3SGE BEAMS converted 89 E30///Stock as a rock 88 E30 325i Touring///

[kameleon]

Yeah it isn't "too" bad, but it is certainly not as easy as it is in America.

[F34R]

The things you guys have to go through to get parts there astounds me, great build!

[kameleon]

Just a small thing i need to mention.

Although i am happy to help people and answer questions relating to the Beams conversion and other facets of the build, i am not going to answer every in depth question via PM from people who only join this forum (and other forums this is posted on) to grab all the R&D i have gone through to get the conversion nutted out.

If you require information it is here in this thread for your perusal and if you require for instance how the wiring is done download a copy of both the E30 wiring diagram of the specific E30 you own and the Altezza engine wiring harness diagrams and you will easily get it to interface.

The E30 is dumb and the Altezza is smart. It is a match made in heaven.

Last count there are 12 of these conversions being done worldwide now purely based on the PM's and emails i have received ;)

Just felt i needed to reiterate this due to the correspondence from a few people of late.




Update on the actual car:-

Moving house soon so not much on the cards of late. There is a local manufacturer of bell mouths for the 4AGE Blacktop throttles who has recently released billet versions.

I am looking to get the 100mm length versions of these and the recently released Wolf plug in board for the Altezza (mounts inside stock case) which is made specifically for ITB setups.

Cams could be on the cards too (mild, still using VVTI) after seeing a street car with them and behaving well.

[kameleon]

Luke:-

Big fan of the Hooker Aerochamber. The noise is deep for a 4 cylinder but does not drone at all. At high rpm it develops a nice overall note (gets louder in comparison to a idle that you know is a modified exhaust but it does not sound loud or obnoxious)

Chris:-

Any pictures of the piece you made?

[e30guydownunder]

Travis, you can use the E30 coupler to join up to the E36 Rack. I replaced the guibo with a piece of 12mm plate and it all worked out nicely.

[lukeADE335i]

Nice work.

Quick question on your exhaust - how does the Hooker Aerochamber make the exhaust sound? Is it loud?

I've been contemplating one to try and tame the drone in my exhaust.

[kameleon]

Picked up a 99' E36 M3 EVO steering rack for a very cheap price (24% faster/3.2 turns to lock Vs E30 4.0) just need to find a E36 coupler to match.

Looking forward to this as the factory setup in E30's is terrible.

[kameleon]

Yes the fabricator is just as OCD with his work as me, it is over engineered just the way i like it.

More work to go but will have to wait till the funds return.....

Diff is the number 1 priority, i feel i am killing it over and over again. It took a while to find a set of 3.9 gears so i don't want to wreck them.

Was offered a spot in a team for the Phillip island 6hr relay race, but i don't think the drivetrain will be sorted by then unfortunately.


DER E30:- Yeah the E46 is nice low kay example. We have been talking of a engine conversion for this car for sometime now. It will be the icing on the cake.

[bmwandhonda]

love it man, also love that exhaust hanger setup!!

[DER E30]

Looks great all clean and shiny! Nice new exhaust and pics at the track!

Dat e46... I can't look at it as I want one!

[kameleon]

One of the detailers at work offered to give Dirk the once over.

They did a good job getting the once pink original paint to this:-



A fellow work colleagues E46 has had bags recently installed.

[slybma]

Great job on the car, that exhaust setup looks sweet

[kameleon]

[kameleon]

More pictures of the exhaust and from the track day.

[kameleon]

Well i attended the 2 day track day and got a great time on the weekend.

Drove the 2.5hrs up, raced for two days straight then drove home again (what a street car is all about)

Full weight besides removing the spare wheel i was able to get a 1:43.03, which is great for the racetrack i was at for a low powered N/A streeter.

There were two other E30's there too which was good to see.

As the gearbox was still iffy shifting down into second from third at high RPM, it eventually gave up the ghost early on the sunday so i could not better my time and only managed a 1:43.08

Regardless this car will do 1:43's all day long.

The differential....... well the car has one but lets just say i afraid to open it up and see what it looks like inside to be honest!

The new exhaust worked great, and lost no power over the straight pipe. Changing the design and having someone fabricate it the way i would makes a huge difference to the outcome. I love the sound of the Hooker and think i made the right choice. Having the ground clearance i do now is great too.

A few pictures, i will get some more on Thursday when the car is back on the hoist.