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[nando]

Off the top of my head, I'm not sure what markings are on the engine, but either it will have a different engine code, part number, or it will have a VIN which you can decode and find it. The only thing...

[nando]

FWIW, I actually enjoy Jay's youtube channel. There's a lot of cool stuff he knows about and he's really into a wide variety of cars and knows way more than most people (and certainly celebrities). ...

[nando]

that's awesome. I would have done the same thing! I'm sure you could have resold it for more than $25 even if you couldn't get it working yourself.

[nando]

M20s can definitely make 500hp, but I don't think you're going to get there with a pre-built kit. You could go with a huge turbo but you'll just have a bunch of lag and an unusable power band. That's...

[nando]

That has to be a typo, lol.

Jay probably just doesn't care about the E30.

[nando]

yeah, any N52 will work - there's a bazillion 525i's, 328i's, Z4s, X3s, and even X5s out there with N52B30s. For the engine itself pretty much any of them will work. After 2011 they even came in F series...

[nando]

1/4 past the middle isn't much to worry about, I mean I wouldn't want it to run that hot all the time but it's not really what I'd consider overheated. 3/4 on the gage is about 90c. Newer BMWs run hotter...

[nando]

it's the same car, just better.... BMW stripped them down when they launched the 335i.

[nando]

TBH, I don't remember. I think probably crank degrees. I did a couple passes with a few settings, then left it at what made the best overall curve.

Also sorry for clicking "edit"...

[nando]

You could, but that's rather permanent, and you have to already know what the best adjustment is first....

[nando]

yeah, could be, I honestly don't remember. I could pull the cover off, but we all know that's not gonna happen, lol. I do know I tried both advance and retard, then settled on something that had the...

[nando]

Why specifically a 2007? I mean, if you're going that old - go for the 2006 330i. the first year 328i had a lot of cost cutting and BMW nerfed the engine too.

[nando]

I have the same cam. I think I started at 0 and maybe have 5 degrees now? It's been like 10 years since I've touched it though....

[nando]

I didn't use it to make more peak power necessarily - I used it to tweak the torque curve to get the most overall area, instead of a high peak (but losing torque/power everywhere else). There's a sweet...

[nando]

dang. hope it didn't damage the transfercase! I feel like so many ix's got destroyed because of stupid crap like this.

I'd hang onto that 3.91 though, if it's any good (or even if it's not)....

[nando]

Glad you found it and it was simple. funny because I have a cheap Chinese adjustable timing gear (even the +/- marks are labeled backwards) and it's worked perfectly for years.

[nando]

FPR failure?

[nando]

have you removed spring tension from all the rockers? if there are any pressing on the face of a cam lobe, it's going to be tough to get out.

there's really no reason to use a hammer on...

[nando]

Julien - you *still* owe us a video running laps in pink tights!

also, sweet E30! How many have you had so far?

and 2mAn - thanks for posting these consistently. ...

[nando]

You could definitely DD an E30 in 2021, it's not totally insane. They are simple to work on and pretty reliable overall. I also did it for many, many years as my only car. To be honest though, not having...