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Not much news. I removed the Miller Maf and War Chip and converted the car back to stock, sold the bits on Trademe, its a waste of time on a stock engine. I can't see me putting money into the old M20 really, but I can see me swapping the engine for an M52B28 or something later on. My car made less WKW with the Miller stuff, with a base map that made more power then stock on another car in NZ, so I lost interest. I still need to tidy up the Panel and Paint, but all in good time. Front Lip needs changing sometime too, PFL Lip on FL car is just odd looking.. but I'm lacking the motivation to do much for now, my 1st home has just been completed and am moving into it soon, (Maybe next week, if the code of compliance comes through). I'm going from a 2 bedroom flat with single garage, so it will be nice to have some room for car parts lol. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I tried selling mine for 2 months, gave up and gave it to the scrap metal guy

The one your looking at Its got the Seats and Suspension, doesn't really matter about the other bits. As long as its been looked after it should be ok, its got a good chance of being decent with the current owner. Checkout the condition of the plastic cooling system parts such as the Thermostat housing and pipes etc, if its gone a brown colour that means its time to be replaced. (The Plastic Parts) For some reason every E36 I've had needed a new Thermostat and ran cool.. Options Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S240A LEDERLENKRAD Leather steering wheel S243A AIRBAG FUER BEIFAHRER Airbag for front passenger S314A FRONTSCHEIBENWASCHDUESEN BEHEIZT Door mirror / driver's lock, heated S423A FUSSMATTEN IN VELOURS Floor mats, velours S428A WARNDREIECK Warning triangle and first aid kit S481A SPORTSITZE FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Sports seat S534A KLIMAAUTOMATIK Automatic air conditioning S556A AUSSENTEMPERATURANZEIGE Outdoor temperature indicator S676A HIFI LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM HiFi speaker system S686A ANTENNENDIVERSITY Antenna-Diversity S687A RADIOVORBEREITUNG Radio preparation S694A CD-WECHSLER VORBEREITUNG Provisions for BMW 6 CD changer S704A M SPORTFAHRWERK M Sports suspension L807A JAPAN-AUSFUEHRUNG NATIONAL VERSION JAPAN S818A BATTERIEHAUPTSCHALTER Battery master switch Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S925A VERSANDSCHUTZPAKET Transport protection package S928A REIFENSTEUERUNG Tire control

This 4dr one seems a good deal. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-577611826.htm I decoded it, its got Sport seats, M Sport package + suspension. Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S243A AIRBAG FUER BEIFAHRER Airbag for front passenger S246A LENKSAEULENVERSTELLUNG MECHANISCH Manually adjust. steering column S277A LM RAD/DOPPELSPEICHENSTYLING BMW LA wheel/double spoke S314A FRONTSCHEIBENWASCHDUESEN BEHEIZT Door mirror / driver's lock, heated P337A M SPORTPAKET M Sports package S354A GRUENKEIL-FRONTSCHEIBE Green windscreen, green shade band S401A SCHIEBE-HEBEDACH, ELEKTRISCH Lift-up-and-slide-back sunroof, electric S411A FENSTERHEBER,ELEKTRISCH VORN/HINTEN Window lifts,electric,front/rear S423A FUSSMATTEN IN VELOURS Floor mats, velours S428A WARNDREIECK Warning triangle and first aid kit S481A SPORTSITZE FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Sports seat S498A KOPFSTUETZEN IM FOND Headrests, rear, mechanically adjustable S534A KLIMAAUTOMATIK Automatic air conditioning S556A AUSSENTEMPERATURANZEIGE Outdoor temperature indicator S676A HIFI LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM HiFi speaker system Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S686A ANTENNENDIVERSITY Antenna-Diversity S687A RADIOVORBEREITUNG Radio preparation S694A CD-WECHSLER VORBEREITUNG Provisions for BMW 6 CD changer S704A M SPORTFAHRWERK M Sports suspension S710A M LEDERLENKRAD M sports steering wheel, multifunction L807A JAPAN-AUSFUEHRUNG NATIONAL VERSION JAPAN S818A BATTERIEHAUPTSCHALTER Battery master switch S925A VERSANDSCHUTZPAKET Transport protection package S928A REIFENSTEUERUNG Tire control

Seems like a fair deal. Only thing I don't like is that its an import one, which means it'll have that rough changing Jatco autobox.

