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320touring
250 posts
68 months
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For all the pretty pictures, the power and the composed handling, they still aint a patch on an e30 
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Daniel1
2,218 posts
67 months
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I love the 328i. I've got a shed with a sweet, strong engine and managed to pick up a winter project cheap. Gratuitous shot  
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rossi1
490 posts
71 months
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marson said: and another  I know the fella who used to own this !! was a memember and i still think maybe is a member of E36coupe.com. Did`nt used to look like that! fair play for turning it into a track slag 
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s m
8,110 posts
72 months
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Daniel1 said: I love the 328i. I've got a shed with a sweet, strong engine and managed to pick up a winter project cheap. Gratuitous shot Here's my old shed 
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monthefish
15,726 posts
100 months
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8:20 for a basically standard 328 saloon is mightily impressive.
I seem to recall Jetrho Bovingdon being unable to crack 8mins with a heavily modifed M3...
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iguana
5,704 posts
129 months
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monthefish said: 8:20 for a basically standard 328 saloon is mightily impressive.
I seem to recall Jetrho Bovingdon being unable to crack 8mins with a heavily modifed M3... That was for a full lap tho, not a btg & Dales was a flying BTG on a track day, you are going a lot quicker under the bridge on a flyer, so again thats difernet to a TF lap.
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cmoose
18,620 posts
98 months
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s m said: You might need the master cylinder swap bit too if you find the pedal too 'long' after No. You're using the same callipers. The 330 brake disc mod makes no difference to the pedal travel. All you are really doing is moving the calliper further out from the axle to give it more leverage.
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cmoose
18,620 posts
98 months
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jaik said: I've never quite understood using cars like this as track toys, aren't they a bit dull for that? Or is it purely that they're cheap and plentiful (hence cheap to fix)?
And yes, I'm an E36 328i owner. It's a comfortable, practical, cheap daily with enough ability to be hustled along at a reasonable pace when you want to, but I never take it out just for the sake of going for a drive. I had a 328i SE coupe which I bought standard and tweaked. They respond really well to mods. Doesn't cost much to make them into more focussed RWD driving tools than just about anything you can buy new this side of a GT3. And they're totally bomb proof. Miss mine rather a lot. Really superb driver's cars when tweaked.      
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sc4589
1,070 posts
34 months
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That looks absolutely superb!! Black scrubs up well. 
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s m
8,110 posts
72 months
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cmoose said: s m said: You might need the master cylinder swap bit too if you find the pedal too 'long' after No. You're using the same callipers. The 330 brake disc mod makes no difference to the pedal travel. All you are really doing is moving the calliper further out from the axle to give it more leverage. I think you're getting confused with the e46 328 front disc upgrade - there you use the E36 calliper with a different carrier so you can use the larger disc from the E46 328. Needs 16" wheels.The 330 front discs need 17" wheels ( unless you can get hold of the rare AT Italian Contour reps in 16 and have external wheel weights ) but the 330 calipers are physically bigger than used on e36/e46 328. You have to move more fluid and that means the pedal travel will be longer - some people put up with it but others use an M3 master cylinder to give a better response
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cmoose
18,620 posts
98 months
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s m said: I think you're getting confused with the e46 328 front disc upgrade - there you use the E36 calliper with a different carrier so you can use the larger disc from the E46 328. Needs 16" wheels.The 330 front discs need 17" wheels ( unless you can get hold of the rare AT Italian Contour reps in 16 and have external wheel weights ) but the 330 calipers are physically bigger than used on e36/e46 328. You have to move more fluid and that means the pedal travel will be longer - some people put up with it but others use an M3 master cylinder to give a better response Sorry, you are absolutely right. Was the E46 328i upgrade I was thinking of (and indeed did to my E36). My bad. Doh!
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s m
8,110 posts
72 months
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cmoose said: Sorry, you are absolutely right. Was the E46 328i upgrade I was thinking of (and indeed did to my E36). My bad. Doh! Tis a good upgrade if you need new discs anyway and are on 16s and above
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cmoose
18,620 posts
98 months
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Exactly. Paid £14 delivered for the carriers and needed new discs anyway. So was basically a free upgrade.
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g3org3y
6,847 posts
60 months
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cmoose said: I remember this from E36coupe.com, lovely looking car. Perfect 'stance' on the Type32s and loved the fact the original amber indicators were retained and there was no (ubiquitous at the time) M tech body kit. I think for an (let's be honest) old car, the E36 still looks pretty modern with the correct colour combo/alloys etc. My only minor criticism of the M52 2.8 is that when compared to the M50 2.5 it feels quite lazy and doesn't want to rev. It is however deceptively torquey, the power delivery so smooth you don't realise how quickly you're going until you look down at the speedo. Cheers g3org3y
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Luca Brasi
762 posts
43 months
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cmoose said:  That looks awesome!
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Adenauer
8,927 posts
105 months
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Just joined the E36 track car club  
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StuB
4,434 posts
108 months
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Adenauer said: Just joined the E36 track car club That looks very nice!
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Maldini35
696 posts
57 months
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Adenauer
8,927 posts
105 months
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Cheers, Stu. Tucked up for the winter now but I can't wait until the new ring season starts New MX5 club, NO, go away 
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StuB
4,434 posts
108 months
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Maldini35 said: is this the new MX5? What I think this means is, that the E36 328 seems to becoming a bit of a cult car on Pistonheads, not that it's a 'girls car' or any other kind of insult. Not that there's anything wrong with driving a girls car anyway. Our E36 based (tenuous link)Z3 2.8 with ESS V2-SQ supercharger, AP Racing 4 pot Big Brakes, front & rear body braces, genuine Alpina cotton reel 18's, etc., is often called a "girls/hairdressers" car, until it passes people on track, cars like an Exige S at my favourite track, Cadwell Park Soon shuts people up.     It looks quite innocent on the road. 
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