I GOT MY TI FOR $900

THAT318 · 10-29-2008, 08:48 AM

i got it dirt ass cheap from a local insurance auction, its missing the drive shaft, which i recently purchased at a junkyard for $125. im gonna need to replace the tires as they have all cracked and the exhaust has a hole some were near the manifold, or my uncle suggested that it just might be the gasket for it. anyways enough bout its problems. they will all slowly be fixed before i get the salvaged title it came with for 900 restored. but after i finished putting it back together i was wondering how much a manual conversion would run me...

Maverix · 10-29-2008, 08:59 AM

Congrats on the steal! Get us some pictures asap!

As for the conversion, take a look here: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3037

It will cost more than what you bought the car for.

tiFreak · 10-29-2008, 03:30 PM

sweet deal, any pics or is it in such rough shape you're embarrassed to show us?

THAT318 · 10-29-2008, 10:24 PM

nah the body and interior is pretty clean.. ill go take some pics now..

noga · 10-30-2008, 12:17 AM

got mine for 500$ from my uncle that also bought it from a local auction. had it sitting at his shop for about 6 months, came by 1 day and he was like do you want a bimmer? 500$. i was like wow its gonna be a piece of crap but let me see it. turned out to be mint ha

ShortE36 · 10-30-2008, 01:21 AM

What year is your 318? I have a spare set of exhaust manifold gaskets that I ordered from Pelican Parts a long time ago. It's for the <95 models (M42).

Part No. 11-62-1-728-983-M17 on PelicanParts.com.

Will'sBimmer · 10-30-2008, 03:39 AM

Nice looking car man. Not bad at all for 900. The exterior is looking clean. One thing to do is get a CAI and lose that ugly box. What plans do you have for it?

tiFreak · 10-30-2008, 04:15 AM

that doesn't look like the stock airbox for an M44 to me, I might be wrong though

THAT318 · 10-30-2008, 05:06 AM

its a '96... and its a stock box.. i was thinkin bout doing an intake and replacing the exhaust with something a little bigger, a little more tone in it.. but then i dont want to look like one of those civics rollin down the street and thats all they got on their car. and right now its aut so i was thinkin bout doing a manual conversion... my friend works at a tuner shop down here in az called Intense Motorsports and im sure we can use the shop or my teacher would help us out at the auto shop at school as far as getting it put together.. fuuck $60+ an hour for labor haha

noga · 10-30-2008, 05:20 AM

Are you in IL?

THAT318 · 10-30-2008, 08:12 AM

nah. AZ.. but my dad just moved back here from IL

HOW DO WE PUT IN A PICTURE TO THESE MSGS? WELL FORGET IT. ILL JUST PUT UP A LINK.. MY DADS GOT SIMILAR WHEELS TO THIS ON HIS 01 530 AND HE IS BUYING SOME NICER ONES OFF A M5 AND WE WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS WOULD BOLT RIGHT UP TO CAR. AND IF THEY DO THAT MEANS I DONT GOTTA SPEND MONEY ON TIRES OR RIMS FOR A WHILE...AND DADS THINKIN ABOUT GETTING THE CAR SPRAYED.. I WANT IT EITHER BLACK OR LIKE A DARK RED?

OH HERES THE SITE FOR THE PIC OF THE WHEELS...
http://mikecadotte.netfirms.com/m5/m5wheel3.jpg

I WAS JUST LOOKIN AT PARTS AND THE COSMO RACING CAI IS ABOUT 105 BUCKS.. ABOUT HOW MUCH POWER IS THAT GONNA ADD? I KNOW MY CAR WILL BE BREATHING AND SOUNDING BETTER WHEN I GET THIS... IM PROBABLY GONNA START SAVING UP MY CASH FROM WORK SO I CAN JUST GOT NUTZ ALL AT ONCE...

noga · 10-30-2008, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THAT318

nah. AZ.. but my dad just moved back here from IL

HOW DO WE PUT IN A PICTURE TO THESE MSGS? WELL FORGET IT. ILL JUST PUT UP A LINK.. MY DADS GOT SIMILAR WHEELS TO THIS ON HIS 01 530 AND HE IS BUYING SOME NICER ONES OFF A M5 AND WE WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS WOULD BOLT RIGHT UP TO CAR. AND IF THEY DO THAT MEANS I DONT GOTTA SPEND MONEY ON TIRES OR RIMS FOR A WHILE...AND DADS THINKIN ABOUT GETTING THE CAR SPRAYED.. I WANT IT EITHER BLACK OR LIKE A DARK RED?

OH HERES THE SITE FOR THE PIC OF THE WHEELS...
http://mikecadotte.netfirms.com/m5/m5wheel3.jpg

I WAS JUST LOOKIN AT PARTS AND THE COSMO RACING CAI IS ABOUT 105 BUCKS.. ABOUT HOW MUCH POWER IS THAT GONNA ADD? I KNOW MY CAR WILL BE BREATHING AND SOUNDING BETTER WHEN I GET THIS... IM PROBABLY GONNA START SAVING UP MY CASH FROM WORK SO I CAN JUST GOT NUTZ ALL AT ONCE...

As far as power wise, your not going to get much out of doing minor stuff like that....meaning exhaust, intake. Very minimal gains. If your looking for power, Swap or Turbo are going to be your best option. And not exactly sure but I dont think those wheels will fit your car because the ET is different. Ill leave that to the wheel experts though.

tiFreak · 10-30-2008, 02:50 PM

I have that same intake, extremely minimal power gains, if any, I just bought mine for looks and sound

spidertri · 10-30-2008, 02:50 PM

5 SERIES WHEELS HAVE A LOWER OFFSET AND LARGER BORE, YOU WILL NEED HUBCENTRIC RINGS AND PROBABLY HAVE (whoops caps lock was on

) to roll your fenders if they are true M5 wheels.

If you want serious power don't expect much from the stock engine. If you can find a DASC that's a way to go or swap in a 6 cylinder. Fogging the airbox is much cheaper than a CAI and provides the same gains while retaining the stock filter element. Search for it.

If you respray the car, do it in the original color. Unless you are willing to spend serious money having it done right, it won't look the same as a factory paint job.

THAT318 · 10-30-2008, 09:57 PM

they areent the exact wheels from an m5 i was just saying thats what they look like cuz i cant find a pic of my dads car on my comp right now.. would those wheels look nice on a 318? im thinkin 17 will be a lil too big for it.. like not fitting wise but as far as looking good.

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