I'm new but i don't know what i bought ...

[Slick92GS-R]

i guess i'm an unknown and i should know better than to be this brash & upfront about what i believe.. i'm certain that you all have more experience with your BMW's. .. i'm certainly not looking for a dyno queen or to boast about hp #'s.. for that there are many other choices -- i'm after a fantastic all around package and i've chosen the e30 and i know that i've made that clear -- apparently everyone seems to take exception to the ideas that i have ... lol.. thats cool .. beat up on the new guy till he leaves --- thats a great welcome ... :? --
- i never expected that

You sound like a school girl bitch.

-- yeah, so sorry!

I don't know why everybody is all about getting so much power anyways. I can't handle my car and all I have is a chip, 4.10 LSD, and lightweight flywheel.

hmm.. i guess u just can't drive or u scared of that monster whp..

i'm not the one crying about 'i can't handle my car' everyone else saying these cars can't make power ..

u are stooping to name calling .

maybe u should think b4 u shoot your mouth off...

[Slick92GS-R]

jus to show all the magic claims and fairy dust that i've been talking about ---

- well, 1 week after buying my ETA 325--i've purchased a complete '89 325i motor w/41000 miles -- thats gonna be my swap.. i'll apply general match port , shorty headers, intake and free flow exhaust .. i'll spring for a Conforti chip-- and a good flywheel/clutch combo--- the rest of the effort is gonna be on suspension and chassis improvement ----- this is not gonna be a daily driver so i can be rather aggressive.. i'll certainly document the progress

then i added...

now, from the my 2 weeks of hap hazard research, i don't expect maybe more than 165-170whp from these motor modifications .. i do expect a car that will handle superbly, though and as a matter of fact, expect it to be on par with an E30-M3.. thats not an impossibility

- i'll let u know how it comes out ...

-- this site has great information and i've learned a whole lot about my car -- i'm not gonna take anything personal ..

[Digitalwave]

i guess i'm an unknown and i should know better than to be this brash & upfront about what i believe.. i'm certain that you all have more experience with your BMW's. .. i'm certainly not looking for a dyno queen or to boast about hp #'s.. for that there are many other choices -- i'm after a fantastic all around package and i've chosen the e30 and i know that i've made that clear -- apparently everyone seems to take exception to the ideas that i have ... lol.. thats cool .. beat up on the new guy till he leaves --- thats a great welcome ... :? --
- i never expected that

You sound like a school girl bitch.

-- yeah, so sorry!

I don't know why everybody is all about getting so much power anyways. I can't handle my car and all I have is a chip, 4.10 LSD, and lightweight flywheel.

hmm.. i guess u just can't drive or u scared of that monster whp..

i'm not the one crying about 'i can't handle my car' everyone else saying these cars can't make power ..

u are stooping to name calling .

maybe u should think b4 u shoot your mouth off...

You are a street racer, aren't you?

[e30sd]

streets closed pizza boy. find another way home.

[Slick92GS-R]

streets closed pizza boy. find another way home.

thats funny !! :P

[Slick92GS-R]

You are a street racer, aren't you?

well, yes my fine BMW colleague .. i have been known to engage in a lively stoplight competition ..
let me guess-- u got a high horse that doesn't allow to drive fast, or u think that u gonna lose control and crash into the church front yard .?

i'm so evil-- :twisted: :twisted:

i also snore and fart when i pee, i used to smoke, but i don't anymore -- i also lust after gorgeous women ... sorry i'm a red blooded guy ..
are u gonna call the morality police now ...?


ahhhhh.. i remember now.. let me ask, are u bitter becuz i didn't buy your motor ?.. i see why all this anger .. sorry...

[SykoBMW]

Take a fucking English class.

[Digitalwave]

I am glad you didn't buy my motor.

[Addissimo]

You bought a moneypit. We all have them. We all love them.

word

and just fyi....

you're all dicks- and i love it

[seqo]

Slick, stop for a second and settle.

I'm an ex-honda guy as well. Integra LS - 1991. It was fun for the two or three months that I had it but I lost interest quickly as it just wasn't for me (FF :|)... sold it off to my brother who gave it to his fiancee. I didn't do much tinkering to the car, but my brother did some work - exhaust, chip, headers, CAI, suspension. The car felt a lot more alive after that. The same can be said for cars of friends and family that have had minor, and major, modifications: the brothers Nissan Exa, R32GTS-t, S13 & S14 Sylvia (200SX), Ford XR8 (5.4L V8), Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. All of these cars seemed to improve drastically with small upgrades here and there.

Now, in the three or so months that I've been lurking around this site and others, such as e30zone.co.uk and e30tech, I know that these guys know what they're talking about. These German cars are very different to Japanese made vehicles and even locally (my locally, not US) made stuff. When I first got the car I couldn't believe how well put together it was, I was hoping to get some major improvements out of the car with upgrades similar to what my brother had done with the 'teg. The masses on the net didn't seem to think it was possible.

