biljak - 318iS from Croatia

[biljak]

Hello guys! It's nice to see all this m42's in one place. :)
I've found out for it on bimmer.info and registered immediately.

I am from Croatia, and I have '90. 318is in a pretty good condition.
Before this one, I had e36 318is.

Here are some pics of my ex E36 and current E30.
The pictures are not very recent (6 months ago) and some things have changed since than (exhaust, intake, rear lights, ICE, etc.), but I will take some new pics and post them if you would like.

Hope to help with my knowledge.

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e36318is/P1010020.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e36318is/P1010022.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e36318is/P4290029.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/01.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/04.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/05.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/07.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/10.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/11.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/images/e30318is/13.jpg

[e9nine]

Nice e30! What kind of Alfa Romeo is that?

[biljak]

it's Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 24V, year 2002.

[silverblades181]

Very nice 318is...I really miss my Diamantschwartz. Are those 15 inch euro weaves?

[GruntE30]

Welcome to the forums. Oh and Cro Cop is one of my favorite fighters!!!

[peteM3power]

Nice! Would love to see more pics if you have any handy!

Cheers,

Pete

[FL318is]

Very nice collection of BMWs. Look forward to your contributions.

[Alpine003]

Hi twin. Show us pics of that wooden steering wheel. It better not be the Nardi or else I'm going to have to fly over there and take it from you.:D

[Zoso]

Nice lookin' e30!

[asubimmer]

nice bunch of cars ;) welcome

[biljak]

here are some pics taken today. my brother has just bough a 320i for himself. now we can make a little bmw meeting in our yard :D

also, I've bought 16'' borbet rims for summer tyres. will mount them in march probably. can't wait!

btw, what is "15 inch euro weaves?" do you mean 15 inch rims or what? and why euro? sorry, i'm not familiar with the US models :confused:

here you can see pics the day when I bought my iS.
http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/

also, you can see the wooden steering wheel there. it's just a bad knock-off of a nardi, i gave it to a frend of mine. Currently I have a MTech2 Wheel

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/bmwclub/dupli/201.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/bmwclub/dupli/202.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/bmwclub/dupli/203.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/bmwclub/dupli/204.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/bmwclub/dupli/205.jpg

[Alpine003]

Nice. How come your battery is at the front? Ever think about moving it to the back for better weight distribution?

What are the specs on the Borbets? I'm asking because it doesn't seem like it has a deep lip. But of course, not everyone wants the "eurostretch".:)

[biljak]

all rims are 7.5Jx16 H2, 16''
front ones have smaller lip, and rear ones have bigger.
i don't know the ET.

[Eurospec]

Quite impressed with the before and afters of your car. Post some pics after you've installed the new wheels.

[silverblades181]

Yeah I was talking about your 15 inch rims. I said Euro because we only got them in 14 inch. My first E30 was a 320i imported from Germany. It was a fun car but I prefer my M42s :D

[biljak]

here is complete history of some mods i did on my car.

pictures of a car the day I bought it.

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/001.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/002.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/003.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/004.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/005.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/006.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/007.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/008.jpg

installed a mtech2 wheel

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/009.jpg

complete damping of trunk for better bass isolation

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/010.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/011.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/012.jpg

red tinted tail lights

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/013.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/014.jpg

new exhaust, tip is fi 100 mm

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/015.jpg

rear shocks, shorten and harder

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/016.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/017.jpg

valve cover painted in black

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/018.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/020.jpg

[biljak]

new shifter knob

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/021.jpg

converted old wornout fabric seats into leather. looks cool :)

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/022.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/023.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/024.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/025.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/026.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/027.jpg

how it looks today...

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/028.jpg

newest upgrade

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/029.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/030.jpg


tires mounted are cooper zeon 2xs, i am very satisfied with them, good grip in dry and especially wet conditions.

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/032.jpg

http://www.zsem.hr/~blezaic/318ise30/show/033.jpg

[ose30]

How come your battery is at the front? Ever think about moving it to the back for better weight distribution?


Is it installed back on US models? Only 325I has rear mounted battery in Euro models

[gearheadE30]

Wow, that is a clean car. What are the four red things mounted near the intake manifold?

