E30 Problem with power

[RED IS 91]

Have you checked your idle control valve and crank position switch ??

[E30own'er]

the m10 engines have idle control valves and crank position switches if so where and how to adjust ?

[RED IS 91]

the m10 engines have idle control valves and crank position switches if so where and how to adjust ?

M10?  :confused:

I have a hard enough time with the M42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kowalski]

the m10 engines have idle control valves and crank position switches if so where and how to adjust ?

you can't adjust, you can just measure resistace on them to see if they are working properly. Should be on the crank pulley, or some times they refrece off the flywheel... as for the idle control valve, clean it, see if its opening or closing, and past that i'm not sure how to test it...

[E30own'er]

okay anyone know of a cheap ingnition system i.e. magasquirt ,msd ,or ect that i can use instead of the computer inside the car ( l-jectronic system ) all my friends and brothers say its proably that and i want to make a custom ITB system and use a MAF system this is proably the best way i dont realy care about hp that much i just want about 190-220hp a little high reving  4 cylinder is what i want any one that can help that be great and if you could give me a system you are useing with wire diagram and price would be awsome im looking to spend 100-700 dollers depends on how well and how reliable system set-up is

[e9nine]

okay anyone know of a cheap ingnition system i.e. magasquirt ,msd ,or ect that i can use instead of the computer inside the car ( l-jectronic system ) all my friends and brothers say its proably that and i want to make a custom ITB system and use a MAF system this is proably the best way i dont realy care about hp that much i just want about 190-220hp a little high reving  4 cylinder is what i want any one that can help that be great and if you could give me a system you are useing with wire diagram and price would be awsome im looking to spend 100-700 dollers depends on how well and how reliable system set-up is

No offense but that's the last thing you want to do on a budget. Trust the factory on what they did to the car. It's hard to get more power easily unless you have a lot of resource$.

We all wish to have 190-220hp revving engines but you will have to pay to play. Take a quick search through on this forum and any other forum with regards to MAF, CAMS, ITBs, STROKER as keywords and you will see it comes at a cost and frustration.

Unless you have a free wealth of technical knowledge and some funds to spend on bolts ons and tuning you might want to just be happy with what you have.

IF you insist on modifying - please drop the word "cheap" from any sentence in your planning sequence.

< steps off soap box >

[kowalski]

No offense but that's the last thing you want to do on a budget. Trust the factory on what they did to the car. It's hard to get more power easily unless you have a lot of resource$.

We all wish to have 190-220hp revving engines but you will have to pay to play. Take a quick search through on this forum and any other forum with regards to MAF, CAMS, ITBs, STROKER as keywords and you will see it comes at a cost and frustration.

Unless you have a free wealth of technical knowledge and some funds to spend on bolts ons and tuning you might want to just be happy with what you have.

IF you insist on modifying - please drop the word "cheap" from any sentence in your planning sequence.

< steps off soap box >

said like a champ. like my neighbors 8 year old son has been taught to say "Horsepower costs LOTS AND LOTS of money"

[Alpine003]

i dont realy care about hp that much i just want about 190-220hp a little high reving  4 cylinder

Tempted to use this quote in my sig.

[kowalski]

Tempted to use this quote in my sig.

priceless:D

[E30own'er]

Im not talking about now its about 98-100 hp now i'm talking about in 5-7 years from now after i get everthing i want on it . I just want a computer system that works with EFI that can roll nicely with a twin screw supercharger i want around 7-9psi of boost nothing huge  i just want a system that i can handle with my labtop and adjust everything im not looking for 200 hp in a week or what ever im looking for a good computer system that would work for my BMW system that i can run the ignition system and FI system aswell