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ponchiz318 · « **on:** August 02, 2008, 09:11:12 AM »

Wuzup fellow M42 owners. My name is Alex and I live in Houston, Tx.
I am the proud owner of an E36 318i Convertible thatI purchased back in March. It has a couple of dings and dents on the body and some tear issues with the rag top but I am deffinetely going to take care of that. As long as money permits. As for mods, I have purchased a complete M3 front suspension from a junkyard. The suspension comes with Koni SA's and H&R springs. I have put the deposit down on the rear which also comes with the same setup and I am just currently waiting on more money and my wheels that I ordered. I ordered M6 replica wheels and am looking into purchasing some Michelin Pilot Sport Ps2's.
I will look into the forums before I start asking noob questions about my ride. My biggest concern right now is Power from the M42. I have to admit that I have thought about an M3 engine swap but, I'll just buy an M3 in the future.

EN318isPDX · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2008, 02:23:09 PM »

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Wuzup fellow M42 owners. My name is Alex and I live in Houston, Tx.
I am the proud owner of an E36 318i Convertible thatI purchased back in March. It has a couple of dings and dents on the body and some tear issues with the rag top but I am deffinetely going to take care of that. As long as money permits. As for mods, I have purchased a complete M3 front suspension from a junkyard. The suspension comes with Koni SA's and H&R springs. I have put the deposit down on the rear which also comes with the same setup and I am just currently waiting on more money and my wheels that I ordered. I ordered M6 replica wheels and am looking into purchasing some Michelin Pilot Sport Ps2's.
I will look into the forums before I start asking noob questions about my ride. My biggest concern right now is Power from the M42. I have to admit that I have thought about an M3 engine swap but, I'll just buy an M3 in the future.

S52 costs too much money for how much power it gives. Just go turbo

C.Saenz · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2008, 06:12:47 PM »

Another Texan!! Welcome to the club, enjoy browsing the site and have fun with your new ride.

ponchiz318 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2008, 03:36:23 PM »

Thanks for the welcomes. I have been going around the forum and I have seen much information on here about ITB's, turbo's, Superchargers and N/A set-ups. My car is a convertible so it is definitely a daily driver. But I also know that I want the power to run with the occasional M3. A turbo set-up really interests me but money is a factor. I can do it but will take a lot of time to get everything together. Any suggestions on what I can start off with from bolt-ons that lead to the turbo, to parts that I will need later on is greatly appreciated.

ponchiz318 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2009, 11:00:37 PM »

So I haz an update......
My car has been with me since March and now I finally have some stuff going in it.

First up, my car when I got it back in March...

Fast forward to last month and I have sent it out to the shop to get bodywork done and it should be getting painted fairly soon...

Along the way, I have picked up a complete E36 M3 suspension and brake setup. I will be replacing some bushings prior to installing the suspension

The springs are H&R OEM Sport and Koni S/A shocks

I will rebuild the calipers and get them painted gloss black and paint the ///M logo on the calipers silver...

On top of that, I will be tossing these bad boys

The plastic rear window split in half a couple of weeks ago and the top now has more tears so the top is next, prior to the tires for the wheels. Comments are always welcome.