m_power 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2006 Just a quick pic of my 1990 bmw 316, standard at the moment apart from vortex muffer, pod filter and lowering springs for xmas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2006 Thats a wee stunner mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted December 6, 2006 Looks tidy. 3 BS stickers FTW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted December 6, 2006 straight as - good stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2006 wow!!!! nice find!! its immaculate, sweet car do the bottle caps grey hah would look kinda cool maybe? and leave lip the same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blk320i 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2006 nice. good base to work off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m_power 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2006 nice. good base to work offthanks for your messages guys...its all i wanted for my 1st car just a mint tidy little e30, got the looks and its cheap to run. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 7, 2006 Sounds like me mate, getting a 89 Coupe 316 soon.Good buy, mint as! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2006 htfu emma .. this guys taking longer than a woman to decide whether its your car or not... its unfair ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 8, 2006 Mmmhmm ai Andy gonna rev him up 2day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m_power 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2006 Sounds like me mate, getting a 89 Coupe 316 soon.Good buy, mint as!oh yeh, has ur 1 got air con, or is it budget like my 1? lol...no rev counter, no air con, no power steer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) - no fogs - no air con - no sunroof - no rev counter - windy windows - european rear numberplate holder - grey cloth seats (with vinyl door cars ?) classic NZ New 316i characteristics. Also they came with hubcaps not bottlecaps, but I mean .. the first thing I did to mine was change it to bottlecaps so I wouldnt be surprised if the previous owners of yours did the same. Emma's is still rolling on hubcaps. The only thing you dont know that may benefit you is as far as I know all NZ New 316i's came out with a 1.8L block. It was just part of hte NZ spec ones, which isnt seen on imported versions. If you wish to check I can show you where to find hte code on the engine but its really hard to get to. Edited December 8, 2006 by E30stz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bamgmz 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2006 mint ride man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m_power 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2006 - no fogs - no air con - no sunroof - no rev counter - windy windows - european rear numberplate holder - grey cloth seats (with vinyl door cars ?) classic NZ New 316i characteristics. Also they came with hubcaps not bottlecaps, but I mean .. the first thing I did to mine was change it to bottlecaps so I wouldnt be surprised if the previous owners of yours did the same. Emma's is still rolling on hubcaps. The only thing you dont know that may benefit you is as far as I know all NZ New 316i's came out with a 1.8L block. It was just part of hte NZ spec ones, which isnt seen on imported versions. If you wish to check I can show you where to find hte code on the engine but its really hard to get to. yep thats the specs of my one...lol...my 1 came with hubs but i put the bottle caps on, yeh i did know that they had 318 block, thanks for comment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 129 Report post Posted December 13, 2006 yep thats the specs of my one...lol...my 1 came with hubs but i put the bottle caps on, yeh i did know that they had 318 block, thanks for comment. great car! ive had 2 316i's and loved them both! did they reeeealy have 1.8? im quite sure that they were a 1.6L Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2006 Pretty sure they're 1.8 I'm sure the one I sodl to silverfox is registered as 1.8 even. different ecu etc i was told Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2006 they have SLIGHTly smaller capacity than a 318...v small difference though..prob more a 1.7? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted December 13, 2006 Hi Cam, thanks again for your help with the car. It's reged as a 316, and badged as such also. I pulled the motor but haven't done anything with the block, so don't know if the rods and crank are different from the 318. The bore and pistons are the same as the 318, 83.9mm pistons. The ecu is different, as is the airflow meter, its smaller. I thought that the 318's badged as 316's were only the last of the imports, not a general thing with all the 316's? By the way, the car's ready for the Jan meet now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2006 yeah same piston bore...i think its a slightly shorter stroke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
