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Photoshop, Media, & Artwork / "Back With A Vengeance" Poster

« on: March 24, 2011, 06:57:35 AM »

Such a pitty this never went down.

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Engine management / MarkD chip and euro 95 octane

« on: May 25, 2010, 05:56:11 PM »

Havenīt checked this in a while  

My car has no catalytic converter from the factory. It was imported to Spain from Germany before the IS was officially available.  
After installing the chip i started up the car...it would run very roughly for a few seconds and die. I tried this a few times and fearing doing damage to the car i just took the chip out and put it away.
I may just end up selling the chip and put money into improving other areas of the car.

maybe it helps if you disconnect the black plug

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Engine management / Stock chip for ECU

« on: May 25, 2010, 03:44:50 PM »

So there are different versions of the 175 ecu chip, for an e30 M42 powered car?

And there are different ecu's for the E30 M42? Can somebody give me some details please?

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Engine + Driveline / Why does my e30 m42 sound like a diesel engine?

« on: May 07, 2010, 03:53:46 PM »

where you able to find the problem?

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Get Togethers / Santa pod weekend 19th 20th september

« on: January 11, 2010, 06:22:24 AM »

Yes we did camp, just as last year ^^

We were sitting together with the e30zone boys

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Off-topic discussion / Should i buy a 97 M3 and sell my 318is..??

« on: January 07, 2010, 03:18:31 PM »

take in account that the running costs for an M3 are WAY higher than for the 318is.

But if you can afford it... you only live once

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Get Togethers / Santa pod weekend 19th 20th september

« on: January 07, 2010, 03:15:07 PM »

I was there, just as last year, and as next year

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Photoshop, Media, & Artwork / "Back With A Vengeance" Poster

« on: January 07, 2010, 03:03:32 PM »

so why don't you just post the digital image??

If it's money you want, I'm sure we can arrange something.


Please please please!

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Engine management / MarkD chip and euro 95 octane

« on: October 22, 2009, 07:06:27 PM »

I ordered the 91 octane chip, but the US spec chip wouldn't work in my '89Euro 318is. The DME part number for both markets is the same, but the PROM numbers are different regarding vehicles with or without the cat/O2 sensor.

I'd recommend you pull the DME cover off and check the part number of your PROM. The US Spec eprom # is 1.267.356.378 and MarkD's chip will work. The Euro eprom # is 1.267.356.214 and unless Mark is marketing a euro chip with that part number, you'll have to look elsewhere.

It wouldn't work because you have no cat. But not every euro M42 is without cat. Most here in Belgium are delivered with cat. I'm going to look into this tomorrow. I do feel performance gain with the chip, but i'm not sure if it's doing the right thing or not.

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Engine management / MarkD chip and euro 95 octane

« on: October 22, 2009, 07:02:59 PM »

Happy coincidence that i stumbled across this post today

I have a similar problem. I bought a chip from Mark for my Euro 318is and it didnīt work. I didnīt know if it was that the car had a problem or if there was a difference between US and Euro versions that made it incompatible. So i put the chip aside for a while and forgot about it.
A few days ago i got an e-mail for Mark regarding my troubles. Iīve e-mailed him back and hopefully we can work something out.
While i realise the market is much smaller in Europe and Mark is relatively unknown over here, based on his work and what people have said  
regarding his product it would still be great to have his chip available to us.

I donīt know about the rest of you guys with Euro model ISīs but my car came from the factory with NO-catalytic converter. Anyone else want to add to this?

what do you mean with 'it didn't work'? The car wasn't starting... ?

I've got a Belgium euro 318is with catalytic converter, black plug disconnected and the chip works (the car runs with it. 5hp performance gain measured today). But after not even 3000km's after I refurbished the engine and redid the timing bits, the engine started dieseling and I had not enough oil pressure in the head.

I don't know if the chip caused this, I actually don't think so. I will open and check the engine when I have some time.

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Suspension / How many of you are using the E30 M3 offset control arm bushings?

« on: September 29, 2009, 01:09:43 PM »

I have them installed, but my geometrie is way off on my whole car.

This is how it is set now.



I renewed every single bush and have Bilstein B8 suspension with H&R red 29663 springs and the M3 cab's.

Can someone give the normal / good / closest to factory geometry settings, with the cab offset bushes installed? Or how much difference I need to take into account when looking at my geometrie values?

Thanks in advance!

ps, I probably have a bad top mount, that's probably where the very bad values come from.

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Engine + Driveline / gearbox troubles

« on: July 18, 2009, 10:46:51 PM »

Not wanting to open up a new topic...

I was swapping engines today, my engine, changed by the engine of a friend who crashed his car . He had a late 1990 or even 1991 car I think.

I wanted to keep my gearbox because of several reasons, but when trying to fit his engine on my gearbox, it wouldn't go.

The axle/shaft, coming out of the gearbox, going into the clutch etc.. from my gearbox was thicker then the one of his gearbox. So I had to use his gearbox, or change his flywheel/clutch assembly.

Does anyone know why these 2 M42's (from outside looking to have both the leight flywheel), have different gearbox axles?

Thanks in advance!

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Exterior / Who has a Diamantschwarz E30?

« on: June 17, 2009, 05:58:48 PM »

wow!

SO nice, I want!

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Engine + Driveline / Did we ever figure out the "Hot Start Problem"

« on: May 11, 2009, 03:26:41 AM »

Will try this today!

it DID fixed it :cool::cool:

thanks man!

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Member Profiles / Just a hello from a UK e30 is

« on: May 06, 2009, 01:08:16 PM »

That's a sweet car!

Is that diamant schwarz or blue?