l0w320 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 just wondering if anyone can shed some light on how to get performance gains out of my 320 e30 without puttin a 325 in it like everyone else does?? any bit of advice even small is much appreciated as imn new to the bmw world thanks garry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
320guy 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Depends how much you wanna spend. If its auto, covert it to manual. Chip it. Dont bother doing pod filters etc, its a waste of time. General maintenance, filters, dizzy cap + rotor etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l0w320 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Depends how much you wanna spend. If its auto, covert it to manual. Chip it. Dont bother doing pod filters etc, its a waste of time. General maintenance, filters, dizzy cap + rotor etc. its already factory standard manual? if tht helps... what kind of chip are we talking and where would i pick one up from?? why not bother with pod filters??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topcat 11 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 simple,add boost. amazing results Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l0w320 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 simple,add boost. amazing results yeh tru haha i ould love a 2l turbo but atm im short of funds lol turbo will b later on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Strip your car, Take all the seats out the dash anything that is not speed related.. Works for the E30 Racers. A pod filter will make it sound great giving a placebo speed affect, mine sounded at least half a second to 100kph with a pod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 1 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 we get posts like this all the time, unless you got a bit of cash to throw at it you're not going to get bugger all from it, even then playing with the 2.0 is just pointless. A nice set of headers and exhaust is about it, worth maybe 10hp tops. Why don't you want to put the 2.5 in? you can probably pick one up cheaper than a performance exhaust system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topcat 11 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 yeh tru haha i ould love a 2l turbo but atm im short of funds lol turbo will b later on if your planning a turbo setup,save your money,for now. live with 100hp and do the convertion properly,later. m Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 i have a nice 2.7L block , bolt your 2L head on it and away you go , heaps more powerand torque and only $450 021433600. anything else wont give you much in the way of noticable results talk to the guys that have rebuilt 2L engines for the race series they get resonable results , but costs $$$$$$$$$$1000's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l0w320 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 i have a nice 2.7L block , bolt your 2L head on it and away you go , heaps more powerand torque and only $450 021433600. anything else wont give you much in the way of noticable results talk to the guys that have rebuilt 2L engines for the race series they get resonable results , but costs $$$$$$$$$$1000's i could be keen ow much more power are we talking?? uhm i dont have tht money at the moment but is it alright if i grab your number anyways for later if you still have it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 i could be keen ow much more power are we talking?? uhm i dont have tht money at the moment but is it alright if i grab your number anyways for later if you still have it?? depends on what else you do .but can go upwards to about 200hp std 325i is about 173hp . std 525e is about 125hp but lots of torque (detunned engine with small port head and long narrow inlet manifold), but fitting a better breathing 2l head and manifold to it should make a get up and go a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l0w320 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 oh yeh id acually be realli keen on that but id proberly need time to get the money as i need other expenses too before i start on any major engine work but ill b in contact thanks garry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites