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Off-topic discussion / Gaaah!

« on: September 24, 2011, 04:19:19 PM »

< RANT >

I hate when online vendors and/or eBay sellers don't provide any frickin' status on shipments so you are left wondering when the hell you will receive something that was supposed to arrive days or weeks ago.  And better yet, when they don't respond to inquiries about the status on said shipments.  It makes me want to give up on eBay and online retailer sites altogether.

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Engine + Driveline / M42 mods (what's the potenital)

« on: September 24, 2011, 12:56:34 AM »

Jim Rowe at Metric Mechanic bores & strokes the M42 out to 2.1L and gets about 210HP from it...of course, you're looking at $6.5k or so, but given all that MM does to the engine, it'll probably last until the oil wells go dry.

-D

p.s.  And yes, I'm going to get one someday if I can convince my wife to let me spend that sort of money on a 21-year-old automobile.

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Interior / Help identify OEM stereo (pics)

« on: September 23, 2011, 09:58:23 PM »

Hello M42club,

Just bought myself a clean '91 318is, my first car. It has some Sony stereo in it now but I'd like to find out what the OEM stereo was.

Found this in the glovebox. Anybody know the part# or model name?


Thanks,

Matt

A little thread necromancy.  That's a Canadian spec radio and the part number is 88 88 1 600 183.  As E30 radios go, it is one of the better ones (although the cassette just crapped out on mine and the whole unit is being replaced with a C43).

-D

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Exterior / A Wild Thought...Swap the roof for another one..

« on: September 23, 2011, 09:40:20 PM »

I hate the sun roof (rust portal).

Well, there's that, too.

-D

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Exterior / A Wild Thought...Swap the roof for another one..

« on: September 22, 2011, 02:14:02 PM »

Please leave the sunroof-delete alone and buy a new 318iS if you have to have a sunroof.  They're fairly rare (not to mention about 16 lbs lighter).

-D

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Interior / E30 Audio Overhaul - My Project Details

« on: September 19, 2011, 03:20:56 PM »

The CD43, installed. I have messed with it a little (took it apart, cleaned the optics & checked the springs/dampers) & that helped reduce the skipping. Radio reception is still awful though. If only there was another factory BMW CD player option...

Did you install an E36 antenna amplifier and trap circuit when you installed the CD43?  If not, check eBay or the CCA website or your local pick & pull as that should (hopefully) fix the reception issue.

-D

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / MikeDE's M42-Touring project....

« on: September 19, 2011, 03:11:02 PM »

So how long until you cave and buy a Metric Mechanic 2.1 Rally motor?  

-D

p.s.  Fantastic work, BTW.  I wish I had the skill and the time to do that sort of restoration to my daily driver 318iS.

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Off-topic discussion / you one favorite mod e30 m42

« on: May 14, 2010, 10:58:43 AM »

Geeze...that's a toss-up.  E36 rack, Conforti Chip, 15x6.5" cross-spokes and COP kit are all neck-in-neck for me.

Now for the mod I would love to do if I could swing the cash (and more importantly, permission from my wife) it'd be a Jim Rowe motor.

-D

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General Topics / stroker m42 engine

« on: February 18, 2010, 02:14:48 AM »

Go to http://www.metricmechanic.com/prices/pricing-engines-kits.php and scroll down about 3/4 of the page.

