e30 325 sports and m-techs, whats the differnce?

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Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:07 pm

im thinking of buying a e30 325 sport or the 'm' so joined up to research them abit :D. What are the differences between the two and how much should i expect to pay for a good exaple of both? id like to use it on track aswell as a runabout car so i dont mind performance mods. is there a bigger better engine people fit to these and the car still handles? thank you guys :D
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:46 pm

a 325i sport has LSD And comes With sports seats and m tech body kit

an mtech is what owners call there cars if it has a ebay £2 special mtech badge or on a serious note it could just be a 325i with the mtech bodykit

sports are far better than a standard 325i with mtech body kit because of having lsd and i think the gearboxes may be different in the sports to but i could be wrong. Again i could be wrong but the engines are slightly tuned differntly

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Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:53 pm

There is no "mtech"

A sport differs from a standard 325i as follows:
LSD
Sports Seats (recaro style)
Tech 2 Kit
Black Headlining
Shocks and Springs
Tech2 Steering wheel and gearknob
Map light rear view mirror

oh, and an "S" in the log bog (V5) winkeye
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bigpimpin wrote:There is no "mtech"

A sport differs from a standard 325i as follows:
LSD
Sports Seats (recaro style)
Tech 2 Kit
Black Headlining
Shocks and Springs
Tech2 Steering wheel and gearknob
Map light rear view mirror

oh, and an "S" in the log bog (V5) winkeye
probably missed something else ?
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:02 pm

bigpimpin wrote:There is no "mtech"

A sport differs from a standard 325i as follows:
LSD
Sports Seats (recaro style)
Tech 1/2 Kit
Black Headlining
Shocks and Springs
Tech 1/2 Steering wheel and gearknob
Map light rear view mirror

oh, and an "S" in the log bog (V5) winkeye

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Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:09 pm

Birmingham had some special edition 'sports' be careful! :D

The two cars, sport and non- sport are fundamentally the same car. You could spec a car up to Sport option level at a dealers, as per the above.

The engine is the same as any other 325i

Sports carry an additional premium for the buyer, known as 'Sport Tax' as well as a high probability of being ragged.

What would be a £1500-£2000 325i se, will equate to a £4500-£5000 Sport.

It's getting tough to find good examples. Most have been snapped up by the Irish, so they can go 'diffin' in them.

Whether or not you could build a Sport specced car for less than Sport money is debateable.
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:33 pm

cheers guys, anyone got any pics of the tech2 kit? thank you :D
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:35 pm

Also close ratio 'box standard for Sports.
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:40 pm

so plain old 325i didnt come speced with tech2 kits?
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:43 pm

fuzzy wrote:so plain old 325i didnt come speced with tech2 kits?
Yep, they were available.
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:44 pm

fuzzy wrote:so plain old 325i didnt come speced with tech2 kits?
Option on all tourings and saloons. Standard on sports.

Come on fuzzy you should know this by now.
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im fast approaching 40, senility is setting in :cry:
plus with the amount read on here it can be confusing seperating fact from fiction.
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fuzzy wrote:im fast approaching 40, senility is setting in :cry:
plus with the amount read on here it can be confusing seperating fact from fiction.
Hmm, very true about the fact and fiction thing.
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:16 pm

off topic but, BigPimpin has possibly one of the best signature pics iv'e seen

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Alex wrote: Again i could be wrong but the engines are slightly tuned differntly

:D
im sure you are wrong, the engines are the same.
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tha_lick wrote:off topic but, BigPimpin has possibly one of the best signature pics iv'e seen

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Why, thank you my good man !

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fuzzy wrote:
Alex wrote: Again i could be wrong but the engines are slightly tuned differntly

:D
im sure you are wrong, the engines are the same.
probably, i wasn't sure
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:54 pm

Alex wrote:
fuzzy wrote:
Alex wrote: Again i could be wrong but the engines are slightly tuned differntly

:D
im sure you are wrong, the engines are the same.
probably, i wasn't sure
Definitely
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:56 pm

bss325i wrote:
fuzzy wrote:im fast approaching 40, senility is setting in :cry:
plus with the amount read on here it can be confusing seperating fact from fiction.
Hmm, very true about the fact and fiction thing.
iS are Galvanized, B20's are quick..
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

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iS are Galvanized, B20's are quick..
obviously LOL
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