E30 Zone

guys just a question i dont know much about these cars iv just bought a bmw 325i sport E30 i dont know what has been done to the engine but when i pull off in 1st gear the front of the car lifts about half a meter off the floor because of the power i want to know is this normal? or has it had mods all the engine is chromed and in imaculate condition its all greased and oiled but iv driven some fast cars and been in 615bhp skylines but nothing will touch this car like so far iv had 140 out of 4th gear and i shit out and slowed down is this normal help!!!!!!!!!!

sure u havnt got a V8 in there mate? dont think these cars produce enough torque to lift the wheels off the ground.

errr, no its not normal. Much as I'd like to pull a wheelie in my touring its not going to happen. Did you buy it from a drag racer?

No mate, that really does not sound normal

The most i can get out of my M3 in 4th is around 125.

lift the bonnet
take a picture
and post it on here for us all to see

?sounds like a beast of a car.. how much did it set ya back?

sounds more like the shockers are knackered

billgatese30 wrote:sounds more like the shockers are knackered

This is what i thought

ClemQjeronimo wrote:sure u havnt got a V8 in there mate? dont think these cars produce enough torque to lift the wheels off the ground.

Would take some pretty impressive rear tyres as well!

i think you should either check your boot for half a ton of lead or stay off the moroccan woodbines

maybe a zoner lives near you and could take a look?

i know its just had all new shocks it says on the log book its a 325i sport so i dont think its a v8 but for all i know it could be??? im trying to download some pics but having a bit of trouble at the minuet? i priced up a new front wheel the other day just the front mitchlin, they wanted £110 for 1 tyer i nearly fainted!!!!! lol ima try and get pics up as fast as i can give me a couple of days

the car was going for £2500 with 28 bids and 2 days left i e-mailed this fela asking would he take a stupid offer he said try me i asked would he take £1800 this was my budget trying 2 insure this car at 18 is a pain in the ass as it is like i told him a bit about myself we got chating and he said he liked me and to go and pick the car up the end of the week so i was well happy he could of got £-4000 for that car easy like.

If you bought it off ebay (just my assumption with your talk of bids) just post up the link or the item number and we can all have a look!!

Yeah... give us either the link to the Ebay auction, or the Ebay item number, then we can help you more...

G.

wtf.. it was goin for 2500 with 2 days left and he took 1.8k

170bhp is gonna feel like a monster to an 18yr old who's only had a year at most solo piloting

no way in hell is it lifting the front end off the ground tho.. thats funny car/dragstar territory with 3 mile wide slicks

even a 300+bhp cally turbo on a 1/4 mile launch doesnt lift the front end off the ground

lol @ this thread

hmm...is this actually a serious thread? or a joke? lol

I think when he says lifts the front off the ground he's exaggerating slightly and it's just rising on the suspension. I would be interested in the 140mph in 4th gear claim though.

Yeah and taking £1800 when it's on £2500 on ebay or what ever is just fcuking stoopid.

I would rather have a confirned 1900 for my car today than hope for 2200 next week (or a couple weeks as buyer has 7 days to pay)

maybe £2500 was the buy it now price? maybe the OP is taking the mick?

may be this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-325i-SPORT-GR ... dZViewItem

C'mon guys, read the mans thread...

the front of the car lifts about half a meter off the floor

some of you must remember the first time you floored it in a sport!!?

That bit is normal, the 140 mph in 4th - that's living the dream!! (or a knackered speedo!)

Get the pics up soon!

my 1987 318i speedo must be knackered.. showed 140 at one point, full throttle, at the end of a downhill straight after a 2 mile run up! (not kidding)

it does feel like you are taking off when you get a powerful car for the first time though! I remember going WOW! when i went from a 1.0L micra to a 1.6 rover!

Fair point on the lad being in a car with a bit of power for the first time but he says in his first post that he's been in a 615hp Skyline which was not as quick..

Dying for a few pic's of this engine bay......c'mon ceri....don't keep us all hanging

Skylines are 4 wheel drive tho...

wildeian wrote:Skylines are 4 wheel drive tho...

not quite- the GTS versions are RWD only

GTR was 4wd

Cmon...piccies! I wanna see this *thing*.lol.

ok 1 guys im a girl im 18 female in south wales so calm down on the guy thing write i got the ebay thread i still cant upload pics like gutted write i dunno how 2 get the thread this is the ebay auction number though 4629703551 have a look and tell me thanks guys but no it really does do 140 in 4th i had alex my m8 2 cum out wid me in his toyota supra and he said we were doing 140 it said it on my speedo but i thought it was broke 2 so i had him 2 cum out with me that was def in 4th gear though honest

Hes taking the piss lads

how am i taking the piss im asking for advise on a car i know hardly anything about and im a girl!!!! these guys live and breath bmw so wheres the best place to ask here!

heres the link, looks nice car bargain for £1800. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %26fvi%3D1

Well, I'm not sure if even a 325i Sport qualifies as a rocketship unless you've been using a pushbike as your exclusive form of transport.

The E30 325 is merely brisk. Even E30 M3 is only getting on for being quick imo. But for fast you really need a CSL. That's the only bimmer I've driven that startled me in terms of winding it up - and that was mainly the noise.

A 600bhp Skyline will rearrange your internal organs and need a helicopter to keep up.

If i remember rightly my sport does 110 or 120 in forth.

Looks like a good buy for 1800! Well done, as for the motor looks stock, but cleaned up. With cars being well over 10 years old and no history though, who knows what could have been done to it. Certainly wouldn't be much over the 200hp mark though.

Don't forget that these cars are pretty light by comparison to modern cars, and 'feel' a lot quicker than they actually are.

massive wrote:Hes taking the piss lads

very true...

even with 800bhp they dont lift the wheels.

the only posibility is someone made your car into a wheely machine by completely redesigning the rear suspension set up. this is possible even with low powered cars i have seen it.

but this is extremely unlikely.

my mates HQ monaro (aussie 70's muscle car for u foreigners) lifts one wheels about two inchs on full gas off the line. this has an over the top 5.7 ltr V8 and fairly soft suspension.

your car does not do wheelies just admit it. would be cool tho.