The MR E30 Project Thread

[ian e30 318is]

Can't wait to see the video! Hope to see this thing in person soon

[MR E30 325is]

August 21st, 2010

I was feeling a little lazy and relaxed today, so I decided I would go and get something done to the E30 to pass some time.

Cleaned the engine bay (since its the only thing people look at when I go to meets) with some Armorall and paper towels. I think it helped a little bit.







Waiting on that Europlate, and time to swap in the 2.93 LSD.

[FLYNAVY]

Lookin nice, too bad you can't hear the beastly whine in the pics :)

[MR E30 325is]

Lookin nice, too bad you can't hear the beastly whine in the pics :)

A video will be coming! I promise!

[MR E30 325is]

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!

[ian e30 318is]

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!

Nooooooooo i want video!!! hahaha

[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:

[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

[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]

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

[MR E30 325is]

Thanks, the rims are just about perfect.

[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]

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.

[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!

[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.