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Shhhh... don't tell the winning bidder.

Maybe I'm missing the point, but I'm thinking any copy would be worth little more than a nice OE cover.

Pete, If it makes you feel any better, I had something similar happen to me when I wore a younger mans shoes... I had purchased a rolling chassis '64 El Camino from a relatives friend. It sat in his yard for a number of years and he had never titled it. Shortly after purchase, I dropped it off at a paint shop, along with a deposit. A couple months go by... I swing by the paint shop and its gone... vanished... the car, the paint shop, and the owner. By the time I figured out what happened, and where the car went, it had found a home at a private lot. This person decided that the car was far more 'his' than mine and filed for lost title. I spoke to him and his wife on the phone a number of times over the course of a week... he refused to negotiate. To this day, I have never met a more self-centered person. Because I had not yet titled the car in my name, I never received the DMV's notification. And, because I can't prove that the painter never intended to paint the car, I can't prove that he stole it. My negligence cost me around $4000 and a fair amount of grief. You can bet I wont do THAT again. I never found the painter. Through lots of legwork, I discovered that I wasn't the only one looking for him. His name was Corbin May... if any of you know of him, I should like to 'thank him'. Though it doesn't sound promising, I hope it works out better for you.

Stand-alones, in no particular order... Link Motec Megasquirt Wolf3D Haltech Pectel EFI Technology SDS AEM 882 VEMS Autronic Electromotive Emerald MAXX (Alpha-N) There are a couple more escaping my thoughts at the moment...

You're not giving enough information on what part isn't working out for you. More than one person has done this swap... why not ask this question (with some detail) on the thread that's DEDICATED to this conversion?... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=91250&highlight=z31+MAF+swap.

WOW!... I guess I'm going to have to fleabay my original BSR intake manifold (Holley 4-barrel).

Wolf3D V500

In the NARPS valves

Not at all... its job is to provide positional information to the ECU. Yes. It needs it for 'everything'... its the KEY component. You can't replace it with a categorically different sensor and expect the ecu to 'understand'. If I correctly understand which Crane system you have, it will not provide the information that the ECU needs to function correctly. A more direct approach would be to start with a 280zxt (late model) distributor, which has a CAS built in. This dizzy will 'bolt on'. Then, per this thread... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=91250&highlight=z31+MAF+swap, adapt it for your intended use. HTH,

In addition to the item's mentioned by BRAAP, I would ask... ...a Z31 or Z32 ECU? ...One of the things the Z32 ECU is looking for (and likely the Z31) is a 5-volt square-wave from the CAS. Another thing its expecting is increasingly longer slots per cylinder, as well as a 360 tooth 'outer count'. I haven't personally scoped the Crane optical system... is it a square wave? What voltage? Are you getting this wave-form straight out of the pick-up?

'TPS only' is often referred to as Alpha-N (TPS + RPM). It works well with NA, hot cammed engines, as erratic idle can cause erratic manifold pressures. Sometimes a restrictor is enough to 'calm' the pulses. HOWEVER, in a turbo application, straight Alpha-N doesn't work. This is because a given amount of TPS doesn't correspond to a given load. In other words, A TPS, used as a load sensor, can't tell the difference between 1 psi and 20. This is where blended mode comes in... some systems allow Alpha-N to be used below a threshold, transitioning to MAP, above.

My MS experience is admittedly limited. I understand that MS will allow using Map-Dot for accel enrichment. I haven't personally tried this with MS, but I have with Wolf3D. It works fairly well. Albeit not perfect (and dependent on cam(s), filter rates, TB, plenum, etc) but certainly do-able. Other possible omissions are (as you mentioned) clear flood mode, data logging, fuel cut, and auxiliary functions (potentially significant).

Welcome to the dark side!... I'm there myself ('88 M3)

Jon, I had to re-read that a couple times, but I think I follow. It assumes that you're able to create a 'negative' under the hood though correct? Are we anywhere close to being able to accomplish that?

Sounds like that little rubber seal on the upper core support, thats gone from more S30's than not, needs to be re-installed (or maybe improved?). Did you have an opportunity to mess with, or look into its effectiveness? Thanks to all those that participated/contributed!!!

Where's my Redenbacher's?

This picture by Yasin spills the beens.... Notice the stretched wheelbase... knew there had to be some 'magic' in there somewhere

I would surely like to see that! With the close relationship between the seats and rear axle line, it would seem un-doable.

I'll second that... nice job Austin.

What a small world. Paul fly's out once a month to detail my ride, and he does as he say's... if I get bird droppings, he's on a jumbo straight away.

...and I've never heard of 'painting' pistons. Now I'm confused... are you talking about ceramics or paint?

Doesn't add up to me... painting something a color to gather heat or reject it implies that the heat is a light source. Paint two blocks of aluminum, one white and one black. Put them in a dark oven and they're temperatures will follow each other. Put the same two items with a 500 watt halogen bulb pointed at them and they will become two different temps. Obviously, under the hood, the heat generated from light is pretty well negligible.

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Couple of last minute pictures before coating. Runner area is approximately 42% greater than an N42 manifold (N42 above)...

No need to apologize! EMS's have evolved so much in the last few years that its virtually impossible to keep track of who's doing what. For what its worth, I can find something to like about nearly all of the available systems, irrespective of price. Personally, I think there are enough brands to go around for everyone Todays 'suggested retail price' for V500 is $1895 AUD (around $1600 US). Some dealers offer club discounts, group buy's, and so on.