E30 Zone

So the only tricky part is getting the nut undone?

How much is a front wheel bearing assembly? Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£?

I want to do one of mine as it rumbles a bit on LH corners, but dont want to make a mess of it..

You could take the front wheels off and measure the run-out of the discs with a guage. Last time I put new discs on I spent ages sanding and cleaning the corrosion from the hub where the disc is bolted to.

Worth it though, ended up with no run-out and improved brakes.
hope this helps?
ade

Monsport - where did you have that done?

oh yeah

Ill get me coat!

I agree, its depressing looking at so many cars that are hiding so many problems, and the owners honestly believe that FSH means having MOST of the MOTS and a service book that covers it for the first 80,000miles only... Ask them about how often they flushed the coolant to prevent a cracked head and...

had a link snap on an old civic once - didnt know until the MOT. I thought it was handling badly cos of the tyres...

When it got replaced it made a huge difference.

just take it easy in the bends.

I doubt they will make much difference, aircooled VWs have some serious oil starvation problems due to surge and even the VW tuners reckon that windage trays are mostly a hinderance for oil returning to the sump where its needed. As for a fine oil mist being a problem - 2 stroke engines rely entirel...

how different is the opening on the intake manifolds?
Is it impossible to properly match them without resorting to weld?

Turbo-Brown, you know of any rolling roads youd recommend in Hampshire? I want to find out what my standard motors power output is.

stappin wrote:Is a 40mm Electric fan ott or just about right?

it shouldnt matter if its controlled by a thermostat, or only switched on if the engine starts to get hotter than you want.

header/expansion tank pressure relief cap actually. Anyone had one of these break? Mine seems to have a broken black plastic ring around the inside of the cap - not sure how ive done it but it doesnt seem to seal very well anymore and the coolant system starts to loose pressure when the engine gets ...

I know what you mean about interpreting them, an increase in peak power at the expense of a lot of torque at lower engine speeds isnt really the way to go. I also know that different dynos give very different results and operators often give an estimated output at the crank, which is open to debate....

If I want to swap the seats over, I guess I need to swap the seat adjustment mechanisms too?

I tried to do a seat swap last night in a spare 15 minutes but didnt have time to work out how to swap the mechanisms.

How do you do this? Is it striaght forward?

Anyone got any? I want to know what I can aim for..
hehehe

Jhonno wrote:right leak found... its coming in from the top of the airvent - from the outside... anything that can be done?

where is this ?

Ive done this to my 320, for the same reasons as you. you need front struts off a 318is or 325sport. You can use your original calipers and disks as theyre the same. if you dont have ABS you can remove the wheel speed sensors. Assuming the struts are in good condition and dont have lowering springs ...

Ive seen a lot of debate over sump senders before. It seems that the sump oil temperature is a lot cooler than the rest - but if youre just looking to detect a shift in temperature (to warn of heat problems) then the sump method is prob. easiest. (I dont have personal experience of this so it could ...

ta, whats ants PM and email address pls?

Widge, Im guessing thats a 2.5 youve got at the mo? Is it standard or an upgraded motor?

Are there different stages of Zone chips, or was this one a custom made mapping?

I dont suppose anyone has a before and after dyno printout?

Who does the zone chips?

nice bargain - I was watching that but didnt get chance to bid, just as well or else the price would have gone up even more!

What chips are people using on their 6 pots?

Any differences in fuel consumption?

Do you have to use better quality petrol?

Does the engine run any hotter?

Can you specify a chip to boost power in a specific engine speed range??

ta

too low shuld only be a problem for good carburation. But if the engine is set up for a relatively high powerband, the gas speed at much lower revs is going to be too slow to get good atomisation of the fuel. a small engine with lots of valve overlap will be wasting its time and effort as fuel may s...

cheers Widge - interesting link.

Anyone know what the rod lengths are on 320s?

the link reckoned that theyre 130 for the eta and 135 for the i engine.
Im guessing the stock 320 is even longer?

thanks for the help,
ade

so whats the bore and stroke of the 320 and 325?

anyone?

removing the calipers and dropping the rear mount on the control arm made life a lot easier for me yesterday.

How much do BMW recaros and sports seats cost currently?

Do 5 series or E36 seats bolt straight in?

I thought they both had the same bore but it was the longer stroke of the 325 that gave it the extra 500cc? (Im probably being dumb :oops: ) The reason I ask - I fancy upgrading my motor by building a street sleeper 8) I could just slot in a 2nd hand 325 motor but I know Id be unsure of its history ...

Are the blocks the same?

Could I fit a 325 crank/rods/pistons straight into my 320 crank cases?

Ive heard the heads are different but how?

ta,
ade

peejay - what car have you got?

I do over 500 miles/week, mostly motorway, all in the 320 and may be tempted if I could save a few pennies.

There again - if it screws up throttle response and sounds like a donkey..

So they can work ok with carbs, i guess to get them set up a little better?
But dont make much improvement on the fual injected E30s?

tell me if ive got this wrong pls.

Do seats from any of the other BMW models fit the E30? Just wondering as ive got a dodgy back and wouldnt mind some new stuff - if it fits. Also it seems the cost of E30 seats is higher than other stuff available from breakers, dont mind the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£ except Im not sure if they were that great ...

thanks - at least I can save my cash for something useful.

Anyone used one and was it any good?

their website has lots of quotes from car mags about 20% fuel efficiency but their independant tests seem to indicate only about a 1% gain...

Anyone?

oh crap - never looked at the length of the spring! :eek: Is this something that I should have replaced?? I got a new tensioner as everyone said its not worth the hassle otherwise. I thought the rule of thumb was that the belt needed to be just tight enough that it wouldnt jump and couldnt be twiste...

Is this a new problem or has it gradually got worse? Have you ever had anything "adjusted" on the fuelling? Could it be fuel starvation or knackered injectors? If it starts to pull ok at 3k where does the power stop? I dont spend much time out of the 3 to 6k powerband which seems ample for me. TTT

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