E30 Zone

Most of my manifold connected up now, but need a ramp to complete it.
Will try a local exhaust fitters when i get some spare time.
Will also try to post a sound recording, now and when it,s completed.
The sound atm is moreish.

oops just remebered strut brace

whipsey wrote:oops just remebered strut brace

Lol, forgot to remind you mate. It,s here when you want it mate, no worries.

will probably be next sat i'm back at work again tomorrow

looks good rob. have you just bought it then? it looks alpinaish in that engine bay.

adit wrote:looks good rob. have you just bought it then? it looks alpinaish in that engine bay.

Don't start that again!

oh come on trev, there are no big zone arguements going on at the mo!

is there such a thing as a four-door sport?
four or six pot?
what options package.....?
borbet or ronal?
pink or brown?
pilot, aerospace engineer,mathematician or bodybuilder?

pink or brown...the classic max power cruise 'babe' question....

fuzzy wrote:pink or brown...the classic max power cruise 'babe' question....

BOTH

Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Good manifold for good money!

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

It,s not completely connected up yet Cliffy.
Never had any dyno before it was fitted, so even if i get it RR,ed now
it would be inconclusive. Your,e right on the shiny though.

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

gooner1 wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

It,s not completely connected up yet Cliffy.
Never had any dyno before it was fitted, so even if i get it RR,ed now
it would be inconclusive. Your,e right on the shiny though.

just get under there and bolt her up to finish the job off! Or do they not come ready as a bolt on job? i thought they did

They do Si. Trouble is. where i live the road has a very pronounced slope. Which makes it very difficult to
get the car jacked up and stable enough to work safely. After i pulled the touring off the axle stands, and down onto my chest, i,m very wary of working underneath any car.
Much sooner let a exhaust place complete the job, only 5 mins work, than risk it again.

bss325i wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

gooner1 wrote:

bss325i wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

ive rattled barrys cage

WOW That looks stunning, there a work off automotiv art tube's, (spelling) just over 200 quid is a bargin I'm going to have to save and get me that. look very clean, how long do thay stay shiney for lol

What exhaust system are you fitting? std or sports, sorry if has been said alredey

gooner1 wrote:

bss325i wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

I've not commented on anything other than what it is.

cliffybabe wrote:I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

I just corrected Neil on what is is.

No cages rattled either

u know im only messing after that other muppet in the chat section

cliffybabe wrote: u know im only messing after that other muppet in the chat section

Who Malcolm?

bss325i wrote:

gooner1 wrote:

bss325i wrote: Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

I've not commented on anything other than what it is.

cliffybabe wrote:I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

I just corrected Neil on what is is.

No cages rattled either

Not directed at anyone specifically, it was a generalization to everybody.

Fair enough i can understand your reasons why

gooner1 wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

It,s not completely connected up yet Cliffy.
Never had any dyno before it was fitted, so even if i get it RR,ed now
it would be inconclusive. Your,e right on the shiny though.

Definitely looks cool, Shame about you not having it RR'ed before as it would've been interesting to see if it gives any gains.

I wanted one of these to add to the full scorpion exhaust i have on my touring...would be interested to see what sort of difference it makes to the exhaust note.

It looks so clean under your bonnet now Rob. Top work there...

gooner1 wrote:

bss325i wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:Looks good what gains do u see with it??

I say its a good copy of a alpina maybe its as good as the evolve sell

any dyno to show priven figures etc??

nice and shiny too

Its nothing like an alpina manifold and is a copy of a BTB2.

It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

cant argue though for £200 its worth it looks good in there

gooner1 wrote:
It,s exactly what it say,s it is at the top of the page. nothing more, nothing less. Sorry folks, but i,m not getting involved in any arguments,
pro or anti. I,m happy with it and that,s it as far as i,m concerned.

Exactly! Just my point of view as well.I am very with mine,and,Chromiebabe,they dull off to a lovely blue tint with 'proper' use

looking good rob

Thanks for all the kind words about the engine bay. Things not entirely panning out as i hoped though, rang a few local exhaust fitters today,with a veiw to completely connecting it up. However not one of them will entertain
me as they did,nt sell me the exhaust. It,s literally a 5min job, for which i am/was willing to pay for.
Got to ring a local garage back tomorrow morning to see if they can fit me in tomorrow evening.
I swear the first thing i do when i eventually move , is to dig a proper inspection pit.
In the meantime, i could,nt resist making an audio recording of how it sounds atm.
Like a bag of spanners.

Remember it well!! I had entertained thoughts of driving up to Longlife at Leeds for a stainless system after I had fitted my manifold,I doubt I would have got out of the city without being pulled Can you not even get your car up onto DiY type ramps?

i'd do it if you weren't so far away. My local exhaust/tyre place do alot of my fitting and i never buy tyres of zorsts off them! I find that strange

Talk cash and go in face to face should get the ball moving

daimlerman wrote:Remember it well!! I had entertained thoughts of driving up to Longlife at Leeds for a stainless system after I had fitted my manifold,I doubt I would have got out of the city without being pulled Can you not even get your car up onto DiY type ramps?

Have had it jacked up, with two spare wheels underneath it on either
side, but because of the slope and camber out side, it still does,nt feel
safe. Just had a thought though, workmate of mine drives an HGV with
a 5.5 tonne hiab, if i can work out how to sling the car, job,s a good un.

Simon13 wrote:i'd do it if you weren't so far away. My local exhaust/tyre place do alot of my fitting and i never buy tyres of zorsts off them! I find that strange

Talk cash and go in face to face should get the ball moving

Simon, those were my thoughts exactly, offered cash, albeit on the phone, still don,t want to know.

gooner1 wrote:

daimlerman wrote:Remember it well!! I had entertained thoughts of driving up to Longlife at Leeds for a stainless system after I had fitted my manifold,I doubt I would have got out of the city without being pulled Can you not even get your car up onto DiY type ramps?

Have had it jacked up, with two spare wheels underneath it on either
side, but because of the slope and camber out side, it still does,nt feel
safe. Just had a thought though, workmate of mine drives an HGV with
a 5.5 tonne hiab, if i can work out how to sling the car, job,s a good un.

Use both engine lifting eyes,but you are STILL going under a suspended load... l/h wheels on the curb,jack the r/h side,chock the l/h wheels?Once it's high enough use an axle stand or two? Nowhere nearby that's reasonable level?

Surely 1 of these places that make up these Micky Mouse ish (custom?) exhausts would fit it up to fit your existing exhaust? Which is what by the way?