Just Got an E320i!

[Bluestone320i]

Heys Guyz! Im ilan!

Just got an E320i From my uncle as a birthday present!(used to be his)

Its Metalic Black With The Standard Rims which looks like the 325!

Its a sexy Ride!

its done over 120,000 miles but it goes like shit off a shovel!

I just wanted to know if any one could Give me any advice on how much Bhp its got(and what bhp it could reach).. its Stock Standard its even got its tape player inside it hehe!
its imaculate..

Well anyway just saying hello!!

L8rz!

[Bluestone320i]

Forgot to say its a 2dr!

[SCOTT325SE]

Welcome to the Zone Bluestone! Your E30 320 will have approx 127bhp as standard. Im not sure on the exact figure, as ive never really owned a 320, but the best mod, im told is to fit a throttle body off a 325. It takes 4 bolts, 1 new gasket and about 30 minutes work, even for someone who isnt very good with spanners. Ive had a bit of practise on these engines now and i reckon i could easily swap a throttle body in 10 minutes.

What year is the car? If it has plastic bumpers, our resident Chip maker, Ant could do send you a chip for Ԛ£55 - thats the other best mod for a 320.

120,000 miles for these cars is not a lot either. Most cars you will see are dead by the time they get to 100k, but these (especially the M20 engines{M20 is the number to designate a 2.0 or 2.5 or 2.7 6 cylinder E30 engine})
The most important thing to remember is not the BHP figure. Its the Torque figure! However, you are not going to make a massive gain in BHP with the 320 engine unfortunately.

You should find almost any information you will ever need on here. Hope you enjoy it! Welcome to the Mad House!

[Bluestone320i]

Cheers for your reply scott!

It Dosnt have plastic strips.. im not sure need to check but its dark now! lol

its an auto ( a bit of a downside ) but up untill now ive been driving a saxo vtr 1.6i..

Havent really floored the 320 yet... so not sure what to excpect from performance yet...

hows the torque on them normally standard?

Really lookin forward to gettin it by next week.. gotta go pick it up!

[Bluestone320i]

its an H Reg... 1991

[SCOTT325SE]

Not strips mate, the actual bumper - it will either be metal on the top, in which case its what we calla pre-facelift car. If it has plastic bumpers, its a facelift car (facelift cars run from E plate onwards)

If you are coming from a 1.6 vtr, your gonna be gutted, especially as its auto. the VTR will wazz all over an auto 320 im afraid. If you have a thiing for going fast as i do, get yourself a 325 engine and slap that in. A 325 engine will be 171bhp at the flywheel, get a chip off Ant and get an E30Zone Big brore throttle body for the 325 engine. That should release a few more horsies. If you want to crack the magic 200bhp though, you will need to go for a 2.7 rebuild or turbo/ supercharger OR a different engine transplant. See our other section for that though.

[SCOTT325SE]

its an H Reg... 1991

facelift and plastic bumpers then! good stuff!

[Bluestone320i]

Ooo thats ashame to hear about the speed...

i must admit my Vtr was crazy!

Strange i thought the 320 would eat my vtr...

Cant really afford to go 325.. because im only 20 and isurance is a bummer anyway lol...

so gotta put an induction and chip and exhaust.. but need advise atm on how to make my 320 at least keep up with a vtr! lol

cheers for your help!

[mancs_joker]

may as well say welcome to the zone while iam here lol

[Bluestone320i]

cheers! u got the same ride m8?

[mancs_joker]

got a 316 and a 316i coming up but really wanna a 325i but insurance wont let me the fookers!!

[Bluestone320i]

yer ashame on insurance huh!

I really do hope the 320i will be able to keep up with 150bhp some how without doing major upgrades.. i got an auto which is annoyin! but wow i must say the car sounds really nice with the standard system.. it sounds like the beeema sound if u know what i mean (compared to a done up Vtr lol)

[SCOTT325SE]

No mate, a VTR is light and made of plastic (no offence) where as the E30 is heavy and made of old german steel toe-capped boots and titanium nitride coated war heads! lol. The vtr has about 250-300kg over the E30 i think, plus that 1.6 is a revvy 4pot, where as the 320 2.0 engine is a 6pot cruiser.

Im also 20 (coming up 21, so insurance goes down Ԛ£200+ in november!) so i can appriciate where ur coming from. The 2.5 is worth doing though. the engine looks exactly the same too.
Rather than do an induction kit, get a K'n'N panel filter, not a cone filter as they are exposed to the heat in the engine bay and they run bad in traffic when the car gets warm with no ram effect.
Chip it, 325 throttle body and maybe a zorst too, but extracting more power from these m20 engines is hard because they are designed so solidly.

[Hyperion]

Welcome to the zone, and congrates on the 320, any info can be found on the forum, and if you are not sure just ask , there are loads of guys ready and willng to help you out.
Oh and SCOTT325SE got the right idea, when it comes to getting that little "extra" out of the car. cheers

[Bluestone320i]

it would cost allot of cash to put a 325 in to a 320? no? i mean i would love to but its probably so much cash.. i just wanna get a K&n panel like u said and put a nice zorst on it to boost its power..

my saxo yer was made out of plastic... didnt feel safe for some reason! but wow it shifted like shit off a shovel hehe!

how much do u recon it would cost me to do the beema's engine to a 2.5? this 320i has done over 124,000 miles so id need a good nick engine i guess..



i see in some forums that the 320i is about 146bhp... but my X vtr was 115bhp so whats going on here lol

[jmc330i]

Welcome mate

As already said, the 320i isnt exactly gonna fly but driving one will be completely different to the Saxo (drifting comes to mind ) and with the few choice mods mentioned it will be nice - and then theres the sound

It was driving my brothers 320i touring that convinced me to get my 325i, which I did when I turned 21. Insurance wasnt too bad, but its worth waiting that extra year or two.

Scott has pretty much covered what to do with 320i, just make sure you stay away from the K&N kits, unless you have a good heat shield. You could always get a BMC Carbon Airbox and then swap it over when/if you go the 2.5 route.

[jmc330i]

It shouldnt cost that much to drop the 2.5 into the 320i - its basically the same engine, but not having done it I couldnt say for sure.

The E36 320i (M50 24v engine) has about 150bhp, so its probably those figures that youve seen. The E30 320i is about 129bhp.

[Bluestone320i]

all i know is that the car is a bmw 320i SE AUTO in great condition im going to pick it up tonite! and gonna insure it by the end of the week!
Gonna sell my saxo this week aswell... had some guy intrested but he couldnt afford it at the end!! Fooker

[mrLEE30]

wellcome to the zone,

yep agree with all above but just remember i would rather go slower and be seen in a BMW than fast and not seen in a Saxo!

mrlee

[johnono]

Welcome Bluestone get a chip for it, 55 notes and u will never look back! ;)

chip, 2.5 tb (but u need to port the inlet mani a bit, not that much drama) and an exhaust, and u should have a much quicker car

then get some stiffer lowering springs, and fannys your fathers, brothers wife

also , u say the wheels are like those on a 325i, are they these?


if so, GOOD MAN!, these should be part of every e30 owners kit ;)

[Daryll]

Welcome to the zone blue.

[Bluestone320i]

yer john cheers for your advice! and yer i got those exact wheels in those condition aswell;-)

lovely wheels! i wanna chip the car! just dont want it to drink as much as it drinks fuel like coca cola hehe!

[BrAdZ]

they drink......... quite a lot im afraid!!

Welcome to the zone