my new toy :) 325i

[JollyJam69]

Hi there, I am new to the world of BMW, but have always wanted an E30, and now I finally have one

and here she is, 325i, m tech suspension, hartge alloys, sports exhaust, a nice lumpy cam, LUK clutch kit and a Z3 short shifter











more to follow

[suchy]

That's a pretty car, nice colour bit too low for my liking on the rear but that's just me being opinionated!
Welcome btw

[jbh]

very nice choice of car for a first E30.. whats your plans with it? looking forward to more pictures look's a clean one

[JollyJam69]

cheers guys, only got it a week ago all for just £1100!! no major rust, just a few tiny bubbles, interior is mint bought of a really genuine guy who pointed out every little detail.

not sure on the plans atm as I have a mkII cortina 1600E and a mkII Golf GTI 16V to finish first , but a new exhaust manifold is on the cards this month and tidying up little bubbly bits under the bonnet and on the rear arches, need to do the speakers also because they are nackered!

[andrew320i]

Nice car!

[Cook318IS]

I like that Good photos too! Welcome to the zone chap, plenty of peeps on here from devon!

[Ollie_bwoii]

AH that's a local zoner to me "Dave318"'s old car. I have seen it in the flesh actually and is utterly stunning. A very nice purchase indeed.

[Rav335uk]

AH that's a local zoner to me "Dave318"'s old car. I have seen it in the flesh actually and is utterly stunning. A very nice purchase indeed.

Well spotted Ollie, thought it looked familiar

[capri_rob]

Yep seen this car a couple of times at the midlands meets - very nice motor !

has Dave318 moved on or got a different E30 ????

[TPS]

Thanks for jogging my memory, I knew I'd seen that before, lovely motor.

[Tedswagon]

Lovely looking car - best colour too.

[JollyJam69]

ah really thats cool where was Dave318 based out of interest??? Did he do all the work to it?

[Ollie_bwoii]

ah really thats cool where was Dave318 based out of interest??? Did he do all the work to it?

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Northampton, and as far as I know yes.

I would have thought you'd brought the car off him? So knew this.....

[JollyJam69]

I'm terrible with names lol so I cant remember who I bought it off lol, but it came from Northampton but the guy I got it off hadn't done the engine work, I wanted to know what cam it had in it 'coz I want to give her a retune 'coz shes running very rich

[Rav335uk]

Standard m20 as far as I know

[JollyJam69]

hmmm, she's got a very lumpy idle and she back fires on the run down, and the guy I bought it off said its got a hot cam in it but wasn't sure what, he thinks its too lumpy to be the Alpino cam. I hope its got a cam in it otherwise its running very rough if it hasn't!!!

How much effect does a 6 branch exhaust manifold make on these engines? I've heard they make a big difference, and looking under the bonnet the standard one looks pretty restrictive.

[JollyJam69]

plus

Yep seen this car a couple of times at the midlands meets - very nice motor !

has Dave318 moved on or got a different E30 ????

if Dave was the guy I bought it off, (Dave does ring a bell), hes not going to get another E30 for a while.

[SLIMADI]

Welcome to the zone,Looks really nice love the stance on the back end with the camber,slam the front some more then it will look spot on!

[JollyJam69]

can some one in the ol know how explain the difference between m-tech1s and 2s please as im a complete BMW newbie

thanks

[Rav335uk]

Your car would take a tech 2 kit, looking form the rear lights

[JollyJam69]

dont really fancy changing mine I like the way it is but what is the difference? does mine have a tech 1 kit on it?

[Rav335uk]

No, looks to me like there's no kit.

[magpie]

it has a tech1 boot spoiler,the best type

[DmcL]

tidy motor u got there.. keep her between the hedges

[barrett103]

lovely car mate! like the smoked head lights, goes really well

[CUTZ]

thats a really nice car i was interested in it to but i seen a black one that i ended up buying but really nice car

[JollyJam69]

cheers for all the comments guys

yeah i love the spoiler

really? was that the black one with red interior that was for sale around the same time? it looked sweet

[JollyJam69]

has it got an m-tech 1 front splitter on it? some side skirts also came with the car but they are in my bedroom at present, not sure what they are, was wondering if they are m-tech 1s, will put some pics up shortly

[CUTZ]

na its danx's is one on here

[Odessa]

Nice car..

[grey_andy]

na looks like an is splitter on the front

[JollyJam69]

Update on the ol 325i

Welded up some rusty holes behind the front wheels, and welded up a broken seat frame.

Havent really had much time to do anything else yet

~To come~

6 branch manifold, mintex pads, groved front discs, sports coil maybe a remap

[JollyJam69]

I have finally fitted a Hydrogen Generator to the beemer!



fitting the switch, (I chose to you a BMW fog-light switch)



Fitting the relay behind the glove box.



Fitting the Ammeter in the centre console



Wiring to the battery and pulse width modulator



The fitted ammeter





the fitted generator and reservoir

After many tests, the average MPG on a short journey has gone up from 22.8 mpg to 30.1 mpg, and on a run has gone from 28.7 mpg to 35.5 mpg.

Emissions wise, before the generator was fitted, these were the results:

at 2000 rpm
Unburnt hydrocarbons : 237ppm
CO: 0.88%

after the generator was fitted, these are the new results:

at 2000 rpm
Unburnt hydrocarbons : 128ppm
CO: 0.27%

so Im saving money and emissions

for more info please go to www.milesmoreonwater.co.uk

[iceox]

Hydrogen Generator....