Project: Budget Beater

[PeaveyBassist]

and call it a $50 Budget Beatoff project

I could sell you a budget beatoff project for less than $50 ;)

Will

[MrTom]

Well props for trying, whatever it is you're trying.

I really want to take your side, but I just cant. If you'd brought your car up to snuff before you dyno'd it, then dyno'd every mod after that, i'd be right there with you.

But you didnt, so I'm going to stand back and wait for the end result before I pick sides.

[Scott314]

but an m50 swap is no where near as groundbreaking within the E30 community as this debacle!

Seriously. Plus this way, skimping on mods that actually do shit gives him more money to spend on the important stuff, like those mad balla rimzzz...

[65Matt]

Can we get a photoshoot of the E30, Benz, and the Lotus? That would be sweet! The pic of your car looks as if it was taken in an apartment complex.

[Charlie]

Can we get a photoshoot of the E30, Benz, and the Lotus? That would be sweet! The pic of your car looks as if it was taken in an apartment complex.

Yea, I wondered that myself. The monthly payment on the benz he claims to have would be 4 months rent at a place like that.

-Charlie

[rwh11385]

so is he "hoodrich" as well as retarded?

[h0lmes]

Your car is ridiculously homosexual. That is all.

[Rob]

pics of the e55 or ban. I mean it.

With you, holding a cardboard sign saying "I'm budget beater" in front of the car. You have until Sunday, 12AM EST.

[Budget Beater]

Steering wheel Update:

Hey guys, here is the new steering wheel hub I installed. it is a very high quality ball bearing unit and It came free with my steering wheel hub (two in one deal off ebay). I also added a BMW emblem on the steering wheel and the horn surround for a better look. The steering wheel hub also put the steering wheel in a much more desireable position, plus its a good security deterant if you want to take it out when u leave the car u can do that as well (not much of a deterant but then again most aren't, if somebody wants your car bad enough they can have it). Anyways here are the pics.

[Budget Beater]

Update: Exhaust system

Hey guys, Finally got the exhaust system done. The y-pipe fit perfectly right after the headers and the O2 sensor was relocated to a new bung in the y-pipe. The mandrel 45 degree bend was then used and a 180 mandrel bend was cut in half to make a S-bend. After the S-bend the cat was put in place followed by the two ebay resonators. After that the exhaust shop was SUPPOSED to use the 2nd mandrel bend but instead the slightly slanted the straight pipe sections. I dunno what happened, i gues they dropped the ball, oh well. anyways the exay exhaust was then put in place.

Sound: The exhaust is LOUD, i won't lie... however, the actual quality of the sound is awesome. it does not sound like a ricer at all, it sounds like a lemans racecar or something. The resonance is high above 2500rpm but below that its not that bad. If one were to chose to do something like this I would recommend putting 14" magnaflow 5x8 can in place of the two ebay resonators, aftermarket resonators don't really do much, even the $80 aero turbine resonators don't do THAT much. The magnaflow plus the ebay muffler would sound great and be streetable on a daily basis. Since i don't drive this car on a daily basis its fine with me.

Performance: the engine definitely loves to rev up much quicker than normal. The throttle responce is better (though still piss poor, after all it is a E30). First gear with teh 4.10 goes by in a blink, literally. 2nd-4th though are fantastic, sounds fantastic on the top end.

Overall i'm very happy. I won't give any speculative gains until i see dyno sheets but It definitely feels like there is a substantial difference. I will be painting then entire system with high heat ceramic based paint for both protection and heat reduction soon, i just didn't have time yet. I will be posting results of the APexi and MAF conversion soon (assuming i'm not irrationally banned for no reason at all by then).

Here are the pics.

[asubimmer]

talk about a heavy exhaust...

[Budget Beater]

talk about a heavy exhaust...

its actually much lighter than the stock piece, its amazing how damn heavy the stock exhaust is.

[Rob]

so I guess I have to lock this, since you haven't done your duty with the "E55"....

[asubimmer]

temp lock...ftw!!

[e30Matt]

Next mod... new tires.