zorko101

spend the money on a manual swap, you will be much better rewarded. the inlet manifold is different, both have the 2.5 capacity. the 2.3 is a nicer drive due to the torque though..manual would be sweet

Many thanks for that. This may help you guys. My engine is the M52. I found this out through this site.

Hope it may be of some use.

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

Hey mate, first of all welcome to the site....

This topic has been covered a few times, do a search of the site and see what you can find. General consensus is the 323 will get similar power to the 325 by fitting a freer-flowing exhaust, however the M52 engine develops more torque in standard form than the older M50.

Likewise with the chip discussion, this has been covered also.... if my memory serves me correctly, the best idea is to get your ECU re-mapped as opposed to fitting a chip... however you can buy chips from the states or UK.... just don't buy the ones on Trademe!

Hope this helps,

- Mark.

Masny thanks for that mate. I shall have to investigate doing just that. Firstly going with the free flowing exhaust. Any recommendations?? As in bigger pipe dimensions or just free flowing mufflers???

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this. I have recently read on the uk bimmersport sport site that the 323 and 325 e36 1996 model have exactly the same power. However the 323 they say is just restricded by the exhaust. Is this true and does anyone have any more information on this???

Secondly i'm trying to find a performance chip for my ecu. Trouble is i cannot seem to find one. Can anyone help me or is it better to just upgrade the ecu to a link of microtec ecu.

Hey all.

I'm a newbe to this. Wonder if someone can provide some information for me please on what exactly i need to do a manual conversion. I realise the gearbox, flywheel, master cylinder, pedal box and so forth. (all the major stuff)

I'm curious to know if i need anything to plug into the ecu. Just in case the management system is set up specifically for the auto transmission.

All help would be appreciated. Thanks

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