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    Wow, love the direction this is going!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 357i
    My new paper weight made it in today.

    Did I need it yet, no... but its so fun to look at =)
    I love watching your builds
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    Now that's an engine swap. I use to sell Chevy V8 Scarab kits for Datsun 240z- 280Z's, when I worked at Supershops Automotive Performance Centers and at the Speed Merchant in San Jose, California in the 1980's. Out of curiosity have you worked out the DMU/ECU issue's? Are you planing on running the ECU from the Chevy? If so how did you resolve the issue's with the Instrument Cluster using the factory ECU for mileage, etc, or does that not even matter?
    Last edited by josemedeiros007; 10-13-2012 at 07:26 PM.

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    Had to take a break from the BMW project for a few weeks. Electric transfer case went out on my truck and the transmission is a joke anyway, so whats the best solution??? 5.0 swap with a manual transfer case. I had the motor and transmission sitting around, so I bought a transfer case and some driveshafts from the junk yard. Also made a set of headers for it. Hope to have it running this weekend. Then, back to the BMW.



    Last edited by 357i; 10-17-2012 at 11:11 AM.

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    alright now you're just showing off


    strong work clay, keep it up

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    Nice work!

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    Where are the turbo flanges??

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    Finally got the truck all squared away, back on the car!

    Got the software and cables needed to make some "adjustments" on the car.



    Also ordered Stainless header flanges and a some stainless tube/bends to start the turbo manifolds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    You should walk around the shop blowing through it like a trumpet. The funnier you walk while doing so, the better.
    If he could get his mouth around that inlet, he may get some unwanted attention from some around here...

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    Great news on the software and cables arriving, Clay. My car is still intact if you want to hook it up this weekend to see what's what. Let's go to the gun show too

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    How are you going about the clutch peddle, and electronics?

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    Nice work!
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    1/2" stainless flanges made it in today, everything else should make it tomorrow.


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    THOSE ain't gonna warp. What size primaries?

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    subscriped to this monster of a build

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    Got a box this afternoon



    My roll of stainless mig wire to tack with was "miss shipped" by USPS. Talking to them about it is a joke, will be a miracle if it will ever make it. I'm really looking forward to starting on these this weekend, will be real unhappy if the wire doesnt show up.
    Last edited by 357i; 11-14-2012 at 01:21 PM.

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    looks great. i'm also relatively in the dark about the wiring like you are, but will be using James' "head diagram" to make progress.

    Love the exhaust fab, keep it coming. Where’d you source the materials?

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    17/8" primary flanges from here
    http://www.extremeperformance1.com/

    1.5" and 2" O.D. schedule 10 from here
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsogiba
    looks great. i'm also relatively in the dark about the wiring like you are, but will be using James' "head diagram" to make progress.

    Love the exhaust fab, keep it coming. Where’d you source the materials?
    Where is this head diagram you speak of?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 357i View Post
    Got a box this afternoon



    My roll of stainless mig wire to tack with was "miss shipped" by USPS. Talking to them about it is a joke, will be a miracle if it will ever make it. I'm really looking forward to starting on these this weekend, will be real unhappy if the wire doesnt show up.
    Go to an Air Gas supply shop near you. They carry all sorts of welding equipment and supplies.

    http://www.airgas.com/

    Store locator at the top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsogiba View Post
    looks great. i'm also relatively in the dark about the wiring like you are, but will be using James' "head diagram" to make progress.
    he said in his thread how to power up the harness... use the OE BMW dme fuse block.
    clint
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsogiba View Post

    What the hell, do you want me to come over and do it for you too? </sarcasm>

    X6002 #23 is the trigger wire from the DME to turn on the DME relay.
    http://wds.spaghetticoder.org/en/zinfo/E39_PA6000E.htm

    This is almost the only pinout you need. The larger simpler looking connector has some good wires also. I think your key+ voltages are in that one.

    So what you guys are telling me is that I need to come up with a plug-n-play wire harness. Except... this thing is almost plug-n-play.

    Here's a site that tells you how to stand-alone LSx harness out of a gm harness. http://lt1swap.com/2000harness.htm

    As always, there's more than one way to do it....
    Last edited by James39; 11-15-2012 at 06:50 AM.
    '99 BMW 540i6 L33 5.3, PRC Heads, E-force supercharged
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    So what you guys are telling me is that I need to come up with a plug-n-play wire harness. Except... this thing is almost plug-n-play.

    As always, there's more than one way to do it....[/QUOTE]
    If not I can put my car on a tow truck.

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