Bassboy3313 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey. I am new to this forum and figured I would check it out. I have an 83 320i E21 that I currently daily drive. I picked it up and it didnt run well whatsoever. I drove it this way for awhile until I finally had the time to work on it. I have to tell you that it takes AWHILE to get used to working on a k-jetronic system. I couldnt figure out the problem for the life of me. I then started reading up on bimmerforums and just dove right in. I redid the timing, adjusted valves, rebuilt the warm up regulator, installed new thermo time switch and cold start injector, and did a tune up. It still had a hell of a time staying running and driving down the road. Last resort was playing around with the fuel mixture screw to see what happens. It didnt wanna budge so I sprayed it with carb cleaner and gave it another shot. It cracked loose and I adjusted it until, what do ya know, it runs beautifully! I am stoked! pair that with an upgraded cap/rotor, msd coil and wires, and AR15 racing plugs and she purrs amazingly and pulls hard. Well thats the story of my experiences so far with this car. Well, enough witn the talking. Onto the pictures. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nice! not many of these around these parts anymore, most are probably being made into tin cans now after a trip to the crusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yeah thats what I've quickly found out. This one is a champ. Compression is awesome for the mileage. I get so many compliments and stares with it. I'm not used to it. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 All it needs is a drop and some wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 looking good! a little TLC and it will be a old school panty dropper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Def needs a drop. I totally agree! Once I get everything good and tight, ill prolly get the body work done. My uncle has a body shop, so he will hopefully hook me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Looks stellar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Could you please blur the license plate, that is my friend's car and I don't think he would appreciate the license plate being posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 HAHA!!! Nice one man! Although, thats not too bad of an idea. Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Otherside Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 GORGEOUS CAR!!!!!!!!!Fuck blurring the plate.Lol never understood that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks a lot man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed1299 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 The drift machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Shes getting there. how you doing man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 An e21 with s50/m50 swap would be tits... a real sleeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Turbo cis FTW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hey guys! I just finished my century turbo kit installation yesterday. Here is a list of what I did as well ... Century Turbo Kit Volvo 240 Turbo AFM Volvo 240 Turbo FD Volvo 240 Turbo WUR VW Braided SS Injector Lines I was having issues starting the car yesterday. It would start, idle up to 1100 rpm and then die. Eventually it was to the point that it would just crank and crank and wouldnt fire. Sagaris came over this morning and we messed around with it some more. We noticed that a puff of smoke came from around the cold start injector on the manifold, so we figured there had to be a vacuum leak there. Sure enough there was. I got a new o-ring and studs and reinstalled it. When cranking this time, we turned the dizzy until she fired up and idled. WOOHOO were we excited!! Once we got it running, we then fine tuned the timing and the air/fuel ratio. All seemed to be perfect, smooth acceleration and everything. Until we shut it off. We shut the car off, let it cool a little, and topped off the fluids for a test drive. When I went to start it up again, crank, crank, crank, crank, ... no fire! GAAAHHH!!!!! We had it! I guess thats the joys of k-jet. Lol. We started messing with the air/fuel adjustment and timing again with no luck. Just keeps cranking and no firing. After a good half hour of fiddling, I noticed that the fuel pump wasnt buzzing anymore for a couple seconds after cranking. Something wasnt triggering the fuel pump to come on anymore. Pulled an injector and cranked the engine over, no fuel. We then jumpered the fuel pump and fuel came spraying out of the injector. So, the pump is good, the wiring or something that tells pump to come on when ranking wasnt right. we tested the pulse sender for continuity incase it shorted out somehow, but that was good. We came back from the e30 et together and tried it one more time. Low and behold, the fuel pump was buzzing again. How does this happen, i dont know. All I can think of is that the impulse sender plug came loose from turning the dizzy. So now its back to square one with air/fuel adjustment and timing. Sorry for the long rant, just thought I would fill everyone in on whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 SO CLOSE!!!! I bet that fuel pump relay got extremely pissed off from all the on/off action. Hopefully you are just a few turns of the allen-key away from getting it going again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 SHE RUNS!!! I put some new spark plugs in since the old ones were mighty roasted and cranked the fuel adjustment screw on the fuel distributor/airflow meter about 12 turns to the lean side and she finally started. Idles at 900 rpm, afr hovering around 14.7, and vacuum at 19 at idle. Couldnt ask for anything better. Today I got the timing dialed in and I took it for a little test drive. Its loud (downpipe only for now), stinky, and AWESOME!! I didnt hammer on it too much, since I didnt wanna lose my hearing. Hopefully this week I can get it to the exhaust shop to finish up that and she should be ready for some fine tuning. Turbo k-jet FTW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Exhaust was done this past tuesday and sounds awesome! Its a 2.5" downpipe made from an 09 Dodge Challenger exhaust:p that mates up to a flex pipe. From there its 2.5" all the way back to a Vibrant stealth muffler tuckedback a bit. This thing pulls way harder than I ever thought it would. I'm currently running at 9psi with an open wastegate that screams under boost. Might throw on the wastegate silencer that came with the kit. Lol. I am real happy with the outcome. Especially since its turbo kjet that everyone shys away from. Definitely have to make a shout out to Brian for all the help he gave me while doing the work. Big Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Congrats! Looking forward to seeing this car around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I wanna see this bad boy! Another turbo'd car! -2.9i HKS 35R Turbo'd E30 :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks guys! Sure does mean a lot to get some love for an old e21. Cant wait to bring her out to the next meet now thats shes finally running again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 This car is a lot of fun! Makes me want a turbo M10 car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed1299 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Good to hear its alive once again! I still miss the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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