Sina's BMW 318i: Project Re-Shell & Beyond! (Starting Page 46)

[2mAn]

I have the G260+ 3.73LSD combo. Its perfectly fine

[freeride53]

Its not too bad with a g260 transmission, if you're in town ill give you a ride sometime!

Yo - would love that. I don't think we live that far apart?

I'm currently in Diamond Bar, work in DTLA.

[ArdaMK2]

another quick question - 3.73 would be way too short with an s50/s52?

(planning on swapping in near future)

Its not too bad with a g260 transmission, if you're in town ill give you a ride sometime!

[Dj Buttchug]

depends on what trans you were running. g240 is 1 to 1 final drive but others are not. also i ran those tall ratios on a stock m42. it wasn't bad at all

[freeride53]

You should find something in Santa Monica/ Culver City because then you have a straight shot down the 10 to work and you would be mostly opposite of traffic. I dont have too much free time, but I might be heading to the Aliso Viejo C&C this saturday. Meet me there, its an easy drive for you

going to be driving down to SD Friday after work to visit gf for weekend, hope we can find sometime in the next month though.

Yeah, 3.73 is stock. Does something like 3300rpm at 75. Technically im just off highway 76.

interesting.

another quick question - 3.73 would be way too short with an s50/s52?

(planning on swapping in near future)

[325ix]

Sorry I'm such a noob with M20's, is that what comes stock on M20s?
Also - you live in SD now? And where do you commute that's 100 miles?

Yeah, 3.73 is stock. Does something like 3300rpm at 75. Technically im just off highway 76.

[2mAn]

You should find something in Santa Monica/ Culver City because then you have a straight shot down the 10 to work and you would be mostly opposite of traffic. I dont have too much free time, but I might be heading to the Aliso Viejo C&C this saturday. Meet me there, its an easy drive for you

[freeride53]

I been wondering same thing. My free way driving isn't bad at all. When i was at 75mph it was like 3k. Don't know what i got will have to look, but i know it needs replace cause its not and LSD and leaks horribly

Yeah that sounds like a much different experience at 75mph - for me its around 4-4.5k

The 3.73 is ok with the m20. I do 100 miles daily and I wish it was a little longer.

Sorry I'm such a noob with M20's, is that what comes stock on M20s?
Also - you live in SD now? And where do you commute that's 100 miles?

Where in LA did you end up and where are you working? 35 miles each way can be brutal down here

Hey Simon, congrats! I'm temporarily staying around Diamond Bar, but work in DTLA. I'm looking at Santa Monica, Culver City, Hollywood, and Westwood. We should grab a drink next week so you can drop some knowledge.

heck yea dude i run 2.93 and 3.25. so much better for freeway driving. downfalls are you can do 50 in first almost lol

Haha but you have TARBO

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I been wondering same thing. My free way driving isn't bad at all. When i was at 75mph it was like 3k. Don't know what i got will have to look, but i know it needs replace cause its not and LSD and leaks horribly

[325ix]

The 3.73 is ok with the m20. I do 100 miles daily and I wish it was a little longer.

[2mAn]

Where in LA did you end up and where are you working? 35 miles each way can be brutal down here

[Dj Buttchug]

heck yea dude i run 2.93 and 3.25. so much better for freeway driving. downfalls are you can do 50 in first almost lol

[freeride53]

ayeeee

quick m42 question for the m42 prince...

have you ever tried anything other than 4.10?

I am hoping to pick up a 3.73 LSD this weekend with hopes of making freeway driving a little bit more comfortable (doing 70 miles per day)..

thoughts?

[Dj Buttchug]

ayeeee

[freeride53]

Update (7/11/2016):

So I lied and this car did not end up sitting for two years. I got restless and had it shipped to Chicago, Illinois where I was living, 3 months ago in April.

Upon its arrival, installed the 15" Euroweaves, and wrapped in new 205/50 S-Drives.
Then, gave it a good little tune-up and exactly three weeks ago, I set out on a 5,700 mile road-trip to the following places:

Chicago, Illinois (Start)
Indiana (Drove Through)
Michigan (Drove Through)
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Stop)
Ontario, Canada (Drove Through)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Stop - 2 nights)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Stop - 1 night)
South Burlington, Vermont (Stop)
Boston, Massachusetts (Stop)
Connecticut (Drove Through)
Manhattan, New York, New York (Stop - 2 nights)
South Orange, New Jersey (Stop @ Guten Parts)
Delaware (Drove Through)
Maryland (Drove Through)
Washington, District of Columbia (Stop - 1 night)
Virginia (Drove Through)
Memphis, Tennessee (Stop - 2 nights)
Arkansas (Drove Through)
Texas (Drove Through)
Houston, Texas (Stop - 3 nights)
Las Cruces, New Mexico (Stop - 1 night)
White Sands National Park, New Mexico (Stop)
Tucson, Arizona (Stop)
San Diego, California (Stop - 1 night)
Irvine, California (Stop)
Los Angeles, California (Stop)
Alameda, California (End)

Then two days ago on Saturday, I drove it down from the Bay Area to LA (where I just moved).

Car has run flawlessly. Had the AC recharged while in Houston so that's new as well.

Here's my short list which I will be attacking starting TODAY.

• Front sport seat Conversion (Natur)
• New hood (current one is dented from roadtrip)
• New front bumper (current is cracked)
• New front valence (current is sagging)
• Dent repair (around car)
• Full coil-over conversion
• E-Fan conversion
• Flatten out front floor pans (currently warped from jack-stand negligence in high school)
• front sway bar
• rear sway bar
• new sway bar bushings
• front strut brace
• rear shock tower brace
• rear headrest conversion
• new electric antenna (replacement)
• steering coupler replacement

much more to come, and I am simulatenously starting compile parts for my 24 valve swap. Found a nice diff that I plan on picking up first.

Will update as I go but am focusing on a lot of non-swap related things first to get the car dialed in for daily duty (currently doing a 3 hour round trip commute everyday in Los Angeles).

Also, if you see another black four door with a roof rack in LA please wave!