E30 Zone

By a 316i!!!



Standard 70K M40b16 316i against a 318iS with a Evolve chipped 100K 93' M42 with possibly an M20 flywheel.

316 was able to stay on it's bumper from around 30-80mph

Mollox.

The iS driver must have been overwhelmed by the power at his disposal and never changed out of first gear.

Dave_M3 wrote:By a 316i!!!



Standard 70K M40b16 316i against a 318iS with a Evolve chipped 100K 93' M42 with possibly an M20 flywheel.

316 was able to stay on it's bumper from around 30-80mph

It's the extra weight of the galvanizing..

Hmm, the iS was detailed by Feens the day before the meet so with all the polishing he did it's quite possible the body was heavier after it
Only real difference in weight would be the iS having a large case diff and coil-overs as the 316 also had a Sport cloth interior and vented front and rear discs from the factory for some odd reason


But no, that's not the reason

Both drivers were changing gear properly, I was passenger in the iS so no reason to be
Actually I think we might have been doing 40mph initally and just dropped to third and then the 316 stayed with the iS all the way until 80 when the 316 had to change again and iS had another 500rpm to go and pulled away well then in 4th.

i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

Well it happened and there's a good 6 witnesses from the meet we had yesterday, lol

I wish I had my camera pointing out the back window at the time

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

316's aint all that bad. Both cars are 1.8L. the 316i is a 1.6L.

Normal 318i are still only just (marginally) off the iS. But seriously, did the 316 also have a passanger?

lol, i'am not doubting it never happend but the IS must have needed a desperate service or overhaul

Alex wrote:lol, i'am not doubting it never happend but the IS must have needed a desperate service or overhaul

Or just another 2 cylinders

NayC wrote:

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

316's aint all that bad. Both cars are 1.8L. the 316i is a 1.6L.

Normal 318i are still only just (marginally) off the iS. But seriously, did the 316 also have a passanger?

21bhp more with an IS there deffintly quicker than a normal 318i

As I keep saying, you need ALOT more power to make another car 'disappear.'

i've had a 318i m40 for 14 mth before the IS,
and my is would have pissed all over the m40
before any mods i carried out recently.

magpie wrote:i've had a 318i m40 for 14 mth before the IS,
and my is would have pissed all over the m40
before any mods i carried out recently.

I went from a standard 316 for a year to a chipped and remapped iS and thought it was a rocket too

Alex wrote:lol, i'am not doubting it never happend but the IS must have needed a desperate service or overhaul

Made 150bhp on the rollers a month ago!!!

surely somebody will figure out how a 316 was able to accelerate as fast as a car with an engine touched by Zeus

alot can happen in a month

Alex wrote:alot can happen in a month

a diff change on an iS to a 3.91LSD from a 4.1 while a 316 kept it's 4.45 can happen in a month

316i's have 4.27 unless it was an auto lol

BadDave wrote:

Alex wrote:lol, i'am not doubting it never happend but the IS must have needed a desperate service or overhaul

Or just another 2 cylinders

Or that

316 was originally an auto alright but he kept the diff.
Also had BBS 15"s 205/50s while the iS had 205/40 R17 on BKs

Being taken off the road now soon to get an M42 and maybe an LSD unit so should be pretty quick then!!!

think i'll have mine remapped after dyno day meet,
or i may be happy with the results of the print out,

Feel the power of an M40.

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

8 sec is very quick. Your IS is fast.

Blitz wrote:Feel the power of an M40.

what power???

Blitz wrote:

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

8 sec is very quick. Your IS is fast.

better than i thought too, probs because of the chip i can get to 60 in second i.e. no rev limiter to worry about till around 65mph @7250rpm

Blitz wrote:

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

8 sec is very quick. Your IS is fast.

about 7.5 for mine

Alex wrote:

Blitz wrote:Feel the power of an M40.

what power???

what from an m42

town325i wrote:

Alex wrote:

Blitz wrote:Feel the power of an M40.

what power???

what from an m42

m40 m42 has a bit of poke if you rev it hard enough

Dave_M3 wrote:

Blitz wrote:

Alex wrote:i find that very hard to belive, my 316i wasnt much quicker than my 1.0 3cyl corsa, and the IS was way way quicker than my corsa

engine was obviosly fooked/needed a service

i timed a 0-60 on mine today 0-60 in 7.9 seconds

8 seconds if you want to be pickey

i cannot see any 316i doing that

8 sec is very quick. Your IS is fast.

about 7.5 for mine

what mods have you done to yours again, i used the obc to time mine

Chip, remap, heater plate, K&N filter, short-shifter, 4.1 LSD

I used the OBC too, Not very accurate but good to 2 or 3 tenths of a second I suppose.

mine was more like a heater pad different to most never did much ive just removed it and pushed it under the manifold, i might get a k&n panel

i might get a bbtb too but i cant see it worth £120 worth

Yeah, I'm making my own BBTB soon.

BMW filter is better flowing, K&N probably has better filtration properties and obviously lasts alot longer.

is it hard to make your own ???? or just a case of having the equiptment

the only good thing about an iS is the gearbox in an M50 conversion..

Dave.. I need not tell you what you need. I have confirmation from another ex iS owner than an m50'd e30 is a much better car than any 4 potter