The MR E30 Project Thread

[ian e30 318is]

The drive up to Julian today was awesome! We need to go again soon...maybe next time I can ditch the m42 for a ride in the BEASTTTTT!!! hahah

[bimmer_E30]

Lol ok sir.

[Danny]

Can you just pm the guy?

[bimmer_E30]

Awesome 75D or 80A? for 50 thats not bad

[MR E30 325is]

No problem.

The diff swap is really straightforward, and there are write-ups on this forum.

I used Redline 75w-90, and I have a stock bushing on this car, but my last E30 had an AKG polyurethane. If you can afford it, go polyurethane. If not, no big deal.

[bimmer_E30]

i have a good jack and jackstand my buddy gave em to me! What kind of Fluid and Bushings do you guys recommend?

Sorry to hijack ur thread!

[e30s52]

Paint it. how hard was it to replaced the rear diff on a 1/10 scale? i wanna put my 3.73 LSD!

Maybe a 3. The hardest part is the wieght that is it.

[bimmer_E30]

Paint it. how hard was it to replaced the rear diff on a 1/10 scale? i wanna put my 3.73 LSD!

[MR E30 325is]

Diff swap was completed.

Now I can enjoy the powerband for a split second longer. I still cant think fast enough to match thte cars power though. Haha, Gotta shift like every two seconds, instead of every 1 and a half.

[MR E30 325is]

August 27th, 2010

Well I have been thinking about getting another europlate for a while, and last friday I ordered one. I was at a meet when someone brought up the idea, and I thought it kicked ass. Later, while drunk, I purchased the sum-bitch and it got to me really fast.

Now, I am sure, especially since I live on a Marine Corps base, that I am gonna get a lot of shit from this, but it comes with the territory.

At first I wanted to have like "pullinlbs" or "boostinS52" but a few people said that would be too obvious. So I started the hunt for something more mysterious and subtle.

Well, I got the mysterious part down pat, but the subtle thing, not so much.

To give you an idea of where this plates idea is coming from...... the car is supercharged, and a supercharger is often referred to as a blower..... so.........

To not keep you waiting any longer............ *drum roll please*..........

Voila!



Hilarious isnt it!?

I will keep this thread updated with real life stories of the kind of trouble the plate gets me into.

Diff tomorrow afternoon. Julian cruise on Sunday. Good weekend for progress.

[MR E30 325is]

Thanks, the rims are just about perfect.

[ahriley91]

For some reason I missed the zf. haha. My bad. And I really like style 5's on your car. I really want style 5's now. haha

[Wh33lhop]

He would probably notice if he tacked out at 10.5k. :p His numbers are in line with a ZF and a 3.25, the fifth gear is almost the same as a g260 with a 4.10.

[ahriley91]

It might seem perfect for most, but a 3.25 is way too short.

First gear is gone in literally 1 second. Second gear doesnt last much longer.

And I do a lot of freeway miles, and 3k is 68 mph. Which is ridiculous. Cause the last thing I want to do is cruise with traffic at 3800 rpms, when I can swap it out and get better mileage.

I saw that your car started it's life as a 318is, but do you know if the coding plug has been changed? Because the coding plug for the 318is reads every 4 injector pulses. And the 325i reads every 6. So I believe that your actual rpm is 2/3's of what it is showing you. I have the same problem with mine.

Adam

[ethrtyiS]

I got footage, and put together a video, but it wont load properly from the file I saved on windows movie maker to youtube. Like half the screen is green!

Send me the file, I'll see what I can do with it. :up: