Re: Vorshlag BMW E46: DSP Auto-x Project
Yep - the 330 has one of the worst exhaust manifolds I've ever seen on a modern sports/sporty car.
Well... I'm a little embarrassed, but I went with the eBay sweat shop stainless header. I looked and there's nothing else available for even 20X the price that looked much, if any, better.
The price was so low this whole set can go straight into the trash if they don't fit or if they crack, without shedding a single tear. A local racer/friend (DaveB) has the same brand set on his E36 race car (Goldmember!), and the headers have held up well for the past year. I drove his car at Eagles Canyon recently and it had a good bit more pep than before. How bad can they be? Oh - I'm sure I'll see.
If/when I ever get better with the TIG, and if/when these eBay headers become a limitation, maybe I'll build a real set of long tubes. Who knows.
Got lots other parts in this week that are ready to go onto the E46: Eibach adjustable aluminum rear lower control arms and Eibach E46 non-M swaybars (we sell all of these, BTW), new front lower control arms, Goodridge brake lines (we sell these, too), the cam sensor and harness, and more. The Sparco harness bar is back from powder coat and the the Mason braces are all ready to go on as well.
These "shop floor pics" are pretty poor - we'll take studio pics before they go on the car, to use on our website.
The offset LCA bushings are for the $2010 E30
Lots to do over the next week/holiday period. I'm slated to work on no less than 4 of my own cars and upwards of 4 local racer's cars, so who knows when this E46 stuff will go on the car.
Originally posted by Brent 930
Originally posted by ZHP
The price was so low this whole set can go straight into the trash if they don't fit or if they crack, without shedding a single tear. A local racer/friend (DaveB) has the same brand set on his E36 race car (Goldmember!), and the headers have held up well for the past year. I drove his car at Eagles Canyon recently and it had a good bit more pep than before. How bad can they be? Oh - I'm sure I'll see.
If/when I ever get better with the TIG, and if/when these eBay headers become a limitation, maybe I'll build a real set of long tubes. Who knows.
Got lots other parts in this week that are ready to go onto the E46: Eibach adjustable aluminum rear lower control arms and Eibach E46 non-M swaybars (we sell all of these, BTW), new front lower control arms, Goodridge brake lines (we sell these, too), the cam sensor and harness, and more. The Sparco harness bar is back from powder coat and the the Mason braces are all ready to go on as well.
These "shop floor pics" are pretty poor - we'll take studio pics before they go on the car, to use on our website.
The offset LCA bushings are for the $2010 E30
Lots to do over the next week/holiday period. I'm slated to work on no less than 4 of my own cars and upwards of 4 local racer's cars, so who knows when this E46 stuff will go on the car.
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