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JoeS
06-13-2004, 12:10 PM
Finally got the Spilt Second MAF Kit installed. I like it. Noticeably smoother acceleration, the gasping for fuel symptom is gone at WOT, idle ummm.... very little improvement but some, and the intermittent stumble off of idle is gone. I am very interested to see if I will have any cold weather starting issues, since the initial air temp is hardcoded at 70 degrees (so I was told). The install was pretty straight forward, no tricks. Tapping into the O2 sensor line is a bitch. The major time stealer is running all the wires and hiding them in order to make the device look unnoticable.
I am very interested in hittin' the Dyno in order to get the precise tune.
Thanks to DaveR for the operations instructions.

http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/jjjoeee/ENGINE2.jpg
http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/jjjoeee/ENGINE1.jpg
Jeff N.
06-13-2004, 05:54 PM
Motor looks good Joe! Don't have any answers on your TPS question...maybe someone else does?

What's the story on the remote filter? That Bruno's kit?
-Joes
06-13-2004, 07:59 PM
It works well. I enjoy paying $2.79 for an oil filter. Of course it is going to take my roughly 30 oil changes to pay for it from the filter savings. I found it hard to believe I'd use an STP oil filter until I read this.

http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/old_filters.shtml



Motor looks good Joe! Don't have any answers on your TPS question...maybe someone else does?

What's the story on the remote filter? That Bruno's kit?
George M
06-13-2004, 08:11 PM
purchase a MAF from Bruno Joe? What did you pay for your split-second MAF?....any distinguishing features that set it apart from the MAF sold by Racing King?
Thanks,
George
-Joes
06-13-2004, 09:41 PM
The unit is about 18 months old. I bought it from DaveR for roughly a little under $400. I was mostly price sensitive. The Lafosse Special MAF is approx $625 with shipping.


purchase a MAF from Bruno Joe? What did you pay for your split-second MAF?....any distinguishing features that set it apart from the MAF sold by Racing King?
Thanks,
George
Jeff N.
06-13-2004, 11:51 PM
BTW, what's up with the Tin Man air duct to the alternator? :)
-Joes
06-14-2004, 12:45 AM
BTW, what's up with the Tin Man air duct to the alternator? :)
-joes
06-14-2004, 12:49 AM
I got tired of replacing the thin plastic oem piece that gets brittle after 6 months. So I deployed the tin ducting that is used in venting(exhausting) household gas hot water heaters. It works quite well. I can remove it with out breaking it. Should i paint it black for you?



BTW, what's up with the Tin Man air duct to the alternator? :)
Bruno
06-29-2004, 12:30 PM
Finally got the Spilt Second MAF Kit installed. I like it. Noticeably smoother acceleration, the gasping for fuel symptom is gone at WOT, idle ummm.... very little improvement but some, and the intermittent stumble off of idle is gone. I am very interested to see if I will have any cold weather starting issues, since the initial air temp is hardcoded at 70 degrees (so I was told). The install was pretty straight forward, no tricks. Tapping into the O2 sensor line is a bitch. The major time stealer is running all the wires and hiding them in order to make the device look unnoticable.
I am very interested in hittin' the Dyno in order to get the precise tune.
Thanks to DaveR for the operations instructions.

http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/jjjoeee/ENGINE2.jpg
http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/jjjoeee/ENGINE1.jpg

You don't need clamps with these fittings, I didn't put any on my car.
And it works without any problem up to 300 Psi.