Finally got some photos uploaded to my Cardomain page. Here's a sample of some pictures of my "new" BMW...







Performance mods: 16" ASA wheels with 225/45-16 Yokohama ES-100 tires, Jim Conforti chip, Sparco strut tower bar, Koni adjustable shocks, and E30 M3 aluminum control arms, springs, strut mounts, bushings, steering rack.

Cosmetic mods: E30 M3 steering wheel and lighted shift knob.

 

Looks to be in great shape, how many miles? Oh and congrats!

 

Yeah thanks, it is in terrific shape (I searched for more than a year to find it). It had 119,000 miles when I got it 6 weeks ago. Now I'm already up to 124,000.

 

Congrats... I always liked those E30's (round headlights probably)

 

That's in impeccable condition. Very nice. I'd LOVE to have an E30 3-series as a daily driver. Good looking kids too!!

 

 

i was gonna say cute kids too.

 

congrats, those kids came with the car eh

 

Want one? THeres one sitting in my drive way.

Good choice We have two in my house, well one 325 is, and one 325 ic. Great cars, plus they are very fun to toss around.
Good luck with it.

 

So you went from a 2004 to a 1988.........to drive daily? Am I missing something here

 

No, it's just a weekend toy / track day car. I drive a company car Monday - Friday.

 

Nah, the kids came first - ha ha!

If it wasn't for the munchkins, I'd be posting pictures of a Porsche 911 right now...though the Bimmer's a fine compromise.

The kids love the BMW by the way.

 

love the car!

 

Thanks!

When's the next Seattle area meet? I'd love to stop by...

 

Almost an M3 ... as I recall, the 325is model was fairly close back then to the M3. Many moons ago, I almost popped for the same thing.

Congrats.

 

Oh ok. In that case, sweet!

 

Yes, the 325i and M3 had virtually identical straight-line acceleration. The M3, however, is a better track car due to it's lighter weight, peakier engine and improved suspension. The 325is is the better around town car thanks to it's flatter and wider torque band.

Mine's pretty much an amalgam of the two, with the torque delivery of the 325 and the suspension of the M3.

 

Congrats!

How much?

 

Wow, that car looks retardedly well maintained.

 

Nice move

 

...they're thinking about 10 years down the road, that's why.

 

I took it to the dyno this weekend...




Even though it was 88 degrees, it still managed a max of 148 hp (SAE) and 149 tq (SAE). That works out to approximately 175 hp/176 tq at the crank.

BTW, the blue line is the gain after installing the Eurosport (Conforti) chip.

 

Thats not saying much....the M3 as we now know it wasnt a speed demon back then.

 

p.s. don't take this the wrong way, but ur daughter is gona be a knock out when she gets older, look her in the house till she turns 25

 

Keep in mind: E30 M3=195hp 2.3L Inline 4

The E30 M3 was truly the Integra Type R of it's time. It ran 0-60 in 6.5-7 seconds and topped out at ~145mph...at the time (88-91) that was unheard of for an NA 4 cylinder and only a few NA I4s to date post those numbers (i.e.: ITR, RSX-S to name a couple). I've seen 1 or 2 at Etown with basic bolt ons running stock E36 M3 times (very low 14s).

 

The E30 M3 was the highest winning M3 ever, racking up over 1500 victories for BMW in various different series and what not.

And it was a speed demon back then as most cars of the late 80s were slow as all hell.

 

So when did I ever state it wasnt a great race car? Thats what it was built for. I know the rich race history of BMW due to the fact of growing up in a BMW only house. I was enstilled at an early age that this was the only brand that one should ever buy. What i was commenting on was the flat out speed of the car. "If you are looking for abundent straight line power, you'll be sorely disappointed-as many have been."(Bimmer #51, June 2005) This car won many races due to corners, not straight aways. Which is what I was talking about before. And, you really cant compare the S14 engine to many other cars out there. How many came with a race engine?