E30 318i Tourer M40 Engine

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Panzerdriver
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Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:47 pm

Greetings to one & all!

I could do with some advice please! My daily driver is an immaculate E30 318i M40 engined Tourer. The car is on an 89 plate & is pre-cat :D . I have been toying with the idea of having the car chipped. I'm not particulary bothered about power gains, I appreciate this wil be relatively minor. I keep a limited mileage classic with 250 Bhp & 280 lbs ft of torque, so nothing | do to my Panzer will set my pulse racing! The point is, I would like to increase torque & throttle response, and ideally, if possible, enhance fuel consumption.

Anybody out there gone down the chip avenue? If so, was it worth it & what benefits did it bring? Which chip manufacturer is recommended for the E30? Superchips do a chip for the 318i that increases BHP by 8 horses, however, I cannot find any further information out. A few bods on Pistonheads advised me NOT to use Superchips.....Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers chaps!

Pete
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