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I heard a rumour that some trade policies did not allow you to have an m3 / sierra cosworth / etc on them, due to the amount being binned a few years back on traders policies. But as you have a traders policy, you probably already know this/or have heard the rumour? correct. you need to have stated...

ETERNITY wrote:3.0 has cheaper maintance, drives nearly as good, and i have my eye on a mint one, for a good price.

cheaper maintenance - how so ?
drives nearly as good - ive had lots of experience of 3.0 and 3.2 on road AND track. sorry but the 3.2 is far superior

define good price ?

yes i am going to settle for a bmw e36 3.0 3.2 evos are great but not as reliable as 3.0's and theres not much differance in both cars when being drivin urban. disagree for starters the 3.2's have better steering & better brakes and are noticeably quicker. they use less fuel (both around town and o...

I think your the one smoking mate, 328's not juicy??? my 1998 E36 323 used to have an average mpg of 18mpg according to the OBC so i dread to think what mpg I would get in a 328 (notice i said "I") And in answer to your question no my 4 pot does not get 32 mpg my best has been 38mpg on a nice run, ...

1990 190E 2.5 16V Cosworth Best Cosworth engine wrong !! the 2.3 was the cossy engine, the 2.5 was the merc built unit and not as good IMO actually your wrong. both 2.3 and 2.5 are cosworth engines the 2.6 was the merc unit (and a 6 pot) not a great car though, handles ok but isnt quick due to the ...

Make sure you get one without the nickasil block (most aren't to be fair IIRC, more an issue for the 325). lots more nikasil blocks than steel liners. tbh its long past the time of worrying about the block, if it hasnt gone now then well it isnt likely too (or if it does go, it probably wont be nik...

With an M52B28 radiator, with the top hose and main bottom hose off (small hose at bottom of rad still connected to engine), and the rad cap off
should the contents of the expansion bottle drain through the main bottom hose or stay in the expansion bottle?

theres someone advertising them in the BMW parts section of pistonheads, you might get a good deal from him

http://pistonheads.com/sales/760019.htm

andy325i has a spare nearly new fuel tank, and its less than half the price of a new one.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 80#1492380

ImysE30 wrote:Awesome
Where did you do those kind of speeds?

on a rolling road

im looking at having to rewire the plugs that connect the engine loom to the car loom section.

does anyone know where i can buy the pin pusher thing needed for the job, and what size pins i need.

Unless you specifically need the ultra low minimum height and the light weight, then I wouldn't consider this one. It has an extremely limited maximum lift, not very great lifting capacity, and I expect would be easily damaged. The semi professional 2 tonne or 3 tonne jacks will be a much better bu...

as you already note the 2.5 inlet and TB are the best mod, but you will also need to swap the ECU chip to get any real gains, and worth it as it releases as much as 20hp (BM put the small inlet on to keep this engine under 200hp for insurance/emissions reasons IIRC) thats not the case. simply fitti...

Bob_S wrote:you missed out on a lovely pair of schricks recently!
I've never seen anything but schrick offer something

alpina did a nice pair of cams for the M50 non vanos

p zeros are good tyres wet or dry
but i much prefer eagle f1 gsd's

toyo t1-r is good too, but as good as the f1's

Jhonno wrote:As a rule they do.. But no reason why a well maintained facelift can't make the power!

except for a lower compression ratio

didnt the facelift m20's have lower compression and less power, eg more like 160 bhp ? Nope, low comp B25's were 171 bhp as well. A healty one should still be 171, like mine was. Add a btb2 to one and see the results in my sig! i just looked through a few old rolling road threads and the results se...

An M50B25 has approx 190 bhp/180 lb-ft compared to the M20B25 approx 170 bhp/165lb-ft so there is approx 12% more power and torque and thats it. didnt the facelift m20's have lower compression and less power, eg more like 160 bhp ? are there any reliability issues with an m52 engine vs an m50? Besi...

the exhaust is a scorpion... and the note is addictive to say the least. car looks lovely, though a few bits need de colour coding (evo lip and de colour coding) im surprised you find the scorpion addictive i thought it a bit chavvy on my 328, boomy and so noisy on a run. oh and it lost power with ...

very nice.

it always puzzles me why the Tech 1 Sport is worth so much less than Tech 2 Sport

why not spend the money on a proper diff - such as quaiff or gripper rather than paying m-tax? is there an Mtax on these ? everytime ive seen e30 lsd's sold recently theyve all been roughly the same price regardless of ration/donor £250 - 300 Im sure the E36 doesn't come with 3.25/1 diff?? Sorry ma...

ImysE30 wrote:You have the Tech 1 steering wheel and the Tech 2 steering wheel (roughly 385mm and 370mm).

You then have Alpina wheels, one like Sumpcracker's.

You can also fit MOMO steering wheels but need to have the correct BOSS fitted.

believe it or not the Alpina one is a MOMO wheel

probably the perfect ratio as iirc the E36 boxes have 1:1 5th

Only one person I know that has had E30s and is happy in his E36... E36coupe.com is full of people who have had e30 and are now happy in e36. I think your doing the right thing, the E36 is faster,better looking, handles better and doesn't rust. dont know why people are being neg - its still a bmw. ...

you can retro fit all the sport bits but it will still only be a sport kitted se.. yes, and as such it will be EXACTLY THE SAME TO DRIVE. so to the OP. whats the difference. bugger all except a few ticked option boxes and a ridiculous public perception that means a Sport is massively overpriced. oh...

gazm3 wrote:Not a very good idea.

i agree.

ive seen these adaptors work loose on several occasions.
one guys wheel fell off on a polo !!!

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:Just do a wheel spin. 1 black line = open diff, 2 black lines = LSD

That's assuming the I.S has enough torque to break traction!!

ive seen an open diff car do 2 black lines before, though not quite sure why it happend

EVERYONE is to quick to jump one the "sports are nothing special" band wagon! They are more desireable than a normal 325i so there for will ALWAYS comand a premium. Deal with it for f*cks sake! because they arent special. yeah sure your right they are more desirable, but thats down to public percep...

Highbacks is just a slang definition for them, most people refer to sports seats as Recaro's, so you can see where the confusion can come in if they are just called Recaro's. arent highbacks the ones as fitted to E30 M3 Sport Evo etc, with an incorporated headrest and (on this design but not all) h...

Also - I said Ford type recaros - not special Bmw sports seats - Special. wrong way round. most Recaros are pretty special - the ones in Ford RS's are great E30 BMW sports seats arent that special at all, they dont grip as well as recaros and arent as comfortable. the best thing that can be said ab...

as Daimlerman points out there is no such BMW model sold as a sport. when the E30 came out they offered the sport pack which included various parts such as different shocks, rims, gearbox, LSD, interior, etc etc they could be all or any compbination of the list. BMWUK pre-ticked some of the boxes f...

thank you guys

i saw a really nice E30 today, badged as an Alpina B3 2.7
it looked fantastic in a dark grey metallic with Alpina wheels, front bib and alpina boot spoiler.

i just wondered, whats the difference between this and a C2 2.7 ?

if no differences then does anyone know why the name change ?

Jhonno wrote:Only 7 heads made iirc

and probably none in a rhd shell

e30325inl wrote:which engines between 95-98 suffered these problems in e36/39 etc just the 2.8's or 523/323 too

late 320
and 323 and 328

up to end march ish 1998 (thats build date NOT registration date)

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