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whipsey
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Post Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:22 pm

finally managed to get my compact in to the workshop its got a dodgy sounding diff etc so i need to change it
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Post Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:07 pm

any idea what the 318ti puts out it looks like the same engine from the e30 318is
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:22 am

140bhp. The engine will be M42/M44.
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:04 am

what can be done to it to make it quicker?
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:11 am

Replace it with an M52 ! :)
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:12 am

was thinking of that i missed out on a complete 328i the other day so that may still be an option
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:54 am

I expect you can achieve 150'ish bhp from the current engine quite easily (bigger throttle body, rechip etc) but for serious power, as Pete says, the M52 is the way to go.

There was a Euro only 323ti (fitted with the 170bhp M52) but I expect BMW were worried it would steal coupe sales, hence not released over here.
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:25 am

If at first you don't succeed...............

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Try, try again Mr Kidd.
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:32 am

whipsey wrote:what can be done to it to make it quicker?
What can't? Same as any other car really, you're restricted only by money and your own imagination.
Currently slumming it in an E46 Touring
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:43 am

whipsey wrote:finally managed to get my compact in to the workshop its got a dodgy sounding diff etc so i need to change it
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wheres the garage to mate 'the archers' Albert square? winkeye
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:43 am

i want your workshop :cry:

how about this winkeye
http://www.baja-aragon.com/bmwtecnico.html
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:48 am

alex-e30 wrote:
whipsey wrote:finally managed to get my compact in to the workshop its got a dodgy sounding diff etc so i need to change it
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wheres the garage to mate 'the archers' Albert square? winkeye
its been branded the chop shop lol
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:35 pm

Andyboy wrote:If at first you don't succeed...............

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Try, try again Mr Kidd.
Heartwarming Mr Wint...
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