Man wish i had a 6 speed>>>>>

[EN318isPDX]

I put a E30 6 cylinder rear end in my car and i can go 60 in first gear... not that i ever do. The difference between 318i and 318is.. at least in e30 is 4 door vs 2 door and also "better" suspension, sport seats and shadowline (for the IS) Probably a few things i missed but you get the basic idea.

I still can't get over the fact you are a Chevy guy in Germany.. you must get as much shit as us BMW guys in the states get.

[deltaneo1]

I put a E30 6 cylinder rear end in my car and i can go 60 in first gear... not that i ever do. The difference between 318i and 318is.. at least in e30 is 4 door vs 2 door and also "better" suspension, sport seats and shadowline (for the IS) Probably a few things i missed but you get the basic idea.

I still can't get over the fact you are a Chevy guy in Germany.. you must get as much shit as us BMW guys in the states get.

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Not yet but im sure i will.. im stationed here so its all american people that i talk to... dont speak german and dont really talk to them eather....lol...
I like BMW's ... well the newer ones alot more then the older ones...
But yeah hands down chevy guy.. sorry...lol

[EN318isPDX]

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Not yet but im sure i will.. im stationed here so its all american people that i talk to... dont speak german and dont really talk to them eather....lol...
I like BMW's ... well the newer ones alot more then the older ones...
But yeah hands down chevy guy.. sorry...lol

Bah nothing to be sorry about bro, I know nothing about carbs but im pretty good with EFI

[tjts1]

Remap the ECU to rev to 7200rpm and it's easy, lighten the flywheel and learn to change gear faster and you're away! M42's don't have a lot of torque so the lower final drive of the diff is a godsend.

Sorry. Fuel economy, quiet cabin and ease of use are far more important to me than revving the nuts off this engine. The 3.64 differential was a vast improvement in every respect including real world acceleration. The car should have had this differential from the factory.

Yes but i think he meant by having that steep of a gear forces you to shift right before you hit 60mph hence the crap 0-60 times of the M42 cars. At least thats the opinion on the internet...

Bingo.

[GrindCulture]

Sorry. Fuel economy, quiet cabin and ease of use are far more important to me than revving the nuts off this engine. The 3.64 differential was a vast improvement in every respect including real world acceleration. The car should have had this differential from the factory.

Fair enough, I can still get 35mpg mixed driving in my car, it's not massively noisy (4000rpm @ 80mph). I enjoy fast driving on twisty roads so the shorter diff seems to suit my needs, plus that and I'm hauling the extra weight of a touring. A lot of people here in the uk who use their iS's as their daily haul have taller diffs for the exact reasons you mentioned, but a lot of them have other cars as weekend toys, mine has to do both as I'm a poor apprentice, so for me the 4.27 is a good compromise.

[GrindCulture]

Also, you say your car is a German spec 318i? That means it's got a single cam M40 engine. About 20bhp less than an M42. Worn cam shafts and noisy hydraulic lifters are a common problem with these engines.

[deltaneo1]

Also, you say your car is a German spec 318i? That means it's got a single cam M40 engine. About 20bhp less than an M42. Worn cam shafts and noisy hydraulic lifters are a common problem with these engines.

So are the cam shafts hard to replace? Your in the uk???

[GrindCulture]

The camshaft in the M40 is easy as pie to swap, you can do it without removing the head! Lots of bits and it gets a little fiddly some times but more time consuming than difficult. If you can find an M42 however, it's a very simple conversion, I did mine in a few days, and it was the first real thing I'd ever done to a car bar oil changes and spark plugs

And yeah, UK here.

[kowalski]

Yes but i think he meant by having that steep of a gear forces you to shift right before you hit 60mph hence the crap 0-60 times of the M42 cars. At least thats the opinion on the internet...

fair enough. but as someone mentioned, its easy to chip and attain 60 with a bumped redline.