Noodle.
So I drove the car to the glass shop on New Year's eve day. Round trip was about 15-miles. I used masking tape to hold the windows in place on the way to the shop, and could hear the headliner flexing just pulling out of the driveway. Serious body flex without the windows in place. Upon reflection, this justifies the flatbed argument I had with a tow truck operator a while back.
The glass shop came highly recommended from a local coupe specialist. I was advised that e9 windshield installation was a three-man operation and to be prepared to witness some professional grade man-handling. I was not disappointed. The rear windshield installation looked like a gang initiation (as performed by guys in their late 40's-early 50's). Following the usual string pulling maneuver, they literally beat the window into the best fitting position, and then violently rocked the car to relieve the stress. Surprisingly, the front was more of the same, but to a much lesser degree. I had needlessly spent hours sweating the tight clearance between the recovered dash and the lower mounting lip. The seals look even within the frames both inside and out. Nice.
Windows secure, the drive home warranted some fuel injection exploration. Idle definitely needs more work. The startup and warmup enrichments seem fine as idle is high, but rock stable, during these periods. Once thoroughly warmed up, however, the engine has a slight hunt (+/- 30-rpm) about 900-rpm. Enrichment needed. Megalogview indicates smoothest idle at about 13.7 AFR. It looks like it is hovering between 14-15 when warmed up. Off idle, the engine feels smooth. Acceleration brought a very deep feeling of satisfaction and a ridiculous smile to my face. A lot quicker than my tired Bavaria. Nice exhaust note dominated by huge intake sound. Before leaving the house, I had enabled megasquirt automatic mixture control (AMC), with 300-second flash update. Upon getting home, I was surprised that my VE table had not been adjusted at all. I am not that good. Once my laptop battery arrives, I will try this again through Autotune. Based upon my interpretation of the group, it looks like I'm running a pretty standard engine configuration: M30B35; ported '89 big valve head; Schrick 284 symmetric; Stahl headers; E32 port matched manifold; stock 635 injectors. The injectors will probably have to change to get the most of out of the engine. I'll post the tables once I am satisfied with the basic set up as a starting point for other folks interested in megasquirt.
