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Hi guys, My E30 is having issues... Again. Under specific loading conditions, there's a notable loss of power and an audible sound between 3000-4000rpm. I've tried to capture it in the video but didn't do too well. That and my "camera mount" kept talking. Typically part throttle under acceleration on the flat, or anything from half to full throttle up hill. Sounds like launch control is engaged (IE unburned fuel igniting in the exhaust). It doesn't seem to occur when the engine is cold. Apologies for the video... Couldn't find the right mount to get good footage of the tach so I had to make do with a friend's arm. Any help is appreciated!

First, talk to the seller. Raise your (friends) points and see how he responds. Attempt to reach an agreement. If that doesn't work, file a dispute against the seller. Can claim up to $15k. No legal representation allowed within the hearings, relatively inexpensive filing fees. Just make sure there is irrefutable evidence of deception - be it intentional or unintentional, it doesn't matter to the law. If it is indeed not a genuine Evo that was sold to your friend as a genuine Evo, that's pretty open and shut. The hardest part will be quantifying the loss value. http://www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/disputes-tribunal

Do you mean <100,000km and <$20,000 or are you looking for an expensive, high km example?

Can you post pictures of the extractors?

Here's a really good link http://lmgtfy.com/?q=e30+sports+seats

Dropped it off with Kayne Barrie yesterday, as I figured it was a bit over my head and I generally had no idea whether it was even in decent nick. Thanks for the advice though, Geoff. Much appreciated.

Pulled my E30 open diff apart as I have LSD centre waiting to be put in. However, I cannot figure out how to pull the speedo sensor tone ring/reluctor/chopper wheel (not entirely sure what to call it, so see attached image) off of the open centre. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bought that kit and was the first thing installed after I bought my car. It's a kit NZAD assemble themselves but it is a Gates belt and GMB waterpump (both well known brands). My mechanic had a few issues with the oil seals supplied but NZAD assure me the seals are good.

That's a bit sh*t! Young dude and his dad (drives an E46 M3) who live up the road from me, was in really good nick. Noticed it had a small prang 2 months ago (left side of front bumper is mostly from that - mostly just paint damage) but this is just hard to look at.

Possibly a long shot but I'm after number 12 in this image Part numbers 51712239877 and 51712239878 PM me or email blaker@slingshot.co.nz Thanks a lot Blake

New handbrake shoes - only took me 2.5 hours as well. Usually these small maintenance jobs take me the whole day! Feels great being able to trust that I can park on hills.

This forum has 9468 members (according to my calculations) compared to Ebirth Electronic's 2948 "likes". On top of that, we all know it takes a lot more effort to become a member than it does to click "like" on a facebook page.

Bought this a month or two ago and it seems to work pretty well. Can get to the diff no worries but front needs to be raised first to reach a solid jacking point. It's also really light! No double pump like hybrid's post but it is $150 cheaper so choose your poison. If you're really serious, there are beasts like this which are seriously low and seriously long, but because it's steel it comes to a whopping 50kg!

First of all, you can get them for less than half that price. I bought some for $25 NZ, left bad feedback because the dead pedal didnt fit (these are designed for LHD cars with larger dead pedal) and the seller fully refunded my money. Not the seller I used but similar price. Haven't installed yet as am still undecided as to whether I like them or not. Painted M logo is poorly done, black "aluminium" looks ok but rubber backing is weird. They screw through your normal pedals. So if you decide to take them off you're stuck with holes in your accelerator (clutch and brake can be re-covered by standard rubber, but you would have holes through metal pedal face). The supplied screws will need a trim as they stick out heaps. I doubt accelerator could go full throttle without trimming them. Alternative I found was these guys. Seriously nice stuff, superbly made. Says all kits come with dead pedals but none shown in RHD photos. However, damn expensive.

Cheapo vinyl that's been ripped - hence the strategically shot photos that don't actually show the bottom of the front seats