Gus 5 Report post Posted May 1, 2006 i thought i would try something this time round...as an alternative to the e32 750 MC (d.25mm) which is hardish to find, i gave the e28 one a go. its about 23.xmm (i think same size as e30 m3), so not as big, but should work well for those running larger calipers or even on stock to firm it up a little. the only catch is it only bolts straight into ABS cars..the e30 non-ABS have three hoses in total coming out the master cylinder as opposed to the ABS two. I imagine these could be joined but it defeats the simple swap purpose I was going for. Will take pics and have a review on braking when the car back in one piece. I got mine from Ray at Bavarian Motors (royz on trademe). Not sure of his Ph number (someone else can post it up) but I believe he should have a few lying around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattA 164 Report post Posted May 1, 2006 Hi Gus, Had the same prob with fitting the 25mm MC will take some pics and post. But I just got a T fitting and split the front line works sweet, all certified etc. 23mm MC is prob better as 25 makes locking the fronts up very easy, I've put a Wilwood prop valve in to wind it back abit. cheers Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 1, 2006 i have ABS...so it was very very easy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted May 1, 2006 observe my sniffing around on trademe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2006 while we're talking brakes... depending on availability of the rotors over here this could be a reasonably cheap upgrade... http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23550 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) For those interested in the 25mm MC I emailed Don McAdams from McAdamsAutoSport to get an idea on prices. He says: Hi Ash- 2 options here- The OEM BMW master cylinder lists for ($398!) your price would be $330. I can also source an OE part made by ATE (exact same as the dealer piece, just does not have the Roundel stamped into it, also not packaged in a BMW box)- this piece is $155. The other 2 pieces that Gustave lists are around $9 for the pair, so $164 for the 3 pieces (using the OE replacement ATE M.C.) Hope I did not confuse things! The site he refers to is Gustavs e30m3performance page which has a great article on the 25mm Master Cylinder Upgrade plus many other well written articles, definitly worth a read. Ash Edited May 2, 2006 by Ghost Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
