danthaman01 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Hey guys and girls, im having thoughts about upgrading the standard intake in my 92 325 e36, i have seen a few options but now iv hit confusion on what to do so i wouldnt mind some opinions and advice from the lovely bimmersport community (thats you guys and girls) soooooo this is what i was thinking to give my 325 a bit more vrooooooom eitha a KandN or Simota pod filter pipped with this simota heat sheild over the top whats the verdict yay or nay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 I find heat sheilds are a bandaid to cover a pimple. Looks good on the outside but the problem is still there. Do it once, get an airbox made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Do the exhaust first.... you'll get far more gains. Or as has been said, get a proper airbox fabbed up rather than just a heat shield. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Yip get a proper cold air box made mate. Those simota ones are crap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danthaman01 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Do the exhaust first.... you'll get far more gains. ok sweet az what should i be looking for in the exhaust as i see you have a 325 what do you recommend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpp 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Exhaust + K&N Filter Panel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 Exhaust + K&N Filter Panel.yes the K&N panels are really good for road cars, more affordable too. keep it clean though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 ok sweet az what should i be looking for in the exhaust as i see you have a 325 what do you recommend? I've been focussing on cosmetic mods, so haven't waded too deep into researching the performance side of things, but I've heard good things about Remus and Supersprint exhausts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 would you put a loud exhaust on a auto or is your car manual , you could go panel filter but then you would get no sound , for a decent pod setup with cold air box your looking at 250 including everything you need , if you go through the performance posts you should find what you are looking for just my 2c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kpax 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) Yip get a proper cold air box made mate. Those simota ones are crap +1, heat shield is a waste bru. I made my cold air box out of an old PC case. It came out really nice & neat if you take your time to build it. Edited January 23, 2008 by Kpax Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danthaman01 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 so the verdict is get a full exhaust system done (headers pipes and muffler) then move onto a nice air box with a high flowing poddy and we should be good to go? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 would you put a loud exhaust on a auto or is your car manual , you could go panel filter but then you would get no sound , for a decent pod setup with cold air box your looking at 250 including everything you need , if you go through the performance posts you should find what you are looking for just my 2c Dont agree with you there, a guy I know with an E30 325 had a K&N panel filter in his standard cold air box with that director thing taken out and plumbed further down...sounds fricken tuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 You got it, although the Pod may still just give you more noise after the pipe job because you will struggle to get a really good cold air supply and higher flow. Pay more attention to the exhaust and you may get what you could get out of a pod but without the drama and noise - unless of course you want the noise in which case just cut the front out of the standard air box and throw the snout away, equal or better than most "performance pods". My 2 cents...De-cat, stick a coby in, and cold airbox Ive done the de-cat and coby, but only using a pod Im in a '94 325iA. Makes a nice rumble around town- no real ghey droney auto noise to speak of. Going hard, it sounds pretty mental, the way the gearbox shifts- like a manual being flatshifted. Wheee! Not TOOO sure how much diff the CAI would make over a pod, altho most 95% of my drivings on the open road so probly not too much hot air under there to get sucked in Tell ya what. I did the pod 1st- took her for a test, 5 people in the car, and she was still noticably faster. Then the coby, and just by myself she was a bit quicker again, but im not sure if the performance jump was as big as shoving the pod on temp sensors just dangling there. doesnt seem to be confusing the computer by not being directly in the airflow- but a CAI system would have a place for the temp probe to go in so id advise that as your best bet phew, what a flippin novel... headers should be interesting may be pricey tho. I went for two very cheap and easy mods... didnt want to be throwing too much money at her to go faster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) LOL btw... don't try using no air filter at all. I tried that, and she kept conking out Edited January 27, 2008 by E36 325 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foohey 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 LOL btw... don't try using no air filter at all. I tried that, and she kept conking out LOL! i just took whole air box off and slapped a pod filter on, works great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve R 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 LOL! i just took whole air box off and slapped a pod filter on, works great. great? i didnt know worse than stock was considered "great" all you will be doing is sucking in hot air, which isnt good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pussytamer 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 Don't f**k around and just buy a proper Carbon Air box from germany and re tune your chip, you get the sound and results that your looking for your car!! Otherwise you end up like the dorks in ricers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 hahahaha another 1500 bucks later for that ^^^^^ yeh right Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
