Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[Baz666]

just read the whole of this tread, really injoyed read it also excellent work fella.


i wondered who had them alloys.

[Cook318IS]

Cheers Baz,

After flicking through alot of paint matching pages from a catalogue in halfords i've found a very close, if not identical paint mach to one of my centre caps. I'd like to invest in some tyres too before i get the hartges refurbed to make advantage of the free fitting and balancing from the wheel refurb place

Washed it again today too Photo shows the dent in the front valance a little bit more too

Hmmmm fail to be honest.

[Cook318IS]

FAIL

Going up a long steep hill this morning and the fecking throttle cable snapped. Its a OEM part and its still in warrentee. BMW have ordered me a new one for free but said that they wouldnt fit it for free becuase "the engine isnt for the chassis" otherwise they would do it for free And nowhere locally has a throttle cable in stock either for the mean time! What a pain the in arse

[Daf318is]

FAIL

Going up a long steep hill this morning and the fecking throttle cable snapped. Its a OEM part and its still in warrentee. BMW have ordered me a new one for free but said that they wouldnt fit it for free becuase "the engine isnt for the chassis" otherwise they would do it for free And nowhere locally has a throttle cable in stock either for the mean time! What a pain the in arse

Have you got any brave friends? You could always try this

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[Cook318IS]

I have a few mates who probably would do that tbh! E30 bonnets open the other way though shame

I did consider an ace ventura style out the window with a bit of string though

[Daf318is]

Shame you are so far away - I have a brand new cable sat on my workbench still in the bag rom BMW

[Cook318IS]

Thanks for the offer bud, I'll just have to wait for the bmw one to arrive. North wales is a bit far to drive for a cable! Thankgod for eko tbh. He might be able to help me out, he'll be changing the lambda for me anyway which i couldnt get off to save my life yesterday!

I've not heard of the throttle cable snapping on these conversions though

[eko]

Paul as per text ive got a spare cable here which will get you out the shit.
Wont be home tonight but just dump the car somewhere outside and ill do it tomorrow

[Cook318IS]

Big thanks to Eko for saving my ass by putting a tempory measure throttle cable on the car until the new cable arrived and then fitting that And a thanks to monkey to sorting me out with a spare cable to keep in the car for if it happens again - not an experience i want to go through again.

A lovely dent has appeared in the passanger rear quater too which looks like a kid has done with the handlebars on his bike And my waterproof HID ballast... isnt waterproof - lovely

I've picked up a new tripod for my DSLR camera, so i took a quick video on a point and shoot camera to try it out. The camera hasnt picked up the growl of the engine though The windows are all up too, cabin noise ftw!

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[Cook318IS]

I'm abit nervous about tommorow... its back on the rolling road again! I'm hoping for a better result than last time. Watch this space!!

[eko]

I'm abit nervous about tommorow... its back on the rolling road again! I'm hoping for a better result than last time. Watch this space!!

That new filter will surely make a difference?

[Cook318IS]

I'm abit nervous about tommorow... its back on the rolling road again! I'm hoping for a better result than last time. Watch this space!!

That new filter will surely make a difference?

It will be better than last time - its just a case of if it will meet its "on paper" expections.

I may pop over on the way back depending on the time and if the news is good / bad!

[eko]

I'm abit nervous about tommorow... its back on the rolling road again! I'm hoping for a better result than last time. Watch this space!!

That new filter will surely make a difference?

It will be better than last time - its just a case of if it will meet its "on paper" expections.

I may pop over on the way back depending on the time and if the news is good / bad!

[Cook318IS]

The results are in... and its down on power Although there is no dip in torque or BHP now with the chip.

Before:


After: (no longer got a restrictive airfilter, new lambda + chip)



I've got a couple of photos to still upload too

[Jhonno]

Oh dear... IT temps were lower as well!

[Cook318IS]

Oh dear... IT temps were lower as well!

