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Here is some information regarding my current e36 323ti edition individual, 1999 model. We bought this car in 2008 when the old one got totaled. It had 73.000km on the clock. I imported it from Germany in September 2008, and maybe some of you recognize it. I guess there is not too many 323ti's in British Racing Green!





/// EXTERIOR ///
Edition
Individual British Racing Green (312)
Clear indicators and side repeaters
Bumpers in body color
M-tech. bumpers and mirrors
PDC

/// INTERIOR ///
Individual luxury compact
Black leather interior
Sport seats
Anthracite headliner
BMW HiFi RDS radio/ 10 speakers
BMW CD changer
M-Tech leather sport steering wheel
Headrests in rear
Aut. anti dazzle mirror

/// MISC. ///
5-speed manual
Air Conditioning
All power windows
ASC+T
On-board computer
Diversity-function aerial

/// Upgrades (c)=completed)

Handling:
KW Inox Line Variant 2 (c)
e30 M3 aluminium lower front control arms (c)
BMW X-brace for e36 (c)
Treehouse Racing e30/e36 Eyeball Arms (w. M3 offset geometry) (c)
Vorshlag Camber Plates (c)
Rogue Engineering Carbon Strut Brace (c)
New OEM rear sub-frame mounts - silicon filled (c)
Rogue Engineering RSM (c)
AC Schnitzer Rear Strut Brace (c)
H&R adjustable Sway Bars (c)
Custom upgrade rear Sway Bar link arms (c)
E30 M3 3.25:1 LSD (c)
Z3 M-Coupe finned LSD cover (c)

Wheels and Tires:
Toyo Proxes R888, GG compound, 225/45/17 performance tyres (track) (c)
BMW M Contour II 7.5x17" track rims (c)
Dunlop Sport MaxX 225/40/18 (f) and 255/35/18 (r) (road) (c)
BMW Radial Styling 32 rims (8x18" (f), 8.5x18" (r) (c)
Continental Contact 3 225/45/17 winter tires (c)
Hartge Classic 17" rims for winter tires (c)
12mm TUV approved front wheel spacers (c)
15mm TUV approved rear wheel spacers (c)

Brakes:
General:
Dot 5.1 brake fluid (c)
Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads - (street) (f/r) (c)
Performance Friction 01 Compound Brake Pads(track) (f/r) (c)

Front:
AP Racing 330x28mm floating vented discs (c)
AP Racing 4-pot brake calipers (CP5200-1019) (c)
Goodridge Steel Braided Hoses (c)
Turner Motorsport Carbon Fibre Brake Ducts (c)

Rear (custom made - see http://www.318ti.org/forum/showpost.php?p=299321&postcount=247 ):
Z4 3.0i 294x19mm vented rear discs (c)
AP Racing 2-pot brake calipers (CP5211) (c)
Custom made Titanium carriers (c)
Custom made Steel Braided Hoses from Earl's Performance Products (c)

Engine:
Custom made Throttle Response Kit (c)
Eisenmann Race Exhaust (c)
Customized Simota Carbon Fiber Cold Air Induction Kit with K&N filter(c)
Stewart High Performance Water Pump (c)
Oil Filter with Oil Cooler Connection from BMW e36 M3 (S50 B30/B32) (c)
Oil Cooler lines from BMW e36 m3 (c)
BMW e36 M3 Oil Cooler (c)
Oil Distribution Block from Jesse Chamberlain (c)
BMW e36 m3 US Radiator (c)

Sheer Pleasure:
Short-shift (UUC EVO 3 with ERK) (UUC Motorwerks) (c)
BMW e36 M3 3.2 instrument cluster (with functioning oil temp. gauge) (c)
Selectable oil temp. reading (sump, oil distr. block, lsd)
Schroth Rallye 4 point harness for BMW e46 (c)

Externals:
E39 M5 boot lip spoiler (c)
Extended tail light lights (c)
Philips Silver Vision light bulbs (front) (c)
Philips Silver Vision light bulbs (rear) (c)


Some pictures:






From a track day event with resprayed M-contour II track rims (frost black with yellow stripes):


Replaced the old sport steering wheel with a fat refurbished one:

Excellent workmanship.

The preparation for 294x19mm vented rear disc with AP Racing calipers finalized.

The rear kit:


On the car:




Bias:
The bias, using AP Racing w. 330x28mm discs up front, is slightly moved rearwards. Stock bias is 66.59% and my configuration ends on 64.68%.

Weight:
My vented rear configuration is 1kg heavier pr. wheel than the stock configuration. That is 2 kg in addition on the rear axle. Compared to the replaced e34 m5 rear caliper previously used, the new rear configuration is 600g heavier pr. wheel...

The front BBK is 2.9kg pr. wheel lighter than the stock 323ti brakes.

Comparing my BBK with stock shows that in total my custom BBK is 3.8kg lighter than the stock 323ti configuration.

Stopping distance:
Theoretically the stopping distance is 37.2m. The result from my road test runs show a stopping distance of 37.28m in average (100-0km/h). The best was 36.59m and the worst was 37.64m. Peak g was 1.1 m^2/sec.

The experience from track days is that the brakes, so far, is functioning very well on the track, using PFC01 pads and Toyo Proxes R888 tires.

Miscellaneous:
Discovered that there exist a brake upgrade option for the TVR Cerbera using the same AP Racing calipers front and rear as in my kit. The rumor is that AP was involved in that development. The Cerbera's has between 355 and 426hp, weighing between 1100 and 1200kg...

UPDATE: Interior modification
About to install Recaro Sportster CS (leather trim) with Macht Schnell floor mounts and receptacles. Driver side installed. Left to install the passenger seat. After installation the weight saving is 15kg in total...






Test of track harness together with the Recaro Sportster CS seat:


Updated seat info
I believed the offset between the center of the seat and steering wheel was like the original, but the feeling was not where it should be. Measurements and later calculations shows that, in an e36, the Macht Schnell floor mounts combined with the Recaro Sportster CS offsets the seat approx. 30mm (calculated to 32mm) to the left compared to the original seats.

I am not comfortable with the offset, and have ordered original Recaro base frame to be used with the seats. The Recaro base frame is a bit heavier (approx. 2kg) than the Macht Schnell combination and the seating position will be a bit higher (but still lower than the BMW sport seats).

The good things are that it puts the seat in the original position sidewise and that the OEM seat belt receptacles can be used.

My learning is that the e36 originally is built with an offset between the steering wheel and seat, and fitting aftermarket seats is a challenge when it comes to aligning seat and steering wheel. Even to get it to original alignment seems to be a challenge...

On the net there are several posts (however hard to find if new into the topic) on this issue using similar mounts as the Macht Schnell floor mounts, e.g. VAC floor mounts. I have seen some post where the inner VAC floormount is turned 180 degrees and modified to be able to put a seat even further to the right approx 15-20mm). However, this only puts the seat close to the stock alignment, and not aligned to the steering wheel...

VAC mounts in e36:
1: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1405109
2: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...8&postcount=13

Update:
Installed the Recaro baseframe, which was an easy operation. The Recaro baseframe positions the seat close to stock alignment regarding the centre of the steering wheel (but still a bit more offset than stock). The sitting height is, to my dissapointment, not lower than the stock sport seat in lower position, and approx. 30-40mm higher than with the Macht Schnell hardware.

However, I do really love the Recaro Sportster CS. They give the feeling like I am "dressing my car on" like it should have been a tight jacket. They are the best seats I've ever had.

Realised that the BRG Compact is too good to be used during the winter. Decided to store it inside during the cold, wet and "salty" times.

Re-installed the original seats and have new plans for the Recaro CS...

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