Andys E30 328i

[stevetigger]

When ya done, you can do mine!

[oguz327]

Maximum respect Andy, keep up the good work dude!

[stevetigger]

we need updates

[Andy325i]

we need updates

Watch this space


Andy

[Andy325i]

Just relised that I haven't updated this for months (Mybad!)

Well the car is mobile now and in daily use, still a few odd jobs to do, but main things are:

Uprated brakes/suspension/wheels

Swap the 4.10 320i diff for 3.07 lsd

unichip

and a few other small things


Andy

[Andy335Touring]

Cool, i wondered how this was going, so which wheels are you using ?

[DanThe]

Im surprised you havnt blown that 4.10 diff to pieces Andy

All that high rpm would seriously p1ss me off, I can just about tolerate this 3.25 diff on the motorway

Hows the hot running going?

[Andy325i]

Still on the 15" BBS atm hehe, soon to be 5 stud

it is annoying topping out at an indicated 110mph! Although very quick getting there


The diff is getting very noisy now Was hoping to have the E36 on the road by now, in order to get some more done to the E30, but oh well. In time.

I was going to pm you dude, still running the needle width over the half way mark moving up towards 3/4 when you boot it, but soon returning to just above the center, although the other day while driving it fairly gently (30mph) up a steep hill it did get halfway between the center and 3/4 mark and stayed there for a while which I though was odd as it wasn't that loaded and it was cool (raining!) so I pulled over shortly afterwards and the pipes were pretty solid also did it again a couple of days later and I noticed when I lifted the bonnet the rad cap had leaked a very small amount of water

I am thinking the leccy fan may be seized (fuse is ok), or the thermostat may be sticky, although it was a new BMW one when we put the engine in.

Is the S50 Rad bigger in terms of cooling capacity?

Andy

[DanThe]

The S50 is the biggest rad you can get in the bay and is ideal, I bought one brand new and would of used it if it wasnt for my airbox being in the way so instead I took it back and bought a brand new standard M20 one which was fine at first (when the weather was hot!) but seems to have deteriorated over time

Drilling the stat was a waste of time and money

Next plan is to hunt down an 80Ԛ° stat of the right shape and size

Im starting to think maybe the water pump impellors are slipping on the shaft?
Did you use a new water pump Andy? Its the only thing I havnt replaced with new

[Andy325i]

I didn't replace the waterpump, but did have it out to check and it has metal impellers that were firmly attached

Is it an M50 or M52 you have dude?

Is there such a thing as an electronic type thermostat?

I did an M50 one (plastic type) a couple of weeks ago, as you say impellers spinning on the shaft.


Andy

[DanThe]

M50, I had it out a few months ago to check the blades but didnt notice any "slippage"

Never heard of an elctronic thermostat

[tomson]

Ive had a ride in this chariot and i must say it goes like fook!

By far the quickest E30 ive been in!

Its a proper sleeper too, good work Andy