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Please keep us posted on the progress of your cars m3mky and ritrka 
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Hi everyone,
Many thanks for your support guys, much appreciated!! That link is excellent!! Going to mail the guys over at SIAS tuning and get some more info. Looks like he's gone for straight standalone engine mgt system, but v interested to find out bout every stage of the conversion. I'm going to sort out some webspace and post pics of my progress as I go through each stage. Once its up and running, I'll post the URL for U guys..
More soon..
mike
Greetings all.
After countless hours scanning the internet I have come across this site.
http://www.siastuning.com/yellodetailsMAIN.htm
They have gone about this conversion with great results.
Hope its of some use to those also interested
Cheers
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Greetings those interested in this conversion.
I Have spent some time talking with my local BMW dealership mechanics and the thought of the conversion terrifies them. I ended up speaking with their top electrical guy and he tells me that everything will go in just fine IE: mounting points etc, but that none of my existing electronics will work. It was all over my head but he was saying that the E46's use a different wave form or something? (Square-wave?) Whilst I ws trying to get a grasp of what he was saying I didnt want to take up too much of his time and piss him off, anyway's he says that I will have to use all the E46 computors sensors etc but that I will not be able to tie it into my ABS or any of my instrumentation. Is anyone able to shed any light on this. The intention is to strip my loom out and replace with everything that came off the E46, but I want my dash to work as it does now. Mike: how are things progressing on your front? I have tried contacting Siastuning however no reply to the email I flicked through.
Cheers all and have a great new year
Richard
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Hi Richard,
Sorry not been in touch for ages, been off on holiday for last 3 weeks!!
Not started my conversion yet, but have come to the conclusion that I'm going to need all of the E46 wiring engine harness, I'm even going to fit the dash, with some persuasion and cutting!! Using the original clocks, ignition barrel, etc..
Hadn't heard about the different wave pattern, presume its some kind of carrier signal, and that they're using different frequencies or modulations to accomodate the greater amount of information that they need to pass around the loom?
I know that siastuning opted for stand-alone engine management, and they probably just ditched the ABS system, or managed to configure it, or as BMW tech says, just replace all the sensors, in effect piece by piece conversion, take one system at a time..
I' m going to take a 2 stage approach to the electronics. Stage 1 core systems, get engine in, get ews (immobiliser) coded to ECU, strap in alternator to the battery lead, get thottle potentiometer wired up to ECU, get it cranked up & responding to throttle inputs, make sure temperature gauge working etc... Then, I'll worry about stage 2, abs, headlights, brakelights, cabin lights etc.
Will post more tomorrow, off to bed now...
Post you back soon...
Best Regards,
Mike
(m3mky@hotmail.com)
