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tel240z

tel240z

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Exactly my thoughts on this John, all the car looms that i have seen like jaguar bmw and them things that dagenham used to build all have just crimped ends, theres quite a lot of ignition switches that i have seen that have the wires soldered into just a plain hole on the back, what i am soldering is any cables that i have joined together and then a double layer of heat shrink sleeve
while on topic i have to supply around 10 amps each for the 3 engine systems ie vanos control fuel injectors and ignition coils from the ignition on position, would you use a separate relay for each or just one 40 amp jobby for the lot ? :unsure:
 
zbloke

zbloke

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tel240z said:
what i am soldering is any cables that i have joined together and then a double layer of heat shrink sleeve
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Possibly a better option, if you have any more cables to join, would be something like this?

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Alphabettispaghetti

Alphabettispaghetti

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tel240z said:
Mike Yes you got it spot on

Franky yes it will be a 5 bar pump not the one in the picture but a nice new shiny one
Ecu from specialist components and i have a man just down the road who can map it if i need a bit more power, if i fit some cams;) :devil:

Dave thats a bummer i'm hoping i dont have that as i'm using all new crimp lucar connectors with the nice little rubber boots like those on the little fuse board in the picture, the edges actually fold over into the wire and look factory unlike the blue plastic covered ones that just clamp the wire
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Sounds good, can that ecu run a dual Vanos engine?
 
Alphabettispaghetti

Alphabettispaghetti

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tel240z said:
Exactly my thoughts on this John, all the car looms that i have seen like jaguar bmw and them things that dagenham used to build all have just crimped ends, theres quite a lot of ignition switches that i have seen that have the wires soldered into just a plain hole on the back, what i am soldering is any cables that i have joined together and then a double layer of heat shrink sleeve
while on topic i have to supply around 10 amps each for the 3 engine systems ie vanos control fuel injectors and ignition coils from the ignition on position, would you use a separate relay for each or just one 40 amp jobby for the lot ? :unsure:
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On the standard engine part of the loom I think there should be 3 or 4 relays(white ones?). They're fed off a main relay(well on a e36 they are). Maybe the best route would be to replicate what BMW did?

Switched earths are fun:eek: With your aftermarket ecu I guess you'll not have half the hassle/headache's of getting it to run on a standard ecu.

Fantastic engines.:thumbs:
 
Rob Gaskin

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Well done Terry.

If I lived closer we could discuss over a beer - you know me :cheers:

A bit step forward in the motivation I reckon :)
 
SeanDezart

SeanDezart

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Ok.

It's all coming together thanks, an S50B32 now for cost and practicality reasons, and the (slightly) lower power spec isn't an issue as the theme light is right is present from the start.
 
tel240z

tel240z

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Managed to get a little bit done last couple of days, not much but just trying to get any holes drilled and brackets welded on before the body work begins,

well pleased that the M3 expansion tank fits well next to the servo and the pipe work will be hidden in the air tube :D also the m3 rad with its separate oil cooler fitted to the bottem lends itself nicely as well even the top and bottem hoses are near but will get some silicone hoses made to spec
 

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