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Have you considered simply fitting flared bolt-on guards to a 325i? It will look better than an M3 kit, be much easier to source and fit and if you knock something, will be easier to replace.

it is recommended to be get the best from a 288 cam and above but not mandatory! i do stand by it, the results will be much much better in every single facet. i.e idle, part throttle, WOT power and torque across the board, better tunability, throttle response.... your engine is crying out for some,...

When you say an x brace in the boot what do you mean ?

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recommended also cylinder head work, 6 branch, ITB if you want the most out of it Surely an ITB setup is a little extreme just to make a bigger cam work Digger. Surely this is the final step to total M20 perfection, but for most applications a BBTB plus and suitably honed intake plenum would suffic...

NoTurbo wrote:Thanks for the help. This is the route I was thinking too. Pics to follow soon

Any luck with those pictures?

I am very late to this post I know, and please ignore this if you have already found the solution. Anyway, basically the X-pipe allows the gases travelling through one pipe to create a pressure difference behind it (or a vacuum) and helps to draw any unburnt or standing gas from the other pipe with ...

Just doing a quite internet search suggests that any E30 brace that fits with an M20 will fit with an M50 (the type that is curved and passes close to the back of the engine bay/firewall). Basically choose a brace that is solid with robust joints between the bar and the tower mounts (they are easier...

My understanding is that car body roll is first determined by the damper strength (initial roll on turn in) followed by the spring stiffness once the car has settled into the corner. Using stiffer anti roll bars will help with this somewhat, but their main influence is the car's balance during corne...

Wow car sounds great. Also those were some of the tightest stages I have ever seen. I imagine that it must take some time to get your braking and speed confidence with such limited room for error.

Mine are from DTMfibrewerks. They fit nicely, but come an unpainted whitish/gray colour. My only concern with them is that if I ever blow a tyre they will get properly shredded and require replacing as they are not flexible. http://dtmfiberwerkz.com/access/rivet-style-front-rear-fender-flares-p-343....

It is my opinion that if you were to go out and buy an adjustable sway bar kit (like the Eibach kit for example), then you will not see any negative effect during normal street driving as the bar really only has any affect during aggressive cornering. Therefore for around town, you will not notice i...

So, I am correct in understanding that the correct installation should be something like this; - cam cover breather to an oil catch can - The oil catch can at negative pressure (presumably by a vacuum line plumbed into the throttle body, with a filter or something in that line to prevent oil vapour ...

Rally, always brings the best out of people. If it was anything other than a rally, you would have simply packed up and gone home. Great determination to see it to the finish.

I have the DTMFibrewerks arches on my E30. They were delivered quickly and at a good price (I feel). They are designed for a series 2 with the lower rear-arch, however we modified ours with ease to suit our series 1. You can see the installation here; http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php/29454-P...

DBA (Disc Brakes Australia) offer front and rear competition rotors for E30 (4000-t3 series). Combine with refurbished calipers, good quailty brake fluid and racing/track brake pads and you will have a very good setup that will not fade under hard use, requires no modification and will continue to l...

Without opening the motor you can try the following; I would also look at expanding the air intake to the head. Use a larger diameter intake boot (with as few section changes and bends as possible), replace the AFM with a MAF, fit a larger throttle body and buy an intake manifold/plenum which has be...

i don't !!! I am 53 years old and been in the motor trade most of my working life ...... I have probably driven more different performance cars than you guys have had hot dinners.......... Are you guys good enough drivers to eek out the .0100 of a second per lap your fancy shifter will give you ? y...

i don't understand why you guys dont use the z3 lever and new bushings......around £40 in total from BMW and feels mint !!!! positive.........really dont have to spend silly money :cool: Because that set up is crap, drive a car with a properly engineered SSK and you'll understand Kos, I completely ...

Thanks for continuing the discussion on the "breakaway" torque. Could you not measure the minimum torque required to reach maximum lock by rigidly fixing one of the output shafts and then using a torque wrench (or some tool) to measure the torque at which the remaining output shaft stops rotating in...

As there any benefit of running the air filter pod on the throttle body (doing away with the intake tract)? I was always under the impression that the long intake tract actually benefits the airflow as it has an accelerating "ramming" effect on the air entering the intake plenum (as long as it is la...

P.s. the "hashed" out word above is flick ing...

I'm not sure how that violates any language rules unless vulgarism has moved on without me keeping up..

Agreed, that more rear camber maybe helpful. Another question is what tyres and tyre pressures are you running. I helped a mate get his lap times down by some 10 seconds at a track day once by simply playing around with his tyre pressures. Also, 17" tyres sound large for a non-M3 E30 for the track. ...

A question; the "percentage lock" is not an accurate method to describe the amount of resistance as "percentage lock" relates to the engine power/torque. Therefore, isn't stating the breakaway torque a better measurement? I ask this because as I understand it, 70% lock equals a breakaway torque of s...

I use the 90mm Turner studs on my race car. They are great, but I needed to buy an extra long socket to engage to wheel nut when fully torqued. This in itself is not a major issue, it might just be inconvenient should I ever "mis-place" this socket. Remember.. cheaper is rarely better.. and when you...

Rally; outside of endurance racing is the only true test of man and machine, and the ultimate challenge for any driver . I can't wait to get back into rallying again. Great stuff, and yes it is easier to hit a "flat crest/jump" than one might think, especially once you have confidence in the car and...

Sorry to jump into this discussion, but I have a similar problem I hope someone can answer. Specifically, I have fitted a Shift-I shift light to my car, and now when the RPM hits about 5000, the tachometer goes haywire, bounces between 0 and 5000 rpm for a bit, then drops to zero... It is at this po...

Be warned! If things go wrong, this can happen: This happened to me on the Nordschleife on a track day last year. It was caused by the collars not being tight enough. ********* happens and they came loose. It was the front left so once the tyre came into contact with the collar, the forward motion ...

reggid wrote:also you dont need multiple maps on a NA car unless you use different fuels. An economy map and performance map can be one and the same

True.

Gone 5-stud setup to use E36 M3 brakes with floor-mounted pedal box, dual master cylinders, doing away with the original servo and master cylinder. Can't comment on how she drives though yet! I think e21_Jason has the same setup though? He might be able to tell you how it drives. Awesome upgrade. I...

This is better as the studs bolt directly to the hub (no transferring of forces to the spacer, then to the hub). Also, as the hubcentric spacer (H&R) carries the load of the wheel, there is no danger of the wheel moving relative to the hub. This is a MUCH better and safer option. For a race car whic...

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Limited_Slip_Differential#Identification This does not always work though, particularly if the diff has been pulled apart in the past. I have 2 LSD's and neither have the tag. I find the easiest way is to jack up the rear of the car and turn one wheel. I...

When we first ran side pipes on the race car, we did not use an X-pipe. On the dyno we only managed around 120+ kW at the wheels, and the engine felt flat on the track.. we thought this was weird so we looked into it and fitted an X-pipe. The next dyno was around 140+kW... The moral of the story.. f...

I have it and like it a lot. For me it is easily the best bang for your buck tunable ECU available for early model BMW's and very easy to install. Obviously, as it uses the factory wiring loom it has limitations in how much tuning it can provide, but it will comfortably handle fuel mapping, ignition...

Hoosier also make a "semi" slick tyre that is DOT rated and readily available in 16's. Look at their A6 and R6 ranges.

It all depends on what you want to do with it. I always entertain the thought of tracking my cars, even if it is only once; in which case I would personally lean towards coilovers. However if it is only for a daily driver which doesn't ever get more right boot than it takes to over take the car ahea...

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