E30 Zone

It's been a while since I've posted here but I've had an interesting month with the E30 so I thought I'd share it with you. When I got my 323i about 4 or 5 years ago the clutch was about 1/2 worn. Since then I've done more than 40,000km (the odometer stopped 20,000km after I got it but I've done at ...

I had Greenstuff on my 323i for a while and had no problems with them. Never noticed any fade or problems after about a year of track days and autocross events. BUT when I changed them it was pretty clear they had been overheated so I went with some different ones. The Greenstuff had minimal brake d...

The Toyo R1R work well on my 323i on the road and the track, wet or dry. They are a targa rally type tyre. Dunno what sizes they come in though, mine are 205/50/16.

Hello! I'm in Brisbane.

Well here is what I have. Not sure how safe or legal it is though. I don't use the seatbelt with it because I have a 6 point harness but the seatbelt still seems to work ok. http://www.members.westnet.com.au/astondg/Camera_Mount.jpg It is the same on the passenger side. The camera is a bit high thou...

This isn't going to be that helpful but I have a Sparco Pro 2000 and here is what I did: I used to have it fixed (not adjustable) with a mount my father and I made from aircraft aluminium. We also unbolted the seatbelt clip thing from the original seat (I have the Recaro Recaro's if that makes any d...

I have a 6 branch and the E36 steering rack conversion. The 6 branch was custom made though after the E36 steering rack so it all fits ok I think.

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Mine has the lsd and seats but not the dog leg box or body kit. Also had different dampers I think and BBS style wheels. I think the electric sunroof and air conditioning were part of the JPS Motorsport spec out here too. JPS = John Player Special. The mods were done in Australia, but I'm not sure ...

there were a few 323's sold in a sport spec in all but name, lsd,dog leg box,kit, seats very rare! Mine has the lsd and seats but not the dog leg box or body kit. Also had different dampers I think and BBS style wheels. I think the electric sunroof and air conditioning were part of the JPS Motorspo...

It is not a Sport, I don't think there were any 323 sports? Just checked the manual and it says 323i JPS Motorsport, that was written in by the dealer. I think maybe this pack (Recaro seats, LSD, etc.) was a dealer thing so maybe the name was added at the dealer too, must have been Australia wide th...

In my 323i I have standard size brakes but slotted rotors and different pads and I have done probably 20+ track days now (and 20+ autocross events) and I haven't had any problems with fade or braking power. The brakes could probably always be more powerful but these seem ok considering the performan...

To confuse the issue slightly, my car is listed as a 323i Motorsport or 323i JPS Motorsport according to most insurance companies here. It is a "tin top". I can't remember what is says in the owners handbook thing, just 323i JPS I think.

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Would getting another camshaft place to make up a camshaft to the same specs as the Schrick be almost as good? The Schrick ones are kind of expensive. I will pay for it if it is noticably better but it means I won't be getting one for another year or two, I have other things I can spend the money on...

So what are considered the best ARB's at the moment? I don't want super stiff because I think that could have a negative effect on handling, we have some bumpy roads and circuits here, but I would like improved handling. The H&R kit seems to be popular but there are I think 3 different types now? I ...

I don't have much experience with going sideways in an open diff car but from what stenni described I would have thought that he had an open diff? The way he said it came back under control just by easing off the throttle and without any steering input sounds to me like what I have done in some open...

Ok, thanks. When you change direction quickly normally the back end steps out quite hard and in this case it doesnt. Mine doesn't seem to do this, or not much, even on the dirt it seems fairly stable. Now, M20 engines cars generally understeer quite a bit. I wouldn't say mine understeers quite a bit...

People say you notice a big difference replacing worn rear subframe bushes too, I didn't really. I did notice a bit of a difference the first time I drove it but that's all. Anyway, I'll believe you. If I am keeping this car I'll get some new bushes & ARB's. When you all say that they make it handle...

