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Pleasure doing buisness with, he has been very communicative and very quick with his payments.
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The tappet noise can be louder in the cabin than from outside on these.
It sounds wierd but the sound seems to travel up the steering column, if you put some bluetac over the steering wheel bolt at the end of the column it sounds much nicer from the drivers seat.

Ive seen some kw variant 1 or 2 and some bc racing coilovers that are under budget. I know alot of jap boys use them and would reccommend them, has anyone had any experience with bc?
My choice is probably between the kw variant 2's and the bc's.

I cant find any good pictures of what i mean online so ill do my best to explain. The x pipe works in conjunction with header length and collector design to take advantage of exhaust pressure waves to 'pull' exhaust gas out of the cylinder. The combined effect also sucks in intake charge mixture dur...

Why would you presume i would buy cheap ones? I understand they will cost more than a shock and spring setup but im happy to pay the extra if they perform better.

Has anyone had any experience of a good set of coilovers on the road? And would they reccomend them?

If you were to go for a budget spec coil over kit then they're normaly a damper and bolt on adjustable spring platform type system which will weigh a similar amount to the standard system. The point of proper coil overs is the ability to choose the spring stiffness, balance of the car, weight distr...

The x-pipe shape, taper angle and length all determine how it affects the engine too!

Don't take this the wrong way but I think if you're choosing them for weight saving you're looking at them for the wrong thing and maybe are a tad confused? What is it you're doing with the car? Thats ok, i can see why you would say that. Im not choosing them for a weight saving, that was just one ...

DanThe wrote:The gaz built front struts ive handled before were at least 50% heavier than a standard fully built front strut!

Wasnt expecting that! The look so much lighter in pictures, guess there is no point in choosing coilovers then.

Hi, does anyone know how much weight is saved by choosing coilovers over a strut and shock setup?
Im looking to buy a gaz kit if it makes any difference.

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Brianmoooore wrote:The downside of ATF is that the box will rattle more.
I'd put back whatever is already in there.

How can i tell the difference? Is all atf red? If its not red its mtf?

I dont have a problem with my gearbox, it works fine. Just wanted to know the best oil to use in it. Had someone come to me once, saying that they'd changed the oil in their gearbox and now it wouldn't engage first gear properly. I asked them to examine the old oil, if they still had it, and sure e...

Brianmoore, just posted this two threads down: Sounds like both the gearbox oil and the hydraulics to me. If it's still difficult to get into first after the hydraulics are sorted, then the recognised cure is to use ATF Dextron II in the gearbox, instead of SAE80; the same as used in the E34/36 gea...

I am going to be changing the gearbox oil on my 91 320i and im trying to figure out which gearbox oil is best.

Ive read on some american forums but they are conflicting between different grades on mtf and even atf in a manual box.

What does everyone use over here for the getrag 240?

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I used sand paper to get rid off the wax then stuck the parts in the dishwasher to clean them up, works perfectly and is nice and cheap

Then paint with a rattle can, cost around £8 to do both the inlet and rocker cover.

Duke137 wrote:Shaun I haven't forgotten those bits btw, just not been in Cannock for a couple of weeks

No worries, whenever is good for you
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Hi, ive got some spare parts from my old 325i track car i was thinking about putting on my 320i. Ive got the the 325i: inlet afm throttle body My first question is that the 325i was a chromie so had the earlier management and the 320i is a late spec so has the better management. Is there any differe...

Will have to have a look with my friend. The inners are gone on the join with the outer arch and various other places so will see what we can do.

Shame about the pattern parts!

Does anyone know how the inners are attatched? Spot welded/seam welded etc?

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Im looking at using pattern rear arches instead of oe ones as i just want car back up and through an mot. Ive got a friend whos going to put them on for me. Does anyone know where i can find some? Ive looked on hadrians panels and some others and cant find the inner arch. The oe panles come is at £9...

Alex wrote:Inners are avalible from the dealers

Thats some good news

Dont suppose you know how much these are?
Will ring them up tomorrow and find out anyway.

I will definatly need whole arches, one is gone along the edge on the outer arch.

Ill get the pics up asap tomorrow, just thought id add on the o/s rear i can get an arm though one of the holes

Im yet to take some pics because its gone dark, but after i spotted a small hole i had poke around to see what was solid... Turns out not much was solid! Im going to have to get both inner arches replaced/ Im now not sure what to do with the car, the rest is solid and has a good suspension setup, bu...

Im looking for someone who can sort my rear arches out/ two rear inner arches/ small hole in the battery tray on my e30. Ive been recommended a few bodyshops, but none are bmw specialists or e30 experienced.

Anyone have any recommendations?
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The idea is to remove any stress raisers on the rocker. I can do it for free so i might aswell give it a go. I know i cannot change the physical properties the cast. My bmw one that snapped had plenty of air bubbles in it, i was quite shocked.

ross2009 wrote:no there not oem but BMW do use febi I've just bought a set from gsf cost me 150

How do they compare to bmw ones? Ill be blending down the casting lines and shot blasting them if i got some standard ones anyways.

Ive just rang gsf again but a different branch. The rocker arms they sell are febi/bilstein ones, are these oem ones?

Just rang gsf and they can get some for £9.37 ea

However they couldnt tell me who makes them...
Do they sell cheap repros or are they oe quality?

When the local pikeys spotted me working on it in the garage whilst delivering their block paving leaflets.

Now im nervous my garage is going to be emptied

ross2009 wrote:are you actually gonna be tracking it or racing it?

Its a track car

Has anyone on here used these on there m20 and what opinions do you have of them? They are coming back as the cheapest option at around £260 Steel newmans are £450 Stealers oem are £418 for 11(as i already have one) Not sure wether to bite the bullet for the newmans or save some money and get the ir...

Duke137 wrote:http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=190910

Might be of use to read this Shaun

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Which akg mounts are the best? Would the solid metal ones be far too harsh?

If i got a m50 conversion for a post facelift car, could i fit the whole loom into my pre facelift car? (073 ecu) If so is there much to change if anything? I think i heard the clocks are different but thats all i can remember...

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Think i better check my steering wheel...
Im quite dissapointed at all i found now, at least ill be safe for a random police roadside check

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