my '87 327i

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Found some hella-official sockets + wires for $9 shipped on ebay. that solves my problem :)

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we picked up a volvo 240 yesterday.
so cool!

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so, I really thought that this car had been repainted another color, but apparently he just hated this car more than anything....



That's just after the first step of polishing... now I'm actually going to go through a full paint restore. There are some spots where the paint is chipped off, but it's no biggie.

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that 3.91 is going to seriously limit your top speed with a 4K redline - have you found out what it is yet? I'd imagine it's like 90mph

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what would be a better/best option? I might be able to source a different one.

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Holy shifter throw..mine was never that far.

But the car looks better than before.

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well, the arse that had it before decided to install the linkage and shifter BACKWARDS. So, I've fixed that and now it's much better. sits straight, too.

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what would be a better/best option? I might be able to source a different one.

2.93 is already an improvement over the 2.79, but I'd recommend 3.15 or 3.23 - very aggresive for such a low redline car. I'm putting a 3.73 in mine only after my headswap because of the increase of redline.

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I'm not familiar with BMW gearing yet.
I'm coming from subaru ownership where a 4.11 was a modest improvement.

Maybe I'll shoot for the 2.93 or 3.15, however what's the compatibility with the driveshafts? I have an 87-- which has the large diameter, so would changing to the 2.93 or 3.15 require the smaller diameter?

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I'm not familiar with BMW gearing yet.
I'm coming from subaru ownership where a 4.11 was a modest improvement.

Maybe I'll shoot for the 2.93 or 3.15, however what's the compatibility with the driveshafts? I have an 87-- which has the large diameter, so would changing to the 2.93 or 3.15 require the smaller diameter?

both are native e30 ratios, so direct fitment - I have an 86 eta and it's the same driveshaft as my late-model 325is

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Oh, good to know. I thought it was specific fitments for shaft size.
But, I thought post 9/86 production 325e had the large whereas the i and earlier e models had the small?

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Oh, good to know. I thought it was specific fitments for shaft size.
But, I thought post 9/86 production 325e had the large whereas the i and earlier e models had the small?

My eta is 05/86 and the only difference between this driveshaft and my 88 325is is that the eta has a harmonic balancer that makes removal of the driveshaft from the output flange difficult when the bolts are fused to the nuts. That's literally it

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only post (wasn't sure if it was 5 or 9) 5/86 e models and m3 models have the large size shaft though, I think. Oh and iX models too, apparently.

"5/1986-1991 E30 BMW 325e 325es M3 - Manual Transmission
1987-1991 E30 BMW 325ix - Between Transmission & Transfer Case"
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/BMW-...cs-guibos.aspx

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did a coolant/rad flush
new plugs
cleaned a bit

you can see the rear wheel cambered in a bit.... still can't figure that out.

I'd never seen so much carbon build up on plugs before, the old ones were almost completely covered.