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Would you split the sides?

Have the Kamei front on my e30 - meanist front going.....! ...I may be biast...

Inside garage = My 2 e30's! Outside = The other 4 newer BMW's....!

I have one in wgtn if you need one.

That increase was with no filter/airbox at all but we just did it to make a point! A properly designed CAI should offer the same as factory at minimum or a slight gain when coupled with exhaust/headers. Glad you got them! Still to this day probably the single best mod i have done to the e30! ...Which i'm sure you'll agree with now too!!!

I dyno'd at 100.9 rwkw / 198.5nm with stock engine bar headers, exhaust and pod filter. The E30 in question is a nz new 1986 prefl 325i running mot 1.1 with waynes headers into twin pipes with 1 resonator in each pipe then into a vx commodore back box. Filter is a simota carbon shielded thing. Aside from those everything is stock standard! Interesting to note: we took the pod off and made 105.6 rwkw and 204.1nm! This was all done at shred industries in lower hutt and on a hub dyno as opposed to a rolling road. i have the graph but no scanner.....!

I'd go with a Holden Rodeo - or for in the $40's if its going into a business name you can pick up the new Holden Colorado LT 4x4 Crew - awesome ute, easily capible, 3ton towing, ladder chassis etc etc. Yes i do work for a company that sells Holden - but i never see them in our workshop for any issues. They seem to be pretty bullet-proof. my 2c anyway.

Need more power from your 540i? Supercharge it! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-266782815.htm

Glad to see your keeping it now Nath! I want to see this thing on the track again!!

Call Clints Auto Electrical, they do most of our scanning!

Give me a call 02102 777666, i have an m10 with manual box attached to it. Wanna get rid of it - make an offer and you'll prob own it.

For us e30 boys in 205x50x15 they are available for $274 per tyre on trademe unless you know people in the tyre business... I have heard good things about them from these tyre business people too... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-265120785.htm

My Cars: 1986 E30 325i Sedan - 250,937km 1996 E36 323i Coupe - 71,577km 1986 E30 M325i Coupe - 149,473ml (240,553km) Dad's 2001 E38 728i Sedan - 125,000km approx 1996 E36 323i Sedan - 140,000km approx Mum's 1996 E36 328i Touring - 120,000km approx

6cyl were also available in e46 compacts as 325ti's - i have driven a couple which we have had on our yard. Both were m-sports and well spec'd. From memory they were both Nz New too. Very awesome cars and quick! Shame they are fugy in my opinion, although the m body/interior trimmings helped them....

Ahh i see... Well with that in mind then the only option is to stick with an e36 dual-mass flywheel. So the only question is then do i do i keep the original used one as it is? Or; Can the dual mass ones be lightened/balanced?

Ok if i use the new e36 325i clutch (which seems the best option), will an m20 flywheel bolt up with no mods at all bar needing an m20 starter? Remember that this car is currently auto if that makes any difference to anything?

Ok so a change of plan has come - after reading posts here etc. Rather than muck around with m20 gear i have decided to go with an e36 clutch! I get hold of a brand new e36 325i Quinton Hazell clutch for $376+gst which i think is acceptable? So now 3 questions: 1/ Has anyone had experiance with this brand of clutch? It is a euro brand and i'm told it's pretty good but has anyone had first hand experiance? 2/ Is it worth uprating the new clutch? I'm not soft on cars, but not mad either - i just don't want it to need replacement in my ownership! There is a possibility it could see the track, but it won't be frequent. 2/ Flywheel..... Do i just stick with the second hand unit i have? Do i get a new one made? Do i get this one lightened/balanced etc? Ideas/thoughts? Will an M44 etc bolt striaght up with no mods, or starter mods? I'm not loaded, so don't want to spend fortunes but i also want it done right... Thanks again in advance for all the help given! It really does help, and the sooner i sort out my clutch/flywheel problems the sooner the car will be back in my hands as a manual!!

So if i go with a standard e30 325i clutch and flywheel i should be fine then ie. no need to beef up the e30 325i clutch for the e36?

Had mine changed at a garage as the car was still under warranty and i haven't changed them since! I'm sure someone on here will know the answer or could try googling it? I'll find my haynes book and have a look for you.

Check the dealer - got my last set from there and it wasn't too over the top. I think it was about $10 per plug for my m52.

How much did you have the clutch beefed up? Is this necessary? How much $$ to do this?

Thanks for the offer! The reason i am asking about all this is because i am going for new items and there is a reasonable cost difference between e30 & e36 clucth/flywheels so don't want to go with the wrong option!!

Probably should have add that the e36 is currently an auto and is about to be converted to manual - so being a fan of preventative maintainence is why i am looking at a new clutch/flywheel and whatever else may/could need doing at the same time! Do it once, do it right!

Car is an e36 with m52b25 and 5-speed manual. 1/ Can i use an e30 m20 flywheel and clutch between with e36 5-speed and m52b25? 2/ What are the pro's and if any cons of doing this? 3/ Also whilst replacing these should i be doing/replacing anything else at the same time? I have spoken with Gavin (Euro-italian) and one idea was to have an m20 flywheel made from billet instead of an oem style cast one, is this the way to go? I have very limited knowledge as far as this subject goes so any help would be apprieciated! Thanks in advance. Kerry.

Will text you tonight Oli - trip was amazing, made it to Everest Base Camp & and up another 5500m peak too. Plastic cover looks just like a normal dash but is a really thin piece of plastic that covers the entire dash to hide any cracks etc and is glued onto it...