Is it just me......

[djk]

Anyone know how to do the sums to work out just how much powaaaahz an e30 would need to hit 160?

I'm guessing 300+. Or the same as every iS has with the addition of a K & N and some grille eyebrows.

[Hibsfan1875]

Hahahaha your funny but you drive a touring so you don't get an opionion on e30 318is's.

[e30topless]

Anyone know how to do the sums to work out just how much powaaaahz an e30 would need to hit 160?

I'm guessing 300+. Or the same as every iS has with the addition of a K & N and some grille eyebrows.

with grille brows, a tail wind and a lockwood dial kit, any IS can hit 160 no probs

the thing I love about an IS is, they frag extremely well

[Hibsfan1875]

Anyone know how to do the sums to work out just how much powaaaahz an e30 would need to hit 160?

I'm guessing 300+. Or the same as every iS has with the addition of a K & N and some grille eyebrows.

look man my car was awesome ok and I may have exadurated slightly about said speed and I may or may not have been going down a steep hill at the time lol.

[town325i]

Anyone know how to do the sums to work out just how much powaaaahz an e30 would need to hit 160?

I'm guessing 300+. Or the same as every iS has with the addition of a K & N and some grille eyebrows.

look man my car was awesome ok and I may have exadurated slightly about said speed and I may or may not have been going down a steep hill at the time ..

You would need to be going down a vertical hill that lasted for around 6 miles

[Hibsfan1875]

It was and it did!!!!

[jbh]

Alex no offence but the last time I checked the standard clocks from an E30 only went to 150mph... was it 160kmh ?

[Duke137]

Anyone know how to do the sums to work out just how much powaaaahz an e30 would need to hit 160?

I'm guessing 300+. Or the same as every iS has with the addition of a K & N and some grille eyebrows.

look man my car was awesome ok and I may have exadurated slightly about said speed and I may or may not have been going down a steep hill at the time ..

All that has happened here is you've strengthened everyones claim about IS owners...

Basically you were talking sh1t about 160mph, I had an Aprilia RSVR and did 175mph (15mph more than your claim) and there is no way you were anywhere near that an E30 318IS. My estimate would be 125-130mph max, and you would need a good long run at it. Oh and "going down a steep hill" doesn't cut it mate


Sort your head out dude ffs

and I love the IS as an E30 model even if it IS SLOW and doesn't sound like a sierra (Pete )

[jbh]

my old white 318is had a set of cams in it full custom s/s system and was supposedly chipped and I got a reading of 136mph from the sat nav.. and even at that it wasn't going to do any more

[Hibsfan1875]

One time i raced a f16 fighter jet and beat that in the quarter mile aswell. So yeh 318is's are the fasted cars in the world!

[penton08]

[johnl320]

I own an IS and I can vouch they are slow, buzzy little fookers but that is ideal for my 8 mile country lane drive to work. Cam chain is getting noisey so leaning towards a 24v conversion.

160mph would be impossible, you would run out of revs long before that speed, a ridiculous claim.

[Hibsfan1875]

Plus my is reguarly went past the speed of sound! Boom!

[town325i]

Was that just before or after you bent it?

[donnyboiler]

I had two is's. The quicker of the two read 146 on the speedo once. On the flat, maybe there was a tail wind, I don't know.

Speedo innacuracy (pretty high up there especially with 60 sidewalls) equates that to 132mph. The book says 127 so I was pretty happy with that M42. It's still not particuarly quick though, is it? Incidentally my second one was superchipped and not as fast

The M42 sounds great. One of the nicest 4 cylinders I've heard. It doesn't sound like an M20 because it has less cylinders, but so do a lot of cool cars.

Think of the is as a Golf GTI 16v rival (yes the Golf is slightly quicker) in an E30 bodyshell, with rear wheel drive, and you see why people like them.

My Saxo VTR out-cornered my 318is. In fact my Polo 1.3 could probably have outcornered any of my E30s in the wet... But the E30s are more fun. That's why I still drive them.

And neither a 318is or a 325i is particularly quick these days. I just prefer the overall feel and packaging of the is. Also the running costs make more sense. But we enjoy E30s for reasons other than these, otherwise we'd all be driving a modern car that could go faster, handle in the wet, and still get 50mpg.

