The Alfa Thread

[rloewy]

Recent warm weekend trip

[decay]

keeping this thread alive because TIL alfa built jeeps?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1952-alfa-romeo-ar51-matta/

[LateFan]

[LateFan]

[LateFan]

Ran across this nice noise. Wait till he winds it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=pXgyhZAEP1w&feature=emb_logo

[2mAn]

Ive also heard the 4cylinder models are nearly bulletproof and the problems all stem from the HiPo TTV6 version

[varg]

They are pretty cars and somehow the V6 models sound a better than an M3/4 despite V6s usually sounding worse than I6s
I have seen quite a few of them around here and I'm partial to the bright blue.

[MrBurgundy]

I don't have an e30, or BMW for that matter, but I did recently acquire a '17 Guilia TI Sport. Muffler delete, BMS intake coming, and a tune.

Those are sweet cars.

i've read that they are maintenance nightmares tho

[flyboyx]

those cars are really beautiful. i saw a red one on the road the other day with the little cloverleaf on the fender.

[Ryan...]

I don't have an e30, or BMW for that matter, but I did recently acquire a '17 Guilia TI Sport. Muffler delete, BMS intake coming, and a tune.

[MR E30 325is]

125hp might be a bit much unless its running a hotter cam or higher compression pistons. I want to say a stock mid 70s 2L is about 100-105? I might be confusing that with Fiat Twin Cam numbers though.

Not that I am aware. I'm too new to the game to be sure, so I am simply regurgitating things I have heard from two other Alfa owners.

Latefan, thanks for the support!

[LateFan]

I think they peaked in '73 with around 130-135 hp stock. After that they got leaned out and air pumps and whatever for emissions and they went downhill until the Bosch era.

[Italian_Tuneup]

Thanks. It is not. It was swapped to Weber carbs by someone.

Found out why it may be much slower than it should be with its "125 hp" 2L. An aftermarket electronic fuel pump was added, and one of the feed lines is severely kinked, probably starving the engine of fuel in high revs.

125hp might be a bit much unless its running a hotter cam or higher compression pistons. I want to say a stock mid 70s 2L is about 100-105? I might be confusing that with Fiat Twin Cam numbers though.

[LateFan]

Friday pics....

I want to do the red crinkle on the cam cover.


I got some fun in a box from the UK....




My original bump stop on the left, the new style on the right. And the rubber in mine is still soft. I may just send them back.


Hows this for a funky drop link / end link? The post-'67 ones don't look anything like this. Cleaning them all up and painting. Not doing too well with the sockets and ball peen method to push small bushings in.

[LateFan]

Hey MR E30!

I posted on your thread on AlfaBB. You're making quick progress!