SoCal General Chat

[IRON-E]

What are guys running for new tires for stock basketweaves? I used to run Direzza's but Dunlop nor any other household brands make tires in this size anymore.

What gives!

Just purchased Federals in size 16/225s we'll see how that works, as I am coming from the Direzza family too.

[Chilezen]

195/60R-14 General AltiMAX RT43 is what I run. Good tire, would recommend. It's slightly smaller than stock, so your speedo will be a little off at high speed. Not a big deal.

[Chilezen]

Any E30 stores with black Friday discounts? Bimmerheads? *Fingers crossed*

[semaj4712]

He hey hey, whats goin on guys!?

[firemanory]

195/60R-14 General AltiMAX RT43 is what I run. Good tire, would recommend. It's slightly smaller than stock, so your speedo will be a little off at high speed. Not a big deal.

Thanks for that tip! Seems like a pretty good option

[Chilezen]

It's almost that time again...



Check out the other post in the forum for the full details :)

[WestCoastEta]

Yesss. I've been spending some time freshening up my car this month - can't wait!

[MR 325]

Any E30 stores with black Friday discounts? Bimmerheads? *Fingers crossed*

We did not run a sale but feel free to PM me guys. I'll do what I can!

[mtech325]

Perhaps some people already know this, but figured I'd pass the info along for the 24 valve swapped crowd.

Recently I swapped my 6-cylinder e36 radiator for an off-the-shelf Behr Z3M S54 radiator a few weeks ago and the car seems to overall run a bit cooler in stop and go traffic (half way mark on temp gauge vs a few ticks over half way previously). I only have a 16" Spal pusher fan with the 80/88 degree temp switch and 88 degree thermostat for reference. The core is thicker, but you can still use stock e36 top & bottom radiator hoses without any modifications. For ~150 bucks and a little better cooling, it seems like a no-brainer. Granted weather is a bit cooler this time of year, but may be handy for the summer months.

Only down sides so far is the car takes a little longer to warm up when cold, and I think a fan clutch setup is not going to fit without shaving fan blades (e36 diesel fan may fit with fan clutch mounted on front, but blades have to be notched/shaved to clear vanos unit).

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Perhaps some people already know this, but figured I'd pass the info along for the 24 valve swapped crowd.

Recently I swapped my 6-cylinder e36 radiator for an off-the-shelf Behr Z3M S54 radiator a few weeks ago and the car seems to overall run a bit cooler in stop and go traffic (half way mark on temp gauge vs a few ticks over half way previously). I only have a 16" Spal pusher fan with the 80/88 degree temp switch and 88 degree thermostat for reference. The core is thicker, but you can still use stock e36 top & bottom radiator hoses without any modifications. For ~150 bucks and a little better cooling, it seems like a no-brainer. Granted weather is a bit cooler this time of year, but may be handy for the summer months.

Only down sides so far is the car takes a little longer to warm up when cold, and I think a fan clutch setup is not going to fit without shaving fan blades (e36 diesel fan may fit with fan clutch mounted on front, but blades have to be notched/shaved to clear vanos unit).

Lol yea this is fairly common knowledge but thanks for posting it up for those who havent already stumbled across it

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[kings]

https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/cto/d/e30-bmwi-real-tech/6760650322.html

[jayremy]

Hey, how's it going guys?? I recently picked up some bosch euro smileys and realized that they didn't have any bulb caps (photo attached below for reference). This may be a stretch but is there anyone in the SoCal area that has spares of these?

[Chilezen]

Is it possible to siphon gas out of an E30's tank?

[efficient]

yes, if you have a gas tank with the crossover pipe onthe bottom just loosen one side and gas will come out . or some tanks have a drain bolt by the fuel pump. i only know from my early model.
or if you supply 12v to the internal fuel pump and attach a hose to it and catch it in a bucket. just be careful

[Chilezen]

Ah, yeah that would work.
But I was asking more along the lines of inserting a tube through the filler neck to siphon out the gas. I know newer cars have a plate that blocks the path to prevent gas theft; if I had a hose, I'd try it myself.