My E30 M60

[battlecattle]

Now that's the spirit!:):):)

Garey

1200 mile round trip in a caged car, 4.10 diff, race seat and 6pt harness... I can't wait!

[RagtopE30]

I am glad to see you saved the car! If it is ready by May 12th you should bring it over the mountain to the BBQ/Parkway run! Only 1.5hrs away from you!

[bmwmech1]

1200 mile round trip in a caged car, 4.10 diff, race seat and 6pt harness... I can't wait!

Lol, so you'll be a little road-weary... we'll cut you some slack...:D

Garey

[lolcantturn]

What kind of MPG were you getting when your car worked?

Great build BTW

[battlecattle]

With the "original" 3.15 I got 24mpg on the drive home ~500miles. Once home mixed driving I was around 18mpg. If I was having fun with it I was around 9mpg.

With the new dif I am hoping for 15mpg on the highway and over 5mpg while having fun.

[iamsam]

With the "original" 3.15 I got 24mpg on the drive home ~500miles. Once home mixed driving I was around 18mpg. If I was having fun with it I was around 9mpg.

With the new dif I am hoping for 15mpg on the highway and over 5mpg while having fun.

yeesh my E39 540i/6 gets better mileage than that and weighs 1000 lbs more...

I got 26 mpg on the hwy, around 19 in the city.

[Garageaholic]

What new diff ratio you going g with? And using 6spd or 5spd?

Edit : ok 4.10 got it. Tapatalk on my DROID makes research more cumbersome. Aren't you worried about obsoleting 1st gear by going so short?

[battlecattle]

What new diff ratio you going g with? And using 6spd or 5spd?

Edit : ok 4.10 got it. Tapatalk on my DROID makes research more cumbersome. Aren't you worried about obsoleting 1st gear by going so short?

6 speed, my main concern was using 3 gears on the road I play on, not 2. I am hoping I won't hate the extra gears. Then again I also drive a F350 manual and shift 5 gears before I reach 50mph.

[Garageaholic]

Well, I know that mine is already registered, unless something catastrophic were to happen, Justin will be there, Frank thinks its a bit far (but I think we'll wear him down). I don't know the guy up North to be able to get ahold of him, so he would be the only maybe... Start planning how to ask off, lol...

Garey

Garey, i missed this post!

My chances of making gutenfest by late may in my 340i is 70% ( I will bring my 335ic as a backup)

My chances of making bimmerfest east at the end of August is near 100% ( I registered for this event back in December) and I want to hook up with you guys on the way down to caravan.

[bmwmech1]

Garey, i missed this post!

My chances of making gutenfest by late may in my 340i is 70% ( I will bring my 335ic as a backup)

My chances of making bimmerfest east at the end of August is near 100% ( I registered for this event back in December) and I want to hook up with you guys on the way down to caravan.

Ha... Yeah, I'll be G'fest, but I don't know how "finished" the car will be... we'll see. By Bimmerfest, it should be 100% complete. We'll hammer out all the details when the date gets closer, but we'll caravan for sure... roll up deep in V8 E30s, lol!

Garey

[battlecattle]

roll up deep in V8 E30s, lol!

Garey

Thats how I expect to roll up into bimmerfest, 5 or 6 deep with V8 E30s

[bmwmech1]

Thats how I expect to roll up into bimmerfest, 5 or 6 deep with V8 E30s

[c4ls7]

what show/date is this get together? I'm interested and that'd give me a deadline

[bmwmech1]

what show/date is this get together? I'm interested and that'd give me a deadline

Justin, it's in Aberdeen, Maryland at the end of August. Here's a link...

http://www.bimmerfest.com/bmw-events/Bimmerfest-East-2012/

Get it done, man...

Garey

[c4ls7]

That seems doable. I figured I set a deadline of before May, June or basicly in time for summer