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Here's the article Ant referred to:

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Hey Bim, tell me more. IIRC, Mark told me he blew the original NA engine up and turbo'd the 323 himself, or rebuilt it in any event. He gave me some pics of the engine rebuild he did, the car had an engine bay fire too about the same time (those dodgy E21 Hazard switches!) and after 7 or 8 years of ...

Sounds Good Jam172 and Chris-W. I was actually talking about the center back, the bit your back actually rests on, but the base will need doing at some point too. So I will give it a go.

What's the deal with changing the center then as mine has sagged on my recaros in my E21, and was going to get them done at some point, but if it's relatively easy DIY job, then I'd like to know how to go about it.

Cheers.

Kam

Cool, cheers for the advice guys.

Kam

Another (probably dumb) PC question, but are there any preferences as to which type of transformer to use with the 7424? I've seen these on ebay and am leaning towards getting the one in the first link.

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Cheers,

Kam

Cheers Pad, I'll take a look at the website.

Kam

Right, I've taken the plunge and bought a Porter Cable 7424 from the US after reading and seeing the Porter Cable vids and feel confident enough to start using it on my cars. I've chosen a few products to get me started, but I wanted to know where you get the detailing or masking tape I've seen on t...

I've got a 2.3 lump similar to yours but the earlier version in my E21 323. I've got Audi 200 Turbo Pistons with some custom machining done in it. I think these may work in your engine, depending on the Compression Ratio you want to run.

Here you go guys. Done before yes, and with twin tubbies on it too!!

http://www.prismmotorsport.co.uk/enginedrivetrain.htm

That's some crazeee shit!!

Forgive my ignorance here guys, but as I'm looking to restore my shell in the next year or so, am I right in saying that Acid dip is a quicker better way to strip your shell as opposed to shot blasting it? How do they deal with any rust issues, or do they just dip it and coat it? Is this method bett...

I got the mosoon one from them for my E21. Ok, the paintwork isn't showroom by any means, but it fits well (is actually for the E30) and protects her from the rain reasonably well too. I don't find the lining material to be too rough, and my paintwork certainly hasn't suffered from using it. Saying ...

Pacerpete, bloody hell, years ago I couldn't find any info about that M10 lump, and years later I'm meeting people who knew about it! Yep, the 323 has a turbocharged lump, I bought it about 7/8 years ago from a fella in Ashford/Staines Middlesex. Ring any bells? I think the blokes name was Mark Chal...

Thanks for the link Kam. You still thinking of selling? I am not sure I could do it.... I was thinking of selling last year when they did the photoshoot and article, but circumstances have changed so am keeping it as long as I can. I'm hoping to sort some more power out and get her running the way ...

e30world dude, you talkin to me? if so, lets see some pics of your car then?

Thanks for the kind words Tristan. She's still got some way to go, but like most of us time and money are the things that slow us down.

I'm no expert, but from what little I know if it's been freshly painted you shouldn't do anything to it as the paint needs a good few weeks to cure. Not even supposed to wash AFAIK. But I'm sure someone will come and put you right sooner or later.

Here you go mate, I posted it on another forum I'm on:

http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... =e21+turbo

Hope you like.

Did you catch anything?

Just spotted your revised post, well spotted there old_skool_2002, even after the beers!

Sorry to disappoint dudes, she was running in this: http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i264/krawn/E21%20318/Backright.jpg I owned her quite a few years back. I bought her from a guy in Sevenoaks in Kent. He and his dad were quite minted and into racing, and he got this engine from somewhere and dumpe...

Does it look anythink like this:

I think you'll find they were twin 45's IIRC. What do you want to know about it?

Sorry to hijack the post, but how does the boost control solenoid work, do you neeed to add anything else? I'm quite interested in doing this to my car as the ECU has the capability to map the boost. Cheers.

Kam

Sounds nice mate, especially on a standard engine. Mine has Standard bolts at the moment, and I think it's a metal headgasket jobby, so that should be fine. Mine's only running 5 psi at the moment and pulled 190bhp and 216lbft torque, which I was quite pleased with as she's only still a 2.3. I need ...

Cheers for the info Fozzy. It's recirc as I used to have a catch tank setup which we got rid off. And the strange thing is that I've been spanking the nuts off the engine for months now and it's been fine up until the last few weeks. Maybe a loose connecting hose or something somewhere. Will have a ...

Yes it is E21 limited edition Gravy, was in BMW Car Mag this month. She's a lot of fun, just waiting to get the car booked in to turn up the bosot and have her mapped better than she is at the moment. Here you go mate, loads of piccies here: http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i264/krawn/E21%20Turbo/ ...

Just got back from Holiday (was away for 2 weeks) and pulled the HT's off one by one to clean my sparks up as I had a bit of a lumpy idle/misfire on low down revs before I went away. Number 3 HT had oil on it when I pulled it out, and there was some oil on the thread part of the spark too, quite a b...

ShineOn mate you'ver given me lots of good info here. i really appreciate it. i guess I got to save up some dosh and get me a decent polisher before I start polishing my car anytime soon.

Cool, any ideas what the different coloured foam pads are all about? Blue, white, pink and orange. Seen them on ebay and assume it has something to do with the type of abrasive you will use? Deffo need to get a better polisher first I think!

Thanks for the advice gyus. ShineOn, i was going to use a standard B&Q (don't laugh) jobby buffer I got. I was thinking of getting a proper machine polisher like the pros use, but they seem a bit expensive being upwards of Ã‚£60 or so. Any recommendations on what to use to bring the paint shine back...

I have purchased some Farecla G3 from ebay in order to bring out the shine on my oxidized paint work (not on my BMW thankfully!). Question is what's the best way to use it. I know you should use a machine polisher or buffer which I have with a lambswool mop and wash the car properly before using it,...

That is one very nice motor, you're cousin is a lucky man.

Yeah, looks like mine only has 1 external pump, although the Australian versions of the E21 did have an intank lift pump tp prime the main pump. I think the Saff 4x4 cossies have an external pump with carrier which should be good for around 300bhp. Back to the drawing board. . .

POST EDITED: I've just checked on REALOEM and they show what looks like an in tank pump, I didn't think there was one on E21's due to the low psi required of the fuel pump for the fuel feed to the K-Jet. I am checkin with some E21 guru's on another forum and I know there is deffo an external pump on...

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