E30 Zone

Just got my C2 2.7 back on road after ages.. just had to tell someone.. this is one awesome driving machine, just the sound is enough to arouse..!

Is that it?

Wheres the dam pix!!

It's Alpina Green - you must know the shape so well now you know the colour, you can imagine it ! :-) will put pics on later, when have a digi camera!

Standard M-Tech Sport kit, all standard and original spec except I put a Close Ratio Sport Gearbox in, which by my calculation should let it hit 60 in 2nd taking one gearchange out of it.

Loads of low down torque, just saving up for the six branch. Also going to fit Poly bushes all round (I have them already)

is that an m-tech 2 kit then i assume you have the facelift version? very rare colour in green especially on an E30

yeah know what you mean about the howl the car sounds fantastic, what is the build number?

Hap u should never ask a mans build number!

please don't poly bush it! they are pony and trap

very sorry to go marginally off thread but why not poly bush
apart from subframes i thought all others were good to go poly as they dont rerally effect comfort but last alot longer than standard?

A) it's an alpina not a track slag
B) the ride is shit
C) they break, dry out and sqweek
D) wrongness

@D

Not being devils advocate but maybe uneducated in the matter.....
regarding A: why does it have to be a track slag to poly bush?
regarding b: i thought due to the direction of travel that only subframe poly's deterioate the ride noticably?
regarding c: i thought they lasted much longer than standard bushings?!!
regarding d: it makes no sense just to say wrongness - i see the joke though....

dont get me wrong i'm not looking for heated debate ot argument and i dont mean to sound like a smart ars┚¬ - i just find ur opinion of them comes accross as more of a sweeping generalisiation with a bit of attitude thrown in than an informed statement? if you were to say though well liam actually mate blah blah blah i would gladly eat humble pie! i use this site mostly as a resource for anything i know about my car and without it would be neck deep in garage bills - i value what people say here so i guess thats why i'm asking!!

as i said not at all meant to cause any offence

really sorry bout the off threadness -

sorry bert

read this thread which isn't that old!

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=39247
some pictures too.

U don't need poly bushes on a road car is my opinion. Go OE bmw stuff. There are enough uprated bushes from bmw themselves to warrant not needing poly stuff, again my opinion

Anyway back on topic, tell us some more details on your chariot? I'll tell u my cars build number!

Simon13 wrote:A) it's an alpina not a track slag
B) the ride is shit
C) they break, dry out and sqweek
D) wrongness

Ok i too get tried of this poly bush debate, i have 2 bmw's a 325 sport with poly bushes, & a 840 ci with poly bushes.
Both cars were fitted with poly bushes nearly 6000 miles ago, on the 8 series , a big heavy car which eats stock bmw bushes for breakfast!,( i'm on my 2nd set of track control arms in 2yrs), however its got poly bushes on trust arms & ARB's & is totally viberation free as is the E30, i swear by them & defend the use of them on other bmw forums

I truly wonder if all those people slagging off " poly bushes" actualy have them fitted correctly!!!

Is a chrome bumper pina like this?

Argos wrote:Alpina E30's have special bushes anyway for the rear axle (part no.3330108), the diff bush (3330109), track control arm bushes (3110111) and engine mountings (1181109) as well as top mounts 3131143.

Are these still available from the main dealer though?!

to be fair alot of the parts can be obtained for them if u have fairly deep pockets eg exhaust is frightening at £1300!

so it might be worth a shout

Cheers for all valuable inputs so far, don't worry about being off-track.. still value input. Interesting range of opinions on Poly bushing, didn't know about Alpina spec bushing, if still available thats what I'll do, in which case I'll have a brand new set of polys to sell!

Except subframe bushes which have been done already!

Trying to keep to original spec. Have obtained a Genuine ALPINA six branch but in a dilemma as to whether it will fit.. doesn't look like it would appreciate any experiences of this. (Got it from Germany £400 !)

Was up against a Z4 3.0 recently, (230bhp) still couldn't get away from the Alpina's prodigious torque.

Any comments on Close ratio gearbox I've fitted..

Also looking to upgrade front brakes.. any experiences welcome.
Invaluable site this. And yes don't ask a build number !

PS Had an earlier 1987 Sport Diamond Black and a 1990 Sport Graphite prior to the ALPINA - vast difference..

parksie wrote:

Simon13 wrote:A) it's an alpina not a track slag
B) the ride is shit
C) they break, dry out and sqweek
D) wrongness

Ok i too get tried of this poly bush debate, i have 2 bmw's a 325 sport with poly bushes, & a 840 ci with poly bushes.
Both cars were fitted with poly bushes nearly 6000 miles ago, on the 8 series , a big heavy car which eats stock bmw bushes for breakfast!,( i'm on my 2nd set of track control arms in 2yrs), however its got poly bushes on trust arms & ARB's & is totally viberation free as is the E30, i swear by them & defend the use of them on other bmw forums

I truly wonder if all those people slagging off " poly bushes" actualy have them fitted correctly!!!

BMW do a better bush for this car now, the old ones were made by BOGE 100% rubber compound, the new ones are made by continental and are solid but are oil filled.

Your steering box is most likely to be shot thats why you cant feel any ride quality reductions.

The bushes can only be fitted correctly!

Andrew