» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 427,611 Views | | | | | | | 06-17-2009, 06:05 AM | #16 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Jean H.318TI sickkkk, how much in parts? | $1,555.98 today. Around $1,000 over the past 3 months on parts here and there. I think I have everything I need so maybe just buy oil and filter and install everything is all I have left. I'm excited!! This turbo is similar to a GT35R with a exhaust A/R .63 for faster spool I purchased cheep so I could try a few different turbos and when I find the best size, I will purchase that size in the expensive Garrett BB turbo at $1,200~$1,500. | | | 06-17-2009, 06:32 AM | #17 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Our favorite Madman is at it again!!! Go John! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 06-17-2009, 06:35 AM | #18 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | Quote: Originally Posted by xxxJohnBoyxxx The stage 3 is for a M44. It upgrades the maps so you can run bigger injecters which I would include, Smaller pulleys for more boost which I include. It all stuff I ran on my stock M44 for around 33,000 miles before I traded that block it in as a core with 173,000 miles on it. Car ran in the high 13's with the stock 318 and this DASC kit and 3.2" pulley... | ohhh ok cool, well mines a auto, but the other ti customer we have is manual so if we do go for it, ill probably end up going stock dasc and well build his car with all of that stuff __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 06-17-2009, 09:09 PM | #19 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne, Fl/Athens, AL Posts: 393 | What are you going to do for tuning? Standalone? __________________ -Kenny | | | 06-18-2009, 12:29 AM | #20 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Variance What are you going to do for tuning? Standalone? | Not right yet...Currently running Motronic 5.2 with Lucas 42.8# blue strip, M3 3" MAF. Snow methanol injection. Tuning is not a problem. Might go stand alone for on the fly adjustability | | | 06-18-2009, 01:49 AM | #21 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | if ur tuning works fine im gonna go turbo too yeahhh i love turbo sounds __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 06-18-2009, 07:57 PM | #22 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Intercooler 31 x 12 x 3 (Delta Fin 3" 50% lighter then bar & plate 20% better cooling then bar & plate) | | | 06-19-2009, 01:49 AM | #23 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Stand-Alone ***Stand-Alone*** Well I've decided I'm going to need a stand-alone to tune this correctly. It's going to be a TEC-GT or a MegaSquirt integrated onto the Motronic M5.2 DME. Both have good and bad. TEC-GT ~ Good: better tuning, user friendly and it's a TEC. Bad: price way more then I want to spend, not plug and play for M44, A/C control?, OEM Gauges?, OEM sensors? Does not retain any OEM functions. MegaSquirt/integrated M5.2 ~ Bad: Harder to tune, not as many options as the TEC. Heard not reliable for long drives, burns out parts. Good: Cheep price, Plug and Play, uses all BMW sensors, all gauges work, A/C controls normal, CEL works, DISA works, retains most OEM functions but adds unlimited DIY tuning (just what I need) I think I'm going MegaSquirt with ignition drivers if I'm able to graft one into the stock DME | | | 06-19-2009, 04:51 AM | #24 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 163 | nice | | | 06-19-2009, 04:52 AM | #25 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 163 | i have megasquirt for my m42, just havnt built the motor or put anything together yet | | | 06-19-2009, 05:45 AM | #26 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Quote: Originally Posted by Danny318 i have megasquirt for my m42, just havnt built the motor or put anything together yet | So is the MegaSquirt reliable? I heard from a reliable source he helped tune a car and on a 1,500 mile trip and it left the owner stuck 500 miles away from home. Today I looked around on the web at articles and posts and found people recomending MS increase the watts on certain parts on the unit since they were buring out. The home page and instructions say say several times: MegaSquirt teaches you how to tune (Cool ) and you will learn how to diagnose and repair failures (un-cool ). Am I just paranoid and all that was growing pains from years ago that have all been worked out? Is the "Squirt" good enough for lots of daily driving? I have to have reliablity & like the tec3 but think $3K is just plain stupid | | | 06-19-2009, 07:38 AM | #27 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 163 | From everything I have read, there are no issues with parts 'burning out'. Lots of people have run the 6cyl bmw's with MS without issue. I have not run it yet, I just have everything sitting around waiting for me to get some free time. | | | 06-19-2009, 11:54 AM | #28 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 | John... I lurk on whoretex often & a lot of those boys go megasquirt way. Not sure if all I hear is good. Just type 'megasquirt' and some stuff will pop up... but if you go to individual model forums I'm sure you can get more. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerosearch Quote: Originally Posted by xxxJohnBoyxxx ***Stand-Alone*** Well I've decided I'm going to need a stand-alone to tune this correctly. It's going to be a TEC-GT or a MegaSquirt integrated onto the Motronic M5.2 DME. Both have good and bad. TEC-GT ~ Good: better tuning, user friendly and it's a TEC. Bad: price way more then I want to spend, not plug and play for M44, A/C control?, OEM Gauges?, OEM sensors? Does not retain any OEM functions. MegaSquirt/integrated M5.2 ~ Bad: Harder to tune, not as many options as the TEC. Heard not reliable for long drives, burns out parts. Good: Cheep price, Plug and Play, uses all BMW sensors, all gauges work, A/C controls normal, CEL works, DISA works, retains most OEM functions but adds unlimited DIY tuning (just what I need) I think I'm going MegaSquirt with ignition drivers if I'm able to graft one into the stock DME | __________________ SOLD!SOLD!SOLD!SOLD!SOLD!SOLD!SOLD!SOLD! Metric Mechanic's 2.0 stroker/258' intake cam/42 lb. inj./remap/HD fuel pump /DASC w.3' pulley @ 15psi/SNOW System/3.45 LSD/Billstein PSS coils /Stromung Exhaust/DS1's/X-Brace/Front & Rear H&R Sways/OMP 300mm SW /SAP delete/ASC+T delete/Hayabusa valve springs/MM's LTW flywheel | | | 06-19-2009, 05:55 PM | #29 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | ***Intercooling Piping 3"*** | | | 06-19-2009, 06:44 PM | #30 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | ***Injector Upgrade 60#*** Getting ready to order injectors for fuel delivery. Mertric recomends Sieman Deka 60lbs. Also this afternoon they are going to recomend a sequential stand-alone that is custom built for my application at a fair price. Install target date is still first week of July Should have Turbo & Waste Gate today or tomorrow | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |