The Blunderwagon - 89 325iX touring 3.1L stroker

[BreadMan]

Thinking cd changer (Nakamichi) to set off the Borbets, at least a visor holder (Case Logic).

[kronus]

2022 update! I put an iS lip on and treated the shadowline trim with a magic liquid that made it black again.




I also changed out the injectors for some M30 19# units, which has produced a very radical change in drivability. The car used to idle very poorly and burn/spit a lot of sooty oily condensation out of the tailpipe on startup. It looks like the injectors I got with the motor were not closing when the car was off, so they were pouring gasoline down the cylinders and breaking the oil ring seal. Hopefully this has not accelerated any wear in the motor..

In any case, it smells a *little* better now. Still not 100%, and it still needs some motor love, but at least it can idle and the smoke clouds when you launch it have gotten a bit smaller.

[DEV0 E30]

Yessss

[benfidar]

"[I] treated the shadowline trim with a magic liquid that made it black again."

Please let us know your secret! We promise not to tell anyone.

[kronus]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IOMDVWA/ - Gtechniq C4

super happy with it. although, you can definitely feel your brain cells die when you inhale it. apply in a ventilated area.

[D.Martijn]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IOMDVWA/ - Gtechniq C4

super happy with it. although, you can definitely feel your brain cells die when you inhale it. apply in a ventilated area.

Great that we finally got another update on the car :)

I used something similar on my iX Touring, Gyeon Q² Trim it's some kind of ceramic coating meant for plastics

[downforce22]

neat car, hadn't seen this thread before. my stroker ix engine doesn't have a worked head but does have a turbo. i wonder how much that plays into the performance. What differential ratios does this car have? 3.91?

[kronus]

It's got 4:10 diffs, it was an auto car originally.

> Great that we finally got another update on the car :)

it's been a long pandemic! hoping to have a steady trickle of updates eventually. I've also been busy with an E24 project.

[downforce22]

Nice thread on the e24, i need to follow that thread more closely along with this one. I met the guy with the beard (peter maybe?) who built the diesel 911 at last years 2021 HPR 24 hours of lemons here in colorado.

[2mAn]

2022 update!

Theres a few more threads that need 2022 updates also

[kronus]

2023 update!



lol

[kronus]

a slightly more interesting update:

Julien explained to me that european E30s had a feature where opening the front doors would turn on the power window circuit and allow you to operate the windows without turning the car on. This, of course, didn't work in the blunderwagon, and neither did the dome light circuit. We tore into the kick panels to try to sort it out and found that the dome light contact switches had been crossed up with the tweeter wiring, gotten partially fried, and ended up a confused mess. Some editing later, both the dome lights and door-open window functionality works again.

A friend also had a set of E30 tweeters in his stash and contributed them to the cause, since the wagon was pre-wired for them and had front premium speakers installed for some reason. This is the first E30 I've had with working tweeters and it's better than I thought it would be.

[Holland]

2023 update!

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Lol. I have a lot of catching up to do since I missed a lot of the 2010's on here.

[downforce22]

a slightly more interesting update:

Julien explained to me that european E30s had a feature where opening the front doors would turn on the power window circuit and allow you to operate the windows without turning the car on. This, of course, didn't work in the blunderwagon, and neither did the dome light circuit. We tore into the kick panels to try to sort it out and found that the dome light contact switches had been crossed up with the tweeter wiring, gotten partially fried, and ended up a confused mess. Some editing later, both the dome lights and door-open window functionality works again.

A friend also had a set of E30 tweeters in his stash and contributed them to the cause, since the wagon was pre-wired for them and had front premium speakers installed for some reason. This is the first E30 I've had with working tweeters and it's better than I thought it would be.

yep the euro cars had wired in. You can roll down the windows or open the sunroof without inserting the key. manual window cars obvously didn't have this

[econti]

Thing's hot. Wish they were more common