1988 325i Macau Blue Motorsport Edition - Exhaust repairs !!

[Duke137]

Imy think I have a half decent exhaust hanger kicking about if you need one?

[Kos]

Personally id take the yellow bilsteins off and fit some Boge turbos / Sachs advantage or bilstein B4's

[ImysE30]

Cheers Ferg, i'll give you a shout if I need it

Are these B8's then Kos? Is there a big difference in ride quality?

[Kos]

They are B8's or B6's

Yep, they ride much nices. These are way too firm for a cab

[ImysE30]

Cool, guess they'll be coming off soon then

Might as well get some new springs, Eibach or H&R?

[magpie]

, Eibach or H&R?

either or

don't go spastic drop though will you <<<here's hoping lol.

- 40 mm or stock up on sumps.

sort ya avatar out Duke...your throwing the page out ya coont

what's hapnin with the m30 m3 repmobile ?

[ImysE30]

, Eibach or H&R?

either or

don't go spastic drop though will you <<<here's hoping lol.

- 40 mm or stock up on sumps.

sort ya avatar out Duke...your throwing the page out ya coont

what's hapnin with the m30 m3 repmobile ?

Nah no ghetto 60mm drop with this one, I'd like to keep it OEM as much as I can. I'll probably go 40 front and 60 rear due to the higher arches on the facelift.

M30 turbo is still at the garage getting sorted, it's getting a new loom to work with the MS.

Hoping to get it back end of this month

[Kos]

An H&R Cup kit rides nice, quoted as a 60/40 drop and they sit perfect IMO

[ImysE30]

Cheers Kos

Shopping lists getting bigger

[ImysE30]

Managed to take off the last bit of the exhaust today, angle grinder to the rescue




Rear bumper off, Tech 1 valance needs fitting correctly, rust free




Just need an exhaust to put back on now.

I've been thinking of putting a Tech 1 front valance on to match the rear one, or should I take the rear one off and keep it original?

[polsta]

Boot is pretty tidy, although I think it's been convered in some anti rust seal

I told you that mate, there's a pic in the other thread - its the Black Death hammerite with waxoyl underseal, total fooktard for caking the boot in it, sticky horrible mess, he wouldn't of put for no reason I suspect surface rust been coverd up, you need to get rid of it all, I think Brianmooore said somewhere that you use thinners or white spirit or something like that, and a bit of elbow grease and patience and get it all removed

Also hed caked a load around the glove box hinge bracket area,probably over rust, god knows if he's done the whole floor in the shite

Good to see it getting sorted out tho, keep it going

[ImysE30]

Well it's off to the f*cking scrapyard if the new ICV doesn't sort of the revving issue

[Speedtouch]

Has the Megasquirt been fitted with the output transistor board to control the ICV?

http://wiki.diyefi.co.uk/DIYEFI.co.uk_Multi-IO_Board

[E30machine]

If decide not to use the rear valance give me a shout bud il take it of your hands .
I can collect it too

[ImysE30]

I'm not sure but got a new one coming tomorrow so hoping that sorts out the problem. I think it is connected to the MS though.

If no luck, then it's up for sale.

[goosiegander]

Lovely Imy!

+1 for Kos' suggestion, with the dampers, M-technic springs matched to the Boge turbos will be really nice and it shouldn't look like it's on stilts

[ImysE30]

I just want to drive the damn thing, my first 2.5 E30 and I can't even enjoy it

Front is way too high for my liking anyway.

[goosiegander]

I just want to drive the damn thing, my first 2.5 E30 and I can't even enjoy it

Front is way too high for my liking anyway.

Fair one, just bin the MS setup, for the sake of a couple of hours and some dollar you can reinstate the Motronic loom and get it running properly

[ImysE30]

I just want to drive the damn thing, my first 2.5 E30 and I can't even enjoy it

Front is way too high for my liking anyway.

Fair one, just bin the MS setup, for the sake of a couple of hours and some dollar you can reinstate the Motronic loom and get it running properly

That is the next option but don't really want to spending any more on this car at present, money's getting tied up in the M30 Cabby

[goosiegander]

I just want to drive the damn thing, my first 2.5 E30 and I can't even enjoy it

Front is way too high for my liking anyway.

Fair one, just bin the MS setup, for the sake of a couple of hours and some dollar you can reinstate the Motronic loom and get it running properly

That is the next option but don't really want to spending any more on this car at present, money's getting tied up in the M30 Cabby

Fair one,

The white cab looked the business the other week when i was over that way,

Are you going to have the motorsport detailed?

[ImysE30]

Fair one, just bin the MS setup, for the sake of a couple of hours and some dollar you can reinstate the Motronic loom and get it running properly

That is the next option but don't really want to spending any more on this car at present, money's getting tied up in the M30 Cabby

Fair one,

The white cab looked the business the other week when i was over that way,

Are you going to have the motorsport detailed?

Can't wait to get it back

Just a normal wash will do as long as it get's going again

All the detailing hours/money will be spent on the white cab

[goosiegander]

Coolio, have you decided on the wheels yet?

[ImysE30]

Coolio, have you decided on the wheels yet?

No not yet, keeping an eye out on eBay but not seen anything yet. Ideally want some Alpina's in 8.5j/10j flavour

[Duke137]

Imy, what do you want for the car as it is? You know it is going to empty your wallet!

[ImysE30]

Check the for sale section Ferg

[B7]

A bit drastic imy??????

[ImysE30]

Probably so but since I've had it it's been nothing but trouble, someone find me the air leak and I wont need to break it

It's got parts that I can use on my other cabby rather than buying them, like the brand new roof.

[Speedtouch]

Have you tried configuring the Megasquirt - you can run it in both open and closed loop mode.

I found a MS-equipped Tech 2 Sport ran better in open loop mode, as in closed loop mode it would constantly hunt.

[ImysE30]

Not tried that, just trying to figure out how it all works, lots of info

Looking at binning the MS and going back to Motronic if it doesn't get broken.

[Speedtouch]

Why not swap the Motronic from your 320i, and pop a 325i chip in the ECU?

Then you could either sell the MS on, or take your time to get it right for the 320i cab...

[ImysE30]

It's an idea but still trying to sort the revving problem.

[B7]

It's an idea but still trying to sort the revving problem.

In that case; Break the ****!

[ImysE30]

It's an idea but still trying to sort the revving problem.

In that case; Break the ****!

I'm very tempted too, TAX has just run out too and can't be arsed paying £140 or whatever it is when it's not even driving

I'd like to keep it in once piece with it being an early motorsport and that but it's time is nearly up