I figure that being one of the few non-E30 people here I should let you know who I am.
I have a 1990 525i with an M20 engine, hence my reason for being here. I love the car. It has a lot of suspension work and handles great but sorely needs more power. In a year I'm planning on either (a) turbo'ing the car or (b) selling it and getting a 335i. I start a new job and need to have a car to drive up and back to work. So if I go with option (a) I can only afford something along the lines of a GTI or Subaru Legacy GT.
That said, here's what my M20s got already:
Reground cam - waiting on the specs, but I've been told its the same "mild" grind metric mechanic uses.
Rebuilt head - Ferrara valves, aftermarket higher strength springs, guides, seals. Head was a new Spanish casting with ports that looked like sand paper. 48 hours of machine work later they are at least marginally better than a stock brand new BMW head.
Racing Dynamics Exhaust
Soon to have a Mark D'Sylva chip.
Well thats it, hope to learn a lot from you all in the next few months as I decide what to do with my car.
I have a 1990 525i with an M20 engine, hence my reason for being here. I love the car. It has a lot of suspension work and handles great but sorely needs more power. In a year I'm planning on either (a) turbo'ing the car or (b) selling it and getting a 335i. I start a new job and need to have a car to drive up and back to work. So if I go with option (a) I can only afford something along the lines of a GTI or Subaru Legacy GT.
That said, here's what my M20s got already:
Reground cam - waiting on the specs, but I've been told its the same "mild" grind metric mechanic uses.
Rebuilt head - Ferrara valves, aftermarket higher strength springs, guides, seals. Head was a new Spanish casting with ports that looked like sand paper. 48 hours of machine work later they are at least marginally better than a stock brand new BMW head.
Racing Dynamics Exhaust
Soon to have a Mark D'Sylva chip.
Well thats it, hope to learn a lot from you all in the next few months as I decide what to do with my car.
:firehop:
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