choking Hazard on March 10, 2006, 07:39:35 PM: Quote from: dino245
Is this were I list my mods?

I quess if it isnt the moderator can move it of just delete it.

OK here goes
A/C delete
P/S delete
.......
I'm WAY behind the curve here.
Title: dino245
Post by: Febi Guibo on March 10, 2006, 07:44:31 PM: Tell me about it...

if I get to like, one of those items on his list this year, I'm doing pretty good...
Title: dino245
Post by: tim_s on March 11, 2006, 03:04:29 PM: how did the MAF conversion work for you? did you see much in the way of throttle response? do you like the smt6 piggyback?
Title: dino245
Post by: e9nine on March 11, 2006, 10:17:57 PM: Quote from: bmwman91
Dammit I WISH I had a super rare sunroof-less E30. Wait no. When I autoX the helmet makes me too tall...I have to lean over & put my head out the open sunroof.

Put your stock sports seats adjustability to use. I hope you are aware you can "lower" your seat height by pushing the adjustable upper portion lever downwards. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR FINGERS IN A POSITION SUCH THAT THEY WILL GET SQUASHED, I learned the hard way many years ago.
Title: dino245
Post by: dino245 on March 13, 2006, 08:40:26 AM: Tim s
I loved the MAF conversion, it was one of the mest things to do to this engine. If I ever had to buy another 318ism42 I would make this a priority.
Title: dino245
Post by: thumper3ld on March 13, 2006, 02:56:10 PM: Quote from: dino245
Tim s
I loved the MAF conversion, it was one of the mest things to do to this engine. If I ever had to buy another 318ism42 I would make this a priority.

Approximately what is the cost and requirements for this MAF conversion?
Title: dino245
Post by: bmwman91 on March 13, 2006, 03:23:14 PM: Well, glad to know the MAF conversion is worth the effort. How have you interfaced the SMT-6? Do the Motronic outputs go into it and it adjusts them according to your tuning? My experience with piggyback systems is limited.

And as far as the seat thing...that was in my previous car with Corbeau seats, non height adjsutable. They sat lower than the stock sport seats are capable of though...I guess I will see how it works at the next autoX.
Title: dino245
Post by: tim_s on March 13, 2006, 03:41:27 PM: bmwman, the smt6 alters the load signal going into the motronic. also alters the VR signal if you want it to. they're supposed to be ok, have the same limitations as systems such as S-AFC etc.
i'd always liked the m44 throttle response and torque, figured a MAF would be quite nice. been in an m20 with MAF was good too. never found it a big difference though. the difference is more pronounced on a s14 etc.