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If you need so much more power than the 300hp these come from factory with, budget for an LSD.

Couldn't find anything on here regarding the XHP tune when I searched, was looking for members opinions. So thought I would post mine. I tuned stage 2 on Tuesday, and for me personally, this is possibly the best "mod" I have made to the car. Im on MHD1+, catted dp's etc. - and while the extra power is nice, it's not that usable all the time. The xhp tune however makes every aspect of driving the car better. Drive mode is sooo much smoother now. Gone are the sometimes jolty changes with the car is cold. Every change is smoother and the shift points are better for me. I'll definitely be using less gass. Swapping to manual and the speed in changes is amazing! The car pulls off from a stop so surely now, no more sluggish feeling. No more dropping to 1st by itself as im mid roundabout and making a racket. Throttle blipping on downshifts is glorious. No point in this post other to say, if you've been driving a e90 for a while and are really accustomed to it's nature, you'll notice a massive improvement with this flash.

Hi Guys I've finally moved on from the old E39 to the newer F10, so am looking to sell the long-serving 530i. Some of you might remember the car from many years ago. The car is certainly in need of some TLC to get her back up to scratch - but has many positives too, and would make for a really good project for whoever has some time and effort to put into it. Please read below for positives & negatives. I have listed all details which I am aware of at this stage. Car Details: 2002 BMW 530i Motorsport INDIVIDUAL E39 NZ New 265,000 kms Le-Mans Blue Metallic Black Leather Interior with INDIVIDUAL package blue stitching, and with aluminum trim. M-Sport package including door-trims, steering wheel, wheels, front/rear bumpers etc. Positives: Although high kms - engine and gearbox seem to be just as powerful and smooth as ever - car has had regular servicing throughout my ownership (I have had this car since 130,000km ish). Interior condition - namely Leather + Trim etc. - in very good condition for its age - aside from some minor issues which will be mentioned below. All 4 tyres have very good tread - approx 70%+ all round. Paint condition - overall - is decent, especially when considering the Kms. Car still has a current Rego. - Expires late July. Stereo just as good as ever, car comes with tube subwoofer/amp in boot. Negatives: Front Brake Rotors likely worn - causing steering wheel to shake while braking - will need replacement. - Rears look OK. On occasions there appears to be a water leak on passenger rear side - I believe this is possibly due to rear windscreen seals being worn - Car has mostly been stored in the garage so has been OK. Front Bumper has a significant number of small stone chips - simply just from the mileage - could use a respray. Front passenger side fog light cracked. Slight fading on headlights - might buff out (common with most E39s). 2 known rear left Parking sensors (PDC) broken, as such the PDC system is non-functional - could use sensor replacements. Front Drivers seat recline adjustment issues - seat can still slide forward/back, however seat struggles to recline - possibly seat recline motor - still gets power all OK. Steering wheel decay from heat/use, functional but cracked/wear n tear at the top (see photo). Dent in drivers side door (approx 10cm). Rear bumper small wave/warping in center - paint all OK. Small dent/scratch on rear passenger side pillar area. Main key remote low on battery, other ones are completely dead (don't work) - this is possibly causing the alarm to go off randomly on very rare occasion - could just be key battery. Spare wheel in boot has a flat/damaged tyre on it. As you can see, this car can certainly be brought back to its former glory with a little time and effort. I still love driving this thing, even compared to much newer cars. The E39 is really a timeless classic. Looking for around the $2,500 mark - or give me an offer. Car is in Takanini, Auckland. Contact me on 021 778 376 for any further questions or to arrange a viewing/test drive etc. Cheers DaveO

Dellorto Carburetors DHLA 45 Made in Italy. Comes with a fabricated manifold to fit up to BMW M42/M44 engines in the e30 and e36 318i & 318is series. Also comes with a vacuum block attached for a brake booster to be used. Has been used in road/race '02 and latterly an e30 race car for over 8 years without needing to be retuned. From memory a 42mm choke etc was used from the original dyno session over 8 years ago. It was rechecked last year and had a power output of 95KW @ 6800rpm. Pics are they came out of the car last week. Sold my set of Webers x2 (without a manifold) to be fitted to an ex-Nikki Lauda Ralt RT1 last week for over a grand. For this next couple of weeks this package is available for a grand i.e. $1000. I am on the road over the couple of weeks and will be giving thema bit of spit and polish before a Trademe campaign. So for Bimmersport old skool folk $1000 for the package as shown. My txting mobile: 0204200254

FMIC and MHD Tune 370hp and over 500 nm. Trans tune via XHP, M3 control arms and LSD. Daily driver rocketship.

Have you driven a 335i yet? You might be surprised by how fast they are bone stock

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Incoming - freshly ceramic coated...

There is also a place out by the airport Jensen Auto Classics I own & run a vehicle storage facility here in Wellington & have had some dealings with them Barrysgarage.co.nz

Just a thought as I had it happen in my old 280ZX many years ago, it could also be the input shaft bearing on the gearbox, it had the same symptoms. Knocking rattle when in neutral that would go away when the clutch pedal was pressed in enough. Boss drained the gearbox, found metal chunks come out of it. We put new gear oil in it and I kept driving it lol, waiting for the day the gearbox blew up........ but it never did....... Might be a simple check to drain the box and check the oil, see if it's something let go inside the gearbox?

Cheapest I found 4 years ago was $80 per week for indoor storage that would be entirely taken up by a single car. And most storage places did not want a vehicle stored inside. I was just going to sneak it in. It was so expensive in Auckland I shipped my entire house and two cars down to the Wairarapa where I got two brand new containers for $25 a week.

Hi all About a month ago I picked up a 2009 E91 335i LCI in alpine white! Loving it so far. Relatively high kms at 150,000 but it's a dream to drive with no noisy turbos/wastegates or any other funny noises. It's getting tinted this week and I have a charge pipe kit which I will match with a k&n drop in filter. Then potentially MHD stage one and Aplina transmission flash if anyone can help with this?

They aren't fast stock.