Hey everyone! Been lurking on here for a while after buying my first E30 (alpine 85 eta) last year - just sold it and bought an 88 schwarz SETA with 171k. Car is MOSTLY well maintained mechanically, came with a Bentley and lots of records. Needs new paint, but the interior looks awesome. Performance-wise, my plan is to do an upgrade to i components and good n/a bolt-ons, then think about FI in a year or two.
PO installed a 4.10 LSD and Bilstein/H&R sports, which do good things for the car, but I can feel a lot of slack in the drivetrain. More importantly, the clutch has started dragging - when it's really cold, I have to start it in gear. Shifts better, but with effort engaging, once warmed up.
I'm aware this could simply be hydraulic, and I'll be changing those components as well, but I'd rather just get everything solid at once. SO, what I'm thinking is of swapping in a 325i flywheel & clutch combo, with a front-mount CPS and a 173. This is why I'm posting - want to be sure this combo would work. I know I'd have to watch the revs until I upgrade to double valvesprings. But I'm told the 173 should plug right in, and the front-mount CPS should eliminate the need for a flywheel reference tab. Correct? Anything else I would need?
Normally I'd put the other i components on along with the Motronic upgrade - I'm well aware that this would be ideal. But if it would allow me to run an i clutch & flywheel, I might as well do it now while addressing the drivetrain before moving on to the engine itself soon. Will also be replacing SI board batteries / swapping in a 7k tach, installing a SSK, a guibo/CSB refresh, and changing lots of bushings and mounts to urethane. PO did good basic maintenance, and this is definitely the car for me - just need to get everything locked down and clicking... as opposed to clunking.
While we're at it, anyone got an i flywheel or a 173 for sale? eBay is cool too, but I figured I'd check. Going with a Pelican Parts SuperKit on the clutch itself. Looking for the other i components a seta can benefit from as well, but I won't get into what, as that has been covered before. If you've got any of that stuff sitting around, I will be in the market soon.
Sorry for the epistle, just wanted to explain the situation. Also, look forward to seeing all you DMV r3vvers at a meet soon!
PO installed a 4.10 LSD and Bilstein/H&R sports, which do good things for the car, but I can feel a lot of slack in the drivetrain. More importantly, the clutch has started dragging - when it's really cold, I have to start it in gear. Shifts better, but with effort engaging, once warmed up.
I'm aware this could simply be hydraulic, and I'll be changing those components as well, but I'd rather just get everything solid at once. SO, what I'm thinking is of swapping in a 325i flywheel & clutch combo, with a front-mount CPS and a 173. This is why I'm posting - want to be sure this combo would work. I know I'd have to watch the revs until I upgrade to double valvesprings. But I'm told the 173 should plug right in, and the front-mount CPS should eliminate the need for a flywheel reference tab. Correct? Anything else I would need?
Normally I'd put the other i components on along with the Motronic upgrade - I'm well aware that this would be ideal. But if it would allow me to run an i clutch & flywheel, I might as well do it now while addressing the drivetrain before moving on to the engine itself soon. Will also be replacing SI board batteries / swapping in a 7k tach, installing a SSK, a guibo/CSB refresh, and changing lots of bushings and mounts to urethane. PO did good basic maintenance, and this is definitely the car for me - just need to get everything locked down and clicking... as opposed to clunking.
While we're at it, anyone got an i flywheel or a 173 for sale? eBay is cool too, but I figured I'd check. Going with a Pelican Parts SuperKit on the clutch itself. Looking for the other i components a seta can benefit from as well, but I won't get into what, as that has been covered before. If you've got any of that stuff sitting around, I will be in the market soon.
Sorry for the epistle, just wanted to explain the situation. Also, look forward to seeing all you DMV r3vvers at a meet soon!
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