There are many different engines that BMW produced but even more so there are different variations of certain engine models. Even when you get down to something as specific as s50b32 (s50 engine which is 3.2 liters) there is 2 sub branches : 326S1 01 A,  Part #: 11 00 1405257, S50B32 326S3 02 A, Part...
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Here ill try to outline most of the steering wheel options that were available stock to the E30. 4 spoke “standard” steering wheel This is the as basic and standard as it gets, no air bag, no sport properties just your normal plain stock steering wheel. This is what you got if you didn’t...
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Click to make bigger (if applicable). This is a post to check back on since I will be adding to it when i find more pictures over time.
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So we all know the general E30 models, but your wondering to yourself… what are the other non traditional models offered by other companies? Ill try to cover the following: Alpina Hartge AC Schnitzer Alpina: BMW ALPINA C1 2,3 / 1 Based on BMW 323i (E30) 2-door Production 8/1983  –  11/1985      ...
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So you thought your E30 sport seats were Recaro’s? Think again the E21 sport seats were Recaro’s, not your E30’s. However real Recaro sport seats were offered as a rare option on E30’s. As seen here clearly stated by BMW themselves: Furthermore Alpina offered Recaro seats in their E30’s also but again Alpina’s are...
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The single most thing most thing I hate when it comes to cars even more then electrical gremlins and torn timing belts (on interference engines) is rust. Being from Ontario, we have cold snowy winters where salt is lathered liberally EVERYWHERE.  This will rust your car an exceptional amount in just one winter let alone 20+ if you...
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No it is not the same as a compression test. A compression test is a gauge that screws into the spark plug hole and reads how much pressure your engine can create and hold by cranking (usually by the starter). Now a Leak down tester also screws into the spark plug hole, however it has its own pressure source...
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Got this courtesy of http://www.mobil1.com.sg/performance/miles.aspx Imagine Driving Your Car For One Million Miles. It Would Take Forever! (according to the video 66 years of normal driving) In 1990 Mobil conducted an extraordinary experiment with Mobil 1 – the Million Miles Test. At Mobil’s research center in the United States, a new BMW 325i, with...
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The guys in germany at Dbilas http://dbilas-dynamic.de/dbilas_eng/Einzeldrosseleinspritzanlagen/Einzeldrosseleinspritzanlagen_Strasse/DKA_S.php?ID=7# have a product for your e30/e36/e46/e34 which will allow you to have individual throttle bodies  for each cylinder for your engine.  From what I can tell they include the chip and all you need is a filter to attach to the new intake manifold. They are TUV...
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Got this courtesy of http://www.theymightberacing.com/ShopTech/FuelBrakeLineFabrication.aspx we all know if you own an E30 in Canada or anywhere that snows and/or uses salt on the roads, your fuel lines/brake lines will rust after winter driving (especially 20+ years of it) in my case I replaced fuel lines on my 1987 Bmw 325i back a couple...
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