need more power!!!

[iferro]

Originally Posted by Gio-MTW

so let me tell your wrong....
if intake and exhaust + chiping wont help than waht will...can you tell us?
(i mean the easy modifications coz engine swap and turbo charging isn't hard to figure)

with this mods i gain 40 hp out of my 323 and now it has 210hp instead of 170...
it was way easy and cheap and i think 40 hp makes some difference dont you?...after this increase car is rolling 255kmh in 5th gear and become 325,328 killa !!!

this are the basic mods for ANY car in a world so think before say something ok man...

i didnt mean the mods didnt make sense. you said it weird and 323s have inline 6 having those mods add more hp than if you put them on a 318. he would probably get about 25hp which would bring him up to what 160 thats not really much and hed still get beat by most everyones civic

[frank1975]

Originally Posted by Gio-MTW

so let me tell your wrong....
if intake and exhaust + chiping wont help than waht will...can you tell us?
(i mean the easy modifications coz engine swap and turbo charging isn't hard to figure)

with this mods i gain 40 hp out of my 323 and now it has 210hp instead of 170...
it was way easy and cheap and i think 40 hp makes some difference dont you?...after this increase car is rolling 255kmh in 5th gear and become 325,328 killa !!!

this are the basic mods for ANY car in a world so think before say something ok man...

210 at the crank right? The main reason you can get a lot out of a 323 with just bolt ons is because it's a dumbed down 2.5. You can get 210 @ the crank from a 325 easy. You don't gain much from bolt ons on the m44. I'd say somewhere from 10-15 whp.

[iferro]

thats exactly what im trying to say

[frank1975]

Someone one on bimmerforums dynoed a 318 with a Dinan chip exhaust and TB and put down a whopping 125 whp from. Not sure if it was an m44 or 42. Actually not too bad considering stock would be about 115, but that sucks for the guy that dropped over $1500 on Dinan crap. You can do the same thing for about $400 or less if can find used software.

[Bradford1]

it would be cheaper to turbo you 318 and you would have more power than the stock m3 engine would give you

[Marlin_318i]

but would my motor with 175000 miles be able to handle a turbo?? or would a turbo blow my motor

[iferro]

have you thought about a rebuild?

[SchwarzUndBlau]

Originally Posted by mugen08

hey no ones suggested it for a reason but its always an option you could go nitro get some 50 hp i have a zex system right now but not for long gonna do an m3 swap if all goes according to plan

why is this not more common on an e36? I am a visual guy, know all about visual mods, but when it comes to engine work I am a noob and am trying to learn......I have been looking into Nitrous on my car but can't find any good threads whether or not it is too harsh on my car or not......I was actually looking into a Zex wet 50 shot

Any advice? And please dont think I am trying to hack this thread and take focus off the other guy.....so please excuse me for my interjection....

[Marlin_318i]

Originally Posted by SchwarzUndBlau

why is this not more common on an e36? I am a visual guy, know all about visual mods, but when it comes to engine work I am a noob and am trying to learn......I have been looking into Nitrous on my car but can't find any good threads whether or not it is too harsh on my car or not......I was actually looking into a Zex wet 50 shot

Any advice? And please dont think I am trying to hack this thread and take focus off the other guy.....so please excuse me for my interjection....

haha its no problem dude im in the same situation when it comes to motors

[fourdoorfanatic]

honestly, i hate to say it, but a lot of bmw owners are really proud of the power the engine makes and/or is capable of making N/A. to use turbos and nitrous are cool, but its cheating in a way. plus, management systems aren't terrible easy on these cars for that kind of mapping without custom tunes. i wouldn't think so anyway, and they're usually pretty high compression engines.

[Marlin_318i]

Originally Posted by iferro

have you thought about a rebuild?

i didnt think of that...how much would i have to do...because everything seems to be running fine with the car, i just changed the oil last night and im running Mobil 1 extended performance oil, and the car is running better than ever so, i guess the question is is there something specific that i need to do to rebuild it(specific parts)... if so please tell me THANKS!!

[SchwarzUndBlau]

I just found some guy on ebay. He rebuilds M3 e36 engines with a supercharger and outfits them for 3 series cars......3k

[Bradford1]

Hey every one...this summer i purchased a 1998 318i sedan for only $4.400, it currently has 173000 miles on it, and i was just wanting to see if any one knows a couple of ways to get a little more power out of her...the car is in excellent condition and runs like a dream, but Ive raced a couple of my friends and lost...so if any one knows any cost effective ways to get some more power i would appreciate it.

[SchwarzUndBlau]

Originally Posted by fourdoorfanatic

honestly, i hate to say it, but a lot of bmw owners are really proud of the power the engine makes and/or is capable of making N/A. to use turbos and nitrous are cool, but its cheating in a way. plus, management systems aren't terrible easy on these cars for that kind of mapping without custom tunes. i wouldn't think so anyway, and they're usually pretty high compression engines.

so would you say to go with a turbo?

[slawler]

I have a 1996 328i Sedan. I pretty much love my car, everyone i have raced ive beaten. i was doing some research the other day and saw that my cars 0-60 is quicker than the 1996 m3's by .4 seconds. now is this true? because if so.... damn i really do have a nice car on my hands thanks everyone.