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My last 318is had 360,000 on the body, 100k on the S50 before I parted it.

In the UK, were 318is cars all equipped with the battery in the front? It seems that all the pictures I see of M42 cars have the battery under the bonnet. Also, do UK cars have any tar/sound deadening in the trunk? For the US market all 318is cars had the battery in the trunk with no trunk tar. (exc...

magpie wrote:why change the valance

Always liked the single-slot valance, purely preference.

What we call a 318/6.

Just noticed how much your steering wheel/dash/etc setup is just like mine, to a tee!

i do like these in white, interesting on the difference between white/black lip, whats the standard ? The lip was body color from the factory. Over the years the flat black job became common so that it followed the black rockers and rear valance. Body color is the only way, IMO. Thanks for the pics...

Alpine Late model coupes, 318is specifically. Thanks in advance!

Great, thanks for the info fellas. Here in the U.S. the only non-M black headliners came in 318is cars and were a 'check-option'....I'm not really sure what this means. The current parts book and the original E30 parts fisch list several part numbers for Schwarz or Anthracite headlining pieces....al...

Just curious, how often do you guys see the OE (schwarz) black headliner on 318is cars? Do you see them in any other models? Sports?

Cheers,
Stu

So i've been pondering this for a bit now. I was thinking of using a 89.6mm throw crank from a M54 and 86mm pistons from a S50b30. That should give me 3.1lt. I figure it should be possible but is it possible using all BMW parts? I'm not sure on the gudgeon pin heights, I know the M50 has a flat top...

Bob_S wrote:m30 boat anchor or flyaway m52.. hmm easy choice!

Right on. The weight is considerably more than an M50 and the power potential just isn't there, assuming normal aspiration.

It's pretty easy to get 230whp from an M50 using a 85.8/89.66 crank, while weighing close to 100 pounds less than an M30.

Our first M50 swap was a non-VANOS 2.5L in an '84 318i (finished in August 1992) that did 13.9s in the 1/4 mile and blasted many-a-2.5L E30 M3 at trackdays So how did you manage that? Stopwatch timing gear? :) 14.8 was my best with a NV 2.5, 2.8's aren't 13.9 fast! Haha, no not a stopwatch. ; ) Tha...

On the swaps my father has done since August, 1992, we've used standard E30 325i Getrag 260's with anywhere from 3,46 to 4,45 rearends [typ 188], depending on the engine and vehicle setup. This includes M50's from 2,5 to 3,2 displacement, some with compressors. The 260 trans is stout, and can take a...

Regarding your brake ducts....

It looks like they make up the entire space where the factory brake duct and fog lamp reside.
Where can these ducts be sourced?

Cheers,
Stu

A 325i flywheel is about 19 pounds stock (atleast in the U.S.) and can have material removed to get it to about 13 pounds safely. This is probably the most cost-effective route for getting a lightweight flywheel. You'll also need a 325i 228mm clutch kit and an M20 starter pinion (or a whole M20 star...

T1 at brands must be a blast with entry and exit speeds being so high, along with the varied cambers. Toca 2 and 3 on Playstation are the closest I've gotten to running that track. :( At trackdays, do you guys run the short-course or full F1 circuit? Also, do you have a dyno plot of your M42? Stu

the "tight" feeling is lost in things people dont consider replacing. things like reseting the preload on the steering rack pinion, the uj of the rack, the front top mounts, sub frame and trailing arm bushes, ball joints ont he wish bones, adjusting the door hinges and lock strikers, replacing the ...

My 318is has 330,000 miles on the chassis. It has a 3.0L M50 with about 80k miles now. Had the M42 until about 250,000 until it was removed to drop in the 6. Most parts have been replaced at one point or another, but the trailing arm bushings still have 330,000 miles....time to swap them out! There ...

Why an M30 conversion? I don't know the race classes available to E30's in your country, but an M30 swapped E30 would be highly uncompetitive in most U.S. classes. If you want to build a dedicated racer for a certain class, it would seem to me that a 3.2 S50 would be best. What about a 3.0 US S50 (s...

maxfield wrote:
StuMc316is wrote:Yes, S52 is the "red headed stepchild" of the M-engines; it's the M50/2 based single-throttle, long-stroke motor. Not the 6-throttle glory you guys get on your side of the pond!

Hey, we can build the US motors to make similar power as the Euro's, FWIW : )

Yes, S52 is the "red headed stepchild" of the M-engines; it's the M50/2 based single-throttle, long-stroke motor. Not the 6-throttle glory you guys get on your side of the pond!

It's a US spec S52, converted to OBD-1, and some sort of aftermarket supercharger setup. I don't know the details of Randy's old motor but that is the basics of it.

I did the same thing to my ashtray a few years ago, it's the best place to store change.

Very nice Dschwarz touring. Your taillights make me dearly miss the MHW's on my diamond 318is.

Very nice 318is!

Nice to see another 318-6. I've been driving a friends 2.8l M20 E30 w/4.1 rearend for the past few days, blast to drive and really screams with the dual pattern cam.

Fastest I got (indicated) with the M42 was ~135 (with a 3.25 rearend! 4th gear, 6200)
With the 24v, I've only taken 5th all the way on one occasion. Pulled to 6800 and couldn't get it any further...but ~158mph (5th, 3.73)

Here's mine, I'm from the States.

'91 M50 block bored, full 3.0 M3 bottomend. 328 head with full M3 valvetrain/camstock, M20 trans/rearend.

284hp/255tq

Car is a 1991 318is, US model, diamond black and originally had black vinyl, but switched to pearl. This was my first car, and I've had it since I was 15. The M42 lump was pulled out in Fall of '03 to swap in a custom built M50. Motor: 2,5 M50 block bored to 86mm, 3liter M3 crank, pistons, rods. M52...

Very nice car, only 1 of the pictures worked for me though. My dad used to have a 24v 318 in the same color, but less the Sport bodywork. Nicely setup motor you have, it seems that dual-pattern cam works well on the 2.7/2.8's, would you agree? Is the 213/220 at the wheels or crankshaft? Any dyno plo...

-13mm for upper strut mount -17mm for swaybar link and tie-rod nut -19mm for control arm nut, brake caliper bolts, top shock nut -5mm (maybe 6mm?) for brake rotor set-screw and ABS sensor set-screw. -Pipe-wrench or similar tool to loosen/tighten shock collar (Bilstein Tool if you are using Bilsteins...

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