Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[eko]

I had every intention of giving mine a good scrub and quick blast over with some polish but then Tim turned up,kettle went on and that was that
Still time to pop up to the jetwash I suppose

[Dezzy]

The money shot!! Looks really nice Paul

[Cook318IS]

I had every intention of giving mine a good scrub and quick blast over with some polish but then Tim turned up,kettle went on and that was that
Still time to pop up to the jetwash I suppose

I haven't seen Tim in ages actually!

The money shot!! Looks really nice Paul

Cheers buddy Centre caps will be staying off until the show, then the brand new ones will be going on

[cro320]

looks like a million dollar car

I really really love it!!

[defjammin]

looks like a million dollar car

I really really love it!!

+1

[Cook318IS]

It's still got its fair share of scratches and dinks though Which don't actually show up in many photos actually!

Cheers guys

[MurphyE30]

Great work and pics Looks very very nice

will look forward to your pics from the show

[mercdriver]

You're great with a camera - but you don't need to be a pro photographer to make that machine look good, its awesome. I love that you've kept the sleeper badge but made it look the business, and it looks so clean!

Uber cool

[Jozi]

I love it, never noticed the badge either

[Cook318IS]

I had an epic fail... It rained heavily on the way to the show. Absolutely fine i thought i could see that the car was basically staying dry becuase the water was beading off so well. I got to the show and the bonnet had got back to black off the grills ALL up the bonnet. Epic epic streaking everywhere 10 mins with detailing spray and a cloth and i manged to get it off

The car however had alot of attention during the day.


E30 by Cook24v, on Flickr
(new centre caps on too)

E30 by Cook24v, on Flickr


e30 by Cook24v, on Flickr


E30 by Cook24v, on Flickr

My main pics from the day are here for anybody who cares - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cook88/set ... 971214759/

[DanThe]

Nice job

[Dezzy]

That look's the t1ts

[Cook318IS]

Cheers guys The curbing on the wheels let the centre caps down now though

[eko]

Good day out was that Paul,we all enjoyed it
That old dude was well into your car lol even though he was in his mid 60`s probably?
Think he was a bit of a `316i` fan
Ryan loved the drifting.Was a bit worried it might have been a bit much for him but in his own words it was `orlright`
Any pics you have that you think I might want could you send them over when you get a minute?

Oh and poor representation of the E30,only yours and Kitch`s there

[eko]

Just got your email mate,awesome pics!
thank you

[Dezzy]

Just got your email mate,awesome pics!
thank you

Get then posted on your thread

[eko]

Pics are of my kids mate but this ones worthy of posting up
My car was tucked away in the car park cause I was too lazy to set off at 7am.

First drift session for him....

[e30topless]

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how freaking nice is that ? awesome work , I have just found a new desktop pic !

[Dezzy]

Quality pic!


Your chariot wasn't clean enough was it?

It takes a special kind of bufty to get a red E30 to look like that

[eko]

Quality pic!


Your chariot wasn't clean enough was it?

It takes a special kind of bufty to get a red E30 to look like that

Yes it was clean enough just didnt bother adding my name to the showing list in time although was offered a place on the stand a couple of days ago couldnt be arsed with the 7am set off time.

Only pic of my car from today(mates phone pic)

[Dezzy]

Quality pic!


Your chariot wasn't clean enough was it?

It takes a special kind of bufty to get a red E30 to look like that

Yes it was clean enough just didnt bother adding my name to the showing list in time although was offered a place on the stand a couple of days ago couldnt be arsed with the 7am set off time.

Only pic of my car from today(mates phone pic)

Only joking mate.

Your motor always look's top notch.

[monkey]

well done Paul some great pics there . i will have to make it to next one

[Cook318IS]

Cheers guys

Eko, that bloke who was uber into it came back again just before i left lol! I heard that somebody was asking after me becuase they really wanted to chat about the car - I wonder if it was him?

[Cook318IS]

Had a photoshoot last night with a phoenix yellow DC2 Honda Integra. While they were sorting out the coilovers i grabbed another cheeky pic while its still clean

[Cook318IS]

It got dynoed again today - 222bhp. Im rather chuffed with that! Its not been running too well ever since i put in NGK spark plugs. you could hear that it was struggling on idle and generally didn't feel quick. Changed back to bosch super 4's yesterday. idles spot on again and has a lot more punch. I don't care whoever says NGK plugs are better than bosch, this certainly runs better on bosch.

I've also got a big front and rear brake kit with a better master cylinder waiting to go on.

[eko]

222 brake,result mate
Gutted I didnt make it to this as ive been itching to get mine on the rollers for aages now.
Had a disasterous week really though and little has gone right for me so probably best I didnt turn up

Well done mate

[E30BeemerLad]

Nice figures there Paul

[Cook318IS]

Cheers lads,

It's a shame you couldn't make it eko Would of been interesting to see how yours does against mine. I hope stuffs not too bad?

I must admit though, it does make me wonder what it would go like with a new exhaust and a remap. I'm still on m52 manifolds and with an m20 system!

[eko]

Cheers lads,

It's a shame you couldn't make it eko Would of been interesting to see how yours does against mine. I hope stuffs not too bad?

I must admit though, it does make me wonder what it would go like with a new exhaust and a remap. I'm still on m52 manifolds and with an m20 system!

Well got chopped up on the slip road onto the dually the other day by some dithering old cnut...ended up on the grass at 65 smacking my front wheel along the way...then the stupid cnut had the audasity to blame me for overtaking up a slip road
My car aint running so well of late either and I fitted a set of new NGK`s last week ready to go on the rollers today....looks like theyll be coming back out!

[Cook318IS]

Savage :l Is the wheel ok?

The plugs thing is weird. As soon as i put NGK's in I could hear that the engine was hunting slightly - like almost miss firing. I presumed it would be an air leak because its waaay to co-incidental that brand new NGK's (that everybody on here rave about) would cause that issue. Couldn't find any air leaks, changed the plugs back to bosch and its fine again!

[eko]

Wheel is repairable.
Ill put my old plugs back in tomorrow if I remember.Mine is noticably different though since fitting the NGKs and im not only saying that because you have,youve just confirmed what was already in my head.

[Cook318IS]

At least the wheel isn't a write off, infact you could of damaged the car! Weird about the plugs eh!

Me and Monkey parked down the side of the dyno so we didn't get boxed in!



Mine looks uber clean there too which is good considering it hasn't been washed in a wee while

[mani]

nice one mate

[Jozi]

She's looking great as always! 222hp on a standard engine? I'd be happy to get that with an m50 manifold. What stoppers have you got going on her?

[Cook318IS]

It was 203bhp standard, 213bhp with m50 manifold, 222 with bbtb. 540i setup up front (can't remember what size discs), and custom rear setup (294mm discs seems to ring a bell).