My Amex was 800 less than what I thought

[b*saint]

Merry Christmas to me. What should I buy for the bimmer?

New muffler from the manifold back

or

5-speed swap.

[slammin.e28]

Merry Christmas to me. What should I buy for the bimmer?

5-speed swap

or

5-speed swap.

Fixed. ;)

[george graves]

penile enlargement ;)

[b*saint]

penile enlargement ;)

I do drive a hatchback...

[Kershaw]

how about both? you can do a 5 speed swap for $500-600 and get a used catback for $200-300.

[Sagaris]

how about both? you can do a 5 speed swap for $500-600 and get a used catback for $200-300.

I am currently undertaking a 5spd swap that I started on Tuesday and I am looking at ~1600 total but that also includes the flywheel lightening + balancing, UUC DSSR, new driveshaft and replacing everything that could possibly wear out with the exception of the transmission internals. A 5-speed swap for $500 is totally possible but everything will be old, used, leaking, sloppy, and will likely need replacement in the near future.

[TurboJake]

Use $800 to buy parts car with 5 speed.
Tear down. Sell parts you don't need.
Use money to pay back what you spent on it.
Refresh everything along the way

Free 5 speed swap with new parts.

[slammin.e28]

I am currently undertaking a 5spd swap that I started on Tuesday and I am looking at ~1600 total but that also includes the flywheel lightening + balancing, UUC DSSR, new driveshaft and replacing everything that could possibly wear out with the exception of the transmission internals. A 5-speed swap for $500 is totally possible but everything will be old, used, leaking, sloppy, and will likely need replacement in the near future.

I got my B35 + 5sp swap for my e28 for $800.

$800 for a good, basic, working swap isn't unachievable.

[b*saint]

I would buy a parts car but I only have a basement and single car garage. I think I may finish building my air compressor and replace my cat and sensors. The cat is 350, plus 200 in o2 sensors.

[Kershaw]

you're doing it wrong.

o2 sensors are $40. buy a mustang one. same one. splice wires. win at life.
cat is $65 from summit racing. "high flow."

[e30e]

you're doing it wrong.

o2 sensors are $40. buy a mustang one. same one. splice wires. win at life.
cat is $65 from summit racing. "high flow."

Says the dude with a car that caught on fire....Yike its like taking Marital Advice from Kim Kardashian.

[b*saint]

Its an obd2 car. So far everything I have bought for it was and OEM part from one year or another, but always from BMW. I'd like to keep it that way for another 249k miles.

[b*saint]

So I decided to finish building my air compressor. I bought a 1.5 hp GE motor for 70 with shipping and a single phase input to three phase output VFD for 152 with shipping. So far Im way under buying just a good branded electric motor locally. A single phase 1.5 from baldor or leeson is around the 400 dollar mark. Now the tank. I dont want to buy a used tank so I think Im going to run a small tank in the basement then hose out to a larger reserve in the garage. (My garage doesn't have power.)

[blunttech]

Its an obd2 car. So far everything I have bought for it was and OEM part from one year or another, but always from BMW. I'd like to keep it that way for another 249k miles.

with very few exceptions buying consumables from BMW is like paying Kershaw to install your FPR

ooopps too soon??

[b*saint]

No not FROM BMW, an OEM part. So stock wires, not aftermarket, etc etc.