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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:43 pm
by e21-Mark
I find turning the stereo up cures most problems.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:45 pm
by vtecmike
hi, i see you ve done the M20b25 conversion, sweet work!
im doin this conversion at the mo, got the engine in , the thing is where did you put the lamda sensor? cheers
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:10 pm
by murran
its true its amazing how many annoying rattles you simply cant hear by turning up the that favorite cd! (or my case, tape.
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uk e30 325i's didnt have lambdas. in the uk, you do need cats and lambdas from 1st august '92 which coinsides with the e36 launch an the newer engines.
think they came in much earlier in the us due to the smog regulations.
cant you just disconnect the system?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:27 pm
by vtecmike
i dont know if i can disconnect it or not ? if i can do it without then in will! any ideas on that? the engine come from a 525i so thats proberly why! any advice im very grateful cheers
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:38 pm
by Jason_323i
Hi
It runs without the lambda possible in limp mode
Very easy to add just weld a lambda bung into your exhaust
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M18-Stainless-Ste ... 7C294%3A50
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:38 pm
by murran
if its an early e34 m20 then its the same engine.
im not sure how the lambdaed system works tbh. must have been an added in after thought?
if all else fails then you could have a wiring loom and ecu shipped from the uk?
have you joined e30zone? theres a chap known as brian mooore on there, theres nothing the doesnt know about these 80s beemers.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:01 pm
by vtecmike
thats an idea, about getting a different loom,will it still work with the 5 series ecu? i l ask on e30zone about that
jason, with fitting the lamda, is their a specific placement, this is what i need to know because my plan was to fit it like you suggest, i was just checking to be sure , ask someone who had done it already
cheers guys
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:09 pm
by Jason_323i
Yeah as it is a narrow band sensor with no heater element as close as you can get to the head, try and copy the e30 location
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:15 pm
by vtecmike
ok, thats the sort of thing i was thinking, cheers for the advice!
murran i ll stop messing up your post now,cheers
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:54 pm
by murran
its ok.
id do away with the lambda personally, but its up to you!
isnt it why the catted lambda version is more like 160bhp? rather than the 170bhp were used to?
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:49 pm
by murran
anyway....... the mims are on.
one thing is tho. they have "made in england" written on them. i take it theyre not mims and a reproduction??
not that i care, as they cost £50 and look cool as f***!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:24 pm
by Silver Surfer
Car's looking great bud!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:50 pm
by --ALPINA--
They are hagars if made in uk, mims are very similar. i had them both but if you know what your looking out you can spot the difference.
looks nice thou!!
J
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:03 am
by e21-Mark
looking good!
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:38 pm
by murran
--ALPINA-- wrote:They are hagars if made in uk, mims are very similar. i had them both but if you know what your looking out you can spot the difference.
looks nice thou!!
J
hagars? not heard of them.
what center caps can i get for these? ive measured the hole, it seems to be 58mm??