why is my 320i so slow!

[crafty]

recently downgraded (thru no choice of my own) from an e36 m3 evo convertible to an f plate 320i, i know it aint really gonna compare in power but the e30 jus feels so slow, anythin i can do to tweek it?

[drifty325i]

Put a m3 engine in it lol, 320 are just dam slow. Change the diff for some more pep but dont bother with anything else imo, Maby a chip

[maxfield]

put a 325 engine in maybe a 2.7 or m52 2.8

best thing to do

[Conan]

325 throttle body and chip. Makes it a fair bit nippier.

[Estoril-5]

what about a 325i inlet manifold?

[Estoril-5]

anyone
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[bigkev]

recently downgraded (thru no choice of my own) from an e36 m3 evo convertible to an f plate 320i, i know it aint really gonna compare in power but the e30 jus feels so slow, anythin i can do to tweek it?

are you serious

[fuzzy]

what about a 325i inlet manifold?

didnt a great man once say "why bother fitting a 325 inlet manifold to a 320,why not leave it attached to the rest of the engine and fit that instead"or something similar

[dilo_attax]

get it 2.5 coverted and put a 6 branch...... should go fast but still not as fast as the m3!

[Estoril-5]

say you wanted to keep the car as original as poss so only bolt on parts would do, what could you do then to soup it up? apart from an 525e bottom end

[crafty]

had a 2.5 engine but bottom end cracked, sold the 3.2 engine n gearbox to try n makeback some of thecash i lost on the m3. insurance refused topay out coz i was doing110 in a 30 when my wheel came off, slid out, hit a tree n rolled.....................wiv the roof down

any1 got a better engine than a 2L????????

[Jon_Bmw]

110in a 30

Good GOD, noothloop is going to have a field day!

To be honest what the f**k were you doing that speed for in a 30, also you told your insurance company you were doing that speed too?

[Dan318-is]

110in a 30

Good GOD, noothloop is going to have a field day!

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tbh after that your lucky your not in jail!

[Pal318is]

110in a 30

Good GOD, noothloop is going to have a field day!

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tbh after that your lucky your not in jail!

I tought you would have been banned tbh

[e30bmlover]

put a 325 engine in maybe a 2.7 or m52 2.8

best thing to do

here here.

[Conan]

How you not in jail?

(serious question, not attack)

[Estoril-5]

back to the topic guys, any ideas?

[crafty]

aint been court yet so wel c what happens, thanks 4 the suggestions

[Estoril-5]

maybe you should leave it as is, for your own safety dude

[crafty]

lol, only crashed coz my rear nearside alloy disintergrated. apart from that i dont think a 110mph drift is too shabby.

paid the price thou.........15k .... god dam

[Gouki]

2.7e bottom end be the best way of upping power. But you cant expect a 320i to be responsively quick if your used to M3's! Good luck whatever u decide.

[crafty]

thats the thing.......... is it normal to b slow as fuk.... (n i mean practically not movin)...... until 4000rpm?

[316iDude]

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[318Ross]

ive recently bought an 87 Ereg 318i and a new head gasket, valve stem seals and a cam belt kit and its so much more responsive!

[crafty]

how much that set u back?