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im going to look at this car.. a 85 323 with a 88' 325is engine and 5spd box transplant..

the engine has some head work a aftermarket cam and pistons.. and a exaust

he got it dyno'd and he tells me it has 113rwhp..
is this good for a 2.5L i was kinda expecting more..

he did the run in 3rd gear..

heres the add if you want to have a looksee

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?vehicle_id=1913220&current_rec=1&total_rec=1&sort_type=&keyword=325IS&state_id=2&search_distance=25

thanks.. and does any one know what there m20b25 is making..?
 
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Okay, it's definitely NOT a V8 eater. Even with 15% drivetrain loss, that is around 135bhp and that is just not much at all. The price is absolutely insane. I think this guy just wants his money back for all the money he put it into it, but he is dreaming....
 
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i dynoed my 88 325is when it was still stock, 134 hp at the rear wheels. and if he had internal work done, it should be even more.

I saw that one for sale a while back, either auto trader or ebay, dont remember. but he needs a swift kick in the ass if he thinks he is gonna get that much, i wouldnt offer anything over 5K.
 
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MrElussive said:
Okay, it's definitely NOT a V8 eater. Even with 15% drivetrain loss, that is around 135bhp and that is just not much at all. The price is absolutely insane. I think this guy just wants his money back for all the money he put it into it, but he is dreaming....
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Yea his dyno is f'ed. They are 170 crank hp. maybe the guy has 2 cylinders not working [rolleyes]
 
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lol.. yeah thats what i thought.. he said that one of the guys that worked with this mechanic had a newish nissan pulsar SSS.. dont know if you guys know much about them in the states..? but he said that it dyno'd like 94rwhp.. i would have thought that they would have about 150rwhp...
so i dont know what gives.. but ill be having a drive of it on sunday.. try beat him down a bit.. and ill see..
the lack of e30's in australia really sucks..
 
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poboyis said:
I saw that one for sale a while back, either auto trader or ebay, dont remember. but he needs a swift kick in the ass if he thinks he is gonna get that much, i wouldnt offer anything over 5K.
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you saw that car for sale how long ago..? where is Wisconsin..? is that even a place..?
 
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lol.. yeah thats what i thought.. he said that one of the guys that worked with this mechanic had a newish nissan pulsar SSS.. dont know if you guys know much about them in the states..? but he said that it dyno'd like 94rwhp.. i would have thought that they would have about 150rwhp...
so i dont know what gives.. but ill be having a drive of it on sunday.. try beat him down a bit.. and ill see..
the lack of e30's in australia really sucks..
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Dude, for what he's asking for, you can get a good condition E36. No point in trying to negotiate a few thousand (at most) off an E30 that costs more than 2 times as much as it should.
 
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Dude, for what he's asking for, you can get a good condition E36. No point in trying to negotiate a few thousand (at most) off an E30 that costs more than 2 times as much as it should.
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for 12k i could get a 94/5 e36 318i.. but id rather a e30.. [:)]

and for a stock e30 325i im looking at about $7-10k..
 
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Yeah mate that exhaust looks suss to me... I dunno why, just looks a bit "bolt-on" for my liking. And for the kilometres he's written 1,500 km. He obviously is only talking about what his reco'd engine has done.

Of course, you'd have to check the car out yourself to see if it really is the s**t because if it is, then $11,950 is quite a good E30 price. My E30 318is was about $17,000 and a mates 318is went for about $12,000 so I don't think the price is completely unreasonable. If you could get him under $10K then i reckon you'd be doing well. All this depends on what the car's like, of course.

Have fun driving to NSW - they have the SHITTIEST roads ever! [hihi]

And yes, we do get screwed in OZ with BMWs. I still can't find an E34 M5 Evo (6 speed tranny). Sooo annoying.
 
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Guys, it is in australia so it is australian currency which is not american dollars. You can't say it is too expensive when you don't really have a clue how much it is. Just my opinion to the ones in US.
 
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