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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Neilios
- E30 Zone Regular

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- Location: Consett Co. Durham
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Sanchez
- Married to the E30 Zone

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- Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Sunny Scotland
Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:45 pm
Nice, welcome to the zone. You just bought it I guess was for sale I think.
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leeparkes
- Married to the E30 Zone

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- Location: Black country
Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:49 pm
Looks like Gareths
Welcome

Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:09 pm
Cheers guys, yer just got it not to sure it's staying if I'm honest,
Lovely car but I just can't get along with it

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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:38 pm
Nothing wrong with it at all, it drives good ect I'm just not into it as much as I thought, don't get me wrong
I do like it but I'm not loving it,
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mccarthy
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:10 pm
Is performance an issue? I just had this conversion done myself and I am a bit underwhelmed.... Gonna give a service and minor tune up but thought I'd be spinning wheels up to 3rd gear and it's struggling to do that at the mo. Not sure if it's the extra weight perhaps of the touring over the rear wheels?
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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:55 pm
No bud it performs really well, I don't know what it is I'm just not feeling it as much a I was,
Maybe it will grow on me, I'm a old ford man at hart I got the e30 thinking/hoping it would pull me
Away from rusty old shit but it's not doing it
Maybe getting out and about to afew meets and shows will
Change my mind,
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jimbom30cab
- Tech 1 freak
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- Location: in the garage
Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:02 pm
Dan, the M30 does drive quite different I agree, it's effortless torque rather than a screaming revvy thing. Just takes a bit of getting used to I think. Am sure you will love it. Have you done many 3rd gear power runs yet ??
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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:19 pm
I've driven it local jumbo which is all speed bumps ect so no not really, it's a quick car I have no doubt in that
I prob do need to get out in it more, I've even been thinking of pulling the m30 out and replacing it with an
M50/52, I built my eldest son a compact with an m52 in it an I've got to admit it goes very well,
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Speedtouch
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:22 pm
A chip can spice up the M30B35 significantly, and make it feel like the big engine it is.
With the standard chip program, they feel a bit flat in the lower part of the rev range.
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jimbom30cab
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:41 pm
Yer, I'd agree with the chip upgrade, only a few quid also.
I think the M30's respond well to a lightened flywheel, makes them a bit more zippy. If you can be bothered to change it now.
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Dan335
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:57 pm
How much for the chip upgrade speed touch ? Will it give it any power gains?
Jumbo I might lighten the fly wheel after the show season if I still have it,
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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:14 am
Thank you jumbo, think il give the chip ago and see how I feel in afew weeks/months,
I also need a induction pipe as mine has split it's the short bit with the outlet for the iscv ect
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jimbom30cab
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leeparkes
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:30 am
Dan335 wrote:
Hope you like it
Whats that air filter? no doubt you will be losing power with that being so close to the exhaust manifold.
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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Dan335
- E30 Zone Newbie

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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:34 am
Your prob right I've got the std air box but there massive and I'm not sure there is nowhere to mount it
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leeparkes
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:37 am
They do fit in there and just rests there, i ran one for years with no problems.
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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Speedtouch
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:58 pm
Dan335 wrote:How much for the chip upgrade speed touch ? Will it give it any power gains?
Jumbo I might lighten the fly wheel after the show season if I still have it,
PM sent.
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jimbom30cab
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:01 pm
I just have standard 325 shocks and springs as its a cabby, you would want something a bit firmer to really enjoy some spirited driving I would say.