skank's Shark in for detailed work-635csi 1986

[Daaf Vader]

Top work as always Peter, keep the posts coming! :clapper:

 

[skank]

Very nice, keep the pictures coming.

Have you decided on a radio/head unit yet? The original one would keep things as they were, but sound quality might not be quite what is needed to feed the sub.

The problem is finding a modern unit that doesn't look out of place in a classic. I would be interested to know what you come up with.

My suggestion would be to keep the original radio in the dash and hide an iPod in the glovebox.

Head unit is a Nakamichi, as is amp and speakers. There is also some Reference Audio and Audiopipe in there. First priority is a stealth install, second was quality of sound. The HU blends colour to match BMW orange and there going to be 9 speakers hidden around the car. Should be decent.

Went for the Nakamichi HU as it does A2DP streaming very well, no need for wires and a hidden iPhone.

One day when I have R10k to blow on a HU I'll get a Becker Mexico

 

[Peter@AEW]

Talking of HU here is a pic with everything installed after my microswitch escapade.

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and one of the car as this is the angle I enjoy most.

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Fitted an oil pressure sender unit as well as an oil temperature sender unit.

The readout which is stealth will be revealed later(unit made by a German fellow on special order I think.Prompt delivery....gotta love German efficiency)

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We are installing a factory aircon system so I am tapping into the fuse box for the purpose of having an OE system.
This is what is facing me which for the average electrician is a walk in the park.....I am no average electrician

 

[skank]

We are installing a factory aircon system so I am tapping into the fuse box for the purpose of having an OE system.
This is what is facing me which for the average electrician is a walk in the park.....I am no average electrician

I can't even look at that!

 

[Peter@AEW]

Actually neither can I .

 

[skank]

Actually neither can I .

I'm keeping the fire extinguisher close on my way to Dirtbin. :rollsmile:

 

[Ratslaaf]

We are installing a factory aircon system so I am tapping into the fuse box for the purpose of having an OE system.
This is what is facing me which for the average electrician is a walk in the park.....I am no average electrician

Nah, even a sparky would run for the hills...

 

[Peter@AEW]

Not a very clear pic however the digital "old school" read out gives oil temp and oil pressure.
This requires modification to the instrument cluster and is best performed on manual cars as it is located in the transmission range lights.

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N.B. notice USB cable for the shitronics ecu.

I highly recommend the removal of shitronics ECUs from any cars fitted with them.
The software is basic and the system lacks versatility.
There are those who swear by them with the operative word being "swear"

 

[gavsadler]

Lol re: Spitronics

Haters gonna hate

 

[Gizmo]

I absolutely love the cluster mod, such a clean install! Besides, I think 50mm VDO gauges would look a little out of place on a classic like this.
100% agree on the shitronics, at least its better than dictaster and go-tik!

 

[Peter@AEW]

Lol re: Spitronics

Haters gonna hate

I did not realise that you are employed by them as marketing manager
Please accept my apologies if I have expressed an opinion drawn from real life experience on the products shortcomings.......

In addition your "haters gonna hate" observation is in my opinion unfounded as hate is an emotion which has no place in determining the efficacy of something electronic or mechanical......just saying

 

[gavsadler]

Will arrange for a free hamper of stickers to apply to windscreen and rear window.

On a serious note, I really have not had any nonsense with mine, although it seems there is a fair bit of nonsense experienced by others.

Back on track, loving the updates to this restoration, keep up the good work.

 

[Gizmo]

All our locally made ECUs are designed for bottom of the range basic engines like old golfs and corsas and such. If you have such an engine then yes these products will work for you but if you have an engine with more than 3 sensors then stay very far away from them...

 

[skank]

All our locally made ECUs are designed for bottom of the range basic engines like old golfs and corsas and such. If you have such an engine then yes these products will work for you but if you have an engine with more than 3 sensors then stay very far away from them...

The biggest problem with the Spitronics is that it's interface is so shite. The second problem is that EVERYONE has a different idea on how to tune the bloody thing!
I have been to 4 different places to have it tuned, only 1, in Durban gave me any confidence.

