The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 40 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: 24# injectors: more Re: 24# injectors: more Re: 24# injectors: more Wheel refinishing Re: [uuc] SI Reset Instructions Re: SI Reset Instructions: No but.... Re: Car Shipping MP3 capable changers for E46 E30 Euro lights for sale Re: 24# injectors: MPG
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:49:03 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 24# injectors: more Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, if the parameters of the O2 sensor control circuit are reached, it will set a light. Basically, if the DME is leaning out the mixture as much as it can, but your manual override of the fuel pressure has the car still running rich, a CE light will set. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > Question: Will the check engine light come on if you up the FP > to the point > were the lambda circuit can no longer adjust the pulse width to > keep the car > in ECU's targeted range? > > Jeff > 90 535i, been tinkering with FP lately > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.573 / Virus Database: 363 - Release Date: 1/28/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:58:08 -0800 From: "JS Nord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 24# injectors: more Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you Gary. I have saved your notes from our prior conversations on this topic; they remain a valuable reference. A correctly burned custom chip is very much the planned end result. Short of a $1000+ unichip session, no one has really been able to tell me *what* that new chip ought to consist of. Soooo...I concur tinkering with the FP is the wrong approach. Consider it more a short term tactic to see how changes in the FP modify (help/hurt) the car's behavior. At the moment, I'm more in "data gathering mode" than "end result mode". The next step will be to tinker with the chip as I would like to play with the timing. Plans are to use a "romulator" that will allow me to test different .bin chip configurations without the effort (or gear) to burn a chip itself. BTW, do you have a suggested reading reference on the relationship between cam profile modications and ignition timing? I ordered up a book from Amazon called "How to choose camshafts and time them for maximum power" - Speedpro series by Dess Hammill. Also ordered up Chris Jacobs book on ignition theory... Thanks again... Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [UUC] 24# injectors: more > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Jeff, you are trying to get two wrongs to make a right. Have the chip fixed > and do this the right way. > > Gary Derian > > > > Question: Will the check engine light come on if you up the FP to the > point > > were the lambda circuit can no longer adjust the pulse width to keep the > car > > in ECU's targeted range? > > > > Jeff > > 90 535i, been tinkering with FP lately > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:44:39 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 24# injectors: more Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ignition timing is not affected greatly by cam timing, except at lower rpm where the loss of cylinder compression from a long duration cam requires lots more ignition advance. I don't have a good reference for you. Turner Motorsport can make a custom chip, as can Mark D'Sylva. I don't know if Mark does M30 chips but you can ask: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary Derian From: "JS Nord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] 24# injectors: more > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thank you Gary. I have saved your notes from our prior conversations on > this topic; they remain a valuable reference. A correctly burned custom > chip is very much the planned end result. Short of a $1000+ unichip > session, no one has really been able to tell me *what* that new chip ought > to consist of. > > Soooo...I concur tinkering with the FP is the wrong approach. Consider it > more a short term tactic to see how changes in the FP modify (help/hurt) the > car's behavior. At the moment, I'm more in "data gathering mode" than "end > result mode". > > The next step will be to tinker with the chip as I would like to play with > the timing. Plans are to use a "romulator" that will allow me to test > different .bin chip configurations without the effort (or gear) to burn a > chip itself. > > BTW, do you have a suggested reading reference on the relationship between > cam profile modications and ignition timing? I ordered up a book from > Amazon called "How to choose camshafts and time them for maximum power" - > Speedpro series by Dess Hammill. Also ordered up Chris Jacobs book on > ignition theory... > > Thanks again... > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: [UUC] 24# injectors: more > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Jeff, you are trying to get two wrongs to make a right. Have the chip > fixed > > and do this the right way. > > > > Gary Derian > > > > > > Question: Will the check engine light come on if you up the FP to the > > point > > > were the lambda circuit can no longer adjust the pulse width to keep the > > car > > > in ECU's targeted range? > > > > > > Jeff > > > 90 535i, been tinkering with FP lately > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:13:46 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Wheel refinishing Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone here have experience with DIY wheel refinishing? My car has wheels similar in appearance to Borbet's Type E, which can be seen here: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/DisplayWheel.jsp?wheelMake=Borbet&wheelModel=Type+E&wheelFinish=Silver+w%2FMachined+Lip They are silver painted 5-spoke with a polished rim. The silver parts look fine, but the polished rims have lost some luster and it appears as if clearcoat is coming off in some places. I remember Griot's advertising a wheel refinishing kit, but I couldn't find it on their website. Any advice on products and technique is appreciated. TIA, Mike Kozitka '87 325iC ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:41:47 -1000 From: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] SI Reset Instructions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> i found this message while looking through my old "saved messages" folder...does anyone know if this trick works on a 97 M3??? i tried it, but it doesnt seem to work for me...any help appreciated... if it wont work, i'll do it the old fashioned way with a piece of wire... