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Grimo
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:59 am

Hi Everyone - Newbie.

Have now got E30 325i 1986 - one of the first models I believe. No ABS or any fancied like that.
In good nick has been in my family since new - I'm only the secound owner and just done over 100k.
Engine a bit noisy - think it's a broken bolt on exhaust manifold - is this a difficyult job.
Will get camera out and post a piccy.
Great site. :x :D
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:02 pm

Welcome to the Zone mate :wave:
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:04 pm

welcome fella
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:10 pm

a very warm welcome to the zone mate

exhaust studs can be a bitch, depending on which one it is too, if it's the one near the bulkhead, it could be a head off job to get to it properly, but I'm not 100% on that. Plus it won't be the only one that will break when you take the manifold off, so be ready for some fun.

Sounds like you have a nice genuine unmolested example there though, chrome bumpered rightness :D
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:19 pm

Thanks lads.

Looking forward to an exciting time removing bolts - maybe i'd be better to remove head and refurbish at the same time.
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:20 pm

Thanks lads.

Looking forward to an exciting time removing bolts - maybe i'd be better to remove head and refurbish at the same time.
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:02 pm

Welcome and goo dluck with the head work!
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:16 pm

Hello mate welcome to the zone.
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:22 pm

Hello Grimo, welcome to the best BM forum (never mind best E30 forum)! :lol:

As for your exhaust manifold bolts... yip, about half of 'em snapped when I changed to my 6-branch. I also ended up getting the heads re-furb'd and it wasn't just the exhaust bolts that needed replacing... be ready for some fun! :roll:

On the bright side, sounds like the perfect opportunity to upgrade to a 6-branch... luvlly! :cool:
'89 325i - was an SE but not anymore, was bronze-beige metallic (yeuch!) but now techno-violet (thankfully)
'89 Toyota Corolla GTi-16 - track, hillclimb & sprint car (yeeha!)
'08 Buell XB12Ss - American engineering at it's 'best'... good fun though
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:26 pm

apologies for the hijack here, Gary - how different did it feel with the 6-branch put on?

Got one waiting to go on at the moment but need to so some head surgery before I bolt this on and wreck the thing! :mad:
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:33 pm

if you put the 6 brancnch on driving the car in the high revs is pretty damn good - provided you dont have any restriction after the 6 branch you are in for a really nice suprise -

if you ever ever ever even think of changing an exhaust manifold that has not been changed in a while then buy a new set of manifold studs and use the two nut trick to get of the old studs nice and easy (this method will cut the job time by hours)
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