M42 Goon Squad - Showoff your M42 Car

[decay]

hacum I have the only photo on Instagram tagged #m42goonsquad ? Get busy fgts

[2mAn]

Here's mine ... 255,xxx on the odo and the headgasket took a dump on me last saturday. New engine is at the machine shop assembled but not timed. Gonna try to do that this weekend.

damn, sorry to hear that happened. lmk if you need any help. im spread pretty thin as far as time goes, but I owe you. I'll come out and lend a hand.

[Brilliantrot 318is]

I has M42.. I'll play.

fallow me on Instagram @ genoiancu

1991 BMW 318is Brilliantrot M42 & 1998 BMW 318ti FernGreen M44






Engine bay

[Vivek]

Just clean the bay. Get it hot, spray with degreaser, spray with water. Don't be dumb about it and spray directly on the alternator or on electrical connections and you'll be fine. Generally anything in there can get wet, and definitely the whole engine itself that'll be covered in oil as well as the subframe, rack, and transmission is all fine.

[fanboi]

Still trying to get the front lower. thats with e90 top hats.

[M3Philipp]

I dont think it sits higher.
It just looks like, because the front wheel arches are higher than the rear ones on the E30. Compare to the chassis line over the arches, front and back...

[fanboi]

Why not

Ill play along too. Need some tips on cleaning the engine bay before I post them. Do you guys cover stuff or just go for it?

When I first bought her





And how she looks today:








And yes i know i need to lower the front more. Not sure why it sits so much higher but it is annoying.

[Reap3r]

My Turbo M42 Car :)





55757_547909261892171_577446174_o by E30luv, on Flickr

8149723255_27c53b33fb_c by E30luv, on Flickr

[wazzu70]

Lol this :D

But it is nice to get the wave by from a high powered car after your all over them in the corners ;)

In the corners I can keep up with lots of cars that have MUCH more power than I do. When my instructor drove we passed a crummy driver in a 996. That must have been embarrassing for him :)

Never autocrossed my car with the M42 in it, but there is a significant difference in turn in with the lighter engine, so I assume auto-x would be a good place for the M42. Racing in the rain is also a good place for it to even the playing field :)

[Gerta]

Here's mine ... 255,xxx on the odo and the headgasket took a dump on me last saturday. New engine is at the machine shop assembled but not timed. Gonna try to do that this weekend.

[Balleristic31]

M42 does really good on the track. Your left arm gets tired from giving everyone point by's on the straights though!

Lol this :D

But it is nice to get the wave by from a high powered car after your all over them in the corners ;)

[wazzu70]

So jealous. How would you say the car was on the track?
This summer I am hoping to start autocross and tracking my m42 car.

M42 does really good on the track. Your left arm gets tired from giving everyone point by's on the straights though!

[jntar]

killing tires with my M42 with a few mods

Nice pic and I checked out the link in your sig. I may be selling my e90 here soon and will have a TON of mods for sale. If you're interested let me know I'll give you a list of stuff that would potentially be for sale.

[InNeedOfBoost]

I'll chime in! Here's my M42, haters can hate all they want..I love this engine, lol




Engine bay (which I just recently finished the valve cover in gloss black, spark plug cover in M tricolors and intake mani in black wrinkle finish):




Just need to finish cleaning the rest of the bay up.

[Balleristic31]

So jealous. How would you say the car was on the track?
This summer I am hoping to start autocross and tracking my m42 car.

I've only been on a racetrack several times, and in each scenario it wasn't in my own car.
Also I did a "fun run" in my Peugeot back in high school but that was for jokes.

On the track the car is beautifully balanced but slightly underpowered. But still a blast to drive and pretty competitive compared to similarly set up cars.

Autox is where I feel the car's and my own abilities excel. It's a totally different ball game than on the track though.