Nicoferreira98

13 hours ago, gjm said:

Hi Nicolas,

The N42 is far from an ideal engine for this sort of attention. I'm sure you've heard of the N42 issues.

First thing to do is ensure the timing chain and all associated parts are renewed. Not just appear in good condition. Then a cold air intake, exhaust replacement, and chip tuning could see you get to 160hp. It's still a N42 though, and fundamentally designed for economy, not performance.

Mosselman used to do a turbo kit for it, but I don't know of a supercharger - there may be a Rotrex kit somewhere.

To be honest, you'd probably do better to fit a 3.0 from the E46 330, or similar.

I know that this engine is not the best one, this this is my firts car, the car that i worked for.

Do you think that a turbo kit is a better option?

Wich one is more affotable?

Because a 330ci in Portugal is around 14 000 / 15 000 euros, and i work just on the vacations, i still study, so i can afford that

Hey there

I own a 2000 e46 318ci and i´m looking for a suoergharger kit.

Can some one help me? I need some extra HP ?

On 1/22/2018 at 8:24 PM, gjm said:

Which engine does your car have? If the M43TU, there's not much that can be done. Even forced induction is limited in scope because of the engine design - it's intended to be economical. (To be honest, for a commuting car this is probably close to perfect.)

The N42 may respond a little better; I know very little about them.

However, neither has 150hp. Perhaps yours is a later model with the N46 engine? An ECU remap, cold air intake and cat-back performance exhaust could add 10Hp, but is a lot of work for not much gain. Supercharging is expensive, but could lift power output to 200-230hp.

Hello, i have a 2000 e46 318ci (N42)

Can some one recomend me a supercharger kit?