Datkiwi

Hows the car looking now. Just found this post and will be going down the same route one day.

Towards the end of e30 production there was a significant change to the ring gear tooth profile ............ WE HAVE BOTH TYPES! ............ Different countries got the upgrade at different times but generally around 1988-89. Also many cars have since been fitted the wrong replacement starters. (cheap aftermarket starters are generally late model version) Using the wrong starter causes a lot of very harsh noise, excessive tooth wear and eventual stripping of the ring gear teeth. There is only one way to tell the difference and that is to count the teeth. Early version FW has 137t Late version FW has 116t. This change is only relevant to the starter!!... ALL other fitment and clutch details are exactly the same, so please choose the correct one

Yeah, Sorry about that. I had asked around on Facebook for a M325i and he replied. I then had to update my everyday car so did't go through with the sale so I was surprised when I got back in touch with him a couple of months later and he still had it. Its going to be a project to restore it slowly as funds (and the wife) allow. I had thought about a S50b30/b32 conversion originally but because the car is too good for that I think I will just get an Ireland engineering stroker kit and massage the head/cam to see if that fits the bill lol. It certainly goes much better than the mk2 escort sport i had ?

Hi Guys, Just brought a M325i and wish to find a few of the BMW e30 performance bibles that people may have lying around and want to get rid of It's fairly tidy and all complete but will be a rolling restoration with the eventual aim to fit a stroker kit but keep it standard looking. Cheers