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[offtopic] if the crash is serious enough, they can pull information including the coding data from the ABS module in the lab in wellington to determine all sorts of things. This includes what the car was shipped from the factory as. [/offtopic]

Legally yes you need a low volume cert for engine conversions Technically you can put the engine in and no one will be the wiser. The reason why isn't so much because tax, but in different model of cars there can be OEM upgrades to engine / gearbox fixings, suspension components, braking systems and electronics (ABS/ASC/DSC calibrations) to cope with the differences in engine power (although not a huge increase in your case) and weight (EG steel vs alloy block that can effect suspension and braking performances). These items are generally over looked / not considered when such mild conversions are done. This is the real reason why the LVVTA and certification process exists. When I did mine and put an engine with twice the power and torque into a chassis that wasnt design for it, and it was my first time doing an engine conversion, I had put quite a bit of consideration into loads on components I was going to keep in the car. EG diff mount points.

Supersprint is another quality option however they're pricey. Next thing I would try is looking at aftermarket modern HSV stuff. Would have the right amount of flow.

Still a new owner

My old work mates car, its really as amazing as it looks. He kept it pretty tight with 0 expense spared. The new owner is selling it now.

I hear ya ... everything outside of baby and work has gone into glacial pace now the missus is back at work, all of that time we sort of had gone keep up with basic life stuff. Oh and congrats!

Top Gear S23E01 meh .. pretty annoying. Matt was good even though it felt a little bit American topgear. Agreed, Chris Evans is terrible. Extra Gear S01?E01 Felt a lot more natural although I did find Harris probably needs more air time to give him a chance to shine. One small segment in an atom and some forced banter which I didn’t find is his style. I think Extra Gear will be the new topgear... I don’t see Evans doing well mainly because hes too shouty pirate. That stuff works on radio when hosting solo ... not on TV. You just make your other hosts look awrkard

Agreed, that's a bit nasty.

The whole trailing arms are different. z3m / coupe rear arms have far more negative offset to accomodate the wider rear wheels.

dude ... I sometimes see your FB posts and saw this one pop up the other day... youve done everything just right aye. Must be a hoot to squeeze the loud pedal on a nice clear day on the twisties.

All BBS road wheels are for a specific vehicle. These are e39 rims.

End of the day can you just replace the bush in the arm ?

I love it .. looks seriously agressive and you have already done the lowering etc to support the look. I actually think you have a go at making your own bumper setup with rear diffuser. Leave the rear bumper stock and get some glass one made up (Dutchy can do this if you have a the part to copy (which you do) ) That way you can do a diffuser into the back. EG this direction

miiint congrats

That probably has more to do with the RBs ass intake runner design and not the turbo.

The new one is an s50 oil filter housing ? If so its missing the oil thermostat. You need either the thermostat or bypass valve which will divert 100% of the oil to the cooler. I use an external thermostat as I modified mine to bypass the stock themo as it was causing flow issues. I now have rock stable oil pressure. mine http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/24294-operation-weapons-grade/page-37#entry588597

motors would go well in an e30

sweet ride. love the wing, will look badman

Just getting a good rotor and not a sh*t pad compound for the test is key, wouldnt recommend doing it with a new race compound as they need some proper heat cycles at the track first to bed in. You can ruine a pad by doing a test like this without properly cycling it. I've done it and it sucks wasting $450 on a set of pads cause you were being too careless about it.

yeah, were expecting the same as we will be back to driving to work and dropping the little one at day care every morning. The economy is quite something else. Especially coming from the 540i.

its an oil burner ... 540i was traded for a New 2016 CX-5 2.2 diesel turbo (twin turbo) AWD. Handles very BMW like and out of all the SUVs it was the only one that felt not only like a car but a well sorted 3 series. So im very happy in that regard. Has 420nm of torque so throws you back in your seat quite nicely. The 6 speed auto has 80% lockup and shifts as fast as a DSG but without the dreaded DSG pump issues. Ooo and it rev matches on down shifts .. Did look at getting another bimmer and for the price I paid I could of got something pretty nice, but I couldn't quite stretch / stomach paying for a second hand x3 with less spec and 30-40000ks on the clock for the same money it cost to buy new , warrenty and free servicing is quite attractive. The e30 isnt going anywhere so havent walked off from BMW at all. Also working on lots of Rays projects to keep the buzz alive.

It has boost if that counts..

ill play

Traded it