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Member Profiles / DocKeR
« on: July 31, 2009, 07:42:27 AM »
looks very nice. Interested to see what you have in store for all of your projects. 
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Member Profiles / SPOONU - E30 318is project
« on: July 16, 2009, 10:37:30 PM »
Bit of an update. Had a new mini traded in at work so i borrowed its wheels overnight. Pity they are front wheel drive offset, i think they looked pretty good.
I have also installed a new set of soundstream splits in the front. Woofers in the kick panel and tweeters in some sails from an m3(?), not sure on that one, we never got them over here though.
I plan on fibre glassing a nice smooth panel around it.
Final thing i just completed was a Z4 3.0 short shifter and freshen up of the shifting linkage. Gotta recommend this to everyone. Though i will say Z4 3.0 will probably be too notchy for most.
(note: shift arm not bent yet in this pic and both it and the rear mount are upside down)
the end result.
Im also making a COP kit for myself. One of the good things about working for a bmw dealership is the parts lying around, i got the coils for free. Just have to make the plate to hold them.
Let me know what you think.
I have also installed a new set of soundstream splits in the front. Woofers in the kick panel and tweeters in some sails from an m3(?), not sure on that one, we never got them over here though.
I plan on fibre glassing a nice smooth panel around it.
Final thing i just completed was a Z4 3.0 short shifter and freshen up of the shifting linkage. Gotta recommend this to everyone. Though i will say Z4 3.0 will probably be too notchy for most.
(note: shift arm not bent yet in this pic and both it and the rear mount are upside down)
the end result.
Im also making a COP kit for myself. One of the good things about working for a bmw dealership is the parts lying around, i got the coils for free.
Just have to make the plate to hold them. Let me know what you think.
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Member Profiles / SPOONU - E30 318is project
« on: June 25, 2009, 04:40:22 PM »
Thanks gansta. The piping is actually really nice, only thing i can fault with it is that the ends that go to hoses are not flared. My mates vl turbo had this and it would pop a hose off when coming on boost every now and again. Very annoying. The flare would prevent this. So i have to figure out what to do there.
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Member Profiles / SPOONU - E30 318is project
« on: June 21, 2009, 08:51:16 AM »
Desktop Dave - Thanks for the kind words. Been sourcing some more bits and peices for it. Let me know how you go with the megasquirt.
TONTON - Thanks mate. It wasnt all that much actually. $1000 bought me a rear ended 318is with new clutch, a bit of head work and it had the slotted discs and greenstuff pads on it too. Plus alot of other little bits and peices. As far as the actual conversion, it only really cost me a bit over a day of my time. If you need to hire things like the engine crane etc it will obviously cost more...
HATER-PROOF - Thankyou.
TONTON - Thanks mate. It wasnt all that much actually. $1000 bought me a rear ended 318is with new clutch, a bit of head work and it had the slotted discs and greenstuff pads on it too. Plus alot of other little bits and peices. As far as the actual conversion, it only really cost me a bit over a day of my time. If you need to hire things like the engine crane etc it will obviously cost more...
HATER-PROOF - Thankyou.
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Member Profiles / SPOONU - E30 318is project
« on: June 10, 2009, 07:45:25 AM »
BeamerIS - Thanks!
Vladi - I know what you mean. I have been having a few thoughts about going turbo instead. I think ill get every thing set up with the super charger then maybe change over to turbo with more boost.
TRUSLEEPR - Thanks for the comment. Ill try to keep this updated. As it is those photos are at least 4 or 5 months old, ill take some current ones this weekend. there is no developer of the kit as such. I bought this from a guy who was making it for his own car. He got the piping custom made and made the braket for the charger himself. There is a kit available from a company called downing atlanta to fit these motors though.
Vladi - I know what you mean. I have been having a few thoughts about going turbo instead. I think ill get every thing set up with the super charger then maybe change over to turbo with more boost.
TRUSLEEPR - Thanks for the comment. Ill try to keep this updated. As it is those photos are at least 4 or 5 months old, ill take some current ones this weekend.
there is no developer of the kit as such. I bought this from a guy who was making it for his own car. He got the piping custom made and made the braket for the charger himself. There is a kit available from a company called downing atlanta to fit these motors though.
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Member Profiles / SPOONU - E30 318is project
« on: June 08, 2009, 04:09:22 AM »
Hello all this is my car.
Bit of a history to this point. I have owned the car for a little over a year. I bought it as a stock 318I with an m40 motor.
Since then I swapped in an M42, new clutch and short shifter, it has a 2.5inch exhaust and rides on H&R springs along with bilistein shocks all round, m3 castor arm bushes and new lower contol arms. Braking is taken care of by slotted discs and greenstuff pads. Eyelids, tinted clear indicators, tint and a modest wing round up the outside and i have fitted led parkers and xenons in the headlights and fogs. Interior just has an aftermarket steering wheel, smg gearknob (haha) and black suede boots with m stitching along with a modest sound system. I switch between a set of 18s and a set of 15s for wheels depending on mood. haha
Now comes the supercharging Bought a kit over ebay that a bloke had been developing for his own car, using a supercharger off a new Mini Cooper S (eaton m45) and Carbon fibre piping. (shown here on his car)
Also bought an intercooler,
and boost guage.(but not mounted yet)
This is where i am up to, so now im trying to figure out what else i need to do. I have also bought some 570cc injectors which from what i can find equal 55lb/hr. I plan on decompressing the motor to around 8.5:1 and running a megasquirt with Map sensor.
Thanks for looking through all that, all comments appreciated.
Bit of a history to this point. I have owned the car for a little over a year. I bought it as a stock 318I with an m40 motor.
Since then I swapped in an M42, new clutch and short shifter, it has a 2.5inch exhaust and rides on H&R springs along with bilistein shocks all round, m3 castor arm bushes and new lower contol arms. Braking is taken care of by slotted discs and greenstuff pads. Eyelids, tinted clear indicators, tint and a modest wing round up the outside and i have fitted led parkers and xenons in the headlights and fogs. Interior just has an aftermarket steering wheel, smg gearknob (haha) and black suede boots with m stitching along with a modest sound system. I switch between a set of 18s and a set of 15s for wheels depending on mood. haha
Now comes the supercharging Bought a kit over ebay that a bloke had been developing for his own car, using a supercharger off a new Mini Cooper S (eaton m45) and Carbon fibre piping. (shown here on his car)
Also bought an intercooler,
and boost guage.(but not mounted yet)
This is where i am up to, so now im trying to figure out what else i need to do. I have also bought some 570cc injectors which from what i can find equal 55lb/hr. I plan on decompressing the motor to around 8.5:1 and running a megasquirt with Map sensor.
Thanks for looking through all that, all comments appreciated.
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