e36 323 . more power

Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:37 pm

is there anything that can be done . i know about using an m50 2.5 manifold but wot can be done about keeping the asc system working correctly .

Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:14 pm

asc??? ah active stability control... i didnt know standard dirty sixes had that.. thought it was only the m3.

Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:06 pm

Mine has ASC also altohugh it gave up the ghost weeks ago and havent bothered to check why as of yet

Fit a twin exhaust from a 328i?Surely thats got to help?
Bigger injectors from a 2.8/M3 perhaps?
Or just upgrade to 2.8 engine and stick the M50 fanimold on that

Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:52 pm

e30bmlover wrote:asc??? ah active stability control... i didnt know standard dirty sixes had that.. thought it was only the m3.

No E36 M3 came with ASC, just a slipper.

Talking of which, i've just bought an evo.

My Mrs 323i saloon has ASC.

Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:53 pm

eko wrote:Mine has ASC also altohugh it gave up the ghost weeks ago and havent bothered to check why as of yet

Fit a twin exhaust from a 328i?Surely thats got to help?
Bigger injectors from a 2.8/M3 perhaps?
Or just upgrade to 2.8 engine and stick the M50 fanimold on that

I fitted a complete 2.8 twin pipe system to my mrs 323i saloon.

Its made a noticable difference.

Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:55 am

bss325i wrote:
e30bmlover wrote:asc??? ah active stability control... i didnt know standard dirty sixes had that.. thought it was only the m3.
No E36 M3 came with ASC, just a slipper.

Talking of which, i've just bought an evo.

My Mrs 323i saloon has ASC.

sweet... would my shit heap have it?? whats the evo like?? what colour??

Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:30 am

Compacts come with ASC too, On the compact the ASC switch is on the dash at right hand side of steering wheel, if you had it the light would come on then go out when you start the car up. The light is the one between the speedo and rev counter, the one that is all on its own.

Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:41 am

Even my lowly 318is had acs.

In that car it didn't matter if you had it on or off..

Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:57 pm

Fitting the M50 mani wont affect the ASC.

Other options are the usual - BBTB, exhaust, davef filter etc. You could also fit an LSD off a 3.0 M3 - straight fit too

Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:01 pm

All_Torque wrote:Fitting the M50 mani wont affect the ASC.

Other options are the usual - BBTB, exhaust, davef filter etc. You could also fit an LSD off a 3.0 M3 - straight fit too

or swap the anchor out for a plug and play b28??

Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:02 pm

Ian_M wrote:Even my lowly 318is had acs.

In that car it didn't matter if you had it on or off..

oh... my turd dosent have it... proberbly for weight saving reasons....... :lol:

Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:38 pm

thanks looks like i will be looking for a twin pipe exhaust for it then .

Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:24 pm

e30bmlover wrote:
All_Torque wrote:Fitting the M50 mani wont affect the ASC.

Other options are the usual - BBTB, exhaust, davef filter etc. You could also fit an LSD off a 3.0 M3 - straight fit too
or swap the anchor out for a plug and play b28??

Are you referring to a B28 LSD or swapping the engine over to a B28?

Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:14 pm

All_Torque wrote:
e30bmlover wrote:
All_Torque wrote:Fitting the M50 mani wont affect the ASC.

Other options are the usual - BBTB, exhaust, davef filter etc. You could also fit an LSD off a 3.0 M3 - straight fit too
or swap the anchor out for a plug and play b28??
Are you referring to a B28 LSD or swapping the engine over to a B28?

engine mate..

Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:50 pm

I think ASC became standard with the P/R reg minor facelift

Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:36 pm

e30bmlover wrote: engine mate..

Changing an engine over isn't quite the same as getting more power out of your current engine to be fair. You could say the same and suggest fitting an S50B32.

The cost of changing the engine compared to upgrading the current one is like chalk and cheese. Fair enough, an M52B28 will give him more power that his current 2.3, but it's still an awful lot of time and money (compared to say fitting an exhaust which seems to be the option he's opted for)

And even then, and M52B28 would still need all of the above mods to be done in order to be running at it's full potential, (unless it's an early one in which case it may have an LSD)

Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:38 pm

M50 Inlet fanny mould and a remap would be a good start

Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:44 pm

how does the asc butterfly setup fit with the m50 manifold and throttle body ? i would do away with the asc but its the mrs car and she wants to keep it if possable

Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:57 pm

e30bmlover wrote:
Ian_M wrote:Even my lowly 318is had acs.

In that car it didn't matter if you had it on or off..
oh... my turd dosent have it... proberbly for weight saving reasons.......

328i Sports have either ASC or an LSD so you must have a slipper Tim.

Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:03 pm

bss325i wrote:
e30bmlover wrote:
Ian_M wrote:Even my lowly 318is had acs.

In that car it didn't matter if you had it on or off..
oh... my turd dosent have it... proberbly for weight saving reasons.......
328i Sports have either ASC or an LSD so you must have a slipper Tim.

yeah she does indeed have a slipper... the turd!!