The anti-roll bar bushes on my car are worn out, at the back the anti-roll bar has almost come out of the mount on the left hand side. I beat it back in a bit with a hammer before I went to a skid pan day last weekend but I guess I will have to find a more permanent solution soon. I haven't noticed ...

All the drift days ive been to, have always been on very coarse sticky ground That seems like it would be not so good for the car or tyres. Do you have anywhere like this place near you? I recall seeing one of the car shows on TV here recently where they tested the new 911 C4 on a diesel skidpan, a...

The computer will not adjust for the bigger injectors as far as I know, I think mostly it just keeps a table of the opening times for the standard injectors and opens the injector for that amount of time and that will mean a different amount of fuel depending on the size of the injector. It doesn't ...

AUD $460 including an instructor (who is a friend of ours but I think that is the normal price). The session was from 7:30am to 11am and we had 4 people. I'm not sure if it costs more for more people, you probably just don't have as much time on the track.

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I went to a skid pad/pan thing yesterday to practice my car control. It is a concrete area with a few different corners and they spread some diesel and water on it. My goal for the day was to keep the car sideways around the whole circuit which I kind of managed a couple of times. By kind of I mean ...

What kind of driving were you doing? An oil cooler shouldn't be necessary in normal driving. My 323i doesn't have one and I have raced it a bit over the last 2 years (part of that in summer here in Australia when the outside temp can get fairly high) and I don't think I have had any problems. I don'...

I forgot to mention that I have had my diff for 2 years and in that time I have done about 16-20 autocross (dirt) events and probably the same number again of track days and sprint events at circuits. I got it checked out a few weeks ago and it was still in good condition so it seems to be reasonabl...

I have an uprated LSD. It is the standard big case with the internals from (what I was told anyway) a 2L touring car that used to race here (E36). It cost about AUD $1000 including being completely rebuilt with lapping and stuff and using redline oil (with no friction modifier I think). If I just li...

I have seen an E36 dash in an E30, it was in a magazine I have here somewhere. I will see if I can post some pictures. I have no idea how difficult it was, I think the E36 is a bit wider than an E30? The Z3 might be too?

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There's no such thing as a 325is unless you mean the 325i sport. Or you live in Australia or some other countries where there is an E30 badged and sold as a 325is and it is the same as the 325i sport I think. http://www.e30.de usually has most details for E30s, but I can't find the specs you need u...

Definately see that movie if you haven't already. I bought it on video but I haven't seen it around much so it might be a bit hard to find but definately worth it.

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I dont agree that the car will take a tighter circle. The actual path the car takes is a line drawn by the path of the centre of gravity of the vehicle. In the situation you desribe the centre of gravity of the vehicle (say the dead centre of the cabin for example) is actually taking a larger radiu...

I don't know where you can get them but make sure you get the ones that permanently bolt to the hubs and then have stud/bolt type things for the wheel to fit onto. This is especially important for racing, don't get the normal ones that are just a piece of metal with holes drilled in it. I have the f...

Now imagine the same scenario but when the driver speeds up, the rear tyres go beyond their ultimate grip and deviate from the smaller circle. When the driver corrects this by turning the wheels in the direction of the slide, the course the front wheels take also deviates from the original, intende...

Lowering the car will increase negative camber, were both the cars the same height? I think I understand what you mean about the left wheel if you are sliding to the right but negative camber does increase the grip. One thing to consider is that when cornering or sliding the weight is shifted to the...

Like people have said an LSD will allow a little bit of slip (difference in speed between the two rear wheels) so you can go around corners and stuff but as soon as there is too much slip (starting to wheelspin) it kind of locks both wheels together so then to get wheelspin both wheels have to spin ...

In car racing turbos usually have their capacity multiplied by 1.7 I think, or maybe it's 1.5 I can't remember now, to find out what class they are in.

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Well my 323 has it at 6500rpm and I think the 325 is the same but I can't be certain. I think a chip or piggyback/standalone ECU is the only easy way around it but I am not sure.

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Interesting month with my 323i

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323i and some "drifting" practice (pic included)