The official E36 OT Thread!!

Hah, that big picture is awesome.


I just put in the heat shield and pulled off the hood insulation. HOLY SHIIT. The car absolutely screams now. It feels a bit faster, too. Probably more the sound than the heat shield, though.

Originally Posted by cj.surr

Hah, that big picture is awesome.


I just put in the heat shield and pulled off the hood insulation. HOLY SHIIT. The car absolutely screams now. It feels a bit faster, too. Probably more the sound than the heat shield, though.

Intake heatshield? and what made you take off the insulation

Yeah, intake heatshield. I took off the insulation because I've heard that it lets you hear the intake more, and it's prettier without it.


And weight reduction for racecar...

wont it harm the hood?

Nah. AFAIK, it was for reducing engine noise and snuffing out engine fires.

Just don't touch the hood lol (if it should get hotter)


Q: is necessary to use an o2 socket or can I just use an open end metric wrench?

You can use an open end wrench, but it will probably slip. You might wanna cut off the harness (if it's old), and use a box end wrench. I've never used an o2 sensor wrench, but it's just a box end with a slit in it so you don't have to cut the harness. I think autozone rents it for free, so I would check there.

Bought a 93 318IS yesterday at an auction for $250. Needs an engine, has an automatic tranny but I would prefer a manual. Can I get the running gear out of a 91-99 M3 and put it in fairly easily?

I ripped out my hood insulation like a year and a half ago.


no issues.

and yeah you can use any e36 manual in any E36

same goes for engines. (with appropriate DME, etc...)

Originally Posted by cj.surr

Nah. AFAIK, it was for reducing engine noise and snuffing out engine fires.

Also, when it snows and you warm your car up, it makes a cool x pattern of snowmelt

Originally Posted by Mattatouie

Bought a 93 318IS yesterday at an auction for $250. Needs an engine, has an automatic tranny but I would prefer a manual. Can I get the running gear out of a 91-99 M3 and put it in fairly easily?

Welcome to the fest.

Yeah, you can easily put the drivetrain from an '95 M3 or '92-'95 325 in your 318. It's trickier if you want an engine from '96+, but still doable (not worth it most of the time).

Lol @lou

It's gonna be fun going under my car this weekend

Watcha doin?

Thanks cj slurr. Do you have any recommendations on where to get a wrecked m3?

And moeman10

If you find a wrecked m3 you'll be lucky to find the drivetrain in it still


And @CJ o2 sensor

Originally Posted by Mattatouie

Thanks cj slurr. Do you have any recommendations on where to get a wrecked m3?

Craigslist. You might have to be patient.

Originally Posted by Dino1394

If you find a wrecked m3 you'll be lucky to find the drivetrain in it still


And @CJ o2 sensor

Hate to break it to ya, the o2 sensor is not a fun job at all if it's stuck in (they all are).

Damn... K thanks y'all, I appreciate it

Nothing has been fun lately

Except maybe the exhaust

How to get an engine from wrecked M3:
Purchase cheap, tough beater
Find pristine M3
Smash into said M3 with beater
Pay off unscrupulous tow truck driver to take formerly pristine M3 to your storage unit in the shady part of town
Remove engine from M3


You can thank me later.

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Originally Posted by ZeGerman

Looks like the boats are floating on antifreeze.

But not the special magical BMW antifreeze. It's the "bad kind" (which I think is crap...Bebe's had Prestone in her for at least 180k miles and there was zero corrosion when I changed the water pump at 213k miles.)

http://jalopnik.com/5895546/decoding...-owners-manual



good ****

Seeing as my Mother decided to throw out my ambers that I had at home, I just picked up a few and after a solid few years of smoked i'll be going back to amber corners. I'm pretty excited after I realized they'd look so much better.

Now who wants to donate wheels...

Srslytho.

Originally Posted by Moeman10

Also, when it snows and you warm your car up, it makes a cool x pattern of snowmelt

This.

Originally Posted by Poorboysracing

http://jalopnik.com/5895546/decoding...-owners-manual



good ****

That trailer part was hellllla funny!

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