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why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:37 am
by 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?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:41 am
by 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

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:41 am
by maxfield
put a 325 engine in maybe a 2.7 or m52 2.8

best thing to do

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:18 pm
by Conan
325 throttle body and chip. Makes it a fair bit nippier. :cool:

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:27 pm
by Estoril-5
what about a 325i inlet manifold?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:42 pm
by Estoril-5
anyone
?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:47 pm
by bigkev
crafty wrote: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 :?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:51 pm
by fuzzy
Estoril-5 wrote: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 winkeye

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:54 pm
by dilo_attax
get it 2.5 coverted and put a 6 branch...... should go fast but still not as fast as the m3!

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:13 pm
by 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

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:28 am
by 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????????

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:59 am
by Jon_Bmw
crafty wrote: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? :mad:

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:14 am
by Dan318-is
Jon_Bmw wrote:
crafty wrote:110in a 30
Good GOD, noothloop is going to have a field day!

:
:rofl: tbh after that your lucky your not in jail!

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:08 am
by Pal318is
Dan318-is wrote:
Jon_Bmw wrote:
crafty wrote:110in a 30
Good GOD, noothloop is going to have a field day!

:
:rofl: tbh after that your lucky your not in jail!
:drive: :clin:

I tought you would have been banned tbh

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:31 am
by e30bmlover
maxfield wrote:put a 325 engine in maybe a 2.7 or m52 2.8

best thing to do
here here.

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:56 am
by Conan
How you not in jail? :eek:

(serious question, not attack)

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:00 am
by Estoril-5
back to the topic guys, any ideas?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:22 am
by crafty
aint been court yet so wel c what happens, thanks 4 the suggestions

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:15 pm
by Estoril-5
maybe you should leave it as is, for your own safety dude :wink:

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:21 pm
by 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

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:24 pm
by 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.

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:42 pm
by crafty
thats the thing.......... is it normal to b slow as fuk.... (n i mean practically not movin)...... until 4000rpm?

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:51 pm
by 316iDude
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Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:52 pm
by 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!

Re: why is my 320i so slow!

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:53 pm
by crafty
how much that set u back?