Grant

Hi All Well its that time of year. In about 3 hours, I'm packing away my laptop, leaving work and heading to Pauanui for the great Kiwi summer holiday. I have no internet access at the beach (which isn't a bad thing), so will take this chance now to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a great holiday break. Hope everyone has a great break, and look forward to interacting with you all again next year. If anyone is going to be in Pauanui feel free to call me and pop around for a beer or two (I've always got a frdige full). I'll be there for until basically the 17th of January (but will be back and forth to Auckland a couple of times). My cell number is 027 285 1448. Anyway, I hope Santa treats each and every one of you well, and please take care on the roads at this busy time of year. Cheers Grant

CainOur age may have something to do with our lower premiums, I pay stuff all for my car either. Cheers

Looks bloody good, nice work Mike. Cheers

awesome..classic.

I don't think that they are illegal (but I could be wrong). People seem to have all sorts of crap hanging from their mirrors (Fluffy dice, CD's etc). I find anything there distracting, so wouldn't choose to have them, but if you want to, go for gold....very '70s. Cheers

Andy, not withstanding your superior suspension, and engine with higher torque and power, and far superior condition than basically any pre-facelift M325i.Yeah I can see why you are jealous. I'm just green with envy of anyone with a m325i!! The jealousy is all consuming, I am going to therapy for it, and hopefully in a few months I will be able to be released into society again, and better still be able to walk passed an M325i (bothe pre-facelift and facelift) without evil thoughts of stealing it and making it my own. mmmyyyy prreeeecccioussss Cheers

Very nice to have you on board. You gotta like those M Coupe's, heaps of power, no weight, and no traction control....a recipe for good fun. Cheers

Greame is bound to have one. Send him a PM (gmcormack) Cheers

I'd say that $6,500 is probably not too far off the mark.It certainly looks pretty tidy. Does it have a service history? Cheers

Ahhh...but if I'm not mistaken, the car in Sam's signature may be the body of a facelift M325i, but it is powered by a 3.2l M3 engine.Am I correct Sam? Cheers

It sounds pretty genuine, however write down its VIN number (off the top of the firewall) and take the number into a BMW dealer. They will tell you if it is genuine or not. As for what one is worth - under $10k, most likely $7 - 9,000. Cheers

Great news big fella.

The 2.7 build article in Total BMW, states that you don't need to change the injectors, and even says that the Alpina C2 2.7 uses the stock 325i injectors, and this is good for 210hp. I tend to believe Alpina and have faith in what what they have done (and have a proven record in) ahead of other people.Also Bob Homewood (a race car and car tuning guru) told me that the standard injectors are fine for a 2.7 build. Also the article says not to change to the M30 AFM, and that you will actually lose power doing this. The mag says that the next step is to use an E36 Mass Meter to replace the AFM. I have no plans to modify my car any more then the current 2.7 set up, so a piggy back unichip should do fine. However if you were planning any major mods, then I think a replacement ECU is the best idea (like a Link+). Cheers

Grant: I hope you are removing the AFM and using a MAP or MAF instead??From what I gather the Unichip should be able to output a (modified to suit) signal from either that the ECU can use. Also, is it fuel only?? Or ignition too?? I am pretty sure that it is fuel and ignition as well. I am meeting with them on Thursday, and they will run through it all.Basically I am looking at the same engine set up as described in the Total BMW E30 2.7l article. In that they retain the stock AFM. I'll let you know the results from it after Thursday (however he said that they are pretty busy and nothing could actually happen until January anyway). On Thursday he is going to have a look and stick my car on the dyno - he said that he should know what is needed from there - but is confident that the Unichip should be able to sort out my big problem (the leaning out at higher revs). Also, sorry Biship, this has been a bit of a Thread Hijacking....but hopefully this info is useful to you too. Cheers

or a custom re-map of your existing chip in your ECU (but not sure who, in NZ, can do this).Cheers

Those replacement chip adverts should really be adverts for Tui...Yeah RightThey are just plain bullshit. Maybe is you carried out considerable intake, and exhaust modifications (in combination with the chip) you would get somewhere near that increase in power, but not by simply replacing your stock chip with another one. I really think that any increases in power and torque would just be minimal. Cheers

As my 2.7 is now, with the standard Motronic 320i ecu, on the Bellar Motor Works Dyno read 243Nm of Torque, so the standard (incorrect) ECU still allowed it to develop plenty of torque...the HP over 4,800rpm, well, that is a different story. The Unichip piggy back ECU, is custom tuned to your car and set up. Also you can unplug it (and the standard ECU settings are reverted to) and then re-tune it for a different car (should you sell you car and want to install it into a different one). I am going to visit the guys in Auckland later this week who supply and install them, they are going to dyno my car, and then work out what they think one will do for me. BTW the place I am taking it to is called Auckland Performance Tuning in Papakura. Cheers

With a 2.7 rebuild you don't need to increase the size of the injectors, you just need to get them held open for the right length of time (otherwise it will run too lean in the higher rev range....the problem I am having with my 2.7l) I'll get my ECU remapped, or the latest thing I have looked into is a Unichip piggy-back ECU. The cost of this is $1,575.00 incl supply, fitting, dyno tuning and GST. Cheers

Carl got the last set I think.Cheers

I must say that I'd rather donate my money to you for a decent clean than to Matthew Ridge...even though he does a reasonable job. Cheers

I think most of us had already downloaded both of those reviews off sleepy fish anyway. Cheers

Too right, I'm sure Brook wouldn't be happy reading the anti-US comments on here.BTW, my earlier post was very tongue-in-cheek, and in bad taste...but I couldn't resist. Cheers

I have the same one, and it is fine.A good easy to use camera. But like everything, you get what you pay for. Cheers

I would love some big bling bling chromies, and some under car neon lights, and some Altezza tail lights.... Seriously I'd settle for some 16 inch Alpinas, and an LSD, and my ECU re-mapped, my Recaro's installed, and my new (second hand) gearbox installed. Regardless, the last three will happen soon, the first two are reliant on Santa Claus I feel. Cheers

5 of them just were!!