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If this was the one sitting i n JGBMW Wgtn last year then it's one of the best examples of an E30 M3 I've seen including the UK when I lived there a few year back. Price has moved in the right direction but if your after one of the best examples of a convertable M3 then put it your must see list.

15 pounds on a 3.5 should give that e30 a fright ! Having trouble finding the spreadsheet, but did find a couple of useful bookmarks on the pc http://www.rceng.com/technical.aspx#Fuel_Injector_Worksheet_ http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/turbo/turboflow.html (go to excel spreadsheet near bottom of page, not inmetric but easy enough to convert) edit , fuel pump specs http://www.lucasinjection.com/bosch_and_lucas_fuel_pumps.htm

Sounding like a great project My context was 450 kw plus rather than CC size which the RB26 can do quite easily with suitable mods. I'd suggest this would be harder to achieve with a M30 without extensive upgrades of internal components. For you fuel system / pump / injectors you really need to work the following Goals for Engine, e.g. , mild boost / high boost / hi HP / high torque Engineering of engine strength (If standard m30 then CR ratio will mean low boost or short engine life under high boost) Turbo / supercharger size as per engine goals Boost PSI to suit engine goals and build From there you can work out Optimal size for Fuel Pump / Fuel lines / injector size / regulator fuel pressure ratio / ECU inputs and outputs. I’ve got some spreadsheets somewhere that calculates injector size based on engine RPM / CC rating / Boost / HP goals. I can dig it out if you which. BTW , what ECU are you going to run ?

running 044 and -an6 on the Mini with fuel cell , complete overkill as this could supply 350 hp of fuel if needed. IMO I'd only go -an8 / 10 if running large cc V8 engine or high boost 2.6 GTR transplant.

http://www.e38.org/2000Manual-5Sedan-SportWagon.pdf Check out page 88 , note the bit about the engine running to reset certain functions

Try holding in the stalk end for a few seconds when fuel consumption is showing on the mid and for time put mid on time and try turning either tip meter reset or the one on the other side.

Current bike is a Ducati 748R which I've had for the last 8 years or so. Have done everything from touring on it to trackdays and Hillclimbs Saw a fantastic movie on the weekend called TT3D: Closer to the Edge. It follows a rider through the Isle of Man TT race. The movie is only on for a short time so catch it while you can. RIP Gary (left in pic)

The e46 has a electronics module called a "general module five" which controls alarm / door locking / lights / windows and a few other bits. The car also has an immobiliser built in. The module has connections for alarm siren / ultrasonic interior sensor & a tilt sensor which is in the boot. The alarm is a factory option . With the Japan e46 some have an alarm , some are pre-wired for an alarm and some are not wired for the additional sensors Looks like we need to work out work what your car has. If you key has a battery then you car will more than likely have the infrared central locking. Once you replace the battery you will more than likely need to re-sync the key (and any other keys) to re-enable the central lock function. follow this link first http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=19404

Factory way is easier if your car has pre-installed alarm wiring. Easiest way to check for pre - wire is to remove the boot side carpet and check for tilt senor wire connectors. Check out this guide for dyi install. http://www.e46fanatics.com/faq/alarminstall/index.html If you do have pre-wire you and do install a factory system then you will need to go to a BMW dealer or specialist on here to get the sensors / alarm enabled. Not sure on aftermarket install / others here may have done so and my be able to advise.

Early BMW branded Sony head units should work with later CD / CD / CDR text stackers. I tried a 94 Sony Tape / CD stacker on a mid 2000's stacker which worked ok. Not sure about the MP3 versions though.

Drifting Volvos is just wrong ....

@ Mike I looked at bringing a TVR back when I lived in the UK 2005/6 . The main issue is that they aren't tested for euro impact laws which means your not able to road register them here (TVR sent one for testing but the outfit doing the testing dropped the car off the back of a truck before it was tested so they didn't try again). They also don't qualify for low volume rules as they exceed the number of cars built per year under this scheme. I couldn't find a way to bring one other than for motorsport / trailer queen. I don't think the laws have change since.

From experence of running 16x8 AC Type 1's with 225/50/16 with rolled guards I tend to agree with 3 pedals. The car suffered badly from bump steer and hard braking downhill would require two firm hands on the steering wheel to counter weaving. I've only recently relised how bad this was since changing car. A recent trip to Auckland in the e36 I released how much of the time was spent guarding the tracking of the front wheels in corners and on road chamber. I now have a car that shares much of the e36 suspension yet the handling is night and day dispite harder springs / wider wheels and tires. The car holds true on corners and moves less on road camber than the wifes e36 328i. This is due no doubt to the correct geomerty being run

Get a glove box torch to sig socket converter cable (ebay $5 usd ) and connect your satnav to that outlet . I'm reasonably sure it is ignition switched(mulitmeter to check) and should have enough current to run a satnav http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-Auxilia...=item51976d0379

Started getting a PC together to intergate into the e46 Nav Stereo System primary for sounds , but will add Freeview tuner / bluetooth / 3g internet and maybe alternative Nav sat and front & reverse cameras Will use usb to ibus controller so hope to use steering wheel and tv screen buttons for PC key board / mouse emulation. Also need to sort out speaker replacements / amps installs / and intergation with factory tuner / Nav & CD stacker and studio quality sound card off PC. If anyone is interested I'll start a project thread.

