Its rather difficult to remove metal from a valve with a wire brush on a drill. I've used this. But none the less this is not what it means to polish and "boring" is not cleaning with a rag. Very confusing.
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Its rather difficult to remove metal from a valve with a wire brush on a drill. I've used this. But none the less this is not what it means to polish and "boring" is not cleaning with a rag. Very confusing.
0.000000000001% maybe, A simple 3" wire bit on a drill to clean the buil up on the valves from the 15 years in darkness.Quote:
Originally Posted by repenttokyo
Dave M: I wasnt the person who changed the OBC on my car. Could the OBC be the problem if they have different serial numbers like a computer ECU?
Jon: I know the difference, I had just copy/pasted from my mods list that I hadnt looked at in awhile.
Call Dinan, see what they say about it. And, no, the OBC does not control the engine nor have any effect on it. It reports certain things like mileage per gallon, time travelled, time to destination, current speed, etc. The Dinan chip does control it however.
Perhaps since you often drive in a lively fashion, your engine is wearing up. Race engines tend not to last. Perhaps the head or valves need some readjusting.
Thing is, before the Dinan chip, I had an actually engine cut-off at 205 where the engine would actually stop putting out power and slow the car down to about 195 before it ressumed putting out power. After the Chip, the 205 limiter went away but I still have this damn chime that comes on at 110mph.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWDriver
Would a program like CarSoft6.5 be able to tell me what the problem is?
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Originally Posted by bad_manners_god
it was cutting the fuel injectors. that's what engine limiters do.
Ok, but that problem is gone now, now it just takes forever to pass 190+ when it use to cruise through to 240 easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by repenttokyo
it wasn't a "problem", it was the function of the speed limiter, which the Dinan chip raised. The reason your car takes forever to get to 240 is because it is quite heavy and makes less than 200 horsepower and not very much torque, going through a power robbing automatic transmission. Also, keep in mind that that is an 'indicated' 240, and the speedometer isn't all that accurate at high speeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by bad_manners_god
Question: are you testing out your new dinan top speed on winter tires in a winter climate?
Lol, no, not in winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by repenttokyo
I agree, its an automatic, it's heavy and makes less than 200 to the wheels. but something isnt right when it would go 240 no problem and then it has a hard time getting past 200.
It's the anti ricer feature. Were your blue washer lights on? Could be why.
Take it back to stock.
1: where did this 'Dinan' chip come from? I believe you originally referred to as a "chip" that you got off the internet (implication ebay and possibly the cause of your problems FWIW)
http://usera.imagecave.com/badmanner...s/DSC00215.JPG
2: listening to you wind the snot out of your engine to 7k in every gear in your youtube videos, I wouldn't be surprised if it was time for engine work. it doesn't sound healthy especially on the topend after you put the chip in.
3: are you sure you hooked all the vacuum lines back up right?
4: it's an automatic for pete's sake. Got your money saved for repair/replace when it inevitably blows up?
5: you already lost your license and car once... why don't you just slow down?
Or else this will be you:
http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/7256..._e30_crash.swf
http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/577074d.jpg
Listen, you can lecture me all you want, but I have a father and I get enough of it from him, I don't need someone on the other side of a computer to tell me to slow down, I know my limits and my cars limits, just leave it at that.
The problem with my limiter is that it has been like this for a very long time, even before I started modifing it.
The chip in question that I currently have installed is a true Dinan chip, the one I previously installed was a no-name and made my check engine light come on, the Dinan Engine chip doesnt make the engine like come on.
When I changed my head gasket, I made a checklist/diagrams of things I took off while I was doing it and I double checked them all when I put them back. Also again, this limiter was there even before I changed my head gasket.
When I bought the Dinan Engine Chip, it came with the Dinan Transmission Chip that I installed in the Transmission Control Box located in the Passenger Speaker Panel Kick-Down.