raised motor

[evoDRichie]

whats the best way to do this, what mounts raise it and also, so it wont hit the hood? thanx

[der affe]

what are you trying to achieve by raising the motor kind sir?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Is this for improved clutch fan clearance?

[der affe]

ha ha ha! silly MR. Farbin, everyone knows that you notch the sub frame for that, just like japandrew did in his extensive Alpina clone thread.

[SamE30e]

Oil pan clearance?

Lowered not Slowered.

[der affe]

everyone knows that a skid plate is the best options for oil pan clearence issues.

surely, there must be another reason for the OP's question!

please kind sir, chime in with your reason so that we may enlighten you as to the best solution to your problem!

[Lof8]

Shim it with a 2x4

[der affe]

now now, that is not a correct answer nor a safe solution.

by lashing out at a new member, you cast a long dark unfavorable shadow upon the forum. it portrays we forum members as calous, immature, and generally unfriendly. we here at r3v are none of these and are a jovial bunch bards singing the praises of this wonderful car we love, the E30 BMW.

[daniel]

now now, that is not a correct answer nor a safe solution.

by lashing out at a new member, you cast a long dark unfavorable shadow upon the forum. it portrays we forum members as calous, immature, and generally unfriendly. we here at r3v are none of these and are a jovial bunch bards singing the praises of this wonderful car we love, the E30 BMW.

i wholeheartedly agree with you, kind sir.

[bimmer_E30]

put oem springs in there

[bmw325csi]

e36 motor mounts and an early cars throttle body. Of course you would have to delete cruise control and a strut bar would never fit but clearance is awesome. Castro did the work for me so im not too sure on the details

[xwill112x]

sick!^^

i dont realy see an issue with a low oil pan though, unless you crash into a curb or you're stupid slammed, the oil pan never hits. its the exhaust that scrapes. my 318i is slammed, and i DD it everywhere, and i have never smacked the oil pan but like once, and it was because my springs are way to soft for my low, and it has the notoriously low m42 oil pan. if you have trouble with busting oil pans, just get a skid plate.

[Raxe]

put oem springs in there

truth.

sick!^^

i dont realy see an issue with a low oil pan though, unless you crash into a curb or you're stupid slammed, the oil pan never hits. its the exhaust that scrapes. my 318i is slammed, and i DD it everywhere, and i have never smacked the oil pan but like once, and it was because my springs are way to soft for my low, and it has the notoriously low m42 oil pan. if you have trouble with busting oil pans, just get a skid plate.

Is your exhaust in front of your oil pan? When you drive over something (like a raised manhole cover aka oil pan eaters) the first point of contact, other than a big lip with a lot of rake, is the oil pan. My exhaust is very low on my 318is and scrapes everywhere, but much to my dismay the oilpan still has a few close call scratches on it.

[der affe]

vveerry interesting kind sir!

while it DOES give you more ground clearence. i personally fear i would not like to give up the use of a strut bar or do anything to raise such a large weight in the car upward. i assume that it would have an adverse effect on the handling of the car.

you sir, have provided an excellent responce to the OP's question. i feel you are owed a round of standing, rowdy, applause accompanied by whistles and shouting!

[xwill112x]

truth.



Is your exhaust in front of your oil pan? When you drive over something (like a raised manhole cover aka oil pan eaters) the first point of contact, other than a big lip with a lot of rake, is the oil pan. My exhaust is very low on my 318is and scrapes everywhere, but much to my dismay the oilpan still has a few close call scratches on it.

your driving and your experience behind the wheel of a lowered car is 645637644534563495692365923659x better than any skidplate or motor raising tricks. watch wtf your doing at all times, you cant be a soccer mom, and drive an e30 at the same time.