Yeah, that's right... we have an E30 now!

[Jon K]

Picked it up this evening... $1700

It's an '87 325e 5 spd with 230k on it. I am going to do the general maintenance stuff soon, and turn it into a daily driver for my mother who is going to commute ~65 miles one-way, and a Land Rover ain't gonna cut it in mileage

[Ross]

You dog! I love those little buggers, the e is nice and torquey for city driving too. Looks great, especially for 1700 bones.
Don't spend too much time behind the wheel or you'll be poppin' that new motor in this one.

[Jon K]

You dog! I love those little buggers, the e is nice and torquey for city driving too. Looks great, especially for 1700 bones.
Don't spend too much time behind the wheel or you'll be poppin' that new motor in this one.

Haha no turbos in this one. The E30 is too light to have too much torque in, personally. E34 is the right wheel base for traction. You guys should have seen my face when I spun 3rd gear in my E34 from 70 mph on the Turnpike. I looked down at the tach with a, "Hm... misfire?" look. Then I floored it again and shooooot up goes the speedo and tach at rocket speed. Holy crap.

[Ross]

"Too light", "Too much torque" I like the old Jon better.

[Jon K]

"Too light", "Too much torque" I like the old Jon better.

It gets scary bro. 2300 lb GTI with 550whp is one ting. a 2300 lb E30 with 550whp is a whole 'nother ball game.

Don't get me wrong - I am not afraid of torque After I do my M50 build up I am thinking of an S38 turbo setup.

[repenttokyo]

dude, too much torque, shouldn't be in anyone's vocabulary on a rwd machine

[Jon K]

dude, too much torque, shouldn't be in anyone's vocabulary on a rwd machine

Oh ya? Seriously, spin wheel at 70 - 80 mph. It'll change your mind.

[Ross]

550 hp?

[Jon K]

550 hp?

That's as few as I will settle for in my new engine.

[Ross]

At the CRANK that's 220hp/liter! A 3200# car, if it hooks, that's enough power to be DEEP into ten second quarter mile times.
Gotta say I'm skeptical. But would love to be proved wrong.