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hi i think i need help i just bought a 316i lux and i have plans for it but there is a few problems with it at the moment my car revs out at 5000 revs in all the gears and tops out at 105 mph i looked at the rota arm but it looks good could anyone help me. i was told that in the late models of the 316i they had to put 1.8 engines in them is that true aswell. thanks.

105mph is bloody good for a 316i!!!

I wouldn't complain at 105mph either ! Is it auto or manual ?

Yes they put 1.8 M40's in them. And, erm, its a 316i, it wont pull much at over 5k and wont do much over 105 i shouldnt think. My 318i max's at about 115 and stops pulling at about 6k.

Mate what were you expecting? Id be happy with 105 from a 20 year old 316!

If you want world beating performance im afraid you picked the wrong car

manual, i was told it should do more but by the sounds of it, it aint all bad thanks

I've had my 316i just short of 115 mph in the past. It could be the cam on its way out if your car also suffers from some of these symptoms mentioned in this link :-http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=08

magnumlove wrote:I've had my 316i just short of 115 mph in the past. It could be the cam on its way out if your car also suffers from some of these symptoms mentioned in this link :-http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=08

Hmm, they barely do that new! Was it down hill or is your speedo over reading?! 105mph is fine for a healthy e30 316i.

nah ill agree with magnumlove i had a 316i for my first car and it topped out at 117mph.

Could be the rev-limiter built into the rotor arm in the distributor (on the older 320i, it's just a spring-loaded switch in the rotor arm, which operates under centrifugal action to short out the sparks at around 6,000 rpm: if the spring's worn, it'll cut the revs at a lower rpm. I naughtily removed the rev-limiter switch on mine to allow exploration into the red-line range

in my 316 i had 117mph on the clock on the way back from london just before a car pulled out in front of me so i could go any faster it felt like it could go a little more faster. and ive got standard bottle tops

I have had my 325i cabbie over 125. had more to go.....but didn't feel very safe....... I need a new rack..... so I was dondering a little on the roadway........

what should a stock 325i cabbie do top end?

well mine was a 1.6 before and got around 110-115 out of it.

and now i have a 2.5 and ive had it up to 137mph

but no cars show exactly what theyre doing after 70 anyway