E30 Zone

Drifty: you won't see decent power without TBs or carbs; by all means keep your inlet manifold - get a sheet of glass and use it as a coffee table!

Hoobs - wings, doors, glass, rear seats & trim have to remain; front seats, battery, bonnet & boot lid can all be replaced/ lightened. Underseal can be removed too - lovely job! Obviously the spare wheel isn't carried, nor a full tank....

Yes - the Series Production Class A3 regs. dictate any capacity 1800cc > 2600cc; same block & head as production cars, internals incl. valve sizes are free as is normally aspirated induction. So - head work, high comp. pistons, cam & carbs/ TBs are all there to be made the most of, plus remap. IMHO ...

AVO adjustables should be OK for your chosen motorsport disciplines with the bonus of adjustability. If stage rallying then you'd choose Bilsteins without question. Only the thoughts of a rank amateur though - you should await the input of the pros. P & B

Dr. Ben, after your performance in yesterday's AutoSolo and previous performances at sprints this season I'd say the driver has talent (from a mere spectator/ observer's viewpoint) and the car has balance. Stiffer/ lower springs, Bilstein inserts up front and adjustables out the back, polybushes, ad...

E30s are heavy at 1,100 + Kgs for their Class in Series Production, where you're looking at 240bhp +/ ton to be competitive in the up to 2.0 litre Class. Type R sounds more of a plan, and even the S2000 (another heavyweight) can be competitive given the right mods, but then it starts with 250bhp....

No contest - Sports 'box much nicer. 1st, 2nd & 3rd all bunched more closely: 19%, 16% & 10% closer respectively. 2nd is some 8% higher than std. box. A much overlooked tuning item IMO. Particularly worth having if running a hotter cam than std.

.....a damned fine one too in red, out-dragged my poor worn out 325i up-hill. One of the Zoners perchance.....?

George - might have been us in the laser blue Touring: we briefly discussed the costs of Alpina wheels while waiting at a Paege. APA was looking good both in the mirrors and from behind. Spent the week in Tertre Rouge, only e30 in that campsite I think. Always a cracking craic........P & B

Thanks guys, I'll have a good gander in the New Year, and good suggestion Geeman re. utilising the suspension. It may be a case of leave the Tourer as is and source a 2 door E30 shell, or even a damaged repairable M3 shell from somewhere like FAB. Season's Greetings all!

Fuzzy & Nickso: its an E30 M3 - and no, I hadn't considered the exhaust manifold difficulties. Maybe visit a fabricator, someone like Tony Law?

Just been offered a wrecked M3; easy peasy to install engine, loom, g/box & diff unit into 325 Tourer? Christmas may have come a couple of days early...... This is just for road use (a 230 bhp Lotus Sunbeam does track day duties) so don't want to embark on a 'mission': the present 325 runs a big bor...

Yeah - I have one of these: it came off a SA import too. Pays to stick a cut top hose up the hole to the sump drain hole when draining the oil, or like someone said - it goes everywhere.....

A set of Lesjofors were supplied by Proven Products for my Touring; supposedly +20% in rate and - 35mm. They've been on for years and are still OK.........

I had Birds do their H23 conversion to a 323i with dog leg back in '86 - they made it nice enough to keep for 5 years. As JonB says - these come with the 3.25:1 rear diff. You'll enjoy it ROCKINRON, keep it on cam and it'll outrun a 325i on acceleration, but the 325i will just outgun it on top speed...

Widge - I think you may find that 1st on the 320i 'box is 3.72, and 1st on the std. 325i 'box is 3.83 The M3 ratios are 3.72, 2.4, 1.77, 1.26 & 1.00 and is preferable for the circuit as 1st is back and down on the dog leg, meaning 4th & 5th are on the same plane.... The 325i Sport box is closest of ...

Try Carl at Proven Products http://www.proven-products.co.uk/ He sorted out my Tourer with Bilstein Sprint fronts/ KYB rears & 4 springs - 40 mm, 4 years ago. Still good despite heavy load & towing duties. Saved about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£100 on the equivalent Kit from Europarts. Bilsteins Ãƒ”šÃ‚£230, KYBs Ãƒ”šÃ‚...

An early '80s sorted Sunbeam Lotus - easy 220 bhp in 930 Kgs with lsd.......[/img]

I'm running 225/45 Potenzas on 16" Alpinas without a problem, car's dropped 35mm. BTW - wheel centre locks are available from the dealers to replace that 'Allen' head fixing. Hope this helps..........

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