325i Sport / 325i SE

[Widge]

Hi guys I know this will get answered really quickly but,
what is the exact differenc between a sport and say an se?
I assume the engine is more powerful but how cam? headwork? compression? and is the suspension any different?
Cheers
guys

[Simon13]

sport has a slipper and close ratio gearbox, engines are the same in both.

[andyp]

do you mind not taking the words out of my mouth, lol

[Widge]

A slipper??????? Never heard that one before.

[Davenotouring]

Slipper as in Limited Slip Diff.....should really be referred to as non-slipper!!

[Widge]

Right thought so, slang can be misleading!!

So I have an SE and apart from cosmetic stuff (mine has a factory fit LSD)
the only difference is the short ratio box?? Dunno what all the fuss is about, not meaning to insult the spot boys (and girls) though.

Simon13 what body kit is on yours, I like the look of that front bumper, sexy plexy

[Simon13]

It's the famous M-tech 2 kit, the close ratio box is excellent! It drops u back in the good stuff every gear! The gearboxes are not too expensive so find one and put it in! SE with sport transmission, nice

[Widge]

Where do you recon? Ebay / Breakers and how much is not to expensive? It's all relative when your a student

Would love to find an SR box, is top gear the same ratio? I do a bit of Mway driving.
Cheers mate

People always slag off the mtech 2 kit I havent seen the rest but I like the front bumper looks cleaner than the black placcy and body colour bits. Mines Lachs silver too I love it.

[Simon13]

4th and 5th are the same as yours Ԛ£150 ish they go for rare item they are. Nelly might have one PM him. There are a few sports being broken at the mo in for sale section.

Just the lower part of the tech 2 looks quite good, are your bumpers colour coded?

[Widge]

OK will lookout for a box althought I can't be bothered to have the engine out at the moment.

Yeah mine has what looks like a coded iS lip spoler adn the coded bumpers with the black placcy strip in the middle where the toeing eye screws in.

[hogweed]

You never know what you have unless you ask your friendly neighbourhood $tealer. I gave them the reg no of my 325i SE, and the guy went "Ooohhh, yours has got everything... LSD, Sport suspension etc" as these were all options when you bought it new. I'm lucky, mine's got electric everything, leather seats, OBC...

So you might have some of this stuff already without knowing!

[M5pilot]

SR ratio box isnt really a big thing to be honest having driven both a sport and an SE millions of times each.

[Widge]

I think I'll check it out at the dealers cos mine has leccy everything too and OBC/ LSD and dechrome. Might pop down there now, apparently they can do a print out of all the service history too.

[hogweed]

Yeah, mine's been dechromed too.

Everything but aircon, really... oh, and they forgot to put the Schrick 284/272 in as well, so I'm having to do that as well.