Just bought this car a few weeks ago. Its a 1991 318i. The body is dinged up here and there, but the interior is pretty nice (minus the terrible dash) for its age. Working full time and going to school for mechanical engineering means very slow progress on the car.
I have been racking my brain on what to do with the car. I bought it knowing it needed work, as the previous owner thought the head gasket was bad. I pulled the head and cylinder 2 is cracked from the valve seat to the water jacket
So I have been bouncing back and forth on what to do with the car, should I m50/52 swap it, should I keep it stock, or should I turbo the m42?
Well my trip to PullAPart yesterday finalized that decision. Ended up grabbing a GT25 turbo off a saab. So now marks the beginning of a budget (for now) turbo build.
Plans include running this turbo intercooled at a modest 8 psi, chip the motronic thats in the car, and hopefully have close to 180rwhp. Someone has already installed a 4.10LSD in it, so it should be very fun at 180 wheel. I also need to get the handling sorted out. My front shocks are beyond blown, the CABs are falling apart, and I need to sort out the very wobbly/loose steering and the shaking I get when I hit a bump in the road.
And down the road I hope to prettier her up by swapping out the steelies she sits on currently.
and of course pics. These are from the CL ad, I have taken some myself but they do not show up well when the car is in the garage.
Topic: Zach- New e30 owner (Read 3871 times)