"What did you do to your E39 today V2.0."

[JimLev]

Great reaction time.
Thanks for the ECS link.

[setho]

Great reaction time.
Thanks for the ECS link.

No problem Jim.

And thank you. Not my best. Not my worst lol. Going back on the 19th with some other fixes and plans in play

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[dannyzabolotny]

How'd you get a 540i/6 to run such a good time? Lots more power?

[computiNATEor]

How'd you get a 540i/6 to run such a good time? Lots more power?

Lots of boost.

SethOs M62.jpg

Seth's a good guy, too, which makes it even better

http://abc7.com/news/2-marines-playi...in-oc/1424669/

I've seen the 540i around Fullerton a few times, generally in the area of Raymond/Orangethorpe/State College. It looks mean and sounds bad ass.

[setho]

Lots of boost.

SethOs M62.jpg

Seth's a good guy, too, which makes it even better

http://abc7.com/news/2-marines-playi...in-oc/1424669/

I've seen the 540i around Fullerton a few times, generally in the area of Raymond/Orangethorpe/State College. It looks mean and sounds bad ass.

Appreciate the kind words!

Shes only pushing 7 psi at the moment, and with the base VFE tune, which probably doesn't make the best of the added on components.

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[setho]

Appreciate the kind words!

Shes only pushing 7 psi at the moment, and with the base VFE tune, which probably doesn't make the best of the added on components.

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And here's an updated pic

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[ColtonBH]

And here's an updated pic

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She's beautiful! I love that intercooler. Just off hand, do you know roughly what the clearance between intake mani and hood is?

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[computiNATEor]

And here's an updated pic

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Cool shot! I see you're back to the standard fan shroud. Having overheating trouble with the flat shroud or... ?

[setho]

She's beautiful! I love that intercooler. Just off hand, do you know roughly what the clearance between intake mani and hood is?

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Thank you, and not off the top of my head, but with the VIS hood, its pretty Damn close.

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[setho]

Cool shot! I see you're back to the standard fan shroud. Having overheating trouble with the flat shroud or... ?

No, but I wanted a cleaner look. My worry was the expansion tank rubbing the SC belt. I reinforced the stock shroud so as to not give any flex towards it, and than upgraded my fan to a Spal 16" unit, as well as using a 90°C thermostat. No AC condensor in the way either. Temps didnt see above 200F at the strip today, even with long periods of idle while waiting in line

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[JimLev]

Thanks for the pics, love that reflective heat insulation. Looks like the same stuff they use on satellites.

[rjjablo]

New Brake Pads and new Rear Rotors on my E39 Wagon.

[Nyc Dito]

Cleaned the ICV on my 528i, and wiped off the varnish from the DISA valve. Noticeable difference after..

[philly98540]

And here's an updated pic

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Nice install!! Glad to see another intercooler SC'er car here. I was wondering how you got such good times in the 1/4. What tires you running for those runs? They must hook up pretty good.

[setho]

Thanks for the pics, love that reflective heat insulation. Looks like the same stuff they use on satellites.

Thanks Jim. Its not the prettiest, but it works Damn well. IATs less than 10° above ambient temps most of the time

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[setho]

Nice install!! Glad to see another intercooler SC'er car here. I was wondering how you got such good times in the 1/4. What tires you running for those runs? They must hook up pretty good.

I'm running NT01s. They are ok. Ive noticed some other issues back there yesterday, so I will be addressing those and seeing if that helps

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[mebjr12]

Replaced my left and Right Front sway bar links and fuel filter this weekend. The fuel filter is an easy but PITA job. My old one had a 2011 date on it, if that is indeed the date. My new one had a 2016 on it. Next up new radiator and M Tech bumper install.

Also need to diagnose a cluck sound when I initially reverse on my 530i/5. Im running Moblil 1 lsd 75w-90 in the Diff. Any suggestion on where I should begin to diagnose are welcome. It seems like the "fun" never ends with the repair/ diagnosis of these e39s

[dannyzabolotny]

I've never seen an intercooler setup like that, pretty cool (no pun intended?). You must have a good friend somewhere to pass California emissions with that, haha

[setho]

I've never seen an intercooler setup like that, pretty cool (no pun intended?). You must have a good friend somewhere to pass California emissions with that, haha

Haha yeah, luckily its every 2 years. Worst case scenario, I can put the car back to stock within same same if needed

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[computiNATEor]

Replaced my left and Right Front sway bar links and fuel filter this weekend. The fuel filter is an easy but PITA job. My old one had a 2011 date on it, if that is indeed the date. My new one had a 2016 on it. Next up new radiator and M Tech bumper install.

Also need to diagnose a cluck sound when I initially reverse on my 530i/5. Im running Moblil 1 lsd 75w-90 in the Diff. Any suggestion on where I should begin to diagnose are welcome. It seems like the "fun" never ends with the repair/ diagnosis of these e39s

Try repacking the driveshaft CV joint with new heavy duty grease. Could also be the CSB or guibo. BMWs diffs are generally pretty tough, and the open diffs don’t really care what fluid you run as long as the viscosity is reasonable.

[jp5Touring]

I have a feeling my reverse is starting to fail in my automatic transmission. Looking for a salvaged title M5 plan on swapping everything over.

[mebjr12]

Gave her a wash before the rain comes tomorrow.

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[HoZy]

Got my money back for the failed/burnout out Meyle FSU that lasted 2 months, fitted a cheap $20 fsu and in testing it before actually putting it back in the heater box it didn't get anywhere near as hot as the Meyle version.



Cheers
Mat

Edit:

So a S/C 540i with W2A and more boost is only putting down high 13.X passes...
And this is why LS swaps are a thing, more economical, powerful & reliable. Damn!

[computiNATEor]

Yeah, but high performance LS engines are crap to drive around town. If you 'charge it, then you're looking at big bucks, too. Otherwise you get that old lopey idle that I, personally, can't stand.

[setho]

Got my money back for the failed/burnout out Meyle FSU that lasted 2 months, fitted a cheap $20 fsu and in testing it before actually putting it back in the heater box it didn't get anywhere near as hot as the Meyle version.



Cheers
Mat

Edit:

So a S/C 540i with W2A and more boost is only putting down high 13.X passes...
And this is why LS swaps are a thing, more economical, powerful & reliable. Damn!

Opinions are welcome. I'm running the base pulley and tune that came with the VF kit, which I purchased second hand, for cheaper than any real LS motor.

A proper comparison would be the VF 540i(rated at 415bhp) versus an M5(rated at 394bhp), and seeing that its doing a good half second faster than a professionally tested brand new M5. My car has 213k miles on it, a base tune that doesn't make full use of add-ons.

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