Spitronics are constantly developing their product which is good. I think eventually it may even be able to run a BMW properly

 

[GoCart]

WOW raise:

 

[lordicon232]

What is the alternative to spitronics that can be recommended?

 

[skank]

Locally? Perfect Power maybe.

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Locally? Perfect Power maybe.

Although I will perservere with Spitronics just for the moment, on the advice of Durban tuner will try one more person in JHB and then see.

 

[lordicon232]

Locally? Perfect Power maybe.

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Locally? Perfect Power maybe.

Although I will perservere with Spitronics just for the moment, on the advice of Durban tuner will try one more person in JHB and then see.

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Let is know how it goes.

 

[flyitlikearental]

I had a gotech pro-x in my supercharged 944. With a moerse expensive crank trigger running 60-2 with not quite batch fire on the injectors ( iirc 1&4 2&3 paired together) running a single coil on a fixed distributor ( all 944's have a fixed dizzy). The possibilities with the software is very impressive, with correction maps for temperature, battery voltage etc. a fantastic product, but the problem is the cats that tune them. They tune them like a mechanical advance & sidedraughts. To properly tune one of these things will take you a long time on a load dyno, then months of trial & error with the correction maps. Not an easy feat. Makes you appreciate how even something as basic as a mk1 fuel injected gollof or a old corsa is sorted out in the mapping department. (Cold starts in joburg winters & durban summers, driveability etc) It is doable, my '44 was pretty sorted eventually, but it must have been 5000km of road testing, tweaking, fiddling, swearing and repeating the whole process. Believe me, stay far far away from them if you dont understand tuning and cant tune them yourself, because i will go out on a limb and say there is no fitter of these things that will go through the effort of sorting them out 100%. It is a shitload of work. Full load mapping is a walk in the park. Its getting optimal fuel efficiency , driveability and idling/starting that will have you pull your hair out. The general customer for these things is the dude who stuffes a 700hp 2jz turbo motor into a box shape corolla and tears up the strip at tarlton on weekends. Pity really as with proper tuning i think these ecu's are vastly superior to the stuff the e28 m5's, even the e34's and the like came out with. ( much faster processors, ability to do much finer tuning, better resolution on the maps, less interpolation etc. ) The only drawback is to map one of these sumbitches properly will probably cost more than the purchase price of the car, and that was if you found someone knowledgeable enough to do it for you.


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[Nikhil]

I had a gotech pro-x in my supercharged 944. With a moerse expensive crank trigger running 60-2 with not quite batch fire on the injectors ( iirc 1&4 2&3 paired together) running a single coil on a fixed distributor ( all 944's have a fixed dizzy). The possibilities with the software is very impressive, with correction maps for temperature, battery voltage etc. a fantastic product, but the problem is the cats that tune them. They tune them like a mechanical advance & sidedraughts. To properly tune one of these things will take you a long time on a load dyno, then months of trial & error with the correction maps. Not an easy feat. Makes you appreciate how even something as basic as a mk1 fuel injected gollof or a old corsa is sorted out in the mapping department. (Cold starts in joburg winters & durban summers, driveability etc) It is doable, my '44 was pretty sorted eventually, but it must have been 5000km of road testing, tweaking, fiddling, swearing and repeating the whole process. Believe me, stay far far away from them if you dont understand tuning and cant tune them yourself, because i will go out on a limb and say there is no fitter of these things that will go through the effort of sorting them out 100%. It is a shitload of work. Full load mapping is a walk in the park. Its getting optimal fuel efficiency , driveability and idling/starting that will have you pull your hair out. The general customer for these things is the dude who stuffes a 700hp 2jz turbo motor into a box shape corolla and tears up the strip at tarlton on weekends. Pity really as with proper tuning i think these ecu's are vastly superior to the stuff the e28 m5's, even the e34's and the like came out with. ( much faster processors, ability to do much finer tuning, better resolution on the maps, less interpolation etc. ) The only drawback is to map one of these sumbitches properly will probably cost more than the purchase price of the car, and that was if you found someone knowledgeable enough to do it for you.


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Haha finally someone with a proper explanation! :coolShake: