HELP !! 4 - 5 RPM 318i

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millyboy
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:33 pm

my m10 318i at 4 to 5 RPM is like wanting more fuel or air and is hesitaing and wants to rev more is that normal ? or do i need somthing to replace or check ?
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Alex
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:37 pm

could be rotor arm and/or dissy cap, it might also want a good service :D
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:48 pm

hey thanks .. it might be the dissy all together .. cuz the motor has had a fully rebuild and the head fully serviced decked the head to the max . so theres really big compression um but the dissy was a little rusty and i put a new rota button ... grrrr i dont know what eles to check...
i only just finished putting a whole new computer ,harnes, well all of the injection set up ..
hmmmm :(
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Alex
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:04 pm

you could try a new one
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:35 pm

is it mapped to accommodate that high compression?
2.8 development thread http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=170822

m3.3.1 m20 thread - now running, chip needed - any volunteers?
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Alex
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:40 pm

HairyScreech wrote:is it mapped to accommodate that high compression?
you cannot remap the 318i m10 ecu :D
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Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:12 pm

No i didnt think of that , do you think its better i change the coil to a bosh gt40 12v and upgrade the injectors to 199cc and get a sports air filter ?
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Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:52 pm

sports air filter ?
that wont do anything :)


are all the ignition leads pushed in properly ???????
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Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:21 pm

yeah ... there in ok ..do u think its the cataletic .. its smaller than the normal one thats goes with the car ? .. i might punch out that stuff and try it . so its straight through ?
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Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:38 pm

not sure, i dont really know much about cats apart from they remove nasty gasses, not sure if it would affect the running of you car

you might aswell remove it :P
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