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Well done mate. Looks awsome!

magpie wrote:lovin F--AFY^

Cheers mate

J_A_C_K_Y_D wrote:No i have a 325i SE

Nice car mate!

How much would you want?

Im thinking for doing this conversion. I wanted a 24v engine but its juts too much hassle for me. If I sourced an M44 1.9 engine with ecu and wiring and EWS etc, I can use my 318i box/fly/clutch/prop/engine mounts etc? A few things may need to be fiddled with but the rest should be ok shouldn't it? ...

Current cars Fiesta Rs Turbo, had this a while, so much fun for little money. I give it so much abuse its unreal! Just have to keep changing the gearbox's as the gears move on the mainshaft :mad: Fiesta MK3.5 Diesel. I fitted an Escort TDi engine, upped the fuel delivery on boost and off boost, boos...

Thanks matey

How do you remove the resistor on the facelift cars? Mine only works on 1,2 and 4.

My m40 was doing this, ontop of missfiring, tapping and needing a cambelt kit

. Im gonna rip it out and shove an m50 in instead

Ive had a few kits now fitted to my cars. The cheapie ones seem to have problems with the ballast's packing up after a few months. Mine died the other day on me

Looks good matey. Ive been following this as im about to start on mine soon. Keep it stealthy ftw!

This happend to me last year in my Rs turbo. I was driving through Chester which is well lit, and I got pulled over by a stunning lady officer. She told me about my bulb then done a quick check, it came back with no insurance. I had insured it that night but the admin staff must not have got it upda...

Bit of an update. Had a rattling comming from the O/S/F, it ended up being the exhaust heat sheild, but upon inspection of the O/S/F suspension/Brakes, I found that the ARB bush was slightly worn :P http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g287/fiestamanmike/DSC00044.jpg So im going to fit a lot of new bus...

Ive been using mine on and off since Febuary this year. Its only got the 1.8 m40 engine at the moment but its still been an enjoyable drive. The power has been its biggest let down for me, so its going to come off the road for a bit to get a bit of a re-vamp so I can enjoy it more next year. I've ow...

LPG has a higher octane rating, IIRC its around 114, try skiming the head to raise the compression.

I like the stance of this car, looks amazing.

God that shocking, my 318 touring was a easey 30+mpg. I get 240 miles out off £43 in a 320 and I drive the poor old car dam hard at time's :P TBH I think its the luck of the draw with engines in general. You get some good ones and some bad ones. Poor maintenence is a huge player. I got my 318i with...

Im experiancing similar problems with my 318i. Im dissapointed with the mpg return tbh, the engine is unrefined, idles poorley, missfires and the temprature is all over the place. So, im going to rip out the m40 and drop in an m50 instead, then the low mpg figures will be more worth while, i'll have...

Awsome work happening. Really impressed

Hey guys, Ive been having starting problems with my standard 525E, sometimes when cranking it over from cold it floods itself. Im going to fit some new spark plugs to verify a good spark but any suggestions? I need this car on the road ASAP so I can do my M50 swap into my 318i

Use a 960 2.5/3.0 box from a late one.

If they arn't so good I guess manufactures wouldn't put them on vehicles as standard equipment . I guess different vehicles have different needs, some may benefit from using a strut brace more than others. Also the qaulity of the brace is another factor.

Thanks matey. Its been fun working on it too as its my first BMW so I have been able to learn more about then. Its so strange not working on a Fiesta as i've had 11 of them!

Bit of an update. Ive been a busy chappy, whilst working on my Fiestas Ive also bought two more BMW's :mad: . First up is an E28, Its a 525E LUX, I paid £350 for this. I bought it for its engine as I wanted a 6 cylinder for the 318, But I kinda fell in love with it, so after some new alloys and tyre...

There are A frames availble with a braking system, there is a mechanism where the frame attachs to the tow-ball, and when you brake the towing vehicle it moves some arms and pulls on a cable that travels through the window of the car being towed to inside the vehicle, then a bracket is attached to t...

Has anyone got any close up pictures of the E28 engine mounts for a 24v conversion? And can anyone get the sizes of the start of the stud across to the other side of the mount the the other stud begins? Many thanks Mike.

What gearbox/flywheel did you use?

I have Fiesta RS1800 Recaro's one mine. I found it easy to fit them, it took less than 2 hours all in! I had to make up two brackets and get a bit welded but it was nothing too serious. They allow me to sit comfortably and theres lots of head room too.

My 318I is exactly the same. Though im going to keep it a 4 pot but extract some more galloping horses from it soon

Your engine does not use that sensor, but two on the gearbox. I belive that sensor is directly connected to the D shape diagnostic plug. And not to the motronic. And it´s a TDC sensor. Ok. It is directly connected to the Diagnostic plug. Does it still need to be fitted? The car wont start, the plug...

Hi. I have an E28 525E. Recently it developed very poor running charateristics, it got to the stage where it wouldn't fire and heavy petrol fumes where exiting the exhaust. I have found that the front crank sensor bracket has a clip broken off, causing the sensor not to sit correctly thus knocking t...

Thanks alot matey. Much appreciated.

Hello. I have a 1988 2.7 m20b27 engine complete. I want to ditch the standard head and replace it with one from a 2.0/2.3/2.5, which head will give me the lowest compression ratio?

Many thanks Mike.

Hey matey what injectors are you using? Im starting on mine and need some injectors. Thanks Mike

E30Gheko wrote:Nice lookin car Mike what's in it?

Cheers matey
A humble 1800 M40

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