Yeah, will see how high it goes. I would buy a brand new soft top, replace front bumper, tidy up interior bits, general clean up, make sure its all running 100%. Then convert to manual, as I have a spare Getrag 260 with 85,000k on it.

Yeah, needing the engine rebuilt at that mileage is odd too I guess. If I win the auction i'd replace the soft top and the front bumper and clean it up a bit and replace some missing bits. Currently i'm the lead bidder, but I suspect i'll have to pay quite a bit more yet.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=575632920 Needs some love, hopefully it doesn't sell too cheap, if it does I might be the buyer hehe

Hehe yeah I downloaded an HD rip of it and watched it earlier, amazingly cheap to buy those cars in the UK. I also watched the ep with the Aston Martin DB7 and the Mk1 Ford Escort, that car was worth good money, seems crazy that the Mk1 Escort costs loads more then the Boxter S in the UK

Still for sale. Now at http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-572494450.htm

Thats not about skids and drifts etc.

These are now $1 Reserve, I need them out of the way soon due to moving house. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=569064701 Could be a good buy for someone.

At least theres this much better one. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-564429457.htm

Thanks for the feedback guys. I did some research. It looks like the major issues are, HG often needed to be replaced by now, also the engine wiring harness. Takes about 1.5 Hours to change the harness, however the cost of a new one, $850 USD +

I currently have a 190E 2.3, however its somewhat under powered and doesn't have a great towing capacity. Something like this would suit me perhaps, as its the bigger version, anyone had any experience with this model? I understand its an inline 6 3.2L making 220hp ish. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=568284574 I only paid $1020 for my 190E with 4 brand new Ecopia tyres, have run up 10,000k or so on it now, i can smell that the heater core might be leaking a tiny bit now.

So I finally got my Hartge Wheels and fitted them with new Hankook Ventus V8 RS tyres of 205/55/15, which is a good upgrade from 195/65/14 eco crap. I'm missing a centre cap, which are rather hard to find, however I have placed an ad on a UK Forum in hope of finding one. Some may say that 55 series aren't low profile enough, but it was a factory size for my car when supplied with factory 15's and still light years better then what I had before. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us About a week ago I took my car to the drags and only managed 16.2 @85, but my Miller Performance MAF and war chip was the problem, the tune needs work, so I have reverted back to the factory AFM and ECU Chip, interestingly the same tune worked well on an NZNEW 325i SE (he dyno'd it for his car). With the Miller Setup I was only getting 95wkw, but the car made 102wkw stock, 1000rpm higher in the RPM range, for some reason peak power was 1000rpm lower then it should be with the Miller Stuff. The Miller setup needs some dyno time, which I can't justify at this stage, so I have that for sale on trade me if I had exhaust, headers, cam (At the very least) I'd be happy to have it dyno tuned, but its just not worth it for now, as the most i'm likely to gain from stock is 3-5kw.

Saw 4 E30's around New Brighton in the last hour, 3 of them when I was heading out and 1 when I came back. Seems to be loads of E30's around still. All I know is one was a Red 318i 2dr facelift, tidy, black 4dr, tidy, (didn't see the back of it) a silver one like mine and a dark blue one.

Being a UK import one, you would want to look over it carefully, I had one years ago, plenty of rust to fix.

Thanks man, I'm quite happy with it, still plenty of future things to do to keep me entertained

Thanks, its getting there, just need that front lip and some bits tidied up eventually.

Added 15" Hartge Wheels, ET20 Excuse the image quality, used my Phone. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Does anyone know what the stock diff ratio is on a SA 325i automatic? I assume its 3.64, but does anyone know from experience? All I can tell is that its a medium case diff, I can't see the markings on it. My cars been converted to manual, but will be looking for an LSD diff soon, i just want to choose the right ratio. Thanks

Best place to start with these is, get it scanned for errors, that will show up which sensors are faulty etc. From memory there's one where the wiring gets damaged, might be the crank shaft sensor, or was it the cam shaft sensor, one or the other.

Now on trademe, $400 Reserve http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=563926732

For E30 325i (Face lift model with 173 or 380 ECU). for info www.millerperformancecars.com Was a waste of time for my car as its stock, if you have an M20B25 with cam, headers, stroked out to 2.7 or 2.8 etc then this is worth having, as long as you are willing to pay for Dyno time. I couldn't justify spending money on dyno tuning when my engines stock, but the car did run nice with it installed. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-563925067.htm Starting Bid and Reserve $500, cost me near $800 USD + Shipping. (as I had purchased separately)