1990 325i + M50

[yodman]

Hey guys,

I'm back again, with a much nicer baseline car. Low mileage chassis, rebuilt engine, and a custom wrap is included in with the price!

I'm excited for this one.

These are the specs per the PO:

93 m50b25tu swap using all the right parts. oil pan, rad, etc.
S50 cam
ebay headers
straight pipe
scorpion muffler
new clutch Luk unit under 2k miles on it
new shifter bushings
ebay short throw
5 speed getrag 260
3.73 lsd
all new bushings and wheel bearings in rear
new tie rods and ball joints
lowered on h&r sports
koni struts
bilstein rear shocks
asa bbs reps 16x7 20mm spacers
decent tires
drilled slotted rotors and ceramic pads
depo euro smileys with 6000k hid
smoked euro tails
new gas tank and drive side sending unit
m-tech steering wheel
convertible sport leather buckets
pioneer head unit
manual cooling fan
20% Tint all around

I'll show some pictures now, and give more info later today.

[yodman]

Now that she's done and in my hands, the name will make much more sense.

[tylerhammack]

love the mstrip theme!

[yodman]

love the mstrip theme!

Thanks!

I kinda wish it had them on the hood still, but it might look out of place on an orange car.

In other news, I started diagnosing and finding leaks.

Every oil-related seal on this engine leaked. But I've slowed it down to the oil pan and rear main seal now. Still leaks on the exhaust and stinks it up at lights, but not as badly as before.

Cleaned the MAF sensor and let dry overnight, and cleaned the O2 sensor plug and connector. Now the car returns an impressive (and confirmed) 29.5 MPG. I'm very happy and completely understand M50 swaps now.

Just need to change coolant temp sensor and sender so I have a working gauge and peace of mind, and maybe will help fuel mileage even more.

There's a good sized hole or break near the muffler in the back. It blows by horridly under accel and sounds pretty awful when not at full tilt. Gotta find that and re-clamp or rebuild that. X-pipe sound is maybe not to my liking, so it may get a whole new set of pipes, since the current ones' clamps sit about 2 inches from the ground. I scuff them ALL the time.

Need to swap my roundels for the good ones I salvaged off my E28, since these ones are toasted bread.