Herbmiester

The money is in the labour. Try Jon at Auto 38 otherwise just get a video of it and show mechanics that seem credible and see if they will do it.

Upper Hutt. Ran coned filters but the sold them as I could not see any benefit and neither did the Dragy.

You are probably right I think the offset is wrong.

I have some staggered 32s. E34 offset.

Try Jon at Auto 38.

N54s as you know do respond very well to tuning and here is what I have done. New charge pipe (Just do it), intake port clean (they get really clogged up) Oil catch can and upgraded PCV valve, bigger intercooler. MHD (9.0) stage 1+ tune for 98 RON. Boost by gear 10 psi 1st 12 psi second. Linear throttle map for better control. Stoptech Pad and new rotors, Koni Yellow shocks and Tein Springs. draggy says 0-100 in 5.1

Sale was easy, he rang me and I made him the offer and he accepted. It would appear he had been mucked around a bit and had been constantly low balled and just got grumpy over it. He dropped the car to the airport for me and I drove back to Welly. Will do a thread soon on it but suffice to say it drives very nicely, better than I expected it would.

Glen I am sure they are solid options but both are going to cost a fortune.

I just bought Mrs Herbmiester a VW Touareg. Car was looked after by Mike Page in Kapiti and he said its a pretty solid car. Anyway it only has one key and after looking into things it appears I have a few options. Buy one from VW. $650 buy one from locksmith $350 Buy a key only with no buttons but with transponder $150 Use a VW group key (secondhand) have the transponder reprogrammed and a key cut? Option 4 is one I have read a bit about but would like to know more anyone have any other options? The car does have comfort access so I could lock and unlock with a plain transponder key (no buttons). Any thoughts?

FCP euro are highly recommended.

Late model Jatcos 97 and 98 seem to be much better gearboxes, supposed to have a better TCU. Mine shifted as well as any ZF. If I could find another E36 as tidy as my old one for 4K I would snap it up.

Sorry thought it was the Yellow car. Which looked mint. I just sold a very tidy e36 Coupe 328i (Jap Import) for around 8k and to be fair probably could have sold it 3 times over as I had a lot of interest. E36s are not hard to find but truly tidy cars with service history are far harder to find. I have taken an interest in E36 prices specifically 328i Coupes and A tidy NZ new car that is well maintained and has not been messed with is now a collectable car. The E30 tax will start applying to E36's in a few years, you can bet on that.

I would say 8k perhaps a bit more if its a manual.

He is properly up it alright.

Looking good.

To be clear to anyone else reading this linear throttle has no effect whtsoever on power or torque. Having run both the original and linear I choose linear as it gives you more control and has absolutely no effect on the torque curve all it does is require full pedal use to get full opening of the buterfly. If you want big increases in throttle movement for small increases in pedal movement then leave it stock. If you want fine control especially when controlling the transition into boost on tight corners, slipery conditions or when at the limit of grip then linear is the way to go, if straight lines and highyway cruising are you domain then leav it as is. That said with electronics turned off I can launch more consistantly with linear and according to Draggy thats how I get my best 0 to 100 times. Finally v8 MHD maps arenot my favourite v9 are a big step forward slightly better 0 to 100 times and noticeably smoother.

We will have to have a conversation.

I bought it.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/other/listing/2770714030?fbclid=IwAR1hWjLoqXQ4J6PTcV4YAIEeNRvoIKUC3qNbwJs4CK7dBM0mO6kpib3GWAY

Well the pulse was up thats for sure.

They do sound and look nice but not sure there are too many other upsides.

Last night the 335i had to be towed home, my wife was in the tow car and assured me she had done it before. Well it was 25 mins of harrowing terror! The lacks of steering and brakes were hard enough but when she went through a roundabout and obviously forgot I was there I saw my life flash before my eyes. Now time to replace that coolant pump.

It took me about a week to get used to linear throttle but obviously there is no loss of power you just have to use the pedal fully. It is so much better for everyday driving and makes working around the small bit of turbo lag so much easier.

I will let you know