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Engine + Driveline / will E36 M42 intake clear hood E30 ?

« on: December 16, 2010, 06:50:04 PM »

I also have the E36 m42 in my  E30, replacing a M40.. it clears both the hood and the stock brake booster..using the M20 engine mounts  (the tall ones) and M40 e30 brackets

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Suspension / Cutting front springs

« on: January 28, 2010, 07:44:01 AM »

I heated & cut both front and rear but i went way low, 2.5 coils as I can remember(on 17'' u couldnt see the tires on the rear) I ll c if i still have a photo or so ,the ride was too hard for my taste,and when I replaced it with  HRs after a year or so I found both rear springs cracked :rolleyes:

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Engine + Driveline / 3.91 or 4.10 lsd?

« on: January 18, 2010, 08:11:26 AM »

I have the 4.45  in my e30 , and believe me its too short for a daily driven car ,1st gear is useless,although it pulls like a maniac,but u d never be able to get to it to go side ways in 1st   for example its too short ,and the rev limiter will be your friend
Dunno about Autox But i shall know soon

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 m42 to E30?

« on: September 17, 2009, 12:19:04 PM »

were you using the e36 m42 intake manifold?
by the way, was the swap easy?
didnt you have any prob with exhaust manifold? (if it is a RHD E30)
thanks for sharing

yes i m using the e36 m42 intake mani,

i ve used the e36 exhaust mani,and the Y shapped tube which i had to heat to adapt it in that tight space , not that hard  ...but again my car is LHD

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 m42 to E30?

« on: September 17, 2009, 12:10:07 PM »

Is the e30 an m40 or m42 car?

it was an m40 car

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Engine management / 7500 rpm German chip

« on: September 11, 2009, 08:11:58 AM »

thnks boyracer for your infos, do u have any dyno graphs, this is my daily but i do some street racing, i have a 4.45 final drive ratio .. and it is too short for street racing,
how does your midrange felt,did u feel any drop in power above 7000rpm?
i m really thinking wither to go to a longer gear ratio + pro formance chip or to get this chip and see how things turn out ..

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 m42 to E30?

« on: September 07, 2009, 02:35:50 PM »

I ve just swapped an e36m42 in my e30 , and i m even using the m20 engine mounts (which are higher)..and still the hood clears

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Another budget turbo build.

« on: August 17, 2009, 05:10:39 PM »

need to know more about your RRFPR is it 8:1 or 12:1
what fuel are you using .. 91 octane?

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Engine + Driveline / Calculator shows only 102mph @ 7K with a 4..45 rear diff?

« on: August 14, 2009, 03:12:04 PM »

i have it on my e30... and it pulls really hard in every gear .. i dont even have to shift down sometimes while passing others.. but it really sucks on highways ..top speed 125 on 14"basket weaves with 185/65   and it over heats if i stayed there for a while . really sucks if u ask me .. the only thing that made me use it , is the fact that i m going to autox my car.... but i m seriously thinking to go for something lower ... where i can hit 60 in sec gear ..

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Engine management / 7500 rpm German chip

« on: July 30, 2009, 08:33:30 AM »

I was searching for a chip for my DME 950 since no one makes chips for it,
i found this one .. does any one know anything about it .. & is it safe to rev to 7500 on stock e36 m42 late model
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=uk&lp=de_en&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com.sg%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D270372195678%26ssPageName%3DMERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores%26refitem%3D280374388208%26itemcount%3D4%26refwidgetloc%3Dclosed_view_item%26refwidgettype%3Dosi_widget%26_trksid%3Dp284.m185%26_trkparms%3Dalgo%253DSI%2526its%253DI%2526itu%253DUCI%2526otn%253D4%2526ps%253D42

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Engine management / 92-95 M42 E36 Tuned Map's Custom Chips

« on: June 25, 2009, 11:48:11 AM »

What mod's do you have done to the valve train that will play 7500Rpm ??

around 6900 rpm on stock internals(m42) the valves begin to float... Unless you have upgrades it's asking for surious trouble

i ve done nothing but somehow my engine rev limiter is 7000 rpm ( i dont know why)but i havent faced any trouble (thank god till know)
i have seen ludiagsm reving his engine up to 8500 with a rebuilt bottom end but a completely stock head ...
plus mark d chip claims it increases the rev limiter to 7100 ...
i also had to get into a megasquited m42 while tuning it on the streets and they set the rev limiter to 7200 and they hit it alot !!
not sure about the 7500 but i m whiling to take my chances

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Engine management / 92-95 M42 E36 Tuned Map's Custom Chips

« on: June 25, 2009, 11:45:51 AM »

what is ur turbo setup ?
and common hurry up ...and please include 950 dme :-)

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Engine management / 92-95 M42 E36 Tuned Map's Custom Chips

« on: June 21, 2009, 12:38:31 PM »

i d also  be interested in an N/A chip, for my daily
91 octane
7500 rev limiter
for DME 950

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 m42 to E30?

« on: June 21, 2009, 09:41:23 AM »

dosent he have to swap the oil pans from his old engine.
i just swapped an m42 e36 engine in my m40, i had to use the m40 oil pans , the whole mounting,had to twist the dipstick ..whole e36 hareness,used the e36 exhaust manifold .

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Engine management / 92-95 M42 E36 Tuned Map's Custom Chips

« on: June 21, 2009, 07:59:27 AM »

need to know more about that turbo chip, what type of fuel, stock injectors?
also is there any hope for 950 DME
I D BE VERY INTERESTED