BTW euroweaves FTW :)

[biljak]

four red things are actually 4 injectors for LPG, liquefied petroleum gas. it is a replacement fuel a car runs on. the switch in the cockpit lets me choose whether i want to drive on gasoline or LPG.
you can read more about this on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquified_petroleum_gas

i installed it because price of 1 litre of gasoline in croatia is around 1.5$ (5,7$ per gallon) and 1 litre of LPG is 0,6$. and it is also environmentally very friendly since the exhaust gases are very clean. (

[ose30]

1 litre of gasoline in croatia is around 1.5$

That almost free, here in Finland it's 1.38€ ($1.87) / liter ($7.06 / gallon)


What kind of containers do you have for LPG? How about engine performance, is it much lower than "normal" fuel?

[SheldonJace]

WOW! And I thought I was getting jipped for paying $3.40 for a gallon of 93 octane.

Oh and I want your interior Biljak....and I wont take no for an answer!:D
car looks great!

[romkasponka]

What kind of containers do you have for LPG? How about engine performance, is it much lower than "normal" fuel?

I have LPG injection too. It's simple gas tank. Low end torque is litle bit better, but mid anf high end is litle bit worse. It depends how good ECU is tuned. My engine have compresion ratio 11 and it is much better for LPG.

[ose30]

how big gas tanks are you using? how long does they last?
Are those gas injection kits readily available or is it made by your self?
Lots of questions.... But this subject becomes more interesting. Have you pictures available of your installation?


WOW! And I thought I was getting jipped for paying $3.40 for a gallon of 93 octane

Most EU countries have price between 1.30€ -1.40€. Ony newly joined EU countries (old eastern block) where people's income is not yet so high have much slower prices. We are expecting to have at least 10% rise for fuel prices at the end of this year.

The only country in the world which have low fuel prices is the USA. Unfortunately that can also seen in US made cars, because fuel consumption is not so big issue like it is in Europe. Also environmental issues seems to be less important in the USA, because USA is the only industrial country which has not signed so called Kioto agreement which aims to cut pollution dramatically. Mr Bush says it will affect negative way to US industry and traffic. I wonder how all western European countries could afford to join this agreement....

[gearheadE30]

Well, a lot of people in america don't exactly follow Bush's logic either...

LPG would be great, but the US simply doesn't have the infrastructure and we're too lazy to do anything about it :(

[romkasponka]

how big gas tanks are you using? how long does they last? Are those gas injection kits readily available or is it made by your self?
Lots of questions.... But this subject becomes more interesting. Have you pictures available of your installation?

Tank is about 50 liters. LPG consumption is about 10ltr/100km. It is not kit, it is just standalone ECU, MAP sensor, teperature sensor and injectors. rpm signal LPG ECU takes from Motronic ecu tach. output.

LPG stations in Europe http://www.gas-tankstellen.info/

This system is instaled in my car http://www.britishlpg.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=78

[tim_s]

just noticed this thread! i run lpg too, have a romano sequential setup. What are you guys running?

[ose30]

Pictures please ! I am getting more and more interesting of LPG.

[biljak]

first of all, you should make sure that there is a LPG station near you where you can buy fuel.
what are you interested in? installation, performance, consumption,lpg kit?

[ose30]

installation pictures please. Also tell how you operate it.

[biljak]

i will take some pictures in a few days, i'm kinda busy right now.
How do i operate it? Well, it's all automatic.
The car normally starts on petrol (gasoline). when a water temperature reaches 40 °C (don't know how much F is that), LPG ECU cuts of the fuel injectors and opens the valve to let lpg gas go onto lpg injectors. it reads from car ECU when and for how long each lpg injector has to be open.
If i want to, i have a button in cockpit where i can select on what fuel i want to drive. one simple touch of a button and car runs on gasoline. again, one touch and it runs on lpg. All happens within a second.
I have a lpg reservoir instead of a spare tire, so it doesn't take up space in the trunk.
pics in a few days of everything.

[ose30]

So your lpg tank is rather small. What kind of mileage you got with gas or the european way how many kg/liter it does take per 100km.

