SoCal General Chat

[rudy]

Anybody in San Diego have any recommendations for tint shops? Also curious as to what percent people around here have on their cars.

I'm just looking to reduce the cabin temperature because of how hot it gets, so I was thinking 50 or 35 would be good and wouldn't have me getting pulled over. Let me know your guys's suggestions though! I'd like to retain the fishbowl look but my old tint is horrid and I just can't stand this heat.

[glnr13]

milk crates

[IRON-E]

What's crackiiiiiiiiinnnn'?

[IRON-E]

Interesting info on the movement of the engine as I've yet to encounter this situation. I've been on e46 non M engine mounts for the past 3 years and this does not seem to be a problem for me. I also kept OE trans bushings with the ZF and again NO problems.

[Chilezen]

I got the pipes t fit by loosening the exhaust manifolds and fit the downpipe into them and tighten the manifolds... 5 mm spacers on the motor mounts for clearance.. and everything fits.. no banging or bending the pipes, it is a tight fit by the control arms

Good to know! I haven't gotten that far yet, hopefully I have that fortunate luck. What mounts are you using? Did you space them up equally on both sides?

[e30strokr]

My goal is to build my downpipes around the stock CAB; I want to keep the rubber bushings for a decent ride quality.

Yeah he knocked down the subframe to get the pipes to fit as well. I hope to not do that, but I'll see when the times comes.

I got the pipes t fit by loosening the exhaust manifolds and fit the downpipe into them and tighten the manifolds... 5 mm spacers on the motor mounts for clearance.. and everything fits.. no banging or bending the pipes, it is a tight fit by the control arms

[uhhrace]

Hi all.
Trying to get my S52 swap running after sitting for 2 years, have crossed off nearly every possible issue except the DME.
Was wondering if anybody in Temecula / SD has a 24v car they'd let me plug my 413 DME into and see whether it's good or not.

[IRON-E]

I believe they have the delrin inserts.

[prisonerofdoom83]

if you're interested in the treehouse lollipops I have a set for $70 picked up in L.A, just let me know.

Are they delrin? Offset? I’ve had hood luck with the condor bushings I was thinking of going with theirs . I haven’t had good luck with delrin or with garagistic poly bushings

[IRON-E]

Do you know anything about the treehouse style control arm bushings to create more clearance for the stock headers/downpipe

if you're interested in the treehouse lollipops I have a set for $70 picked up in L.A, just let me know.

[Chilezen]

My goal is to build my downpipes around the stock CAB; I want to keep the rubber bushings for a decent ride quality.

Yeah he knocked down the subframe to get the pipes to fit as well. I hope to not do that, but I'll see when the times comes.

[prisonerofdoom83]

Check out this thread. Shows the eyeball arms with a stock obd1 e36 midsection in post #112.

whoa that is the exact type of info I was looking for . Thanks man

[mtech325]

That sounds like a amazing setup up
I was hoping to use the stock downpipe and cats then do a custom catback to a strömung muffler . I am hoping to BAR it and I don’t necessarily want it to be loud .

do you know anything about the treehouse style control arm bushings to create more clearance for the stock headers/downpipe

Check out this thread. Shows the eyeball arms with a stock obd1 e36 midsection in post #112.

[prisonerofdoom83]

I can help with some things, like the exhaust, but honestly there's more information for legal OBDI setups out there than I am able to provide.
From what I understand, most people take the car to an exhaust shop to have them build one on the car. Or they find a way to incorporate their existing E30 setup. I have chosen to build mine from scratch, from stainless steel, because I can; I work at a fabrication shop. However, I don't have the opportunity to make copies or work on other cars here.
The downpipes are 1.75" stock, then they appear to become 2.25" but that's a double-walled system to maintain heat inside the pipes. I'm just going to build the 1.75" downpipes to fit over the subframe & CAB and into my own Y pipe, and maybe cover it with heat wrap. Then it sizes up to a single 2.25" pipe to meet the cat. I'm BARring this as a Z3, which only uses one cat. After that, it gets sized up to 2.5", to a V band, then piping to a resonator and a single-in dual-out muffler, with custom tips. I haven't actually built any of it yet, but that's the plan.

Anyway if you haven't already, check out the 24V swap section in this forum, that's a great place to start for the rest of the emissions stuff pertaining to your S50.

That sounds like a amazing setup up
I was hoping to use the stock downpipe and cats then do a custom catback to a strömung muffler . I am hoping to BAR it and I don’t necessarily want it to be loud .

do you know anything about the treehouse style control arm bushings to create more clearance for the stock headers/downpipe

[efficient]

any input from anyone?

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/10025619-smog-help