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  • May 25, 2011 8:33 a.m. stealthfighter1 Reader

    i just traded two cars for my 95 325i , it's my 3rd bmw but my first that i will try to keep running and want to use as an occasional auto-x car .

    it's a sedan with an m52 swap, zf "m3" trans and diff , exterior stuff, h&r cup kit, spa manifold, 60 trim master power turbo on 5psi.... besides a differential brace what suggestions do you guys have for me to make it a fun dd and not embarrasing auto-x car? the wheel and tire combo will eventually match the car since right now it's on stretched tires.

  • mad_machine

    May 25, 2011 8:40 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    does it have the underbody brace that bolts the frame rails together. It looks like a giant X under the trans made of metal tubes. It is factory on the cabriolet and some M3s.

  • curtis73

    May 25, 2011 8:51 a.m. curtis73 Dork

    I refuse to assist in your quest until pics are posted....

  • May 25, 2011 8:57 a.m. stealthfighter1 Reader

    i still have to take pix besides the sale add. the brace seems like a good idea

  • nderwater

    May 25, 2011 8:57 a.m. nderwater Dork

    Sounds like a great find. Any idea how much power it's putting down with the turbo?

  • 93EXCivic

    May 25, 2011 9:00 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork

    What are the illegal mods?

  • John Brown

    May 25, 2011 9:04 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

    Illegal for stock autocross but who cares, run it aainst yourself and be happy.

  • May 25, 2011 9:27 a.m. stealthfighter1 Reader

    93EXCivic wrote:

    What are the illegal mods?

    it's a line from fast and furious

    it's probably doing about 250whp . today i'm going to give it a once ov er and order a boost gauge so i can bump it up to 8-10 psi, it has a cometic headgasket and arp headstuds too...

    and i want to improve my driving skills as much as the car

  • Strizzo

    May 25, 2011 10:06 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork

    i have a prosport performance series i pulled out of my Mazda before i sold it if you're interested. its the non-electronic version that blacks out when the car is off, and can be set up as amber all the time, or white during the day and amber at night.... pm me if you're interested.

  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    May 25, 2011 10:50 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    ^That's a nice gauge, i run them in the MX6.

  • Strizzo

    May 25, 2011 10:58 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork

    In reply to 92CelicaHalfTrac:

    i liked it alot, and it matched the mazda oem amber cluster almost perfectly

  • Maroon92

    May 25, 2011 12:10 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    -That one, the 240 with the illegal mod.

    -How do you know that's him?

    -Cuz I'd drive it!

  • May 29, 2011 9:07 p.m. stealthfighter1 Reader

    here's a pic, and the nardi i just bought and installed..

  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    May 30, 2011 9:23 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    That's beautiful!!!

  • njansenv

    May 30, 2011 11:08 a.m. njansenv HalfDork

    Nice. How what does it have for engine management?

  • mad_machine

    May 30, 2011 12:15 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    perfect colour

  • bluesideup

    May 30, 2011 1:29 p.m. bluesideup Reader

    It's too bad we can't touch anything like that with a ten foot pole in California. I'm sure it's a lot of fun to drive!

  • May 31, 2011 12:52 p.m. stealthfighter1 Reader

    i'm unsure on management, it's tuned at 5psi, i assume a burned chip in the ecu... thanks on the kind words. hope to start making this thing real fun.

  • May 31, 2011 1:56 p.m. dj06482 Reader

    Looks great!

 
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