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Albrecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The latest Roundel tech tips section has a procedure for resetting the > SI lights without using a tool. I tried it on my 2000 540i and it > worked perfectly. I'll repeat the instructions here for those of you > that don't get the Roundel. See what you're missing by not joining the CCA! > > � Ignition key in OFF position > � Press and hold the trip odometer reset button and turn the key > to the accessory position > � Keep the reset button pressed for 5 more seconds until 'Oil Service', > 'Inspection', or 'Reset' appears. > � Press the button again for 5 more seconds until the message flashes. > � While the message is flashing, press the button again briefly to reset > the SI. > � Successful reset of the SI will display 'End SIA' for about 2 seconds. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:36:10 -0800 From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[uucdigest]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SI Reset Instructions: No but.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re: [UUC] SI Reset Instructions: No but.... Jay, I have same year and model as you and have tried the reset button trick. It won't reset the SI on our models, but I discovered that it will offer you a bunch of intersting numbers if you release the SI button while the needles are moving, not sure if its up or down to wait before release in the button. Then you get to cycle through what may be computer register contents. The item number is on the trip odo and values on total odo readout. they go from zero to 15 which is why I think they may be register numbers. Most values are dashes or 0 or something like that. The meaningful ones that I managed to figure out tell days in service since the original in services date, kilometers since last SI reset (maybe inspection, not oil service) and some others. Its been a while since I played with it, and I'm going to revisit these numbers soon since one of them may be the fuel economy scale's correction factor mentioned in a posting earlier today. Anyone know what those other numbers mean? Or if there is a way to input info in through them or if its output only? Barry Jay G wrote: >does anyone know if this trick works on a 97 M3??? > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:33:41 -0600 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Car Shipping Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have used McNutt Auto Transport 3 times with good results. In my case they were open transports. From WI to TN and TN to MO was around $425 each, CT to TN was around $600. They charge by the mile, but once loaded up a longer trip does not cost that much more. I would guess coast to coast would be over $1,000 though. http://www.carmoving.com/mcnutt/ There are a ton of car movers - enclosed and open haulers, but McNutt is the only one I have personal experience with. Dennis 01 M5 silver/black At 08:16 PM 2/20/04 -0800, you wrote: >My brother is going to be buying a car here in the Bay >Area of Califorina and shipping it to North Caralina. >Any got any frist hand experinces with any car >transport companys? Whats the normal price range? And >any other head's up would be great. > > >Thanks > >Kyle Sanchez >89' 325i > >Mom's got a Z3. >Dad just bought a 740i. >Brother soon to own a E30. >Taking over the world next. > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. >http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools >__________________________________________________________________________ >In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > >UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate >Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! >908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:08:18 -0500 From: Rob Norwalk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MP3 capable changers for E46 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, I'm looking to add a CD changer to my 2001 330i A month or so before Christmas, there was a discussion about where to get an MP3 capable CD changer for late model BMWs. I remember someone pointing out an alternative to a crutchfield solution - The vendor was located in Anderson Indiana, but I cannot find the referenced post nor remember the name of the place. I even remember a pointer to a website with pictures of the install. Anybody remember? or have a better place to grab one? Thanks Rob Norwalk 01 330 93 325 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:30:14 +0000 From: "Gregory Bradbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E30 Euro lights for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Selling off some of my reserves, E30 Euro lights (complete set), E12/E24 parts, etc. to finance my E30 touring A/C retrofit project (I've found the donor car with good working parts I need). Look for auction 2462345420 on ebay.com, other listed at present. I'll be adding more shortly... Why retrofit A/C in my E30 touring? a) Because I am sick of sweating in my car in summer. b) Because I've already retrofitted cruise, heated outside mirrors, leather interior, heated front seats, E46 rear shock mounts with Bilsteins & Z3 mount plates. There is little else left. c) Because I don't want to retrofit an airbag steering wheel (YET). d) Because I really don't (ever) want to retrofit the "Star Wars" on-board computer. e) Because it simply CAN be done !! Gregory in Geneva _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:06:24 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 24# injectors: MPG Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Brett Anderson wrote: > Your fuel economy readings are not accurate. Nor were they prior > to the injector install, as you appear to have a variable fuel > pressure regulator. I upped the FP on my e30 just a little, and my records show that my OBC indicated MPG is now within a couple tenths of actual MPG, whereas before it was always 1 MPG off. 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