I am disappointed, im not going to lie. I had to wait for 3 hours in the freezing cold for mine to get dynoed because everybody had Fail Wheel Drive cars - i was the only RWD car

next step... another chip or wait for a 2.8?

(im still waiting for the photos to upload )

[Jhonno]

People always bad mouth cone filters.. BUT.. My turd made 297bhp with an unshielded K&N, and a dodgy exhaust! On a reputable dyno..

[Cook318IS]

I think i was the only person today who actually made a loss. The ITG filter its got on now made a difference to the old k+n one i had on it.

The dyno i use is very accurate and is known locally for being pretty spot on.

[eko]

Oh dear... IT temps were lower as well!

I am disappointed, im not going to lie. I had to wait for 3 hours in the freezing cold for mine to get dynoed because everybody had Fail Wheel Drive cars - i was the only RWD car

next step... another chip or wait for a 2.8?

(im still waiting for the photos to upload )

Get a 2.8 in it

[Cook318IS]

Oh dear... IT temps were lower as well!

I am disappointed, im not going to lie. I had to wait for 3 hours in the freezing cold for mine to get dynoed because everybody had Fail Wheel Drive cars - i was the only RWD car

next step... another chip or wait for a 2.8?

(im still waiting for the photos to upload )

Get a 2.8 in it

Your driveway free yet then (well i'll wait until the summer )

[Kos]

where's the chip from ?

[Cook318IS]

It's a speedtouch chip.

He's offered a refund becuase of the dissapointing on paper results. but i'll keep the chip anyway becuase its nice having a 7k limit and it does seem to drive better. It actually feels better than it used to... but dyno says no

[Cook318IS]

I like this photo, it makes the car look clean. It almost justifies washing it in 3degrees at 8am



epic lol of the day:

[mr_dink]

epic lol of the day:

that's hilarious, had the vivaro had any work done?

I love your car by the way, spec and finish to die for, it's a real inspiration as I'm going to be starting my m50 soon.

[Cook318IS]

Nope! it was completly standard. Its dyno graph was literaly like an "n"

Thanks bud, certainly brings a smile to my face driving it! Still got alot of bits and pieces i want/need to do it!

[eko]

Paul,could it be a case of the rolling road out of calibration?
Either that or the chip.
Got to say though you surprised me and Andy when you pulled away from mine this,certainly didnt look or sound underpowered

[Cook318IS]

I can't see the calibration being too far out, everybody else seemed to get pretty much spot on power. clio 182 which never has 182bhp had something like 179bhp - the dyno chap said he hasn't seen one get that close to 182bhp from standard yet
Even if it was out of calibration i should of still seen an increase surely? maybe it needs an s50 manifold?

Sounds great at 7krpm doesn't it!

[Simon13]

its always the chips that will be losing you power not the cone!

[e301988325i]

I am disappointed, im not going to lie. I had to wait for 3 hours in the freezing cold for mine to get dynoed

Paul, did you have chance to warm your oil up given you were waiting for so long, thick oil could have lost you a bit!

Ps) Where's the dyno?

[Cook318IS]

The car had been running for about 30-45 minutes before it's run. I only go to alan jefferies in Plymouth

[pauldeacs]

what exhaust are you running? a standard e36/e34 m50 325i/525i surely has a bigger dia exhaust than a e30 system?

[Cook318IS]

what exhaust are you running? a standard e36/e34 m50 325i/525i surely has a bigger dia exhaust than a e30 system?

Its m52 manifolds to a 3 piece m20 'zaust. The e30 stuff sounds louder than the e36 stuff but i dont know if that has anything to do with centre box size. OB's m50 made about 194bhp on the same dyno and he is using the same setup as me AFAIK.

[Cook318IS]

Went for a few photos this afternoon





spot the dent below the rear quater window










i may go out again later and get some shots at night

[Alex]

I love the look of it, looks soo unmolesterd and poverty spec with that badge

[Jhonno]

S50 manifold sounds nice, but is waaay to big for an M50

It looks good dude, but boy does it need lowering!!