£1200 to spend....what next?

[fuzzy]

as title says ,ive got £1200 to spend on mods and im not sure what to do ,should i put it towards my respray in calypso red,or mods to the engine (£500-£600 would see around 330bhp) the suspension and brakes have been done already.or perhaps a new set of alloys and minor styling mods? or any other recommendations?

[320Touring]

more power and a 5stud conversion.

faster and more handling is the plan!

[maxfield]

If your guna put all that power in the car why not Bigger brakes. Will look better behind the wheels and mroe stopping power

[m3ben05]

He said hed already done the brakes

[maxfield]

He said hed already done the brakes

OOPs my bad.

Spend it all on the engine then

[Hyperion]

spend it on the engine and then use whats left over to put some GT strips down the front and get a curry

[m3ben05]

Or 600 on the engine, a crate of bombay badboy pot noodles and several cases of beer to wash em down with.........perfect

[Widge]

Engine, and them alloys etc.
Unless you really want to change colour, in which case do it!

[E30BeemerLad]

save it for the next rebuild James

only joking

gotta be more power if the rest of the car has been sorted

racelogic traction control?

[fuzzy]

the change of colour isnt that important tbh,itll get done eventually,but im more performance orientated.i dont have big brakes ,just standard size but uprated with ebc all around,i think they would be ok up till the next again stage(340 bhp +).
gt stripes down the front????

[Hyperion]

gt stripes down the front????

just an idea

[Widge]

Engine mods, and M3 suspension, then you have slightly larger brakes, without going to silly money big brake kits.

[m-dtech]

buy another e30 shell and get it prepped for the respray and then once its all pieced together swap the engines.


just a thought

[Jhonno]

dont bother with m3 stuff.. better off with a 4 pot kit from wilwood for the £Â£ handling is basically the same and you can weld the front strut pickup point onto a 4 stud strut to get the only advantage the m3 stuff has over 4..

[coldo]

Without a doubt spend it on the engine.
If it isnt already stage 3 it


What spec is the engine just now?

[m-dtech]

forget the car, £1200 a trip to amsterdam and plenty of prostitutes

[fuzzy]

the car only has a stage 1 chip at the moment but its a mix and match with some beyond stage 3 parts.as for the trip to amsterdam....been there done it,i lived in holland for 18 months

[Widge]

dont bother with m3 stuff.. better off with a 4 pot kit from wilwood for the £Â£ handling is basically the same and you can weld the front strut pickup point onto a 4 stud strut to get the only advantage the m3 stuff has over 4..

Got any photos of this mate, sounds like a good mod, especially as I can weld

[Simon13]

how about bin the engine and turbo an S14? would make just as much power and won't break every five miles! no?!

[fuzzy]

no mate,thats not an option,although im not disputing the s14 engine would probably be more reliable.

[Widge]

What is the cosworth, don't know about blue oval, 2.5 Ltr turbo???

[fuzzy]

no mate ,just a lowely 2.0 litre turbo 16 valve,once you get past the reliability issues its a relatively cheap engine to tune,the next stage on mine being stage3 that takes it to around 330bhp for £500-600 and onwards to 500-600 bhp for around £10000,although thats well beyond what im aiming for.im eventually wanting close to 400bhp.got to keep it semi sensible,it is a family car after all

[fuzzy]

i wonder if i could get cheaper insurance by telling them id dropped from a 2.5l to a 2.0l

[Widge]

Do they know it's got a Cossie lump at the moment???

[Simon13]

ok sensible hat on, towards the respray. They only made 3 calypso red tourings.......

One of which lives very near me and is a 318i with full m-tech 2 body kit including the rear spoiler! what a cool base car for a project

but it has to be sprayed everywhere u can see! door shuts and engine bay!

[zaust]

i think a 500 head 8x grey injectors, swell pot, and water alcahol injection.

[fuzzy]

when i get the respray done it will be the works,with all the kit and bumpers removed with all the door checks done.i would expect that to cost around £2500 at the bodyshop i use. i spoke to the mechanic today thats looking into the smoke issue,he reckons its been the valve stem oil seals,ive to phone back tomorrow.he might as well do the stage 3 while hes got it

[fuzzy]

i think the 500 uses the same head ,its just a different plenum that holds 8 injectors instead of the usual 4,and the cost of that part alone is £1000,if you can find one...eight geys is a bit beyond my engine at the moment.i take it you mean swirl pot? i have one ,its just not fitted yet.what does water alcohol injection do?

[Simon13]

i think the 500 uses the same head ,its just a different plenum that holds 8 injectors instead of the usual 4,and the cost of that part alone is £1000,if you can find one...eight geys is a bit beyond my engine at the moment.i take it you mean swirl pot? i have one ,its just not fitted yet.what does water alcohol injection do?

doesn't it help cool the air down on the intake to make it colder, and thus a bigger BANG!

[Widge]

I thought it was just water injection??? Makes the charge denser by cooling it down Some other chemistry I can't remember goes on at really high boots too so it isn't just for cooling, adds some power. Usuall only used in really silly high boost race engines though, although the Scooby and Jap crown are starting to use it to be cool.....

[Hyperion]

forget the car, £1200 a trip to amsterdam and plenty of prostitutes

[Cotty]

the change of colour isnt that important tbh,itll get done eventually,

When you do get it done can I suggest Rolex Blue its a TVR colour that looks really cool

[fuzzy]

colours been chosen a while back mate,calypso red met. the £1200 is slowly dwindling as ive bought new bilsein shocks from the zone shop,angel eye headlights,new front wishbones and arb droplinks,hopefully ill get it back from the garage tomorrow so i can start working on it

[Cotty]

colours been chosen a while back mate,calypso red met.

Fair enough its just a colour I would like to see on an E30

[zaust]

i think the 500 uses the same head ,its just a different plenum that holds 8 injectors instead of the usual 4,and the cost of that part alone is £1000,if you can find one...eight geys is a bit beyond my engine at the moment.i take it you mean swirl pot? i have one ,its just not fitted yet.what does water alcohol injection do?

na the 500 head is different, very different and i may be able to lay my hands one one. and a few other bit's if ya need