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Suspension / Kosei K-1 Racing wheels

« on: December 29, 2008, 02:56:18 PM »

They are not hubcentric, but typically come with rings matched for E30 hub-bore. They do not use any centercaps.

Reliable and widely use wheels, but there are cheaper equivalents out there.

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General Topics / electric radiator fan options

« on: July 02, 2008, 06:34:44 PM »

Try volvo 940 or 960 first. Same fan but the shroud is easier to adapt. 850 fan and shroud is second choice.

Can these be used with our stock/M44 auxiliary fan switches?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / My M42 turbo build

« on: June 24, 2008, 03:52:38 PM »

If anyone know about how much power a stock clutch can hold

Your best bet is to just do an M20 flywheel upgrade, since the clutch is physically larger and the OEM clutch has good torque capacity already.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / oil cooler full setup for M42 for sale !!!!

« on: June 24, 2008, 03:27:25 PM »

What were your oil temperatures before/after installing the oil cooler? I'm pretty interested in the setup, but I am N/A so my engine isn't generating that much heat.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / oil cooler full setup for M42 for sale !!!!

« on: June 12, 2008, 12:33:53 PM »

Do you have pictures of the oil cooler kit installed on the M42?

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Exterior / how do u think these will look???

« on: May 27, 2008, 06:43:40 PM »

You might have to be perma-banned for even considering those wheels...

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Member Profiles / ....White325is....

« on: May 23, 2008, 12:35:46 PM »

on what wheels?

Your Diamond Racing 16x8 Steelies, what offsets are you running?

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Exterior / Will 16x7 offset: 28 fit on a 91 318is??

« on: May 23, 2008, 12:33:50 PM »

how about using a spacer to bring the wheels flush with the fenders?

If it's ET +28mm, then you are going to need at least 25+mm spacers, front and back. That's going to look terrible too.

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Exterior / Will 16x7 offset: 28 fit on a 91 318is??

« on: May 22, 2008, 11:41:46 AM »

It all really depends on what look you are going for, and also what suspension setup you are running. If you have a drop anywhere from 1-3", I think the wheels will look awkward with the camber/toe change.

I suggest you look for a set of lower offset wheels, something between +10-25mm, 7-8" wide.

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Exterior / Will 16x7 offset: 28 fit on a 91 318is??

« on: May 21, 2008, 08:55:46 PM »

16x7 +28mm offset wheels will fit just fine in our cars. However, the wheel will be very sunken inward, almost identical to stock.

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Engine + Driveline / Make your throttle MOAR better!!!1

« on: May 21, 2008, 11:51:23 AM »

Justin,
   Do you have a picture of your cold-air intake setup?

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Engine + Driveline / Make your throttle MOAR better!!!1

« on: May 20, 2008, 03:35:16 PM »

So let me clarify and make sure I understand:

The corner circled in red needs to be ground down/notched. This is so the small TB linkage can open parallel?

Also, how did you attached the aluminum throttle stop?

Good work as always Justin!

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Engine + Driveline / trany and motor mounts

« on: May 20, 2008, 02:39:13 PM »

I'm using E28 528i (Green) motor mounts and AKG E21 motor mounts with aluminum caps. The entire car vibrates a lot, but the throttle response is incredible. You're looking at $60 for the motor mounts and $70 for AKG tranny mounts, $130 total for a track-proven setup.

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Member Profiles / ....White325is....

« on: May 18, 2008, 06:46:55 AM »

Wheel offsets?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M42 budget build

« on: May 12, 2008, 12:11:17 PM »

Awesome looking! Is this the stock M42 fuel injector rail? How available are these ITB's from M3's? I'm VERY interested in following the same route you are going...