Have a word with a car audio store and show them a bsw style setup. http://www.bavariansoundwerks.com/product/...6/X5-Subwoofer/ Bass wise maybe a DD 500 8 inch and a sound stream stealth amp which can daisychain off the bmw factory sub amp.

Follow this video , X5 will need to have world tuner circa 2001 cars or later

Never seen snow in our back yard before

Got to speak to Peter Brook briefly in the garage carpark under the libary area. Was looking for myself in the crowd under the JQ people bridge area. The oldman put a lot of work into using the waterfront for NM500. He got to see a few of these before he passed on. Used to get pit passes as a result.

First of all, thanks for running a great forum , whilst I'm not a volume poster I find that I'm often reading the forums. Some ideas / thoughts Events calendar on the front page , have a running ticker tape of up coming events Front page has past events going back over a year. Try and keep the page a bit more recent Check the multimedia area more frequently , many of the links are broken and are old . Look at a way where members can update this area out of the forums Put bimmersport merhandise on the front page Keep a check of relavant advertising on the front page. E.G tonight we have dresses and handbangs being offered (great for drag racing ?) yet what % of members are ladies ? Make it easier for member to contribute to the running of the forum via email drop or front page (internet / webhosting charges etc) Have a look at using later versions of Vbulletin, later versions are great for embedding multimedia , sponsor adverts etc (Check out kiwibiker.co.nz for E.G of this software) Rolling banners on front page for those companies that support bimmersport Have an Expert forum with a number of topic areas....... Some ideas for Expert forums going beyond forum stickies. This site has some of the best advice found on any site in the world , People like Jochen on all things electronic / Nat Sav , yourself for that matter on race car setup/car mods, Conrod for engine advice, The guys that built that E46 race car with M5 v8 transplant. No doubt we have professionals in the tyre industry on here that can offer advice less subject advice on performance tyre choice and advise on the lastest and greatest developments in this area. I also notice from time to time we have some great NZ bmw race drivers on here. Would like to hear about the odd racing story , bios etc. Some people know more about E30's than is humanly possible in one's life time , others know E28's E36's E46's like the back of there hands BMW motorsport area .... Role of honour , team profiles , car profiles. Also ,perhaps keep a check on the BMW Dealer bashing that goes on here ? When a dealer tried to enage via the forums on here (offering discounts on e46 body kits a few years back) they where chased off by a couple of members and haven't re-engaged since. No doubt other forum members could have benefitted from the start and future of that inital enagement. I belong to a Mini club in Wellington which enjoys great Club support via the local BMW / Mini dealer and as a result I can get a discount on BMW parts as a result of Mini Club membership. You'd think it should be via Bimmerport.

Sound like the 323i Msport now has the owner it deserves ! Nice work

Cheers Vanossa , These are a good sounding head unit with great features for ICE setups (4volt our front/rear/sub , DSO , Listening postions setting etc) . I ran one of these with a Phoniex Gold amp and Boston Acoustic speakers and then later with a Soundstream and PPI speaker combo. It was also able to run the factory sony Cd changer. The reset to factory default reset button is on the left of the cd when the face is open (2 mm hole). However , a remote sequecnce is required to restart the unit after (Anti thieft system)

Go for the proper xenons lights with autoleveling if you can , I have these in the current car and they are the best headlights i've driven with short of rally car setups. Low beam is great and highbeam is expectional. Down side is you don't get that angel eye look. You might be able to get these second hand via some of the parts suppliers that advertise here.

Make sure it isn't the local station isn't set ( Might be toggled via sa button on right hand side) Note , you can default all the settings to factory by putting a paper clip end into the reset hole. If you do this then the unit will drop back to factory settings. You will need your remote control to re-activate the head unit after with a squence of buttons (PM me if you need this info) Otherwise these units do have tuner module failures (Sony CDX II tuner, my one failed, but Sony NZ replaced the tuner module under warranty) I think the part was a few hunderd dollars retail

I'd say your more thank likely to be ok with these as they have crimped fittings. The cert laws have on briaded lines have been relaxed a bit since they first came in. I have ones on a race mini that I'm converting back to road use I'm building that have a second nut where the line goes onto the fitting. I belive that it this type they are not letting through as they are worried about DYI's lossening these by mistake (LTSA and low volume cert web pages)