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onevia
20-07-09, 11:43
does one of these have the power to drift my little cousin is looking to start
and has very small budget know where there is one for a few hundred and want to find out is it worth him getting or need more power :D
Jay Rockett
20-07-09, 12:28
Emm they are a little underpowered alrite but it wouldnt be a bad way to start, you can drop a 325i (2.5ltr straight 6) engine and box in quite easily and thats 170bhp straight away!
Real easy conversion and theres alot of engines and bits out there to do it!

But with the price of nissans from uk, it'd probably work out nearly the same to
put him in a cheap 200sx!
PeterT
20-07-09, 17:30
i presume its to do with insurance jay...

ive had 2 e30 318s, the first one ( 1986) was grand, easy peasy in the wet, went with EFFORT in the dry! the second one (1990) was a serious piece of shit and wouldnt spin up first in the wet. german shite!


there horrible to drive, thats a bad thing about driving them
nixon001
05-08-09, 21:06
do it! der class!!
Richie200sx
06-08-09, 12:24
hav a e30 325i egine if ur interested!!!! will sell whole car but on english plates!!!
Simon
06-08-09, 17:56
do it! der class!!

hahahahaha oh nixon!!!!!!
onevia
27-08-09, 20:59
how much ya looking for the whole car
brianh
28-08-09, 23:32
does one of these have the power to drift my little cousin is looking to start
and has very small budget know where there is one for a few hundred and want to find out is it worth him getting or need more power :D

perfect starter car imo, will drift away all day in 2nd gear and not break..
cut springs-weld diff-weld viscous fan-job done for learner car :)
nice drums for wand too
shay
10-09-09, 18:27
i found in my search for cheap car for driftin is that the 318 i drove which is the newer model was shite so i kept lukin and ud pick up a bmw 325i e36 for a couple of hundred i got mine for 750 with an already weldid diff and lowerin springs!!search donedeal great site.
Administrator
11-09-09, 00:41
i found in my search for cheap car for driftin is that the 318 i drove which is the newer model was shite so i kept lukin and ud pick up a bmw 325i e36 for a couple of hundred i got mine for 750 with an already weldid diff and lowerin springs!!search donedeal great site.

Yeah E36 318s are shite for sliding. I know nothing about E30s though but as above a higher litre'd E36 seem to be alright, there's a few lads in the UK skiddin them
rancido64
11-09-09, 01:25
Yeah E36 318s are shite for sliding. I know nothing about E30s though but as above a higher litre'd E36 seem to be alright, there's a few lads in the UK skiddin them

e30 320i's do fair sized roundabouts not a bother ;) a 318i would probably do it with alot of clutch dancing to keep it out
brianh
11-09-09, 11:56
good wand-good clutch and 70 psi..mint....honest:p
skinny d
11-09-09, 14:05
I plan on gettin one . A 318 , due to insurance .

Hopefully get more powerful when the insurance allows me to ..... drop a CA18det in ... ? :P
kev.skyline
11-09-09, 16:43
get a e30 318is if you can, better brakes, suspension, dohc so a good bit quicker, better interior and shadowline so looks better.
skinny d
12-09-09, 01:07
Cool . Hope I don't get raped with insurance ..... 18yrs , full license ... first policy ..:P
rancido64
12-09-09, 03:58
Cool . Hope I don't get raped with insurance ..... 18yrs , full license ... first policy ..:P

Whip out the vaseline haha :p

Just shop around ya might find a good deal, oh, and some places won't quote you unless you have NCB.
skinny d
12-09-09, 13:39
Thanking you .