318 reborn into e30 335

[chance]

Nothing big. still need to nut and bolt the whole car. work has been super slow for the past few months, so play money has been pretty much non existant.

Had to buy a new battery for it, so that could have been my new plug wires, or new tires for the front that I need.

I need to get motivated and at least do the free/cheap stuff that the car needs.

[marshallnoise]

So what's the word chance? Any updates?

[e30m3s54turbo]

That sucks about the engine not running good.

[chance]

i'd be down possibly for a DSSR.

if you know you have a problem with the plug wires, change them.

and if you have yet to check your valve clearance, that should have been one of the first things after startup.

Yea i know, money for the e30 has been spread thin, so i havent been able to buy wires yet. They are pretty expensive for this engine. I need to do a bit of reading up, then i will be checking the valves. The car is parked for now, waiting to find the time to get it on stands and check all the nuts and bolts, make sure everything is still tight.

Whenever you are ready for a dssr, let me know.

[jekaio]

i'd be down possibly for a DSSR.

if you know you have a problem with the plug wires, change them.

and if you have yet to check your valve clearance, that should have been one of the first things after startup.

[chance]

I'm not sure how dramatic it is in your case but that sounds pretty typical for an m30. Mine does the same thing around 4000 RPM. When was your last valve adjustment?

If the po wasnt bullshitting me, then it would have been about 1000 miles ago. Some of his info has been wrong. But there not any valvetrain noise. Ive been meaning to check them though.

I know this engine has some small surges in the power band, but that one incident of powergain seemed electrically caused.

[wildstoats]

Anyone have any ideas on what I should be looking at first?

I'm not sure how dramatic it is in your case but that sounds pretty typical for an m30. Mine does the same thing around 4000 RPM. When was your last valve adjustment?

[Herr Faust Schinken]

This is pretty cool! Wish that us Californians were allowed to m30 swap our late 318i's.

you can if the motor was built after 91 you can swap it 535s where made until like 93-94 i think and 735s where made till 94

[chance]

Also, I feel like my m30 is down on power a bit. There was one time I was giving my friend a ride, and at about 5k it all of a sudden jumped into more power. It was so much of a difference that my friend jokingly said "V-tech kicked in yo!"

I know my plug wires are in shit condition, so once I have some money, they will be the first thing replaced. But if there are any free things I can check out, let me know.

All vacuum lines are new and spark plugs are new

Anyone have any ideas on what I should be looking at first?

[freeride53]

This is pretty cool! Wish that us Californians were allowed to m30 swap our late 318i's.

[chance]

thats looks stupid beefy damn thing will never break

Thats the goal! I could turn the center part down or machine a flat on the bottom for anyone who needs extra clearance for the guys with the really short shifters.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Shipping this one out today!

thats looks stupid beefy damn thing will never break

[chance]

I havent forgotten about you guys, but unfortunately I have only one pic to share at the moment.



Shift feel is awesome! I will have to get a vid of how little the shifter wiggles now. No more questionable shifts like when I first bought the car.

Also, I feel like my m30 is down on power a bit. There was one time I was giving my friend a ride, and at about 5k it all of a sudden jumped into more power. It was so much of a difference that my friend jokingly said "V-tech kicked in yo!"

I know my plug wires are in shit condition, so once I have some money, they will be the first thing replaced. But if there are any free things I can check out, let me know.

All vacuum lines are new and spark plugs are new

[chance]

Thanks! One more question, how did you remove the rubber bushing? Burning it?

Drilled it out on a mill.

Is that one for me Zach?

Yep!

[e30m3s54turbo]

Is that one for me Zach?