M42 & M44 Engine Kits - M42: E30 318is '90-'91, E36 '92-'95, Z3 '95 M44: E36 318ti '96-'98, E36 318i '96-'98, Z3 '96-'98
 
2000 HiFlo ST Sport M42/M44 Engine Kit 160-170 HP $3,435 + Full Kit Discount
  HiFlo ST Sport Head*, 6% Flow Increase   $1,495 $600
  Head Upgrade, from 7mm to 6mm Valvetrain   $300  
  Sport Intake Camshaft   $450  
  Head Gasket   $110  
  Pistons, Sport 87mm Forged Alusil 10.0:1 CR   $780  
  Rings, 87mm Moly Rings   $120  
  Rod Bearings, Sport Aluminum Face   $60  
  Main Bearings with 360° Thrust Oiling Groove   $120  
         
2100 HiFlo ST Rally M42 Engine Kit 205 HP $5,995 + Full Kit Discount
  HiFlo ST Rally Head*, 6% Flow Increase   $1,495 $600
  Head Upgrade, from 7mm to 6mm Valvetrain   $300  
  Cam Pair, Intake 272° & Exhaust 258°   $900  
  Head Gasket   $110  
  Pistons, Rally 87mm Forged Alusil 11.5:1 CR   $780  
  Rings, 87mm Moly Rings   $120  
  Rods, Rally 138mm, UltraLite "I" Beam Rod, 475 grams   $780  
  or Rods, Rally 138mm "H" Beam Rods, 520 grams   $780  
  Rod Bearings, Teflon Coated Tri-Metal   $140  
  Main Bearings with 360° Thrust Oiling Groove   $120  
  M42 88mm Forged Steel Crank Kit   $1,250

Keep in mind you'd probably want to add a lightened flywheel ($875) and a pulse chamber intake manifold ($1000), but I'd be surprised if there wasn't some sort of discount on these items.

-D

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General Topics / Dbilas ITB's and m42 buildup on R3v. 318ic, its wicked

« on: February 18, 2010, 02:10:39 AM »

Please make sure you drive this puppy up for the 2010 E30 Picnic.

-D

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / dynotech motorsports budget turbo build

« on: February 15, 2010, 05:33:01 PM »

its a magnaflow resonator and muffler.  havnt fired it up yet, still have to build my msq file.  shouldnt be too loud.  i'll post a sound clip when i get it going as well as a dyno video and what not

You seem to be missing your cat...  

-D

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Engine + Driveline / Help - weird 318iS fuel pump behavior

« on: February 13, 2010, 02:17:06 PM »

Same here.  It was the connectors in the plug.  New female-end connector leads and the plastic snap-on plug housing which is usually brittle and needs to be replaced are all available from BMW if you want an original fix.

You don't happen to have the part numbers do you?  I can't find them on RealOEM.com...

As an aside, the regulator in the alternator went tits-up last week so that may have been contributing to the problem (e.g. not supplying sufficient current to the pump).  I replaced the DME, fuel pump and O2 heater relays and the belts while I was at it (might as well since all were the factory originals and the latter, especially the alternator belt, were chewed up pretty badly).

-D

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General Topics / 5 to 6k

« on: February 12, 2010, 11:29:26 AM »

I'd buy a Metric Mechanic M42 HiFlow ST Sport motor for $6,500.00 and die happy.  Ask Febi how much he likes his MM motor (granted, he's got the Rally 2100 as opposed to the HiFlow ST Sport).

-D

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Engine + Driveline / Help - weird 318iS fuel pump behavior

« on: February 08, 2010, 10:25:58 AM »

Anyone?

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M42 Buyer's Guide / What is the curb weight of a 318i vs.318is?

« on: February 08, 2010, 10:12:58 AM »

I was in the 318, but it wouldn't have mattered which of my cars I was in.  The Z4 would have had the best shot.  The 530i would probably have done better than the 318 did, but not by much.  It's a little sluggish off the line.   Top end is a lot better in that car.

 I was just out having fun and he pulled up next to me so I let the M42 work in all its glory....

Some day... some day... (dreaming of turbos and chips and aluminum flywheels and all that other fancy stuff I cant afford...)

I passed a Technoviolet E36 M3 on an onramp a while back and pissed him off (not because I did anything illegal or dangerous, just because of the *audacity*) so he blew by me at something close to 90MPH and rounded the bend straight into a speed trap.  

Karma can be wonderful sometimes.  :cool:

-D