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    Power gain wise, not really. Most BMW engines are tuned to the reliable limits, so pod filters and other such gimmickry tend to lose power, not increase it.

     

    Im assuming your car has 150,000km+, if thats the case then definitely gut / replace / remove the cats as they're well beyond their intended lifespan. A Remus / Supersprint / Eisenmann / Borla backbox will make it sound nicer, but will do nothing for your ETs.

     

    Aggressive cams will generally shift the powerband to the right, and are only really noticeable with a good 'zorst, headers, DME remap. So realistically you're spending  4-5k to get any real results. A good turbo setup will probably run you in excess of 7k for parts & labour - add your cert to the tab too.

     

    I converted mine to manual & added an LSD as the first step. Upgraded shocks and springs with a combination of Koni, Bilstein and Eibach bits, replaced most of the bushes with nolathane too. Currently swapping the engine and DME for an alloy block & Megasquirt as phase 3 with S50B32 headers and a single pipe exhaust running to a Remus backbox. Last step will be chuck a rusty hood and an M3 bumper at it and call it a day. Maybe some 330i brakes but I'll see if it really needs them first. Throw it around Hampton / Puke a couple times for shits n  giggles and then on to the GMC project.

     

    The best improvements are often suspension renewals with these cars. 

     

    Edit: stupid autocorrect

    Haha looks like iv been looking at it wrong this whole time, I will definitely be looking into the exhaust side of it and also do a few more upgrades to suspension swaybars, links, and new bushes here and there, and see where I can go from there, huge help.

    Thanks heaps.

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    Oh no, not this again.

     

    Has been proven to release a couple extra hp at the very top end of the rev range but at the expense of midrange torque, as Micheal said earlier. Power gains are fairly minimal, not really enough to be noticeable to the butt-dyno. Lightened flywheel would mask the effect of the lost torque in a manual, but will be very counter productive with a slushbox.

     

    Look for a set of S50 headers, will net you 12-15hp plus a few extra torques. Best $1000 you'll spend on the car, bang for buck wise. Decat the exhaust and maybe an aftermarket muffler and thats really about all you can do with the engine unless you go down the FI route.

    Thanks mate, thats a real help gives me an idea what direction to go, my car is an auto and do plan on keeping it that way (for now) will be doing the exhaust at some point soon, is there anything else other than that I can do?

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    Im just wondering if any one could tell me what diff ratio I need for my manual conversion. I have a e36 328I and using a 325 getrag box i havent look into the gearing side of things, all I know is the auto diff makes the engine rev its guts out at 100km, so if anyone can give me an idea or even have one for sale of what I need it would help heaps.

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    It was my bad I saw I had the measurements around the wrong way, sorry for the confusion haha, the springs are for a 318i and I had them in my 328i e36 and it dropped around 70mm. With the 325 & 328 im unsure of the weight differences so I just assumed they would be some where inbetween.

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