new e30 owner with a couple of questions

[shane320i]

Hello all,been on the site for a while,tho till now ive had an e36.Im keeping that but i needed something else so ive just bought an e30 320i 2dr.
The plan is to strip it out and use it as a track car as well as on the road.
The car ive bought is in need of a bit of work but thats why i wanted it!!
My question is this,is it worth keeping the 320 engine or would it be worth while swapping it for a 325?Why didnt you just buy a 325 i hear you ask,well because i only paid Ԛ£200 for the car and thats with 325i brakes,lowered suspension,reclining cobra bucket seats a lovely one off bonnet and a few more bits and bobs that would have cost alot more on there own!!!
Would the 325 give a huge increase in power?also how easy would the conversion be?what would i need to upgrade?

thanks in advance,shane

[Davenotouring]

YAY!!!

Well done mate.

Could be a good idea to buy a donor car, cos you'll need...

Engine
Gearbox
Prop
Diff
ECU
Loom

Think that covers it?

But yeah, I went from 2.0 to 2.5 in my touring and it's a big difference, and well worth it.

Any pics mate?

[shane320i]

No pics yet mate,i wont be picking it up for a week or two.Tis your fault i bought it !!!Soon be my turn to scare you s@#tless!!!!!

[Davenotouring]

Good stuff, pleased to hear it!

Get some pics mate! It's worth doing the 2.5 and get an LSD!

[Jhonno]

2.5 and LSD - you know it makes sense

[shane320i]

will do mate,watch this space

[Jhonno]

it was also that you didnt want to change your forum name wasnt it?

[shane320i]

it was also that you didnt want to change your forum name wasnt it?

would you believe i hadnt even thought about that,bloody convienient tho

[Davenotouring]

Not for long!

[shane320i]

quite right,getting all excited now

[Davenotouring]

Good lad!!

(You don't wanna sell it so I can use it in the Milltek Sport Cup next year do you?!)

[shane320i]

give me half a chance to get me spanners out mate

[Davenotouring]

I'll find another!!

You bringing this, or the E36 (boo hiss etc) to the Brighton meet?

[shane320i]

e36(sorry) the e30 wont be ready for a while yet,where can i get a roll cage from

[Davenotouring]

Safety Devices mate....

There are more places I guess, but that's one....

[shane320i]

cheers mate,this is gonna be so much fun,been wanting to do this for ages

[Davenotouring]

Good man! Will be fun.

PM player6 his other half works at SD.

[shane320i]

will do,wanna get it home first tho to see whats what!!gonna take everything apart and go from there,think it might be a long term thing,hope to get it the road b4 the end of summer tho

[shane320i]

Right then,here she is at the end of last year,imagine it without the bumpers,spoiler and 18s and thats what my Ԛ£200 bought!!Its had an e36 rear light conversion too tho not sure about this at the mo.The reiger sideskirts have also been blended into the car so its gonna take a bit of work to get right,not too bothered tho coz with all the other bits that came with it,it was still a good buy wether i keep it and use it or strip it and put the bits on another one,still undecided,will have to wait and see when i start playing with it!!!




(oh yes lots of work i know,but cant wait to get stuck in )

[china_blue]

bargain at Ԛ£200

[shane320i]

bargain at Ԛ£200

I thought so,aside from a couple of holes in the bootlid from that evo spoiler,the body is immaculate.The chap i bought it from spent a fortune on it and then decided to move to spain,he's taking the bumpers with him tho for his next project,he sold the wheels sadly b4 i got there.They now live here............



looks lovely dontcha think!!!!

[Davenotouring]

Cool Shane!

It's mateys old one innit!



Nice one...

[andyp]

power difference is quite a lot from a 320 to 325,

[china_blue]

spare a thought for poor ole me in a 318

[Nelly]

This pic aint by any chance taken in Maidenhead is it??

[Simon13]

before u go mad though! 325i throttle body on the 2 litre! you will need a newgasket and have to dremmel the inlet manifold to suit the bigger 2.5 one.

This cheap mod comes highly recommended!

[shane320i]

Cool Shane!

It's mateys old one innit!



Nice one...

tis indeed mate,yes tho she's not looking quite so good at the mo

andyp-if i keep this as the project i will defo upgrade,or i might just take all the best bits and find a 325i to fit them to.

china_blue-may only be a 318 mate but you gota vert!!!! got any more pics?

[shane320i]

This pic aint by any chance taken in Maidenhead is it??

its Brighton marina multistorey mate.

[china_blue]

yeah i have go into e30's for sale and there is a thread called "not for sale 318i cab decided now to keep it"

all pics are on there let me know what you think

[shane320i]

yeah i have go into e30's for sale and there is a thread called "not for sale 318i cab decided now to keep it"

all pics are on there let me know what you think

WOW!!!!What a stunner mate,if mine turns out to look half as good as yours i'll be happy!!!!Bet your glad you changed your mind about selling it!


also to simon,what sort of power gain can i expect from that??

[china_blue]

thanks shane it's really nice to hear people compliment your car, means a lot, let me know if you need any help modding yours

[shane320i]

thanks shane it's really nice to hear people compliment your car, means a lot, let me know if you need any help modding yours

will do mate,thank you very much!!!

[Simon13]

a good few ponies, will make the car more get up and go.

A very wise man was telling me about it yesterday!

[shane320i]

a good few ponies, will make the car more get up and go.

A very wise man was telling me about it yesterday!

do i need to guess who that might have been?

[Simon13]

no it was Mr. Master bates aka seaman stains amd all the other silly names he has! He did it on his 320 and so did Temple30 too.