So I even went to a euro car specialist who told me that it "was not bloody likely". My usual mechanic was also a BMW Tech for 12 years and while he mainly worked on the 5 and 7 series he said, that they're all the same - they're all built about as good as they can get out of the factory. This is a completely different philosophy to how Japanese cars are built - esp. Honda's (as they really try and promote their aftermarket gear)...

While your optimism is great, don't get your hopes too high. You'll be disappointed. Which is why you should listen to everything (mostly :P) that these guys are telling you.

disbelief can't be considered disagreeement

Yes it can.

OMG -- if i ever spend that much on this car and get that result.. i'd be very disappointed..
u need to revisit your tuning or these parts that u have purchased are duds.... maybe the dyno is off calibration---?

You attempted to show that you knew more about these cars than everybody else. You didn't just say - "OMG I didn't think that that many mods could produce so little gain". You flat-out denied it was possible, then tried to come up with theories explaining it.

[silversleeper]

man, this thread turned to shit real quick.

i too am a honda turned bmw enthusiast myself. i just forgot everything i knew about cars and started from scratch with the bimmer.

slick92gsr, hope ur still on the forums and these guys didnt scare you away, i would like to see your cars progress.

[Slick92GS-R]

Take a fucking English class.

absolutely-- !!! u gotta luv people from the heart of Nascar, that drives a import and probably talks 'like this' -- that would tell someone from Miami to take an English class.. cheers !!

[Slick92GS-R]

man, this thread turned to shit real quick.

i too am a honda turned bmw enthusiast myself. i just forgot everything i knew about cars and started from scratch with the bimmer.

slick92gsr, hope ur still on the forums and these guys didnt scare you away, i would like to see your cars progress.

thanks--i'm still here and i won't be leaving -- progress wil be documented for those interested ..

[Slick92GS-R]

Slick, stop for a second and settle.

I'm an ex-honda guy as well. Integra LS - 1991. It was fun for the two or three months that I had it but I lost interest quickly as it just wasn't for me (FF :|)... sold it off to my brother who gave it to his fiancee. I didn't do much tinkering to the car, but my brother did some work - exhaust, chip, headers, CAI, suspension. The car felt a lot more alive after that. The same can be said for cars of friends and family that have had minor, and major, modifications: the brothers Nissan Exa, R32GTS-t, S13 & S14 Sylvia (200SX), Ford XR8 (5.4L V8), Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. All of these cars seemed to improve drastically with small upgrades here and there.

Now, in the three or so months that I've been lurking around this site and others, such as e30zone.co.uk and e30tech, I know that these guys know what they're talking about. These German cars are very different to Japanese made vehicles and even locally (my locally, not US) made stuff. When I first got the car I couldn't believe how well put together it was, I was hoping to get some major improvements out of the car with upgrades similar to what my brother had done with the 'teg. The masses on the net didn't seem to think it was possible.

So I even went to a euro car specialist who told me that it "was not bloody likely". My usual mechanic was also a BMW Tech for 12 years and while he mainly worked on the 5 and 7 series he said, that they're all the same - they're all built about as good as they can get out of the factory. This is a completely different philosophy to how Japanese cars are built - esp. Honda's (as they really try and promote their aftermarket gear)...

While your optimism is great, don't get your hopes too high. You'll be disappointed. Which is why you should listen to everything (mostly :P) that these guys are telling you.

disbelief can't be considered disagreeement

Yes it can.

OMG -- if i ever spend that much on this car and get that result.. i'd be very disappointed..
u need to revisit your tuning or these parts that u have purchased are duds.... maybe the dyno is off calibration---?

You attempted to show that you knew more about these cars than everybody else. You didn't just say - "OMG I didn't think that that many mods could produce so little gain". You flat-out denied it was possible, then tried to come up with theories explaining it.

fella, i'm new to BMW but not to autos-- an example, if u make a statement, like that guy did, about spending so much and making so little improvement, to any other gearhead, their jaw would drop.. my jaw did ..i asked some obvious questions that would hold true in any other version of auto mechanics-- i still can't come to believe it -- apparently its true, so many of you can't be incorrect. i'd be hella disappointed if i spent so much --i'm so very glad that i know what to expect now.. i could of ended up broke & slow ... lol
-- at that time, i asked, becuz i've SEEN dynos off calibration, and seen ECU upgrades that didn't account for a cam upgrade.. --hell , i see that $250 cam on ebay for the i motor or he could have bought a OEM replacement spec... how the hell am i to know that core/type/grind/lift/duration he's got -- you are right ..i should have said nothing -

[DEV0 E30]

Don't worry dude, we all learn things about our cars at different times.