 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  04-21-2011, 05:47 PM | #16 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Squeelerz  I've got a soft spot for E30's. Looks pretty nice.
Finally got a chance to look at the photo's. I've been running mobile all day. Looks like you pulled it off very cleanly. You've got something you can really appreciate, that's for sure. What's with the saran wrap over the intake filter? | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 Radiator and hoses weren't installed yet. Probably didn't want his fresh filter to get all dirty. | I sprayed k&n filter oil on there. i didnt want dirt from the engine bay getting on it and sticking to the oil. __________________  It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. |  |  | | 04-21-2011, 06:05 PM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Platanos Very nice swap! I bet your happy as can be. Its nice to know this swap your 1st bimmer swap. Im about half way through my 1st. What ratio you go with? | Running a 3.45 lsd from an e28 535is.... i feel like i could use a lil more gear though as the majority of my power band is between 5000-7000rpm. maybe could've held out for a 3.15 lsd. nontheless i plan on boosting by january and im sure the 3.45 will end up being a better choice. __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 06:45 PM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |
I wanted to stay kinda stockish with the gears as I do a lot of highway driving, maybe a 3.46 for me, Idk.
The debadge deffineatly looks CLEAN. its what I'm gonna rock. __________________  | | | | | 04-21-2011, 07:10 PM | #19 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
I'd recommend 3.25 or 3.19 gears along with swaps to keep it close to original gearing to get pretty decent MPG | | | | | 04-21-2011, 07:42 PM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
3.73 FTW  top speed is a bit above 140, BUT she gets there fast. Was thinking about changing to a 3.46 or so though maybe a 3.38 but i love the acceleration this gives. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 07:55 PM | #21 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 318ti NY 3.73 FTW top speed is a bit above 140, BUT she gets there fast. Was thinking about changing to a 3.46 or so though maybe a 3.38 but i love the acceleration this gives. | can you shed any light on your current MPG | | | | | 04-21-2011, 08:01 PM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
It really depends i am usually retty hard on her but when cruising its around 22-23 i cruise at 70-75 max though and its around 3500 rpms. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 08:03 PM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
*** 3662 at 75 mph. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 08:06 PM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
Max Speed in each Gear MPH at Redline
Max Speed in 1st Gear 33.98
Max Speed in 2nd Gear 57.58
Max Speed in 3rd Gear 86.37
Max Speed in 4th Gear 115.63
Max Speed in 5th Gear 143.38
This is with a 7k redline. i try to shift around 6800 but its nice to be able to pull to those numbers with the aggressive gearing i have. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 08:54 PM | #25 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
So i just checked the ratios that e28 535is came with and all i saw was 3.07, 3.15, 3.25, and 3.46. i don't know where the heck i got 3.45 from?  ? So ultimately, im not quite sure what im currently running. i'll have to get her in the air asap __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | 04-21-2011, 11:33 PM | #26 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Jax, FL Posts: 541 |
What kind of issues did you run in with your driveshaft set up?
I currently have a 6 bolt M3 DS out of my M3 and it's not going to work on my project | | | | | 04-21-2011, 11:53 PM | #27 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Shellback What kind of issues did you run in with your driveshaft set up?
I currently have a 6 bolt M3 DS out of my M3 and it's not going to work on my project | this has been covered quite extensively on the site. Typically you want a 4 bolt drive unless you plan on running have a diff with a flange that matches. Other than that there should be no problems | | | | | 04-22-2011, 12:13 AM | #28 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
Don't get me started on the driveshaft... like BMW HATCHBACK said, you want the four bolt rear half shaft. you CAN NOT use the drive shaft 95 m3. what i ended up doing was taking both my m3 shaft and my 318ti shaft to my local driveshaft shop and had them make one shaft from my two. utilizing the front half shaft from the m3 and the rear half shaft the ti.... works perfectly. otherwise you'll need a manual driveshaft from a late model e36 (to atleast get your 4 rear shaft bolt setup) but as far as your length i don't know, seeing as i didnt have to go that route.
hope that helps! __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | 05-04-2011, 10:36 PM | #29 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
Installed my strut bar today!
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | 05-10-2011, 04:57 PM | #30 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
hey slow_ti, you asked me about magna flow mufflers and when i tried to pm you back it said that your box if full so i just pasted my reply below, hope you see it....
yea man, i'll look into it right away if you could just got to magnaflow.com and look up the muffler that you think you want and hit me back with that part number. i'll look it up for you and it will definitely be less than the price shown on their website.
lemme know!
***ALSO OFFERING ANSA, IMCO, AND CATCO EXHAUST SYSTEMS. FLOW MASTER TOO BUT IM SURE NO ONE REALLY CARES FOR THAT :-) __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
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