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  1. mike472
    Megasquirt 3 has the same self tuning capability with its Tuner Studio software. It works the same way with a feedback loop from the O2 sensor. Just have to drive it while it looks for the air fuel ratio you set in each cell of the A/F table
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    Tried contacting Pat but have gotten no answer yet on my query about this. I guess he's busy making them. Pat, if you see this, email me:Mikekatsoris@gmail.com
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    If you have the specialized tools and measuring devices and some experience re shimming the gearbox then go ahead. If not you'll soon be over your head. If you take it apart for a rebuild it would be a sin not to take care of the other bearings, syncros and associated parts. This could be a perfect excuse to do a 5-speed. Bought one here on the forum for $250 that was fine. Changed the seals and cleaned it up and it works perfectly. It was a lot easier then rebuilding a gearbox. I don't want to discourage anyone from doing anything, but know your limitations and read up on it before you decide.
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    Megasquirt is probably the most documented conversion for an 02. If you search you will find lots of info along with maps for your A/F table and Ignition advance maps here on the forum. Sounds like you either inherited someone's mess from an uncompleted project. Did you build it or buy it built? Have you read the MegaManual and have an understanding of how it's wired to the various sensors and how to use the software? This or any other fuel injection system takes some work on your part to read and then read some more until you can understand the differences between various systems. MS has almost any feature you could want from running water injection to turbos. I have MS3 ECU along with DIY auto tunes relay board which makes the interface between your car and MS a little easier. Don't give up. Email the guys at DIY auto tune. They are pretty good about helping you out with specific tech questions.
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    That port is not throttled and is suitable for your MAP sensor
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    Connect your MAP vacuum line to a port on the manifold, not the throttled vacuum port on the carb. That's for a vacuum advance connection to a stock distributor.
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    Pat, I never heard back from you on my order. Please let me know if you have a unit for me and I will send you the dough. Thanks, Mike
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    Here's a couple
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    Rob was kind enough to offer them to me for free when I emailed him. Thanks for enlightening me anyway.
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    Rob I'll need them for the wheels on your former car. Let me know how you would like payment. Hope all is well with you. Mike
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    It's tough not to go all the way with trim and everything if your doing a repaint. Choose the color you want. I was never crazy about that Anthracite metallic. The important thing is that you strip the car of every part before painting if you change the color. After you get the car back painted looking mint you're going to hate putting a shitty piece back on it. Take my word for it, do it once and do it right,even if it takes a little more time. Find yourself another car to drive while this is going on. And I think your estimate is low unless you are doing the paint job yourself. Even then it's easy to spend 10k in parts. That's not even rebuilding the engine. I have experienced it firsthand. It's called "mission creep" The best thing to do is hang around this forum for a while till you get an education on all the things you might want to do. I wish I had spent more time reading myself before I jumped into a couple of things I did. Could have saved myself a few headaches. Ask questions and ye shall be answered.
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    Plug every open hose and hole including carb. Saran or stretch film comes in handy for wrapping over an opening. As Blunt mentioned It would be good to put it away with fresh oil. A year is nothing. Even two. As long as it's inside you're good.
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    Pat Please put me down for one. Just let me know the details. Thanks
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    Pat Do you still have any of these left? Thanks
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    9.3 pistons with E21 Korman stage 2 head with dual springs and titanium retainers. Megasquirt with 325i throttle body and 318i manifold. Oil pan wind age and baffle plates. Tii exhaust manifold into IE exhaust system.
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    I think Ireland has a throttle rod that works with this conversion. Been thinking about making this switch myself. I have a 32/36 with quick link that seems good but I think I'd rather have a carb that was designed to have synchronous opening of both barrels. I would be interested to hear your opinion after you solve your throttle linkage problem. Also where did you purchase and did they give you jetting that was good for your car? Good luck
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    Put it in a blast cabinet and blast away. It's the only way to make it look really good. I did this with my Harbor freight $225 cabinet. You need to seal it with something to keep it looking clean and to be able to clean it. It is a porous surface so any stain you get on it embeds itself into the aluminum. Even if you try to clean it it will not come back to the way it looked when you took it out of the blaster. I used POR15 in the clear version on this 318i manifold. If you blast it and don't coat it, you'll leave a smudge every time you touch it. You have to wash it with soap and hot water to make sure you get any grit out. After drying, give it a spray down with brake cleaner and paint with a brush. Use a decent brush. I can't tell you how annoying it is trying to pluck brush hairs out of an otherwise perfect paint job. The POR15 lays down nice and flat with a nice gloss even though you are using a brush. Don't brush it on to heavy as you will get runs. Watch it as it begins to dry so you can brush away any impending runs.
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    None of those vacuum holes should be used for the distributor. You would use the vacuum port on your two barrel carb that is ahead of the throttle plate. It is the upper one of two on a Weber 32/36. All of those vacuum ports will need a short piece of rubber vacuum hose with a plug unless you want to crimp them shut and weld same. The only vacuum pipe you need is the big one near cylinder #4 for the brake vacuum booster. The other holes are for various brackets and attachments that you are probably not going to use.
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    Great pictures and beautiful car. My first BMW was a 1965 1800. That was in 1971. I always loved the character of those NK's and extra nices touches in the details that are kind of missing in the 02. Especially the TISA.
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    Question: did you run the dual weber engine? It looks nice but I hope the insides are not like the outside of the beast! If it runs well, I would put that engine in the stock looking verona car. That Malaga car looks rusty. I have to vote for the Verona car getting whatever good stuff is on the rat. Sell the rest.
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    I don't think factory replacement engines are stamped with any numbers. I'm not sure why BMW did that. I would assume the dealers were supposed to stamp the original number there when they replaced an engine. I found I had a factory replacement engine in my parts car that was only about 10K miles old along with a dealer's receipt for it. No numbers were stamped in the block near the starter.
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    Nitrous.... It's not just for breakfast
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    Work your suspension with tires and wheels first, then shocks bars and springs. I chose IE's stage 1 setup with Bilsteins. This is the Best bang for the buck for me when I get a new car. The engine shit is nice but this stuff should come first. Give you engine a good going over as far as timing, points, plugs, wires, etc. Very few modern cars will handle as well as this setup will on a twisty road. If you want a drag racer, by a chebby.
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    Thats perfect. Now your riding mechanic in the back seat can monitor your oil pressure.
  25. mike472
    Loosen the four bolts that hold the diff from the bottom. It should move back a little and relieve the pressure on your guibo. After you do that get one lobe of the driveshaft and trans flange at 12 o'clock and the other at 6 o'clock and take note of the gap at each position. Shim center bearing down with washers until the gap is even at top and bottom of guibo. Don't want that guibo flexing as the driveshaft turns.
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