What would you have differently, knowing what you know now??

[JdmEuroNorth]

I would have bought a car that had floors...

[carlb]

So, I'm preparing for the swap now. I have an e21 booster. And, now I'm worried that it'll suck ass. Is there a booster that does give good feel/stopping power? Seems porsche has similar problems. What's the alternative?

[dougsic]

[quote=butters;3039742]What motor? My S50 is stock and I always figured I'd eventually want to get cams...


My s50 was stock too except Conforti chip.

The Schrick cams idle nicely (can't tell they're in there) but I don't get that extra kick when they come on like I do in my e28 M5. May have to do with Vanos?

Low end torque definitely suffers. I've even considered returning to stock exhaust manifolds in an effort to get some torque back.

Also, we have emissions testing every two years in Maryland.

Stock s50 "Fast Passed" with flying colors as emissions were so low. TMS and Shricks - fail miserably.

[butters]

I hate my e21 booster too. Every time a new person drives the car, they say, "Whoa! What's wrong with the brakes?"

They will stop the car but you really have to stand on 'em.

Also, I am disappointed with the Shrick cams/larger MAF/injectors TMS chip setup. Very little improvement for the big $.

What motor? My S50 is stock and I always figured I'd eventually want to get cams...

I am running the 944 booster and had similar issues. Now I run brembo blanks and cool carbon pads, this made a world if difference. Next adjustment will be an e36 25mm master cylinder. I understand this helps significantly.

I think you mean the E32 master cylinder. I have the 7-series combo and the 25mm master is really great. I have very worn out brakes and remain quite confident in the stopping power.

[giantkeeper]

I hate my e21 booster too. Every time a new person drives the car, they say, "Whoa! What's wrong with the brakes?"

They will stop the car but you really have to stand on 'em.

Also, I am disappointed with the Shrick cams/larger MAF/injectors TMS chip setup. Very little improvement for the big $.

I am running the 944 booster and had similar issues. Now I run brembo blanks and cool carbon pads, this made a world if difference. Next adjustment will be an e36 25mm master cylinder. I understand this helps significantly.

[Mr.SWISS]

What other options are out there? I don't know of anyone else that makes head gaskets for these motors. Or I'm just being ignant.

Or OEM. I like Cometic personally. :pimp:

[cmybimmer]

^exactly.. And then when I drive any other car, at the first stop its as if I'm stomping on the brakes (which I probably am) that is equivalent to a normal stop in the e30 lol

[dougsic]

Used the e21 brake booster.. I don't like how "weak" it is compared to stock. I'll get to swapping it with another setup in the future. And yeah, live in vallejo

I hate my e21 booster too. Every time a new person drives the car, they say, "Whoa! What's wrong with the brakes?"

They will stop the car but you really have to stand on 'em.

Also, I am disappointed with the Shrick cams/larger MAF/injectors TMS chip setup. Very little improvement for the big $.

[e30serg]

What other options are out there? I don't know of anyone else that makes head gaskets for these motors. Or I'm just being ignant.

The latter. :p
Look for Elring Klinger gaskets

[dude8383]

Victor Reinz gaskets are shit, and that's a fact. Every which one I have bought never aligned properly with the bolt/screw holes and leaked.

What other options are out there? I don't know of anyone else that makes head gaskets for these motors. Or I'm just being ignant.

[Reckless_Havoc]

Wish I used rtv to seal the oil pan as opposed to the oem gasket, or atleast in conjunction w/oem gasket.

+1 I recently resealed my oil pan with RTV. It had a small leak with a new OEM gasket.

[Matt-B]

I would have just not painted my bay

[cmybimmer]

Which on did you use?
Are you in Vallejo?

Used the e21 brake booster.. I don't like how "weak" it is compared to stock. I'll get to swapping it with another setup in the future. And yeah, live in vallejo

[e30serg]

- Probably would've went with another brake booster setup..
- Not delete my heater core

Which on did you use?
Are you in Vallejo?

[BoostinEuros]

-I wish I would've changed the throw-out bearing
-Maybe swapped M30 instead of M50. (Besides the MPG's)
-Bought a complete engine