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Mine looks different, full black color and a slightly different shape.

I don't think that a stock M50 hydrolyc lifters could handle 8K+ RPM.

Even without a turbo, the area before the bodies will see mostly atmo pressure. Vacum can only exist between the intake valves and the thorttle bodies. And only when the bodies are partially closed. Same goes for a single throttle body, the only differance is that on the single setup the plunum is a...

E30_Aza,
an you explain exactly what you did and/or post pictures?
Thanks,
Avner.

Try installing the sender from the old diff into the new diff. If the speedo doesn't work, reinstall the new sender and soldier a new connector to the harness. I have a similar problem, only my new diff didn't come with a sender and I had to order one from the dealer. Let us know how it turned out. ...

There are no casting marks on an m20 head.
I had the same thought when I replaced my head gasket, but the head design and execution looked too good to mess with.

Regardless of the leak's source, there should be some drain holes in the jack compartment's floor. They are probably clogged ant it 's a good idea to clean them out.

Hi,
What alignment angles (front camber caster and toe, rear camber and toe) should I set my suspension to? The car isn't a track machine but a daily driver that does extracurricular activities occasionally. I have adjustable camber plates on the front and IE eccentric bolts for rear camber and toe.

No, that is the only sensor I know of.
Check your connectors and wiring, or mybe replace the sensor.
When did it stop working?

Check your injectors' wiring:
Could it be that all of your injectors are wired to one bank?
Or maybe bank 1 and bank2 are shorted to each other?

Avner.

Hi, I swapped my 3.91 small case diff's center section from an open one to a limited slip unit. Since then the speedo stopped working. I suspect that there is a difference in the toothed wheels that are attached to the center sections which drive the speedo sensor. Anyone knows how I can get my spee...

The m20 has a twist on oil filter located on the lower right hand side of the block (to the rear of the AC compressor).

If it is a 16V, it could be a 1.9 liter M44 off an E36 318iS/318t/Z3.
If it is 8V, it could be a 2.0 liter M10 off an E21/E12.
It could be a 2.0 liter 6 cylinder.
What makes him say it is a 2 liter?

If I'm not mistaken the ratios are as follows:
Getrag 240 E30 4 cylinder 3.72 2.02 1.32 1 0.81
Getrag 260 E30 6 cylinder 3.83 2.2 1.4 1 0.81

Does the front Zender bumper apron replaces thr original metal apron or is it installed over it?

It's about 320mm in the round section of the bellhousing, but can get to around 375 in the flat section and the starter sections.

You can use a stack of washers, at least temporeraly so you can start working on the manifold.
I made the spacers myself by cutting 2 pieces from a rectengelar section aluminum bar of the appropriate thickness and drilling a hole in each of them.

I think that alfa-N isn't suitable for turbo application; you can be at any throttle opnening both under boost and under vacum and the fuel/spark requirments for each condition are totally different of course.

BTW - both the Nisaan Skyline GTR and Sunny GTI-R use ITB in a boosted engine (with MAF).

To my knoledge the CR box has a 1:1 fifth gear and a doglag shift pattern (pull the lever for first gear instead of push).

The ETK is avialble online at:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw

You should get a turbo from a car that has similar power to the amount of power you are aiming for, preferebly with a similay engine displacment. I would try to get a Subaru or Volvo turbo. There are options other than stand alone managment (remaped chip or raising rate fuel pressure regulator for e...

It's on the left (intake) side of the block, just above the sump, near, or on some models under, the aluminium motor mount arm.

Avner.

E36 325 (M50) injectors flow about the same as stock M20 injectors (around 150cc). Sorry, but I wouldn't even consider using a non watercooled turbo for the following reason: I don't think there is a performance orianted turbo designed in the last 15 years that isn't watercooled. Lower operating tem...

You don't have to use BMW injectors, you can use many other Bosch injectors that are the same shape but has different flow rates. With Megasquirt you can go for 400cc for even bigger injectors without problems. Plan coolant feed/return pipes for the turbo. Consider an oil cooler if you don't have on...

May be applicable to other parts as well. I'm planing to swap my rear subframe, the one I'm putting in is a little rusty. I'm not crazy about installing it in this condition. I wanted to get it galvanized but the Galvanising place told me that I have to have the paint sandblasted before the galvanis...

If you are going for it consider welding in camber/caster adjusters on the subframe and sway bar tab reinforcemnts on the railing arm.

If you want to make sure it is the top mounts without buying new ones you can remove the shock from the car and go for a short drive on a bumpy road. If there is no knocking, it was caused by the top mounts (or the shocks themselves). If the top mounts need replacing I think the the ones from a caba...

I've never seen one so I'm not sure. BTW - I think that the M3 and Z3 rack have less maximal travel than the other racks. They still have quicker ratios (z3 quickest m3 secont quickest), but the lock to lock number by itself doesn't show the whole picture.

Dan's are 22/18 H&R items which are also adjustable. Can someone explain how an arb can be adjustable?? Thanks. Usually they have several attachment points (for the links to the susspension arms). Attaching the links thoward the end of the bar makes the assembly less stiff (more roll). Attaching th...

E30 racks are 4 turns lock to lock.
Regular E36 racks are 3.25 turns lock to lock.
M3 E36 racks are 3 turns lock to lock (only the 3.0L I think).
Z3 racks are 2.7 turns lock to lock.

A sure way to know that the bar is too thick is that the inside wheel lifts off the ground.

I think it is a differemt case, but if you have a big cased diff maybe you could swap the LSD center.

E36 rack got 3.25 turns lock to lock, compared with 4 on the E30.

I've fitted an OBC from an 318i to an 325i, and stil have the 318 plug, marked:

3 4 typ
65.81-1373.695.9
500 2002/001/004
VDO 01/84

Drop me a line if you are interested.

Avner.

calder, can you please eleborate (or post a link to your source) regarding the gearbox differances (especially what ratio does each gear have)? I have a '85 320i gearbox in the car, and a '87 325 cab in the shed. I always assumed they are identical, at least internally (ratios), but now it turns out...

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