E30 Zone

To be honest, if using a standard E30 steering rack, a RHD S54 should give closer to claimed factory power than an S50 engined E30 unless some very good manifolds were used on the S50 Mate's one made 347bhp anyway I think or something like that. it was running a link ECU however although wasn't full...

Haha, they're quick when they aren't "arseing bout"

Can't find a video of it doing a proper grip lap! :/

They can make very fun track cars really! Here's a friend in his S54 E30 having some fun followed by another mates E36 M3 Evo.

S54, carbon airbox, ecu, GAZ gold coilovers, 4.27 cwp and cut slicks all round on 17x8.5 and 10s!

Awesome project. I was always thinking how good a built M52 would be in an E30 fastroad/track car given the engines are so light for a 6 pot.

almost like the mythical 4pot balance an iS has yet this will actually have torque to be able to make you notice it in the corners

205/55 is the orginal recommended tyre but many believe (myself included) that they handle much better on a decent 205/50 and look better too if lowered a little. 205s are much easier to get and cheaper for decent tyres too. If the car is all orginal though and on standard suspension, probably bette...

Ah,Didn't spot the age.

Needs an S38 either way though

Hi Barry! Seen your new one alright, must have another look at the thread. Haha, yea... Been away from the E30s for abit due to playing with landrovers as I needed a Defender for work and then been messing around with the E46 for the last while. Probably get my iS back together during the winter to ...

1500 quid for a rusty old M10 turd???

What are we missing here?

Lowish mileage I suppose but hardly matters when it's already rusty and M10 316 running gear with low mileage is hardly something to get excited about anyway

Like for like, an E36, E46 or E92 trackcar will be alot faster but even though my E36 and E46 M3s would blow most E30s into the weeds in terms of pace, I still find my E30 hugely entertaining to drive as it just feels more involving since it's so much smaller. For shear fun and entertainment, a good...

So I may have found an Evo 1 that is in need of some serious TLC (think reshell if it was any normal E30) Guy is away with the fairies with how much he thinks it's worth but it got me wondering, whats an E30 M3 that needs more or less a full resto such as what xworks did with his these days and how ...

Clamping the manifolds is awkward but other than that, it's a very basic task and it's the same as skimming a head or block. I skimmed the cast exhaust manifold on my TD5 Defender twice as they kept warping and snapping studs. Fitted an aftermarket one then though and had no more issues :) Machined ...

If E30 bushes are 1mm bigger than an E36 bush, I'd fooking hate to try fit an E30 bush into the lolipops as the E36 ones are a tight fit as they are. 1mm is a big difference in something that's a press fit and you'd know it pretty quickly if it was true. I've been fitting E36 Eccentric bushes to loa...

Yep, both will fit fine. As for the coilovers, you really get what you pay for but the Joms/FKs etc are fine for "lows" and "stance" if that's what your after.

Personally, I'd save for a set of BC racing proper coilovers

Fitting offset bushes was probably the first thing I ever did to an E30 as it's the best value job you can do do improve the handling... That was probably 7 or 8 years ago... Seems like you've great technical knowledge to contribute to your BMW race team if your asking about fitting offset bushes to...

I thought the eibachs were abit too soft too. Handled nicely though as had the B8s and Eibach arbs but without the arbs, it was abit rolly for my liking.

Will post pic of mine later today for judgment, Dave-m3 I think mine is similar to your pic on rear but is still lower on the front by maybe 25mm, Definitely something was wrong in how the springs were seating on the pads so then as mine had standard Mtec springs all round in that pic and iirc, I d...

Lots of E36 owners fit E30 versions due to the stronger balljoints.

Only wishbone that's of any use to an E30 is the Evo one if your trying to sort your castor out when fitting E36 5 stud bits.

I thought the eibachs were quite soft too.

Do you have a Toyota for when the Offender is broken ? :) Hahaha. Hmmm... No but I have a couple of E30s... Not sure which is worse :P It's generally been pretty reliable though apart from some previous bodged repairs in its previous life (gearbox that shit itself within a year of it being rebuilt,...

yep, will be fine. I'd agree in that that look much better than 205 and 215/40s that some people put on 9Js too

That's sitting perfectly in my opinion.

Even standard E30 318iS mtec springs have a nice rake to them.

This is how my other iS used sit on standard suspension

Few more pics :) https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q75/s720x720/541844_10153333906065608_1037678937_n.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q71/s720x720/558915_10153382357510608_1122597182_n.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/q71/s720x720/1385282_10153382358170608...

Been playing with this :D Pics http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/davem-sport/Defender%20110/7noplate_zps0bfa982d.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/davem-sport/Defender%20110/8noplate_zps6d69ad28.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q75/s720x720/541844_10153333906065608_1037...

LED headlamps to match the performance of HIDs are about 250-500 quid! I've HIDs in mine in all fogs, low and high beams and find them brilliant. Even the low beam units alone are well worth it. They're getting strict here now though with only allowing cars with OEM HIDs and must have leveling, head...

I'd go 2.8 if insurance isn't a problem especially with a Touring with it being abit heavier so the extra torque (and there is alot of it) from the 2.8 would be an advantage. Also, A 2.8 with the right choice of gearing will do just as good fuel economy as an M42. Not that the M42 isn't a nice swap....

I'd skip the whole lot of them and go with coilovers winkeye I'm fairly picky though and I drive my E30 quite hard. I had Bilstein B8s and Eibach springs on my iS and thought it was pretty good but still room for improvement. Was too rolly for my liking until I fitted a set of Eibach ARBs and the sh...

Eibach springs give abit of a rake look anyway but it's only slight. personally, I like it

Your old springs could have been just very sagged as Dan says and now your just not used to how an E30 is suppose to sit

I'll see if I have any pics from the side when my iS was on the B12s

Correct backlash is around 1.6mm or little but less so something is wrong alright :D The sealer shouldn't make as much difference. Have you the shims fitted on the same side as they were removed from? What car did you get the LSD unit from or is it new? The outpus shaft seals and o-rings are cheap, ...

Right. The E34 sump will fit on the block fine but due to the M57 sitting at the same tilt as an M20, the M50 sump will sit at a angle underneath so the left side will sit lower. Will have to be cut and modified for ir to sit level. Also obviously needs a boss for the oil-return line but that's a sm...

Haha. I'll measure mine tomorrow. I know two of them are perfectly straight. The iS was a few millimeters collapsed inwards. Not sure about my other two shells so will be interesting. I'll be pointing the finger at others to blame if I end up scrapping my E30s upon revealing they are all bent howeve...

front struts are only really worth fitting if you drive hard, it may not fit due to you having the wrong version, I'm fairly sure they differ for 6 pot and 4 pot cars and you could have even been sold one for a totally different car Nonsense! I've only seen two E30s that I've tested a Sparco strut ...

You sure about that Dan? :) It was the M47 that had the issues with interchangeability. Pity as the 320d engine would be lovey in an E30. The M57 is fine though. E35 M5x sumps fit no problem if its the early M57 (184bhp) engine. I think the later 204bhp M57n is different alright though. I'm putting ...

There's only one in them so need two from two different E34s

Shame about the old engine seizing but fair play to FAB as many wouldn't entertain a guarantee after it being a while since you bought it. On the bright side... You know have the makings of a seriously cool coffee table when you have everything else sorted :D I want to use a V10 in my trackcar too b...

There's a guy I know over here that's building a full metal body one from a bare sell resto and sticking an S62 up front with Z3m rear axle

It should be quite nice when finished

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