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GENERAL => Off-topic discussion => Topic started by: thebutcher37 on April 29, 2010, 07:25:00 PM
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Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has driven a m42 e30 318is coupe or has one currently. 5 speed of course. (that has good clean power)
Ive just been wondering and would like to know if anyone would ever let another person drive it to get a feel of what the m42 really can do.
My car feels nice and quick sometimes, and at other times feels slow and laggy. Ive got some maintenance i want to get done, but I want to know what a well maintained or restored or even a modded 318is coupe feels like. Ive been told it can keep up with our 6 pot brothers for the most part.
I wish someone would drive my car and give me some feedback on how it feels, power wise, clutch wise etc..
Im sure others are in the same boat?
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I feel that mine runs pretty close to perfect all the time. Cold start, warm running, even hot running after a long day of driving, it all seems great! If coaxed properly and shifted good, it keeps up with a lot of things :D
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I've got plenty more than 136. The only issue I have with mine is that the cams are so heavy that occasionally after deceleration, it want's to shut off. But that is the nature of the cams.
And yes, a properly driven stock 318 can almost hang with the 325. Although we make less power, aside from the heavy flywheel, the M42 makes power much more efficiently due to the primitive motor design of the M20.
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dyno to prove it?
id be surprised if im getting 115-117 at the wheels
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Were the cams worth it?
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dyno to prove it?
id be surprised if im getting 115-117 at the wheels
No pulls yet. I'm thinking 180 wheel easily. Have you seen my build thread.
Were the cams worth it?
For $350, hell yes. It spins like a raped ape up top. The 323 FW helps though.
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I already. HVe a nine lb jb racing flywheel so I'm looking to expand a little
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No pulls yet. I'm thinking 180 wheel easily. Have you seen my build thread.
For $350, hell yes. It spins like a raped ape up top. The 323 FW helps though.
What cams do you have?
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Mine is definitely running at full power. I have about 800miles on a fresh rebuild (honed, rings, bearings), a 13lb 323i flyhweel, mustang injectors, no clutchfan, COP.
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when i had a 8.5lb flywhel and markd chip it was FTW. Now, with a DASC is is FTMFW!!!
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when i had a 8.5lb flywhel and markd chip it was FTW. Now, with a DASC is is FTMFW!!!
Damn.. do you like the whine?
A friend just put a stage II Stillen charger on his g35 coupe... Sounds pretty Wicked... I never thought i would like whining so much.:D
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damn i need to get me some cams!!!!!!!!!!! i would be surprised if im getting the full power seems like im getting around 115 at most...but handles like a dream...
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What cams do you have?
dougherty racing custom cams
the guy's name is John IIRC. He is in Shingle Springs, Ca.
drcamshafts.com
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I'd love to drive an E30 and a good E36 to compare to mine, after 178k I'd imagine its not so close to 136/140 bhp
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You can easily see over 150BHP at the flywheel with a chip / remap.
It';s common knowledge, over here at least, that M42's make over the factory 136 and more into the mid 140's.
You can see 165+ with a full hi-flow exhaust and remap.
Big Bore throttle bodies and K&N filters apparently do nothing.
It's exhaust and ECU then you;re in to forced induction, cams, ITB etc etc.
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Mine made 126rwhp with stock engine, SMT6 piggyback ECU and other bits of bolt on mods....
Still have room for more horses....
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155-160bhp at the fly. The M42 engine has a few flat spots but once you're about 4.5k RPM it flies. Did some 0-60 runs on my GPS logger and an average of 10 runs was 6.85s. Happy with that :) Looking forward to getting the 205/50R15s to replace the 205/55R15s and give a bit more shove and better handling, unfortunately it'll mean that I need 3rd for 0-60 so that will drop. Tempted to get a 4.4 diff in there and make it a real screamer :D
Mods to the engine are M44 block, regrind cams, E30zone chip, 2.25" exhaust, air filter, modified airbox, viscous fan removed.
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Mine probably has all horses and then a little bit. I have about 14k miles on a rebuilt engine. Mods are a mild intake cam and a MarkD chip, single-mass flywheel, and viscous fan delete.
I had to replace my cat to pass smog recently, so a Magnaflow cat (4-year warranty) was fitted.
I don't think these stock exhausts are very restrictive--the M20 guys don't really get much from a cat-back system--unless the muffler itself is that much more restrictive (which could be true to prevent the car from sounding like a Civic). Anybody care to comment?
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Mine was dyno'd at 122 last month with only an EBay Dinan chip and 170,000km. Have since made some further mods but no dyno yet.
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when i had a 8.5lb flywhel and markd chip it was FTW. Now, with a DASC is is FTMFW!!!
Who makes the 8.5 and how was that to drive in traffic?
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I believe it's JB racing or something like that
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umm i dont have much problem keeping up with our 6 pot brothers ;) lmfao
okay jk jk
yea b4 i swapped my M42 out it ran GREAT ive got a few vids on here sumwhere
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umm i dont have much problem keeping up with our 6 pot brothers ;) lmfao
okay jk jk
yea b4 i swapped my M42 out it ran GREAT ive got a few vids on here sumwhere
Envious :eek:!!!
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Envious :eek:!!!
haha no need to be envious u can do it too ;) lol
oh and mines not an M50 ;) lol