Looks good to me!

Post by **joerg** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:33 am

Ok! As everybody knows, I´m still looking for the car for all my gear to fit in! Hope it will still be aviable in 3 weeks!

dBincognito · Post by **dBincognito** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:50 am

Much better this time...IMO

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:08 am

BMW E36.... Cool..

You know, I am a Beemer kinda guy

Post by **joerg** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:15 am

Would be my first Bimmer ever! I´m used to have one of those small Go-Karts!

This one has 143 horses 270000km and is a Diesel! What means bigger factory alternator!

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:18 am

It ain't THAT big alternator.... Just as you know it... I'd guess 120Ah alternator or something in that gate...

Post by **joerg** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:19 am

Pedi wrote:It ain't THAT big alternator.... Just as you know it... I'd guess 120Ah alternator or something in that gate...

Should be enough for my 2 Powercell 3000

and the factory battery!

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:26 am

Nope, with all those SOFAS's - you need more of everything...

Post by **joerg** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:37 am

I´m runnin all the 2125 sections at 8 Ohms! So i don´t think i´ll need mor than that

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:45 am

You should not underestimate powerconsumption from old MS...

I do know that myself I will make sure that I have enough power at all times...

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:39 pm

E46 with 300000km? oha. Even I have 90A, trying to upgrade to 140....

Bret

phonixx · Post by **phonixx** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:06 pm

I have an 200A alternator from http://www.excessiveamperage.com/ in my old volvo together with 2 Maxxima Blue batteries and the big 3, installed by Pedi, really recommended, hardly any voltage drop but the original alternator was an 55A and i was down to 8-9V when i was playong loud so the PG amps really want some food

Post by **stipud** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:29 am

Those headlights are ugly as sin, but the rest of the car looks ok. Should have enough room for all your amps!

With 270000km you should make sure everything is in good shape, e.g. bushings, etc. will all be shot.

bogart · Post by **bogart** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:46 am

hmmmm....beemer wagons....I like it alot. It is hard to beat a wagon for the systems. I always wanted one of the little z wagons to run some ungodly shit in....You are looking at a huge draw from the sofas my friend. My 280 amp bosch wouldn't even really run 2 ms1ks one 4 ohm bridge and the other 4 ohm sterio without tapping down to the 11 volt range and that is with two kinetic 2400's

you ought to be able to go up to a meaty 280 to 300amp alt for that...never done a bmw but they seen to have a ton of aftermarket stuff available....ms=power hog...in a real way

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:06 pm

YES! you made the right choice. let me know if you have any questions when it comes time to take it apart.

look into a xbrace and a m3 differential. best thing i have ever done to my car. the diff makes a HUGE difference in the rain and snow

Post by **kg1961** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:11 pm

looks good but if its a auto run!!! they had allot of tranny problems
one day with no problem they just don't go into reverse
its 3k US to change
people have changed than with new one and under 2 years same thing??
I used to love bmw my first a E30 than E36 than 2 E90's
km are high but like tom said look into the rear wheel bearings they go in all E36...

Post by **joerg** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:43 pm

This BMW is a 5 speed manual shifter. Automatics are very uncommon in europe as most of the people don´t like them. The only things i have to change are the brake rotors and some minor rust spots need some attention. I will pick the car up wednesday and start working on it during this week.

Looks good to me!

Looks good to me!

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