*Glenn*

One of the BMWCC members needs a Co Driver. If your interested, ring Ken: Co-driver seat available for this years NZ Targa tarmac sprint event, due to work reasons my planned co-driver is no longer available. Car is nearing completion, a BMW 328i coupe being built by Race FX in Auckland. Event is over 7 days from Sunday the 26th of October until Sunday the 2nd (tarmac stages run over 5 of the days). Happy to discuss all options with a potential co-driver including contribution to costs and sponsorship of car as an option, very flexible. Details of the event can be obtained at the Targa website www.targa.co.nz I can be contacted on 09 976 5960 or on my mobile 029 222 0660 regards Ken Christie

Lol...yeah right...Half the inspectors cant even spell their names right, let alone do something like that Most of the inspection sheets I see, I cant even read their writting. And the number of times I see "remedy play in L/H or R/H suspension" can the inspectors not diferentiate between a tie rod end, ball joint, wheel bearing, rack end, or strut bush ??? And as for exhausts...what are they going to use to measure and who will set a standard to compare with the manufacturers original equiptment. Are they going to have a list with all the standard Db readings for every make and model ?? I dont think so It will probably be the inspectors "descretion" yeah right. If he doesnt like your car or your hair colour , you'll get pinged BTW: my LVI # A6013

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Very, very true you would have to change every system to some sort of stand alone operating system

I have a set of German smoked side indicators on the E30 I have for sale Bravo. I could put the originals back on and sell you the smoked ones. I also have a set of clear indicators that I got of Martyn that I havent used as well Make an offer ? Cheers Glenn

Great HP gains Looking good

Hey Westy... seeing you did yours, whats the list of components you had to change ??... I expected it just to be manifold & throttle body. Cheers Glenn

Kombi (or Combi) = Instrument cluster

In reality, anything can be done I spose if you want to through a sh*t load of $$$$ at it. What I was saying is you cant just change the motor, and the other controls will work....they wont. Even the engines are month specific, when you are doing engine replacements. E46 323's have two versions in one year and are not interchangeable for plug & play. All the control units in the car talk to each other and their software must match. Earlier cars you can split the systems like I did with my 318 TI when I put the M52 B28 motor in it. DME & EGS are linked and ABS & SRS are seperate I also had to disable ASC which the 318 had originally. After 1998 it gets much more complicated and cannot be done economically. In my car, if you scan it, DME, EGS & EWS come up with all relative info and display as a 328 I... ABS & SRS come up as a 318 TI. In a E46, ABS, SRS, ASC & CBE need bus signals from the DME & EWS as well. Its not easy and very, very expensive to do, let alone all the mechanical mods. As I said, it would be cheaper to own a E46 318 I and buy a E46 M3 for more power than to try doing an engine conversion on the 318. Nothing is impossible, but how much money will you end up throwing at it ?? At the end of the day it will still only be a 318. My car owes me $16,000 with out labour. Do the research, and get all the right info from guys that have done conversions overseas, check if what they did will comply for our WOF & Cert laws, do the maths ($$$$) and then decide what to do before you go rushing into it. Kombi (or Combi) = Instrument cluster CBE (or ZKE) = Central body electrics ZKM = Central body module DME = Digital motor electronics EGS= Electronic gearbox control SRS= Supplimentary restraint system (airbag) ABS= Antilock brake system ASC= Automatic stability control RXD= Receive data line EWS= Drive authorisation system Cheers Glenn BTW: I'm not upset, just trying to let you know what your up against, thats all

Give the dealer a call with the serial number off the radio, they should be able to help you with the unlock code If they wont...give me a call and I'll get it for you

CBE= Central body electrics Nothing will work if you interupt the canbus line. No problems with pre 1998 cars with a bit of modifying, however on the later cars nothing will work. You can overcome it with heaps of $$$. However if you own a E46 318 I and want to turn it into a E46 M3. It would cost less to keep the 318 I, buy the M3 and save probably about $10,000 All ECU's interact on the late model cars and must communicate with each other on the bus line

I said this because there are so many guys answering questions that dont even know what end of a spanner to hold. They may be trying to be helpful, however alot of the information they offer is very incorrect or off subject. If a person is asking a question about there E46, why bother answering " my E30 did that" or "my Toyota did that " Quite a few offering advise are the same people asking me absolutely stupid questions. If you really dont know the correct solution or answer, dont post, watch & learn instead. I do that, I dont know every friggen thing. And I have learnt alot in here off some very knowledgeable people. We have some great people in here with alot to offer. End of rant Glenn

Obviuosly you didn't read my answer correctly. You cant change an engine in an E46. None of the other systems will work. ABS, SRS, ASC, CBE control unit. How will you get a warrant ???

True... my criticism was not aimed at you... sorry for the missunderstanding though if thats how you took it.

Its quite a common fault

Scan and check faults= (1) Brake light switch faulty causing cruise control not to work (2) Voltage drop inside ignition switch causing intermittent fault in climate air control unit Clear all fault codes, DME, ABS, EGS, Kombi (Combi). Road test and recheck All done

You get used to it Shelly...I been there, done that Wait till you have your own little rug rats

You cant even do that....ABS and CBE control units wont work. Your stuffed on an E46

Thats fine by me

You cannot do this economically on an E46. It would cost you more than buying another car. None of the control units will talk to each other. Youve got what youve got unfortunately....a E46 318 I and theres not alot you can do with it to get good HP gains. After 1998 most of the cars cannot be repowered economically. Your better off to buy the car you want with the HP you want.

Keep an eye out for a car with tints and just ask the owner where he or she had it done. There must be someone down there that does a good job.

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You'll need a M50 manifold & throttle body and a new manifold gasket Does your car have ASC ?? because the throttle bodies are different

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When asking for information or help. It would help us help you if you give more information about the car you have got. ie: Model, year, chassis #. Otherwise you'll get too much missinformation. For those who dont know the correct answer to any question... why do you bother posting ??? PLEASE READ THIS http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index.php?showtopic=15800 http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=15800