[biljak]

tank iz 55 L.
my avg. cons. is around 12L/100km. usually, i make 300 km and then go for a refuel. just in case ;)
but since there is a lot of lpg stations in zagreb(city) and croatia, i don't have problems with low mileage. and there is always gasoline for backup :)

[tim_s]

pics of my lpg setup
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/ts295/LPG/DSCN3133.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/ts295/IMAGE_059.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/ts295/LPG/Dscn3117.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/ts295/LPG/DSCN3119.jpg

sorry about the crap quality of some of those, you get the idea :)

[Abrax]

Tim! -> I have the same romano kit on the shelf... I was thinking about installing it, but it seems, that I will build up LPi installation based on VEMS and some injectors... First I need a pump that will give me 5 bars of constant pressure /required for the LPG to stay liquid/...

Here in Poland we have 1ltr of LPG for about 0.55 euro... But the gasoline is about 1,1 euro.

About tanks: I know a guy who transports friends who buys cars in Germany. He has 318is combined with 3 tanks... He has two 80 liters tanks in the trunk and one 60ltr tank in the wheelspace. And of corse stock gasoline tank.

When he transports 4 other person, he is running on special springs at rear suspension...

But he can do 1500 km on the LPG till it ends... With the average of 140km/h speed :-)

[ose30]

Is LPG the same gas which is used for example in gas grills?

Tim,
i can see from the pics you sent, you also have a MAF conversion. Can you tell more about it?

[biljak]

a few more upgrades... :) :)

i had some problems with the original seat, and got this one while i make repairs. now i kinda even like it. don't wanna put the old seat back, hehe :)

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v214/19/118/560777461/n560777461_468992_278.jpg


7'' lcd dvd player
http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v250/19/118/560777461/n560777461_586687_244.jpg

17'' rims :D
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v284/19/118/560777461/n560777461_644976_1958.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v284/19/118/560777461/n560777461_644977_2275.jpg


and i have ordered a set of springs and shocks from LowTec, Germany... 60/35 lowering rate. I expect them to arrive in 3 weeks

[e30guydownunder]

All this talk of LPG has me intrigued, especially after paying just on $1.80/L (AUD) this morning.....i'd be interested to know what sort of losses you guys are seeing in power. Obviously peak power isnt a big deal, but lower to mid range is what im interested in. Anyone have some back to back dyno graphs?

I might have to look into these kits further....And tim_s where did you get the space saver spare?

[quinn11m20]

WOW that is high speed. I like your 318is, it is the same color as mine but I have a tan leather interior. Thats cool that you have the LPG conversion. The first time I saw anything like that was back in 1987 in Calgary, Alberta. In Canada. Who makes your Intake?

[biljak]

well, since the photos from my first post have gone, i will repost some of them...

this is my car 2 years ago

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v116/19/118/560777461/n560777461_108332_7135.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v116/19/118/560777461/n560777461_108335_8213.jpg

last year i have restored my mtech seats

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v116/19/118/560777461/n560777461_108331_6761.jpg

got some 17'' rims with 205/40/17 tires and 2cm spacers, and also lowered the car with LowTec set of springs and shocks, 60/35

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v284/19/118/560777461/n560777461_717662_6776.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v284/19/118/560777461/n560777461_717663_7054.jpg

also, a week ago i got two front recaro seats and a m3 last seat. will post better pics in a few days. this is 3 days ago when i put on some creame and leather lotion on the seats to get them in better condition. they are pretty worn out, but the leather and stiches still hold just fine :)

http://www.lezaic.com/recaro01.jpg


i hope you like it.

i still have doubts whether to go m42 turbo, or just sharpen it with cams etc, or simply put m50... that is coming this fall

[biljak]

here you can see them better :) BMW Recaro :)

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/3300_75224892461_560777461_1863147_6267739_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/3300_75224902461_560777461_1863148_5134134_n.jpg

[quinn11m20]

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I am in Alaska right now and when I get back to Florida, in July, I am buying some new seats, a paint job and some tuning parts. I post some pics when I get a chance. Out.