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FAQ / REFERENCE => Member Profiles => Topic started by: alkaba on May 13, 2013, 09:51:12 AM
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Hello everyone! Greetings from Czech Republic, ahoj :)
This is my second E30 in three years...the 318is was my first car when i was 18. I sadly got rid of it because...money... :) And every day after that i have been on the forums and was looking for E30's ;D I was patient and waited for a good looking piece...and after ca 1,5 year after my first E30 i buyed my second one. The most unpowerfull petrol e30 ever made, the 316i :D
Pics after buying:
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7324/p1050215s.jpg)(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1999/p1050220.jpg)
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5169/p1050244.jpg)(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4575/p1050268r.jpg)
After few months i decided to buy an MT2 steering wheel, leather shift knob etc. I replaced the carped with a clean 6 cylinder one: (http://s12.postimage.org/rcdzt5nwp/koberec.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/rcdzt5nwp/) (The old one was totally K.O, so i removed it with a knife) :D
I found out, that my E30 was never in a crash (many E30's in Czech are crashed and repaired) :)
Of course, this cannot be missing: (http://s14.postimage.org/n4dxjdejx/naradi.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/n4dxjdejx/)
After a half year from the purchase i decided to get rid of the M40B16 shitty noisy underpowered engine :D My friend just wanted to get rid of one M42 from E36, so i decided to buy it from him. He gave me it for 100 bucks :D The engine was fitted in an E30 before, so i didn't have to solve thing like the oil pan etc.
First ride after swap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP7BP9f1BEU
without exhaust :D
I am very happy with the M42, it is starting to make little noise when its cold (valve lifters), but nothing serious. I cannot complain for that money :) I left the 4.27 diff from the 1.6 there and it goes very nice :)
0-100 in about 8,5s (with 316i exhaust system, smaller diameter :o )
My newest mod is the suspension, i fitted -40/-40 HR springs, Sachs shocks. THE BEST UPGRADE since the M42 engine! It is a different car now, looks very nice and the handling got better by 1000% :) Some pics:
Before: (http://s13.postimg.org/7xwv1isnr/before.jpg)
After: (http://s13.postimg.org/6k5867tef/after.jpg)
It is even lower now, i took the pic right after fitting it.
And my plans? Fit an Eaton M45 or M62 supercharger and the goal is around 190HP with tons of torque :) (i got inspired by a member on this forum) As far as i know it would be the first E30 318is with a compressor in my country :) Challenge accepted...
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Looks excellent. Specifically, which HR springs did you go with? 29964 , 50404, 50406?