E30 ///M3 owners...

Hi all, mines an '87 Evo1 in black, bought last year mainly for taking to the Nurburgring. Supposedly has been chipped though difficult to tell whether it has or not.

2 trips to the 'Ring last year, 29 laps on second trip which finished off the dampers.....just about to be booked into Moseleys for new springs & dampers.

Also about to swap the steering wheel for something slightly smaller though I guess that will make the top of the clocks difficult to see.

Jaseb.....I saw your new car the other day, Nigel was out in it around Telford...mmmm, very nice...congrats.

Oh yeah, I'm in Staffordshire / North Birmingham area.

what sort of price you thinking? i was after 2 recaro spg's but i may be interested in yours as a half way stop. <SCRIPT> window.open=NS_ActualOpen; orig_onload = window.onload; orig_onunload = window.onunload; window.onload = noopen_load; window.onunload = noopen_unload;

Simon

To buy a single Pole Position brand new with the specific side brackets would cost around £460 and you've got to add on about another £60 for the slider adapters (provided you don't want to bold the seats to the floor that is?).

I would accept something in the region of £250-300 for the seat, side brackets (you can have the Recaro Pole Position brackets and a set of Sparco ones as well) plus the slider adapters which mount the seat to the standard E30 sliders.

The Pole Position is a slightly wider seat than the SPG and I have found it to be quite comfortable on longer journeys from Surrey to Scotland and back, and it really holds you in place when cornering (even more so with harness belts!)

Basically I'm open to a sensible offer as I am wanting to sell my current car in a few months and start looking for a Sport Evo - so I won't need the seat! I also have one set of Sabelt 4point harness belts (3" wide variety) available if you were interested?

You can e-mail me at: mark.donoghue1@btopenworld.com if you want any more info.

Mark

I have a 1990 UK Evo Sport 79,000 miles still with a BMW warranty! 

I have owned it for two years after having a 1989 Misano Red Evo 2 for three years before.

My Evo sport has a few modifications:

Full Cage, Leda fully adjustable coil over suspension all round, adj anti roll bars, every bush on the car is now polyeurethene, front and rear strut braces, 3.91:1 rear diff (still have the 3.15:1 diff for trips to the ring), Brembo 4 pot front calipers with 315mm rotors and Pagid Blue pads all round, changing to Pagid Grey (RS15) shortly, complete engine rebuild six months ago including lightened and balanced flywheel and crank, Schrick 284 inlet and exhaust cams and a Motec M48 being fitted in a weeks time, so should see hopefully 260-270 bhp, oh also forgot the quickshift.

I am replacing my Split Second MAF Sensor for the Motec if anyone is interested or knows someone who might be interested in buying the MAF sensor from me.

I also come form Hertfordshire.

Cheers,

Andy.

 

Out of interest, how much are the RS15's, I have them on my caterham but they were about 120 notes for an axle set. I imagine they'd be pretty mean on an M3, can you get them for standard calipers do you know?

MarkD,

The acceleration difference is quite noticeable as most of my power comes in at about 5500rpm due to the cams in the car.

Are you getting your diff from Moseley? as I had a 3.46:1 fitted with a 25% lock LSD from him last year which leaked leaked like a chocolate teapot and I subsequently swapped with him for a pair of front legs for my Leda suspension; incidentally a 3.46 diff is from an E30 325i automatic and is not listed in the Group N catelogue.  What is listed in the group n catelogue is a 3.25, 3.64, 3.73, 3.91 & 4.1....but to answer your question yes you can light up the rear wheels quite easily and you do get quite a bit of diff whine especially when you have no sound deadening in your car like mine!!  If I was to choose again I would probably go for a 3.64 or maybe a 3.73 as with mine, a 3.91, gives a top speed of only 126 mph. which is ok for most UK tracks and at around 100 mph the rev counter reads 5500rpm.

As for the Pagid Blues you definately see a big difference in braking with a significant reduction in brake fade, but they are not cheap at around £300 for a front and rear set, what would also help is braided brake hoses and a different brake fluid like ATE Super Blue or Castrol SRF.

JaseB,

I'm not sure if RS15's are available in the standard calipers, but I can find out if you want me to.  I have Brembo front calipers and they are available for them.

Cheers,

Andy.

 

 

 

 

Andy

Yes I was condering an exchange of my diff at Moseley's for the 3.46 but now I'm not so sure. I recently priced another used (std ratio) diff for £400 inc. VAT. but the easiest route might be to just have the one I have re-built. Munich Legends quoted a rough figure of £500+VAT, does that sound about right?

As for the brakes - does your 315mm set-up fit within the std 7.5x16 wheels? When I eventually get a Sport Evo one of the biggest mods I want to do is fit a set of 4-pot calipers to the front (preferably AP) but I'd want to keep the std wheels. Also do you still have the std brake master cylinder, or did you have that upgraded?

Cheers

Mark

Mark, that 3.46 diff at Moseleys sounds like the one I sent back to him!

About £500-£600 +VAT sounds right for a diff, but if I were you I would keep your original 3.15 and try to get another diff and fit the higher ratios to the new diff, that way you will always have your standard diff should you want to transfer back.  In the long run it is cheaper to have two, in a strange kind of way.   Also there are other firms rather than Munich Legends who can get you a diff, if you see what I am trying to say.

I also have the std brake master cylinder on my car and it seems to be ok.

Andy

You're right Simon. I reckon I'll get 250 max with the Motec and cams (if I get them).

I'll let everyone know in a couple of weeks time what my car will be producing with the Motec....and by then hopefully I will have sorted out my exhaust which has so far lost me 45 bhp.   After having my cams timing and lift set up properly by Nigel at Bexleys my current exhaust configuration is knocking the cars power.  Last September with the cam timing incorrect I saw 248 bhp so with the correct cam timing and the correct exhaust configuration together with Motec I am hoping to see 260 bhp.......i'll wait and see. 

Andy.