BMW Tuners in the UK

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finlay
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Fri May 30, 2008 6:16 pm

hi all

just joined up, great site

i m new to the BMW scene

my question is can anyone pass on some recomended BMW tuners in the UK

cheers

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Fri May 30, 2008 6:16 pm

Got anything specific in mind? i.e turbo

What car?
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Fri May 30, 2008 6:18 pm

A-Tech, Custom cars - Both are on here.

Bexley Motorwerks, ETA, Geoff Steel racing, just off the top of my head.
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Fri May 30, 2008 6:26 pm

roughly were are you located?
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finlay
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Fri May 30, 2008 6:53 pm

hi all, i m up in Aberdeen, NE Scotland

i m thinking of 3.2 EVO into E30, then hi comp, headwork/cams etc might go down turbo route if i can fit one in

so i need a tuner who can supply all parts along with advice etc

any links to the websites of the tuners would be great

cheers
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:26 pm

finlay wrote:hi all, i m up in Aberdeen, NE Scotland

i m thinking of 3.2 EVO into E30, then hi comp, headwork/cams etc might go down turbo route if i can fit one in

so i need a tuner who can supply all parts along with advice etc

any links to the websites of the tuners would be great

cheers

Sounds like you will need a friendly bank manager as well ! 8O
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Fri May 30, 2008 8:44 pm

finlay wrote:hi all, i m up in Aberdeen, NE Scotland

i m thinking of 3.2 EVO into E30, then hi comp, headwork/cams etc might go down turbo route if i can fit one in

so i need a tuner who can supply all parts along with advice etc

any links to the websites of the tuners would be great

cheers
Feeling flush?!

Just getting the engine in is 6k DIY.. Then turbo kits are 5k..

Do you actually know much about the S50 lump or just throwing tuning words about?
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Fri May 30, 2008 8:56 pm

finlay wrote:hi all, i m up in Aberdeen, NE Scotland

i m thinking of 3.2 EVO into E30, then hi comp, headwork/cams etc might go down turbo route if i can fit one in

so i need a tuner who can supply all parts along with advice etc

any links to the websites of the tuners would be great

cheers
Bloom Meister Mark 2! :D
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finlay
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Sat May 31, 2008 6:23 am

Jhonno wrote:
finlay wrote:hi all, i m up in Aberdeen, NE Scotland

i m thinking of 3.2 EVO into E30, then hi comp, headwork/cams etc might go down turbo route if i can fit one in

so i need a tuner who can supply all parts along with advice etc

any links to the websites of the tuners would be great

cheers
Feeling flush?!

Just getting the engine in is 6k DIY.. Then turbo kits are 5k..

Do you actually know much about the S50 lump or just throwing tuning words about?
Jesus !!, 6K for DIY converssion, i didnt realise it was that kind of cost

like i said before i m new to the BMW world but have always wanted to do this converssion as i love the E30

could you breakdown the costing for me ?,

i though it would just be a case of get a 3.2 donor for around 3or4K and swapping everything over, obviously there will be mods that i will have to do on the running ger and drive train and most prob some chassis alterations

any more info would be much appriciated

cheers
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Sat May 31, 2008 6:33 am

Catch up with some of the guys around your area there is a few in and around aberdeen they will help you with advise if they can
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It is difficult to breakdown the costing.. But it been done a fair few times on here now, and it always come out around the 6k mark, and that is DIY..

You would be looking at about £8-10k for someone to do it for you and supply
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Sat May 31, 2008 8:05 am

bigpimpin , also from aberdeen, could be worth getting in touch with as he did this conversion. but the £6G price tag id say is a conservative estimate......
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finlay
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Sat May 31, 2008 3:46 pm

yea, i ve been thinking about the 6K and its prob about right when you consider all the little extas, i ve just finished building a hayabusa powered kitcar and came in 3K over the original budget 8O 8O lol

thanks for the in put guys, some food for thought

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Sat May 31, 2008 3:48 pm

although if your doing it yourself thats a big chunk of labour charges saved. the labour only charge for mine was £2600 8O
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Sat May 31, 2008 5:08 pm

As Fuzzy has already said
Why not drop Sandy(bigpimpin) a PM
He's done the conversion already and could advise accordingly
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