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How do i know which diff ratio i need. There is a cheap medium case 8 bolt on trademe 4.1 ratio. My e30 is a 88 it is a 320i with a m20b25 done by previous owner so dont know if gearbox was changed

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How do i know which diff ratio i need. There is a cheap medium case 8 bolt on trademe 4.1 ratio. My e30 is a 88 it is a 320i with a m20b25 done by previous owner so dont know if gearbox was changed

hae bro who did u buy your e30 off cause i think i built this one. if it is the dif is still the same auto diff. because i did a full manual conversion at the same tym i put the b25 in.

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small case 4 bolt diff looks like this

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-525705860.htm

medium case 6 bolt diff looks like this

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-525416437.htm

if it was a 320i it would normally have a small case 3.91 to 4.1 etc

std 325i normally use a 3.64 medium case.

but there are also variations on this of course.

all depends on how many revs you want to be doing at say 100km/h in 5th gear

try this

http://members.dodo.com.au/~wawawa/revs.htm

enter the gearbox type getrag 240 or 260.

put wheel/tyre size in .

then try some different ratios like 3.25 ,3.46 , 3.46 , 3.73, 3.91 4.1 , 4.45 etc

ps. also e30 dont use 8 bolt large case diffs ,

thats what 5 ,6 , 7 & 8 series normall use

V8's v12 ,M5 and big six engines like 3.5l 4L 4.4l 5L etc

or e36 e46 M3 3.2L etc

they look like this

Edited by Brent HARTGE535i

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hae bro who did u buy your e30 off cause i think i built this one. if it is the dif is still the same auto diff. because i did a full manual conversion at the same tym i put the b25 in.

Ive pmd u

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small case 4 bolt diff looks like this

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-525705860.htm

medium case 6 bolt diff looks like this

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-525416437.htm

if it was a 320i it would normally have a small case 3.91 to 4.1 etc

std 325i normally use a 3.64 medium case.

but there are also variations on this of course.

all depends on how many revs you want to be doing at say 100km/h in 5th gear

try this

http://members.dodo.com.au/~wawawa/revs.htm

enter the gearbox type getrag 240 or 260.

put wheel/tyre size in .

then try some different ratios like 3.25 ,3.46 , 3.46 , 3.73, 3.91 4.1 , 4.45 etc

ps. also e30 dont use 8 bolt large case diffs ,

thats what 5 ,6 , 7 & 8 series normall use

V8's v12 ,M5 and big six engines like 3.5l 4L 4.4l 5L etc

or e36 e46 M3 3.2L etc

they look like this

Sweet mate i think i need to get my car actually not overheating first

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Sweet mate i think i need to get my car actually not overheating first

bring it around some time.

have a workshop next door to my warehouse

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