14 years - 1991 325ix, Stroker/5-Speed (N52 swap?)

[nando]

werd

especially glad they're powdercoated. the paint on my other set didn't last long before it started to rust.

[ForcedFirebird]

Not to thread jack or anything but I know a guy that can do some awesome fab work ;)

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=282431

Not quite what we did, but thanks for the sham-less plug/thread jack.

[IronFreak]

Not to thread jack or anything but I know a guy that can do some awesome fab work ;)

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=282431

[nando]

Hey Nando,
How do you like the coilovers by WOT-Tech, what I mean is how do you like the way it rides and what are the springs rates? I also have a set of spares to become coilovers! I seen yours as they were being done!Thanks.

well, they did a great job on the welding/fabrication. I haven't been able to plug John as much as I'd like to, but if you want coilovers for an ix I'd definitely recommend them for the fab work.

Shipping wasn't even that bad using my fedex account.

ix coilovers are really the same as any other E30 - but the struts are way shorter and you have to build your own sway bar mount. john came up with a pretty simple solution to that though.

I couldn't get them done locally, we lack any fab shops and even custom auto shops won't touch something like this. Last time I had a buddy do it at school, but that was eons ago and I don't have that access any longer.

I still need to sort out my struts/shocks - I think Bilstein made them too stiff for what I wanted. Going to live with it for now. At least the handling and grip is unbelievable. :)

[88e30ix]

dusted off the rieger lip.. it seems like we aren't having a winter this year, so the snows will come off soon too:



it's almost 11 years now, about time to edit the title. :p

Hey Nando,
How do you like the coilovers by WOT-Tech, what I mean is how do you like the way it rides and what are the springs rates? I also have a set of spares to become coilovers! I seen yours as they were being done!Thanks.

[nando]

dusted off the rieger lip.. it seems like we aren't having a winter this year, so the snows will come off soon too:



it's almost 11 years now, about time to edit the title. :p

[litu]

This very cool project to read and follow. Awesome updates for that ix. Geep it going

[RobE30]

Fantastic writeup man! I've neglected my E30 for too long and will finally be giving it some much needed TLC. I've been running a completely stock ecu in conjunction w/ 17# injectors, schrick 284/272 cam and headers etc for the past 5 years, it's time for an ecu upgrade and I think MS will be the way to go. Thanks for resparking my love for my car!:D

[ForcedFirebird]

We need to chat some. I have been doing a lot of reading/studying of the Siemens .bin files.

[e30m3s54turbo]

S54 dme? I like you silver ix. It looks super clean.

[nando]

I'm already bench flashing

the harness adapter is dual purpose but you've got one of them nailed :)

[ForcedFirebird]

You going to start bench flashing, or are you stimulating?

[nando]

any guesses what this might be for?



some soldering fun..



I'll have to update the 2012 post pretty soon here, although I didn't do much beyond the suspension at the end of last year.

[future rs]

15x7.5

Thanks. I love the aggressive look. Glad to hear you use those tires to and from the track. I will most likely do the same.

[F34R]

That is such a great look you have going. Clean and nicely lowered.