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Re: E36 v2 I know the exact feeling you mean, my blue one was horrible, and it used to sway/wobble about when under hard cornering loads. I cant describe the difference replacing everything has made, its the complete opposite. Solid, precise, fantastic feedback and the proper alignment just...

Good result. Sounds about right with the RSTuner 98ron, my original engine ran 165lb/ft without PAS/Aircon etc so thats probably where the few extra came from.

Re: E36 v2 That's just usually when people get someone else to do the work... just like all the track car threads when the cars never been on track :clown: Compared to previous threads I've not bothered going into as much detail with this, but some serious hours have been ploughed into it over...

Re: E36 v2 The car had recently had a radiator when I bought it, yet it had already started leaking. Turns out it was a cheap pattern part, over the last couple of weeks the split has been getting worse.. I decided to just buy a proper alloy one to replace it with, rather than f*ck around...

Yep, might be good for handling... but terrible to work on. Did that but the issue was the joint spinning, plus it doesn't help when the torx bit snaps off in the thread so you cant even hold it still to undo. Rubbish

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Already told you what to buy and you already bought it.......

Re: E36 v2 Soon ;) So after Blyton the car seemed to be tapping quite a bit, as if the oil was too thin after getting it really hot. It was on 5w30. The grade varies for these engines depending on climates, age, mileage, the usual. Many people run 5w40 or 10w40 all year round. After some...

Cheers for that, I've revised the listing. I wouldn't have known any different, it will sell for whatever it sells for. Be reet!

Re: E36 v2 Its good fun if you want to hammer it around and don't want to hit anything, or test the car out. Good mix of corners and they don't tend to book too many on. Good new track surface, cheap too. Worth a visit if you've never been before.

Re: E36 v2 I'l drop you a PM Nick, the YellowStuffs are wearing pretty thin now.

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, it would help but its not really a priority yet. I ended up selling the two Cobras that I had in the Mk1, see what happens over winter. Handful of things done since Blyton, but not got round to updating this yet. Just need to replace the RS-R before Oulton.

Re: E36 v2 Couple of pictures from Blyton.. Need to sort the wing mirror colour out soon.

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Re: E36 v2 Just want to get as much use as I can out of it, especially now I know all the bushings/suspension are spot on. Engines are cheap, reliable, widely available and swappable in a few hours if anything ever did happen. Engine and box can be had for £150-200, compared to an M3 engine...

Re: E36 v2 SR20 up against the bulkhead, I knew them well enough from doing the E30. 1/2JZ are big money in comparison, SR20 are plentiful and easy to extract power from with bolt on mods. Got bored, realised the chassis was knackered so moved on basically!

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, its night and day difference with the M50 on. I looked a car yesterday that was for sale, and it felt like a 323 compared to the 328+M50, well worth doing when you get round to it. Flies through the revs in comparison and you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner!

Re: E36 v2 You should break 230hp with a map and inlet (AC and viscous fan delete). We'l see in the next week or two, going to RR it to get a baseline to compare it against my other that made 203hp completely stock. US M3 Cams and M3 exhaust take it further, but then the generic map really...

Re: E36 v2 Much cheaper to buy in the first place, engines are ten to a penny and M50 Manifold + Generic remap makes 235hp+. For a clean 3.0 you're easily talking double the price of a clean 328i (going from what we've paid), 3.2 even more. Its ideal all the bits are interchangeable, and the...

RS-R are easily comparable to R888/A048 IMO, really capable tyre, its just peoples opinion of the 'Federal' brand that gives them a bad name on forums/the internetz (or more so people comparing them when they have never actually used them). Used them on both my E36s, even with the 1300kg...

Re: E36 v2 It'l be like going back 4 years and starting all over again, lol.

Yeah, Jamie was there on the Saturday

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Re: E36 v2 Stretched its legs on Saturday over at Blyton Park. Great day, no issues, the car is brilliant. Before going I dropped a seat in that I've had lying about for a few months, didn't want to be sliding all over.. Fitted some normal wing mirrors you can actually see out of, binned...

Re: E36 v2 The other one was ~1280kg on the Oulton Park scales with a bit of fuel in it. That was lightweight seats and no interior bar the dash. Generally the bonnet and tailgate are big weight savers, carpets are heavy/thick, plenty of places to save really. Although... add a cage in and...

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, I did consider the M3, but for the price (sub £1k) a 328 cant be beaten really. Quite a bit more than that for an M3, even if its still 'cheap'. M52+M50 Inlet+Map is knocking on the door of 230-235hp, with the same torque, when paired with the quicker 3.0 diff its plenty quick...

Re: E36 v2 Cool. A couple of people I know have done the same, mega cheap for the performance. Just hate how the compacts use an e30 rear suspension setup! Yeah. INPA with a modified VAGCOM cable and BMW 20pin Adaptor

Re: E36 v2 Same as yours. I'l let you know about the cruise control in the next couple of days. :sleepy: They do have a lot of common faults to be honest, without having the other one (and E30/E46s) I would have never worked out some of the problems as quick as I have. The VANOS really...

Re: E36 v2 Various other bits have been done over the past couple of weeks, but not got round to writing them up or getting any pictures yet. Purchased four reasonably priced 'sticky' tyres for some of the spare 16x8 wheels. I've used the RSRs before on the other E36, so thought I would try...

Re: E36 v2 Cheers! After a week one of the CV boots had gone so I replaced the joint and boot from a spare shaft I had. Although when checking over nuts/bolts earlier in the week I noticed the poor 1mm PowerFlex washers they provide were just that, p*ss poor. They had bent quite...