German spec e30???

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:44 pm

just been speaking to a guy who pulled into work in a beige D plate 325i cab LHD.it looked a bit of a dog but he's in the process of doing it up.anyway he was telling me that he bought it because it was "German Spec" 2.7 with 210bhp and 145mph top speed.He said all german 325's were built to that spec for use on the autobahn is this true?????

it certainly pulled off pretty quick concidering the guy had just loaded about 250kg of sand in the boot

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:47 pm

Maybe someone else has heard of this

but I certainly ain't...

Pal

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:55 pm

i've never heard it before but knew this would be the place to find out for sure

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:55 pm

Mine is a "German" Spec 325 and as much as I'd like to believe that I'm packing 210 bhp the bloke is talking :bs:

Maybe he does have a 2.7 but they definitely all weren't

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:07 pm

Just to add I have had mine up to an indicated 240 km/h which equates to 149.136 mph.

Now I'm not claiming for a second that this was anywhere near to the actual speed (If it was 15 mph less I'd be still well happy) so for a 325 to see 145 on the clock is possible depending on the diff ratio.

.....mind you saying all that if anyone out there is interested in the rare and very rapid German version I'd be happy to extort wads of cash from you

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:49 pm

I have a german spec 325i and i bought it straight from germany and mine does about 230 kph about 140 odds.

so i think hes tellin porkys.

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:51 pm

Most I have had out of any of my 325's was about 140'ish

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:52 pm

I agree that was mine balls to the wall.

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:46 pm

i feel quite sorry for the guy now as he was telling me what the guy he bought it from had told him and he obviously believed it all.it did look pretty quick as he pulled away but i drive a 320i so most things do.

thanks all your input guys

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:56 pm

its a 75 528

There are pics of it in the photo gallery under my e12 project

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:08 pm

Andy can i visit your tennis school please !

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:37 pm

Argos wrote:
lefty325i wrote:its a 75 528

There are pics of it in the photo gallery under my e12 project
Twin 35/40 Solex INAT carbs then with the infamous TN(?) Starter auto enrichment device! .
I'll try and find pics of a 535i E12 we saw in Munich a couple of weeks ago.

Andy: sorry mate, it's strictly one on one!

Nope has twin zenith carbs and they look like 4 barrel jobs

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:04 pm

Not up on my bmw carbs i have a spare set as well on another e12 which is rotten and a 3.3 engine from an e3

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:46 pm

Shell is zibarted and is sound only surface rust, car was reregistered as it had a private plate...FJT202 then reregistered in 1988 pus 47p.

Original agent was Calterdon ltd harbour road inverness