My e30

[Bimmerista]

The lip that you're going to want is the 'iS' lip. The 'iS' lip works on 88+ cars.

[flamesone]

yeah id say swap to plastics and put on an IS lip, with maybe a ryan G splitter for the time being and then later go with the M-Tech 2.

[Kristeun]

Final noob questions.

So the 88 fits newer lips and parts even though it still has the older bumpers? Why is this?

And what exactly is the valence? The part under the bumper with the fogs? Or whatever is attached under that (which I don't have)?

Thanks for all the help so far.

[Bimmerista]

1988 is a very special year! :D

Well...not really...but it was the only year the e30 came with the big metal bumpers & newer valence. The valence is the area under the bumper where the fog lights & vent for the oil cooler is.

[sticksdaman]

Forget all those other "mods" take care of all the maintenance first ie: timing belt water pump fuel pump and just drive it and enjoy it.

When you want to start "modding" buy yourself a short shift kit z4 z3 doesnt really matter ( I personally have the z4 2.5 and am in love with it)... after you take care of that THEN you should start doing things like suspension and wheels.

Point being, Learn to drive the car first as it sits stock, then mod slowly as you can afford it, this will allow you to "feel" each mod and enjoy it more.

[Kristeun]

Forget all those other "mods" take care of all the maintenance first ie: timing belt water pump fuel pump and just drive it and enjoy it.

When you want to start "modding" buy yourself a short shift kit z4 z3 doesnt really matter ( I personally have the z4 2.5 and am in love with it)... after you take care of that THEN you should start doing things like suspension and wheels.

Point being, Learn to drive the car first as it sits stock, then mod slowly as you can afford it, this will allow you to "feel" each mod and enjoy it more.

Car was owned by a mechanic and a lot has already been replaced, but I agree. Most of the mods won't be coming for a while.

And for the short shift kit, what's the difference between a Z and say a UUC one?

[Stephen]

Car was owned by a mechanic and a lot has already been replaced, but I agree. Most of the mods won't be coming for a while.

And for the short shift kit, what's the difference between a Z and say a UUC one?

About 200$ :P

[Kristeun]

lol besides that.. The DDM doesn't have any advantages?

[TwoJ's]

I can't answer your shifter question, but welcome. Looks like a very nice point to start.

And we don't mind that you are 16 since you use better grammar and sentence structure than most people here.

The first thing I would do if I were you is suspension overhaul. Or if it's all been done, at least get some good lowering springs and proper shocks.

[Stephen]

lol besides that.. The DDM doesn't have any advantages?

truthfully i have heard it is a little better, but i doubt it would be worth the extra $

I have the z3 short shifter and like it quite a bit, first mod i did, along with a clutch stop. i put a UUC rk2 knob on top of that [7 ounces ish] and i love the setup.

But the UUC knob was a gift, probably don't need one that upscale honestly.

[Danny]

R3v minors ftmfw.

I'm only in the club for another month though. :(

[Spiff325iS]

Just install an S50B32 and a 6speed tranny and don't touch anything else.


But cereally, you have a great starter car right there. Don't jump into mods, just maintain it and learn the stock capabilities before you progress to anything else. A short shifter is nice, but learn on the stock one first. You'll appreciate it TONS more.

Save up for a driving clinic or a track school, after going to one of those your modding priorities will change drastically.

-Dan

[Kristeun]

Save up for a driving clinic or a track school, after going to one of those your modding priorities will change drastically.

-Dan

The amount of money I have right now won't get me much performance-wise, so I want to focus on the visual first. I would love to eventually track/auto-x the car.

[E30_Pare]

She has late bodystyle so I'm pretty sure she would use the Mtech2 bits.

Whether or not you need the late body non mtech bumpers to put the mtech 2 stuff over or not, I dont know.

oh right. i think i read somewhere that euro bumpers wont fit on late models anyways:dot:

[Kristeun]

I just noticed in the door it says 12/87. Its always been registered/sold/insured as an 88 though.

This just means it was manufactured before right? And still has the updates?