What would you do to your car if you had 1k?

[blingsta]

What cosmetics or upgrades would you do if you had 1k spare? Apart from giving my alloys a refurb, I can't think of much else

[Leemc2009]

If I had 1k..

Sell me current 325i, use the money plus the 1k to buy a Tech 2 sport..

[leeparkes]

Get a pic up of the car in question,

[blingsta]

http://emob271.photobucket.com/albums/j ... newcab.jpg

[blingsta]

Dunno if above link will work as I'm trying this on my fone. But if it does , it's now got 17" azev a wheels

[ImysE30]

Tough one that, your cabby looks minty mint

Turbo Parts?

[magpie]

get it fully wax oiled,new brake/fuel lines all round
new bushes all round,
that's it.

[Leemc2009]

Get a hardtop for it!

[Morat]

I'd get a quality headunit and speakers, and take it to an auto electrician with a good rep.

[Nay]

Do what magpie said, will help a bunch, providing that the bushes are old and wearing down.

Also a steering rack upgrade to an E36 rack as that makes a stunning improvement to the car apparently, without going as far as a Z3 rack and with a lot less effort involved in finding one and for a lot cheaper too. People are practically giving them away.

Or go into the engine and replace all nasty little parts that are wearing down.

Just keep her in top condition. Maybe HID lights as well as they are a good improvement if you do any night time driving.

--- Maybe a nice set of alloys to keep the 15" BBS safe, and new tyres!

Its up to you mate, your car!

[blingsta]

I really wanna go turbo and already have m/s so just need manifold & turbo, but I know the spending won't stop there!! Hardtop isn't a bad idea? I've got the e36 vadar seats and a pioneer DVD head unit, already with m30 lump fitted, do I go for more power/turbo?? Or go more cosmetic?

[andyp]

get the money in the bank and dont spoil the car,

ok ok maybe a nice system

[harry_p]

carbon airbox

[E30BeemerLad]

Buy a small block chevy lump

[Alex]

Towing eye rust done, get all dents removed, renew all suspension bushes, BBTB

and if there is any change left an Inspection II service from my local dealer

[The_Diddler]

pay somebody to finish it

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[Nay]

pay somebody to finish it

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[E30BeemerLad]

bitches!

[DRIFTBOY]

I'd put that towards the other M30 I have in the garage, which one day (if I ever get any money )will be a fire breathing low compression, high boost mutha of an engine!!!

[blingsta]

Hmmm, decisions decisions

[ImysE30]

TURBO!!!!!!

Is there really any other option

You know you want to, just think of all that power/torque

[Felix79]

get it fully wax oiled,new brake/fuel lines all round
new bushes all round,
that's it.

Couldn't agree more!

[e30bmlover]

get it fully wax oiled,new brake/fuel lines all round
new bushes all round,
that's it.

Couldn't agree more!

i third this motion... nothing like a nice tight car! im going to be doing exactly the same thing to the sport.

[da4x4turbo]

I'd put that towards the other M30 I have in the garage, which one day (if I ever get any money )will be a fire breathing low compression, high boost mutha of an engine!!!

I just saw your signature pic!!!

[djk]

If someone gave me a grand to spend on the car (the 4dr) I'd.....

Get an iS lip, SE sill covers and tech I boot spoiler
Get a few bodywork blemishes sorted
Fit touring ARBs and think about some other suspension upgrade (M-tech shocks & springs?)
Maybe pay someone to clean/detail the engine/bay, though I've no idea what that would cost!
I'd also like a z3 rack, but I think I'd have long since jizzed all the money away by then...

[Felix79]

Z3 rack and linkage kit would really make a excellent inprovement to how the car feels.

Also I would get myself 5 top quality tyres.

Nice 6 Branch Manifold and custom system.

[TheHeap]

burn it

[Felix79]

burn it

I suspose thats one way of blowing £1k and sugnificantly lightening your car.However I think the performance would suffer with this method.

[zaust]

Gaz coil overs and that would leave 250 towards msd....

[fuzzy]

£1000 would get me a bigger intercooler , siemens injectors and a chip for 370bhp and 400lbft of torque with a couple of hundred quid left for a weeks fuel.

[he30]

Get my new sunroof tray in.........

[Felix79]

£1000 would get me a bigger intercooler , siemens injectors and a chip for 370bhp and 400lbft of torque with a couple of hundred quid left for a weeks fuel.

How much BHP do you think you can get out of the engine now mate?

Also what kind of speeds are you getting?

[Rav335uk]

A nice set os BBS RS wheels

[Felix79]

A nice set os BBS RS wheels

Trator to the Alpina faith!

Saying that I would love some M5 wheels with the blades tha direct air to the brakes

[fuzzy]

£1000 would get me a bigger intercooler , siemens injectors and a chip for 370bhp and 400lbft of torque with a couple of hundred quid left for a weeks fuel.

How much BHP do you think you can get out of the engine now mate?

Also what kind of speeds are you getting?

450 on standard internals i believe but i dont want to go as far as that.iirc its only done about 20000 miles on the partially rebuilt block, recon head and 10000 on the brand new turbo and two thousand or so on the new headgasket .
with a 3.91 lsd i was getting mid to late 5 seconds 0-60 on 282bhp. ive not timed it or ran it in anger for a while as its still sorned....