NOR-CAL General Chat.

[Wh33lhop]

..damn it

[mbonanni]

b34 and b35 mounts are not the same though, correct? Aren't The positions mainly for those who do/don't want to sledge the firewall to put the motor further back?

[decay]

Only M3s are 50/50

negative, ghostrider; 318iC are also. :)

http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=170764

[kronus]

there are some blocks that accept both, and there are conversion plates that adapt one style to the other. the position terminology is the same between both kinds of mounts. you don't need to sledge the firewall if you switch to b35 water hoses, which have a tee off the rad return to go to the heater core.

[mbonanni]

negative, ghostrider; 318iC are also. :)

http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...ar/?car=170764

Oh, well now Steven feels special because he has a 318ic. Damnit. :hitler:

[mbonanni]

there are some blocks that accept both, and there are conversion plates that adapt one style to the other. the position terminology is the same between both kinds of mounts. you don't need to sledge the firewall if you switch to b35 water hoses, which have a tee off the rad return to go to the heater core.

Ahhhh, now I know the true reason for the positions. Sweet. I need an m30 e30 in my life so bad.

[Wh33lhop]

negative, ghostrider; 318iC are also. :)

http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...ar/?car=170764

They don't count because slow and floppy :p

[Wh33lhop]

Ahhhh, now I know the true reason for the positions. Sweet. I need an m30 e30 in my life so bad.

They are just kinda quick

Then again apparently an S14 is super fast to some of us so... :p

[mbonanni]

s5x swap is just too costly, and idk If I could ever justify the cost of doing one properly. For just a little more I could do an m30 swap with a mild turbo settup.

[decay]

They don't count because slow and floppy :p

then pretty much all e30s shouldn't count :p

FWIW, hardtop made mine feel just like my old 325iS.

[mbonanni]

You mean an extra $1500 made yours feel like a heavy 325is? ;D

[decay]

You mean an extra $1500 made yours feel like a heavy 325is? ;D

with better weight distribution, and then i yanked about 200lbs out of it.

also i got my hardtop for $900 and a clutch-type LSD so nyah

[Wh33lhop]

then pretty much all e30s shouldn't count :p

FWIW, hardtop made mine feel just like my old 325iS.

318ic are in a whole different dimension of slow and floppy, lol

i do want an e30 vert but I think if I get a vert it'll wind up being an s2k or boxsxsxszszzssxter s

[Wh33lhop]

with better weight distribution, and then i yanked about 200lbs out of it.

also i got my hardtop for $900 and a clutch-type LSD so nyah

dude I fucking hate the torsen diff on the rustang

It's cool and fun and kicks the rear out but when you actually wanna stick and go fast it's like "lolno"

[Wh33lhop]

s5x swap is just too costly, and idk If I could ever justify the cost of doing one properly. For just a little more I could do an m30 swap with a mild turbo settup.

Buy a wrecked M3 and put some effort into parting it out and I'm sure you could do it for super cheap

(that said, I haven't and probably won't)