e30 autocross build soon to be turbo again

[euro2fast4u]

didnt like the rtv idea, i even purchased it then threw it in the rtv bin. i figured i made it this far might as well do it correct. figured i would get the correct gasket on monday.

The one i ordered from autozone showed up. planning for the all nighter as well tonight to get this turd done and running well.

Ill be racing something, not sure what yet. e30, e39, tdi. something is gonna slide around on saturday haha.

[euro2fast4u]

well got the car done, fixed my other oil leak which actually ended up being the bung for the turbo return feed. new gasket new oil pan new bulk head fitting.

got it all back together, was driving it home and magical smoke came from under the dash.

The abs wire that goes to the bulb shorted and melted some stuff. Ended up racing the e39 which was a pig. :/ still got 70 points from the race.

New wire is on its way in as well as the turn signal switch. Hope for some good progress this weekend.

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btw for future reference the wiring diagram labels the wire as grey red GR/RD its incorrect it should by GY/RD took an extra day to figure that out.

[Kershaw]

Sucks about wasting time tracing wires. That's interesting that the wire decided to self combust though, what in the ABS system would cause such a draw?

[euro2fast4u]

Sucks about wasting time tracing wires. That's interesting that the wire decided to self combust though, what in the ABS system would cause such a draw?

Thats one thing im not sure, it could have just touched a ground or the chasis and shorted. There is no fuse on this lead, and is only controlled by the ignition switch.

[euro2fast4u]

Successful day racing. made some good times even with the weather. Waiting on the results

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[Kershaw]

I did not know there was an autox today. I would have gone. Rallyx was canceled both days.

[euro2fast4u]

It was actually Satruday down in waldorf. Pretty far for me. Waiting on the results to come out this afternoon.

[Kershaw]

Yeah, that's not that far for me. I need to check motorsportreg more often.

[euro2fast4u]

next race is in winchester VA May 27th . doing double runs. hope to get some things really dialed in that day.

[euro2fast4u]

So got a tablet from work for free

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due to this thing it has made tuning so munch more enjoyable


yesterday i spent 2 hours tuning the ignition map

one thing i noticed was i get an initial spike then it drops. then it begins to spike again and going really rich.

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my hope is when i turn the boost up it wont be as severe opinions?
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[euro2fast4u]

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few power pulls

[euro2fast4u]

More tuning on the turd with better runs.

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got to the point where i wanted to start adding boost. Then ran out of time and energy.