The 3.2 Alpina Powered Chromie

[capri_rob]

Yep, and I even got a discount for being messed about at kwikfit

Kwikfit

Dan WTF !

[DanThe]

Ha ha, £49 for a recharge, its the cheapest by far around here, I ended up using brownhills though, the guy there is an ex main dealers mechanic so knows what he's on about and is very helpful. Charged me £40 and talked me through the machine so we could workout what would be best, if you kick it you get an extra 25g refrigerant

[town325i]

Ha ha, £49 for a recharge, its the cheapest by far around here, I ended up using brownhills though, the guy there is an ex main dealers mechanic so knows what he's on about and is very helpful. Charged me £40 and talked me through the machine so we could workout what would be best, if you kick it you get an extra 25g refrigerant

I take it you kicked fook out of it then and the machine is a usless pile of bits now

[e30topless]

aircon ftw the heat here was unbearable today,

Dan I believe another chromie Alpina 3.2 could be at the pod this year ?

[Rav335uk]

aircon ftw the heat here was unbearable today,

Dan I believe another chromie Alpina 3.2 could be at the pod this year ?

Is there??

[DanThe]

It stopped at 850 town, so after a boot it decided to go up to the desired 875

aircon ftw the heat here was unbearable today,

Dan I believe another chromie Alpina 3.2 could be at the pod this year ?

Give us a clue Steve

Might get this on the rollers next week

[DanThe]

Went to the Tatton Park show today so decided to check the MPG, all in about 80 miles of Mway and 20 A road,

37mpg

Wasnt hanging about either!

[Rav335uk]

What diff you running on the car Dan.

[Dezzy]

Went to the Tatton Park show today so decided to check the MPG, all in about 80 miles of Mway and 20 A road,

37mpg

Wasnt hanging about either!

Any picks brother?

[DanThe]

M3 diff, didnt get any car pics at all Dez

Might be some floating round the internet later

[town325i]

Thats good mpg 6th gear seems to help a fair bit them When is it going on the rollers please dont say tuesday

[Rav335uk]

3.25 then??
Cheers

[DanThe]

Indeedy, this was on the private road I had to navigate up today



Nice improvement from the 2.8 with 5 speed and 15 inch BBS which was as below



Just been having a play with the throttle/inlet

I got pointed towards this throttle by a zoner last month sometime and just had to buy it, M52 throttle but taken out to 68mm, the standard throttle is 64mm







There is a bit of a step inside but this is the same as the standard throttle, only its more prominent in the standard, looking down the standard its on the verge of becoming a venturi





Must be an improvement over the M50 throttle, butterfly is also vertical to coincide with the 90 degree bend in the intake boot just before the throttle, M50 butterfly is horizontal but much easier to machine

This is the S50 airbox/MAF fitted with the samco S50 MAF - M50/52 thottle boot, silicon smoothness FTW



Bit of a git as I cant bend this boot like I did the standard so I will have to make a new bracket up
Cable ties for now though as it had to be test driven
The idle speed has raised to about 700rpm which isnt bad TBH but the good thing is I havnt noticed any flat spots yet.
I cant say if it has released more ponies but it is definitely a lot smoother laying down the power, so smooth it feels a bit slow and boring if that makes sense??

Test drive while football is on is great, the saxo/fiesta crew pulled over when they saw me approaching V fast in the mirrors
It winds up very well, just measured part of the stretch I was using with google earth and its 0.36 miles, im getting over 120 indicated in that part which starts from coming out of an island and ends at a bridge

[town325i]

Did you have to cut the hose down in the end or was it the right length

[DanThe]

Standard length, I might still cut it down to get the filter back a bit

[town325i]

I see what you mean the filter is tight on the rad and hose from the look of that pic

[kieran325]

I seen this yesterday

Very very nice I must say, I'm not a technical person by any means but this look good

Back on topic, I'd go for the above and do that

[gaszman]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw
and if any 1 is wonting a nice tech 1 i could be tempted to part with mine

[DanThe]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

Because it wouldnt be an E30

[Jhonno]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

Because it would be bigger heavier, more boring.. Not as easy to work on etc etc

[TouringTash]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

Because it wouldnt be an E30

Hope you don't mind if I use this quote as I've got dreams of putting together a clean, standard looking monster and no wife, bank manager or boss to stop me

[Cook318IS]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

it really winds me up when people ask me why i didnt buy a standard e30 325i instead.

