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General Topics / M3 3.0 diff into 1996 318is

« on: October 30, 2010, 05:32:19 PM »

well i suppose i am just gonna have to find out the hard way, no harm in trying it, however i may think that the ratio will definetaly improve my mpg as it does tend to be in sorta high revs all the time, in 5th gear i'm 98% sure that at 60mph im at 3500rpm or very near that and always thought that to be high for a 1.9 engine,but currently doing 30mpg,, i also have a 2.0l vauxhall vectra and at 60mph in that its around 2600rpm.

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General Topics / M3 3.0 diff into 1996 318is

« on: October 30, 2010, 05:09:55 PM »

http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/bmw_e36.html

looks like 3.45 for the M42 car, and 3.23 for the M3.

Good link deekay,

will this make a big difference to my car? Had the intentions of doing a little drifting and the odd donut, track near me and they hold a diff and drift day maybe once a month, getting tired of just being a spectator. So would this LSD be ok for me?

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General Topics / M3 3.0 diff into 1996 318is

« on: October 30, 2010, 05:37:11 AM »

Hi guys, new to this and need some good info and advice please, I have found a m3 3.0 for breaking and the guy offered me the whole rear end, ie diff, drives etc.,, now i just need to know is this a good swap to my 1996 318is 1.9? what gains or dis-advantages would i be getting? I googled it but it got confusing to me, i know the diff of my own 318 gear ratio is different to the m3 diff but i am confused as to what changes it would make, can someone please fill me in on everything that i would need to know.

Thanks Guys