My 1981 320i

[Pantless Spency]

nice!
what is it lowered on?

for your 55mph shake, if your brakes are fine upon inspection, its probably your control arms.

mine is the same way at 55 but without braking, and my control arms are fucked.


i hate the "winkeye" mirror but the rest of the interior is nice! did he include the metal bumpers?

[Pantless Spency]

the wheels are meh as well.
who makes em? needs something more nostalgic/period correct.

[325ix]

They are knockoffs unfortunately, but I'm getting the stock steering wheel from PO soon, and I personally like the wink mirror.

Even if they are knockoffs, the real one's aren't much to write home about. They tend to be very flimsy.

I like the tiny steering wheel and wink mirror. I want them for my E30!

[Mr. Burns]

the wheels are meh as well.
who makes em? needs something more nostalgic/period correct.

pretty sure those wheels are TSW Kyalami's

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Don't get it twisted, Honda makes a great engine. Would I want to drive a Honda chassis? Probably not (not even the s2000, I don't like it's electronic steering box).

Just playing devil's advocate here.
Keep in mind that it's a Honda motor has 123.5 hp/liter from the factory. I don't think BMW has anything in production making close to that.

Anyway, good luck.

S54-over a 100hp per liter
S65- over a 100hp per liter
Hell the top spec s14 made something like 250hp from a 2.5 liter in the 80s
While 123.5 hp per liter may sound impressive (because its is) Honda motors are also small and need to reved to make any power, while the hp numbers per liter maybe lower from BMWs lineup the specific torqe per liter is going to be much higher based on the fact that bmw motors actually have torque (normally at a lower rpm as well

[325ix]

S motors have to be reved to make real power also. They are better then Honda's but, they aren't generally torque monsters.

[bataangpinoy]

S54-over a 100hp per liter
S65- over a 100hp per liter
Hell the top spec s14 made something like 250hp from a 2.5 liter in the 80s
While 123.5 hp per liter may sound impressive (because its is) Honda motors are also small and need to reved to make any power, while the hp numbers per liter maybe lower from BMWs lineup the specific torqe per liter is going to be much higher based on the fact that bmw motors actually have torque (normally at a lower rpm as well

no argument from me, i guess i like unorthodox motor swaps.

[defaultName]

I traded my Miata for an '81 320i

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Yeah thats a no no !! Leave the heart bmw

I would agree with not swapping in a Honda engine on a car that may be a collectible one day. But if anything an S2000 engine would increase it's appeal and value over a 30 year old M10.

Also if it were to become collectible then any engine swap would be a bad idea, including to another BMW engine.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

yeah unfortunately the three i mentioned aren't the torquiest of the bunch the s62 makes a ton of torque but its a 5 liter that makes about 400hp stock so it doesn't have that high a per liter horsepower output

[DirtySeattle]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=277049

just saying, think this would make the car look awesome and its semi local.

I actually found an IS lip in my area for 150, gonna try getting it for 100.

nice!
what is it lowered on?

for your 55mph shake, if your brakes are fine upon inspection, its probably your control arms.

mine is the same way at 55 but without braking, and my control arms are fucked.


i hate the "winkeye" mirror but the rest of the interior is nice! did he include the metal bumpers?

Lowered on H&R springs, and yeah he included the bumpers.
Ginna go get the brakes inspected today.

[Brezzi]

Like the wink! got one too and well haters can

[CabbE30]

I like! Cept lose the stickers.

[hendrixvodu]

dont bother turboing they are still slow mine wasnt that quick at all your better off getting a 323 subframe and putting and m20 in it, you just need a 323 trans because the cluster is run by cable, really great cars alot of fun to drive. head over to bf.c they have a great e21 section

heres my old callaway

[kid325e]

Very cool! Love the wink mirror, and the body of the car looks great!

Interested to see where this is gonna go.

[mikeedler]

cool car, I'm in the process of restoring a 1976 320, want to have it together before the summer comes.