Dan, what sort of power is this expected to see? It really is an inspiration.

If the old airbox is going spare...

[BadDave]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

it really winds me up when people ask me why i didnt buy a standard e30 325i instead.

Dan, what sort of power is this expected to see? It really is an inspiration.

If the old airbox is going spare...

Stock with the Alpina ecu is between 260 and 265bhp depending upon whether it came from the E36 or E39 and with about 245Lb/ft of torque

[brettski]

I saw this on sunday the car looks lovely mate! looks like you had a few kids in the car!

[Cook318IS]

why didnt you just buy a newer bmw

it really winds me up when people ask me why i didnt buy a standard e30 325i instead.

Dan, what sort of power is this expected to see? It really is an inspiration.

If the old airbox is going spare...

Stock with the Alpina ecu is between 260 and 265bhp depending upon whether it came from the E36 or E39 and with about 245Lb/ft of torque

thats not bad figures. It'll be interesting to see the power of it on the s52 management and s50 airbox+maf.

[DanThe]

I saw this on sunday the car looks lovely mate! looks like you had a few kids in the car!

Yeah had the whole tribe there
You should have said hello, I thought Kieran and his mate were the only zoners there

Depending how much extra it will cost I might get a back to back run comparing the 2 boxes/MAF's and throttles

Quote away TouringTash

[brettski]

I didn't go to the show I'm afraid I saw you driving through Stafford.

[DanThe]

Oh right, were you in an E30? Only one I remember seeing is a blue touring at about 10am

[brettski]

No I'm after a nice one at the moment. I was in an old e36 I followed you and you drove straight past a motorsport as well!

[DanThe]

Did you turn into Grey Friars, Currys way? I dont remember seeing a msport

[brettski]

No I followed you through town and up the eccelshall road. The motorsport is at the bottom of the bridge on your right. Do you live in Stafford then?

[DanThe]

I did see an E36 at the lights as I turned right back onto the A34 but thought it turned off, will keep an eye out for that car next time im there
I just drove through for some asda price fuel

[DanThe]

Been giving the chromie some attention this week, some long overdue upgrades that have been on the list for, well, a very long time

So, this is what came off -



And this is what went on -



Adjustable rear beam, powdercoated
Sandblasted/powdercoated trailing arms and bush plates
294mm disks, E34 540i calipers and custom brackets
Goodridge flexi's with stainless fittings (also fitted to front)
Custom Faulkner springs wound to the same poundage as the H&R that came off but 15mm lower (thanks to Dezzy for sorting this out)

Near enough everything has been replaced or reconditioned, here are the handbrake shoe levers and adjusters after some acid dipping and phosphate coating action



Also had a new spring kit kindly donated by Paul (diddler) as he ordered 2 for his chariot by mistake



As you can see the backplates had to be re-sized

I decided to fit 10mm spacers behind the rear wheels, found some hubcentric which are supposed to be for a golf which meant the rear hubs had to be turned down a bit to get them on



Fitted -





Bit of poly hiding away in here
Drive shafts were stripped down, CV's cleaned out and treated to some fresh grease while they were off the car.



Behind the wheel -



I bought some 15mm drop hats for the front a while ago, so these also got fitted along with some 5mm alloy spacers I had laser cut for a perfect fit

Spacer -



And this is how the car now looks





Almost ready for Pod

[Cook318IS]

Now thats sitting loads better now! Im liking the size of the discs too

[Dezzy]

This car gives me a pan handle everytime I see pics!

The best car on the zone without a doubt IMO.

Put that side on pic up you sent me mate. It's sex!