E30 Zone

Anyone found a rack that fits a Touring and can hold a bike high enough not to cover the lights and numberplate? I've got the standard little spoiler on the tailgate and no towbar.

Since I'm having the engine out soon I was thinking of replacing the rather tired clutch that's in my car. I want something as cheap as possible with a lot of bite. Do any Zoners know of a cheap, grippy clutch out there?

"It's a looks thing for sure, if you look at a real splitter on a race car you'll see that it is angled downward to provide actual downforce to the front of the car. a 6mm wedge of plastic perfectly parallel to the ground isn't going to create any downforce at all. Any 'seat of the pants' improvemen...

I've never run out but I've had the serious shakes a couple of times before coasting into a forecourt. I can tell when it's getting close because my fuel pump changes pitch.

sweep wrote:So boyracer uk came to a proper parts man

Cheaper and more reliable than ECP, sorted!

I still can't believe you had that rear anti-roll bar bottom bracket to hand, thought I was going to have to rag one off a shell.

I wanted a lollipop bush from them, went in, told them what I wanted and the guy comes out with a wishbone ball joint.

"That's not the right part."
"Yes it is."

I believe one of the first rules of salesmanship is not to argue with the customer about what it is they want.

I'm running 16" OZ Saturns at the moment and the car felt a load better on my 15" BBS baskets, mainly due to the weight. I did have a set of 17" Anteras a while ago and the steering was so heavy my arms would ache, plus they did nothing to sort out the terminal understeer. As you probably know, the ...

Mintex 1155, great when up to temp and they'll never fade. Absolutely shocking when cold though.

sweep wrote:Why do yank plates look so much better than ours...

The idea of having SOUTH YORKSHIRE written across the top of my plate does have some appeal.

Pusher, it's an awesome film and the main character drives an E30 all over Denmark.

Vredesteins are amazing drift tyres, I overheated the hell out of them and whilst there were bits of rubber coming off so you could see the canvas underneath they just wouldn't delaminate, and they lasted longer than any other tyre I had on that day. Unfortunately I've no idea what the grip is like ...

I always wanted an M30 over an M50 for my Touring, I think the extra grunt would suit the car better. Let the coupe boys have their revs.

Something to get stabbed over?

Judging by the intensity of argument a discussion about dampers have provoked I'd say... YES!

C'mon guys, it's just shock absorbers!

Also, without huncentric spacers it's a royal pain changing your wheels because you're holding the wheel on with one hand, the wheel bolt with another and your third hand is wobbling the spacer around to get it to line up.

ECP are muppets, I use GCF or a local motor factors whenever possible.

I was sick of driving another shit car, I used to have some awesome cars and felt like something special again. I wanted to get into drifting and was looking for an E36 coupe when a friend offered me a 325 E30 Touring. I thought that I may as well get it even though I wasn't keen on it since I'd pro...

so regards to the rust there is none! Impossible! Go and have a harder look! :D My Touring has no rust either, I reckon it's down to them being made at the factory for E34s. There's a lot more anti-rust treatment under the bonnet of my car than on, say, Sweep's coupes. The tailgate and sunroof are ...

I'd take a 325 over a 328, one bhp less but a much revvier engine according to my mate who has had a few of each and driven them hard. Just make sure you reinforce the diff mountings.

Ford Frozen White. I prefer Motorsport White myself.

My favourite difference between the M3 and standard coupe is an aerodynamic one. *Only noobs need to read this* :) At the rear of the M3 roof is a trip strip, then the rear screen has been put at a slightly shallower angle to the standard coupe and the bootlid has been raised significantly. These ad...

I heard M20s from hot climates had larger capacity water pumps. Any truth in this, and if so can you get them from BMW?

That's one way to spray a ringer.

As I understand it all I need to do to get camber on the rear of my E30 is lower it, but the front could use some too. Is an adjustable top mount the only thing I can do or is there some other trickery to get the same effect?

Cheaper the better please.

I believe we have a winner.

If any E36 haters who mistakenly bought an E36 325 coupe are on this thread and would prefer an E30 325 Touring I would be happy to part-ex.

Cash my way of course.

With 15s on my car is sideways happy, with 16s on even getting a burnout on in the wet is an effort. The difference in traction is staggering. 15" BBS are some of the lightest, strongest wheels I've had though. If I hadn't crashed two of them up a kerb (that's how I know they're strong :) ) I probab...

If my car has been left for a while I get a cloud of blue smoke when I start it. It doesn't smoke when I'm driving or if I start it a short while after switching it off.

Any ideas?

On Sunday I put my 325 Touring up on some drift sites, got a PM the same day from a guy who wants to check it out this weekend.

Mayo can be short drives so I hear. I get the same thing and my car loses water too but when I took it to Santa Pod it had a clean oil cap by the end of the day, I blame a very short commute. My local E30 expert reckons the head is cracked but I can't afford to replace it so I just top it up and if ...

Makes me want my E32 back. The whole point of them is to look like a gangsta!

That ride height isn't standard, surely?

Sometimes my steering wheel goes very heavy and there's a plasticky squeaking/rubbing sound from the column. I haven't taken anything off to have a look yet, I was just wondering if this is a common problem? It clears up after a bit of a crunching/grinding sound and then the steering is lovely and l...

It was the bush in the lollipop on mine. Replaced it, fine now.

A chip is easy, induction kit is fine (getting cold air to it is more important of course) but I think swapping cams is overkill. I'd stick an uprated fuel pump on if you have the cash, I don't know if it was bad luck or something about M30s that kills pumps but MJG ended up with about four dead one...

Is it the engine kangarooing or is it driveline shunt? I.E. Do the revs go up and down or does the car just jerk?

MJG (ex-EDC, won a round at Llandow) ran an M30.
Martin (current BDC driver) runs an M30.

M30s are cheap, reliable and they drift very well.

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Bike rack for a Touring.

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