My late M44-swapped 318i after tint, wheels and H&R sports

[benz-tech]

I just got my fully built M44 up and running tonight. The swap includes and OBDII 318ti control unit- because MAF, and knock sensors. The latter are greatly appreciated since I have 11.5:1 compression. Here are the rest of the specs:
1950cc's total
Ported/polished late M42 head w/ early exh cam and a Delta intake cam
I went with all early intake manifolds since I think they favor higher rpm use.
S50 pistons milled to achieve the above comp ratio.
Bunch of other less interesting stuff
Vid is on IG 320ie30

[lambo]

225/45 doesn't have many different choices it seems like.

16's don't have much choice in general :\

[mbonanni]

225/45 doesn't have many different choices it seems like.

[lambo]

Clean car!

Clean car, I like it. Nothing wrong with not "super slamming" the car but with your current height you really can't pull off those undersized tires. Would look better with some 205/50 or 225/45.

Definite +1 on 225/45, not only will it fill up the fender gap a bit more, it will also give you the exact same rolling diameter as stock.

[constructor]

I love the wheels. It'd help to shadowline the trim so the tint doesn't look so drugdealer-ish, as for the volvo lip 4x4 or slammed that shit is going to scrape. Better off going oem and getting the "i" lip, even the "is" lip if you have the chedder.

P.S. some meaty 205/55/15 would really fill up the gap, and give you a more comfortable ride

205/55/15 tires won't fit on his 16" wheels.

[benz-tech]

An Is lip is on my long list of wants- including side skirts. Someday when I get the chedder as you say.

[mr.vang]

flip the volvo lip upright, it'll look way better. here is a picture of my previous 318 with volvo upright

[Sputnik]

I love the wheels. It'd help to shadowline the trim so the tint doesn't look so drugdealer-ish, as for the volvo lip 4x4 or slammed that shit is going to scrape. Better off going oem and getting the "i" lip, even the "is" lip if you have the chedder.

P.S. some meaty 205/55/15 would really fill up the gap, and give you a more comfortable ride

[benz-tech]

This, H&R Race springs would change everything for the ride height. Future plans should be H&R race with 15mm drop hats. Nothing wrong with XXR wheels, they are well made great looking wheels at a great price. I plan on getting the XXR 531 in the future, so clean.

And try to remember that skinny tires are made for very low cars. If you put some proper height tires on there you would close the gap. Looks like you're running a 215/40/16? Try 225/50/16 next time.

Uh ok. I'll 'try to remember' that. My ride height is perfect for the DD purpose of this car. The low camera angle makes the gap look much bigger than in real-life. H&R race are not in my future plans, but thanks for expressing your feelings that they "should be". Other than the Volvo lip and banged up front valance (I have a straight one but its silver), I am completely happy with how my car looks.

[F34R]

You have a 318, a late model, and H&R sports. Of course you have reverse rake ;)

Looks like a clean base for molestation though :up:

This, H&R Race springs would change everything for the ride height. Future plans should be H&R race with 15mm drop hats. Nothing wrong with XXR wheels, they are well made great looking wheels at a great price. I plan on getting the XXR 531 in the future, so clean.

And try to remember that skinny tires are made for very low cars. If you put some proper height tires on there you would close the gap. Looks like you're running a 215/40/16? Try 225/50/16 next time.

[benz-tech]

some new pictures:

[Hey_You]

And some drop hats. Otherwise, very nice

It has E90 drop hats in the front.

[Huff]

Clean car, I like it. Nothing wrong with not "super slamming" the car but with your current height you really can't pull off those undersized tires. Would look better with some 205/50 or 225/45.

And some drop hats. Otherwise, very nice

[noE30]

Honestly if your worried about scraping the front lip if the car was lower, switch to just an "I" lip. If it was a little lower overall and you added the "I" lip it would look cleaner than now overall imo. But other than that i think it looks good, keep it up man.

[benz-tech]

other than that it looks awesome


EDIT: also use some zipties to pull in the ends of your volvo lip, makes it look a LOT better

thanks. and I am mostly just waiting for my wife to rip it off on a curb so I can get a real Is lip and side skirts.