Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[Jhonno]

Dude, drop penton08 on here a PM, he is working at BBB and they have some cheap springs that would do the trick.. Or chop a coil off the front springs for now..

[eko]

Paul,how low you wanna go with it?
Tims springs are coming off this week.........you brave enough??

[Cook318IS]

did he change his from the 60/40's? i was only planning on a 40mm drop max becuase of the sump and i reckon i wont get the car on the driveway with anything lower

[eko]

did he change his from the 60/40's? i was only planning on a 40mm drop max becuase of the sump and i reckon i wont get the car on the driveway with anything lower

From memory he bought his expecting 60/40 drop but in reality......well come on youve seen it

[Cook318IS]

did he change his from the 60/40's? i was only planning on a 40mm drop max becuase of the sump and i reckon i wont get the car on the driveway with anything lower

From memory he bought his expecting 60/40 drop but in reality......well come on youve seen it

More like 4 pot 80mm drop tbh! I'll give it a miss bud, waay to low for me. Although, having the lighter m52 would mean i get more sleeper points becuase the ride height will be even higher won't it?

[eko]

did he change his from the 60/40's? i was only planning on a 40mm drop max becuase of the sump and i reckon i wont get the car on the driveway with anything lower

From memory he bought his expecting 60/40 drop but in reality......well come on youve seen it

More like 4 pot 80mm drop tbh! I'll give it a miss bud, waay to low for me. Although, having the lighter m52 would mean i get more sleeper points becuase the ride height will be even higher won't it?

M52 isnt that much lighter than the M50 though is it?
Few kg`s maybe?

[Jhonno]

It is about 20kgs lighter iirc

[eko]

It is about 20kgs lighter iirc

Cant see it having a dramatic difference on the ride height,what you think?
Although his car does already sit like a Land Rover 90 so not sure it can get any worse
Paul stop being tight and get some springs ordered and they can be fitted while the car is already jacked up.

[Dezzy]

I have read that with 6 pot springs with M52 you get understeer. When changed for IS springs it was much better.
Don't think ride height would be altered much.

[Jhonno]

I think it makes a difference, albeit maybe not huge..

H&R cupkit springs!

[Dezzy]

If it were mine I would go for 50/35 4 pot springs and a sump guard. Facelifts need a drop IMO.

[Cook318IS]

Its all in the sleeper spec, honest!


At the moment i'd settle for some iS springs. I've got some unknown 6pot springs in a box in the attic, could be mtech but probably not knowing my normal luck! I can't afford h&r springs atm which is what i want really (with b8 shocks obviously). I was going to go for 40mm allround, my standard iS used to clip the front splitter getting onto the driveway!

I've just done some calculations using the 328i gearbox ratios with a 3.64 final drive and at 70mph it should be revving at 3,200prm where on the standard diff it would be about 3k. It doesnt seem too bad so i might stick with the 3.64 for a bit longer than expected

[Jhonno]

3.2k is where mine does 70 with a 3.25 diff.. I would check your math

[Cook318IS]

i used an online calculator if im fair i'll double check it

[Dezzy]

Its all in the sleeper spec, honest!


At the moment i'd settle for some iS springs. I've got some unknown 6pot springs in a box in the attic, could be mtech but probably not knowing my normal luck! I can't afford h&r springs atm which is what i want really (with b8 shocks obviously). I was going to go for 40mm allround, my standard iS used to clip the front splitter getting onto the driveway!

I've just done some calculations using the 328i gearbox ratios with a 3.64 final drive and at 70mph it should be revving at 3,200prm where on the standard diff it would be about 3k. It doesnt seem too bad so i might stick with the 3.64 for a bit longer than expected

I think that might be slightly wrong mate.
I have been told that my 3.64 LSD would loose the use of 1st altogether. Might be wrong though

[Jhonno]

i used an online calculator if im fair i'll double check it

1:1 5th..

I know you've done something wrong there

[Cook318IS]

i used an online calculator if im fair i'll double check it

1:1 5th..

I know you've done something wrong there

I remembered the wrong value i did try it with the 3.25 and it came out at 3.2krpm. Just tried it again and its 3.6krpm with a 3.64 diff.



it would only be using a 3.64 diff until i can afford to buy a 3.25 lsd tbh.

[Cook318IS]

Nice few words in this months total bmw magazine in the work in progress section on my car I was so excited when B15NAC texted me to tell me

[monkey]

just seen the mag well done , whens the full feature ?

[Andy325i]

Looking good 24valves rule

When you drive them they are worth all the effort and money

Here here! Lot of time getting there but the grin factor makes it all worth while

[Cook318IS]

just seen the mag well done , whens the full feature ?

Cheers bud I didn't even know that i had won the meguiars kit, but i suppose the mag has only been out since yesterday. Time will tell i guess!

[Cook318IS]

I don't suppose anybody could confirm the amount of oil a m52 gearbox takes?

[DanThe]

Its about 1 litre mate

[Cook318IS]

cheers dan

[Jhonno]

I thought it was 1.7?

[oldroydsr4]

I'm currently running a 3.46 LSD in my m50 and at 80mph it's about 4k, personally I think a 3.64 is too short, unless your sprinting.

[DanThe]

I thought it was 1.7?

Diff is 1.7 litres IIRC Jhonno

[Cook318IS]

I've got some leftover oil from when the NV engine went in, so i've got plenty either way. i thought the diff was about 1.7 litres too.

The 3.64 diff is only a stop gap until i get a 3.25lsd which hopefully won't be too long.

[Cook318IS]

Not alot to report about the engine conversion side. The recent shite weather has meant that its been slow progress.

But! For some reason completely unknown to me my mum has bought me a new stereo. The one i've got at the moment is a VERY good unit i've had for about 3-4 years. Its getting abit worn and i fancy a new one really. I've had my eyes on a pioneer deh-p77mp ever since the previous owner of the 318iS i had, had one it the car (which he kept ) My mum has bought one a mint example of one! (im still trying to work out why!)These stereos are one of the best pioneer have made and they are a step closer to oem than my current one

Old pioneer unit




And a couple of pictures from the internet of the new stereo (i cba to photograph it yet)

[Cook318IS]

I put the stereo in tonight - its gorgeous! The sound quality is amazing, even with the original 19 odd year old speakers! Im certain the stereo is new even though i bought it used. None of the stickers on the radio "body" have been damaged from the cage and it still has quality stickers on it, the loom is unused and so it the cage! Its packed with features too which is excellent for an old stereo! It might be a refurbished unit mind, but it still looks mint!

[oomz1975]

Love this thread, nicely done.
I like the head unit too.

[Cook318IS]

Cheers oomz!

Today the donor car started to get undressed. In the words of eko - "it is the rustiest e36 i have ever seen". The spare wheels is almost mint and the airfilter is a k+n panel filter by the looks of it!

Not far wrong either tbh...





Windscreen pillar







Behind the sideskirt



Anybody know what these dampers are? They don't look standard! We'll probably have a good look tommorow anyway.




VGC spare wheel


the state of the front end atm.


And during the day we were visted by a "500bhp" s13 200sx drift car

[E30BeemerLad]

Aaarh, plenty of barnacles me sees

[Alex]

Thats rotten

i suppose the e36 is starting to fall into the rusty category, but i assume thats a late model

[Cook318IS]

Aaarh, plenty of barnacles me sees

On one of the rear arches it actually looks like its been repaired with putty!

This is a n reg model alex. Like eko said - doesn't bare thinking about how it would fair in an accident. Imagine if its been like that for a few mot's....