325is

[BMWGUY445]

Hey guys, i found an old 325IS from 88 wondering what yall thought about getting an older bmw such as an 88 325is and tuning it up. Or would it simply be better to get a newer like a 95 and go from there? Any advice.

[Ski]

Moving to E30 section..

[MrM3]

Welcome!

what do you mean better? there is a better chance a newer 3series will come out faster, but nothing compares to the E30 in handling for the money (yes the E36's can have equally great handling, but you could have track ready E30 for less than a stock E36)

[BMWGUY445]

Ah, well i've made up my mind to get an 88-90 325is lol, now all i have to do is find one it seems like all of the ones i've seen so far are white or red :-/ and automatic lol, Can you guys reccomend any mods that i could do to it when i finally get one

[Bob Loblaw]

Hey, I've got one for sale. It's a 5-speed '88 325is.

I'm in Canada, though. Odds are you're not...?

[Bob Loblaw]

Wow, I've just noticed I'm a senior member. How sweet is that!

[BMWGUY445]

Where in canada exactly? I live about an hour and half south of BC

[Bob Loblaw]

I'm in Gatineau, Québec. It's across the river from Ottawa, unfortunately...

[Striker]

Still have your Bimmer bud?


Thanks,

Striker.

[Striker]

Still have your Bimmer bud?


Thanks,

Striker.

[Dahboo]

I mentioned this in another post, but my buddy has an E30 325, and he swapped in a US Spec M3 engine/Tranny from a '95 M3, custom exhaust, got the suspension all tricked out.. It's definitely a killer car. He races autocross with it. He ran a 13.6 (i believe)in the quarter, but that was on street tires. To give you an idea of how little traction he had off the line, that was on a 3 second 60' time.

So yeah, gotta love those E30's

I like the E36 best, just personal preference B)

[Bob Loblaw]

Originally posted by Striker@May 24 2004, 01:57 PM
Still have your Bimmer bud?


Thanks,

Striker.

Hiya. I got your e-mail. Sorry, the car is sold (my previous 325is, not the one in my sig. I'm keeping that one. ).

My buddy does have a sweet 325ic for sale.

[schneider252]

If u want to cheak out some REALLY nice E30's then cheak out these fourms!!

www.e30tech.com ( they are more into turbo charging)

www.r3vlimited.com (lot of ppl there and they know there stuff)

btw there are lots of black E30's out there
me for one!

and there has been E30's that have ran 9seconds for the 1/4 mile!

[bigred318]

i say as far as first mods, get some cat-back exhuast and intake the basics, then go for a nice set of either springs/shocks or coilovers, rims with nice tires are a must too! then look into your header, chip and all that good stuff!

David