Bigpower

Just bought myself another BMW for track use. Last one was an E34 and this time i am joining the ranks of the E36 club! It is a 323i coupe in black without a sunroof.
Bought the car off ebay for

Look at e46 Sport steering racks they are the same as the Z3 but sell for alot less!!

That's a bargain! The condition looks good, the non-sunroof shell is desirable and it's even in the right colour As Rob suggests, the E46 has a few bits you could consider for transplant and the prices are far more reasonable due to higher numbers available. You might want to consider the brakes off of one too, for example.

I'm sure that Dr Hayward at APT will have something up his sleeve pretty soon for remapping standard ECU's and that may be both an economic and quality solution for you after you've done the throttle body swap ( I certainly wouldn't bother beforehand)

Welcome to the club

good choice its hard to believe mine started off like that not so long ago;)

i have some wheels like those with some 888 fitted if you where thinking of running the 15" to start with

Yay another E36! I was getting bored of the constant stream of newbies with Scoobys

sidewaysfletch wrote:good choice its hard to believe mine started off like that not so long ago;)

i have some wheels like those with some 888 fitted if you where thinking of running the 15" to start with

How much are we talking?

I want to try and get some cheap 17's ideally.
J

What are the E46 breaking options? Servo swap?
And what else can be used to benefit my project?
Thanks in advance.
J

jazzymonkey wrote:What are the E46 breaking options? Servo swap?
And what else can be used to benefit my project?
Thanks in advance.
J

E46 328i discs and caliper carriers are a straight swap. That takes you to 300mm.

E46 330i discs, calipers and caliper carriers are also a straight swap. Takes you to 325mm.

Or change out the whole knuckle for E36 M3/Evo and you can then fit the M3 brakes (obviously) which are smaller at 315mm but are floating (OEM or Performance Friction upgraded discs) so handle the heat much better.

I have the M3 fronts on mine with K-Sport 330mm discs, bells, calipers and DS-3000 pads. Ferocious braking power and very long lasting, both in terms of non-fade and mileage. I've done about 16 events on the pads and discs and on recent checks, they are standing up to my heavy use with no problems.
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tommySTI wrote:E46 328i discs and caliper carriers are a straight swap. That takes you to 300mm.

E46 330i discs, calipers and caliper carriers are also a straight swap. Takes you to 325mm.

Or change out the whole knuckle for E36 M3/Evo and you can then fit the M3 brakes (obviously) which are smaller at 315mm but are floating (OEM or Performance Friction upgraded discs) so handle the heat much better.

Do i need to swap the servo as well if i go E46?