I think the big problem here is that a lot of 318is's are driven by kids who are lying about how fast they go and winding up the 325i owners. To me a nice 318is is more desirable than a basic spec 325i (that's my opinion and I'm entitled to it), but IT IS NOT AS FAST!

Let the 325i guys have it. Their cars are faster, sound cooler and are mostly more desirable.

Then maybe the 325i drivers can accept that the 318is's are a great car, often handle slightly better, are a good overall package, and in many cases are very desirable too.

By the way, my current 316i has eight spark plugs (including the spare ones in the boot), and a 318is interior. I reckon all I need is some eyebrows and Lockwood dials and I'll be racing M3s...

[Hibsfan1875]

Was that just before or after you bent it?

neither it was while I was bending it!

[shimsheemer]

shimsheemer Any one can drive a front wheel drive car fast so that dont really say much about you does it driving a rear wheel drive car is a totally different ball game as you should no

Not sure what you're getting at? That is my point entirely; cheap, cheap thrills that are easy to dial in to. Lets be honest, driving a car full stop is easy to do...

I thought the thread was quite fair, summarising that I think (and it's only my own humble opinion) that all E30's have a certain attraction, whatever size their engine. This leads to different handling and responsiveness traits, all of which I understand due to the cars that I have owned in the past.

I guess it depends on what you like, what floats your boat and what you are comfortable with.

I personally prefer the 325i Sport, can't help it, and would happily chew the fat with any E30 owner...

[Bob_S]

I've seen a gps reading 155 in a 2.8 and 3ltr e30..
and iS will be straining it's guts at 120 and the heading heights of circa 140 wil be requiring a hill a tail wind and a pinch imagination

[steve_k]

the way i look at it is the reason the e30 is still a popular car is because it's rear wheel drive, easy to work on at home, (most) parts don't cost the earth, & the most important thing......................................................it doesn't have a blue oval on the front (& thats coming from some one who was heavy into retro/classic fords for a vvvveeeeeeerrrrryyyy long time)

think about it, you try getting a mk2 escort be it a warm one or a pov spec model for the same money as some e30's, it's impossible to do unless you fancy spending several weeks welding it back together (yes i've been ther done that but didn't want the T-shirt it didn't fit) before you can start on the engine, gearbox, suspension.

thats why they are still popular.

allmost forgot to add, yes the e30 rusts (like ALL older cars) but no where near as much or as quick as older fords.

[steve_k]

One time i raced a f16 fighter jet and beat that in the quarter mile aswell. So yeh 318is's are the fasted cars in the world!

[JOE9T]

Well I started worrying about the engine strain at 115 and considering (IIRC) I read 3000 rpm at circa 75 mph (which is bloody noisy enough on a long journey) I wouldn't want to be going past one twenty. I haven't driven any other E30 other than my is so can't comment on the handling but I do know that, for me, it's much better than a six pot as I can actually afford to insure the bugger. And whilst on holiday we met another e30 on an A road, had a little blast, had a little cruise, complimented each others cars and tore back off in our own directions, it didn't matter what models they were, whose was faster or whose handled better, it was just bloody cool.

Just incase its a zoner it was a grey 325i with anthracite bbs's and shadowline. Oh and metal plates.

And it was much faster than mine, can't comment on the noise, couldn't hear it over mine

And I'm an IS owner who didn't actually research the car before hand (or go with the aim of getting an IS) I mainly just stumbled across it and took it because it was a good overall package right on my budget. I know its not fast I know its chavvishly loud (not my fault) and I know its not perfect but its an E30 so what does it matter?

[snakebrain]

its an E30 so what does it matter?

And that just about wraps this one up....

[Westy35]

Yes i agree with a lot of this thread,mine doesnt seem to have any interest at all.Its been on the drive for about 3 weeks and on the zone,and i have had no interest what so ever,or any feed back from you fellow zoners.If it is over priced or i am not explaining it very well,let me know please people so i can get it shifted.Its the '89' 318i tourer alpine white.

[TheHeap]

You sure its not just the fact that the morons selling them are just trying to sell over priced sh1t

Spot on sir.