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      09-23-2018, 10:41 AM   #7
Justin Daniels
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Originally Posted by apexit4 View Post
Not sure if there is a specific area on the forum for builds, not that I've seen at least. You might be best off posting it in the general E90/E91/E92 forum.

If you've got parts that you want to sell off then you'll probably get more hits putting that info in the general build thread and opening a new thread in the for sale section (and linking to it in the build thread).

How'd it you manage to get it so cheap? I'm guessing there's something big that's wrong with it?
I'll post up a build thread there when I start making real progress.
I'll definitely make a classified post when I have some parts off.

As for the price; I sort of lucked out and they kept dropping it (originally $1500) without me even prompting. Transmission is in fail-safe/limp mode (probably a pinched harness); windshield is cracked; bumper has a dent in it; codes for VANOS and some other things; and the interior is absolutely disgusting (owned by a younger kid who smoked in it and was a total slob).

All things that don't bother me any because I'm going to be stripping all of that out to make it a fun track car.

Happy update: ended up picking up another Mercedes V12 in a rolling chassis for $500 and it's being dropped off today; so I may just put this not-rebuilt V12 into this "track chassis" and use it for general development use. Save the LS4 for something else (ideally something with a starter mounted to the transmission; like a 300ZX perhaps).

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Originally Posted by Sensible_ View Post
An experienced tuner is able to easily stop fault codes from activating. I'd speak to a local tuning company regarding a custom tune for the DME.
Noted; from my reading it seems the MSV80 is a bit of a pain to "tune" / "code" but what I need done may be absolutely possible. I think I'll just jam the thing in and go from there when the time comes. I think I'd get a lot more support from a tuner (and the community) if the engine was in already vs it being someone's napkin pipe-dream.

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