318is -how fast

[e30topless]

I'am i the only 318is owner who thinks there not that fast then

problem with them is they have no low down torque, sound shit and you need to rev the hell of of them in order to get some proformance from them

they are pretty quick I was suprised how you kept up with the 6 pots on the 100 mile or so journey down to the pod ,even more suprised how it ran on the strip

get an M52 slotted in there and it will make a really good e30 me thinks

[Alex]

ok there not slow but they dont have enough torque for me

[Felix79]

My Alpina only has 141mph down as it's top speed @ 5000 rpm in 5th. Now that's with 186bhp, so it seems an IS is quicker than my Alpina and most 325i's.

[325isporttech1]

Yet another 318is comedy thread

Any thread involving the 318is or beerboy123 is always worth a look just for a laugh

[magpie]

more like a b25 joke again,anchor

[325isporttech1]

more like a b25 joke again,anchor

Lol okay at least its a fast anchor that doesnt sound like a flymo
only kidding

[magpie]

alcho 6 pot

[325isporttech1]

Hehe too true
its all good banter at the end of the day...whatever you own

[bpowell555]

I don't really know what you illiterate people are rambling on about.

All I asked was how fast a 318IS will go. No politics, no agenda, no puerile 'banter'.

F*** you all

lmao... please tell me the reason you were going so quick... trust me mate no one was firing a Ak-47 at you!! it was the tappets!!

lmao

[DRIFTBOY]

On this subject I let my second sig quote do the talking!

[Steve-E30]

On this subject I let my second sig quote do the talking!

You have no sig though

Fail

[DRIFTBOY]

I did a minute ago!

[DRIFTBOY]

It's back!


Of all the posts for it not to work on......

[Steve-E30]

How strange was that

[Dave_M3]

Well, everybody knows God built the 318iS so obviously was divine intervention



On a serious note... I'll admit the 318iS isn't that fast either. Mine is lively and is fun to drive too especially now with 6 gears and the few mods.

The 4 pot speedos are definitely optimistic though as my iS with 150bhp and less torque than a 6 pot flat out going by the speedo is quicker than a 325i or the 24v engines
Even my old 316i was good for 130!!!

But if I could justify and afford the insurance, running costs and everything else... I would have put in the 6 speed box still attached to an engine it came with

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Galvaniser delusions!! I hear one was used by the Jews for the ark of the covenant.

[Royalratch]

I love it when people dance on the PC/Non-PC line.

318iS owners are the Jews of the E30 world - disliked the world over but are actually the chosen people.

DISCLAIMER:
The thoughts, views and comments displayed in this post are not reflective of my own thoughts, views and comments.
I know that makes no sense but let's not nit-pick and just move on.

[DanThe]

You know Ratch, im sure I saw alex wearing a skull cap at the pod

[bss325i]

Well my B25 anchor has on many occasion been off the clock on the speedo.

I have seen a gps 142mph out of my turd.

Oh and it gets there quite quick unlike you galvanisers who need a 5 mile run up and a tail wind!

[bss325i]

For the record, no E30 speedos are accurate and all over read.

Demlotcrew has a calibrated one in his S14 powered 318iS.

Last year on the way to the ring he was doing 140mph and i went past him like he was standing still.

That was 3 up in the S50B30 touring.

Again 6pot over a 4 pot.

[Barx325i]

@ 18mpg

[bss325i]

@ 18mpg

Only peasants care about economy.

Hence the purchase of a lowley galvaniser.

[Barx325i]

@ 18mpg

Only peasants care about economy.

Hence the purchase of a lowley galvaniser.

oh no not again.. I bet you I have more fun in my iS than you do in your spanky tank

[e30topless]

@ 18mpg

Only peasants care about economy.

Hence the purchase of a lowley galvaniser.

[325isporttech1]

Ive had no problems with fuel economy in my tech1, we went to brum and back the over night on £15 worth of vpower which is a 80 odd mile round trip and the light came back on when we got back home, so i think they are good on juice Every 1.8 engine in history is a big pile of s*** from what i know

[gareth]

damn, mine seems slower than many 318is'sssss'sss
144mph on the speedo can be seen easily, even on very uphill sections of, err, private runway/autobahn/long driveway, however that's a GPS verified 132mph in the real world. oh, and the limiting factor is the 5750ish RPM rev limiter and 3.91 diff.

it doesn't creep up to the limiter and hover there either, it slams into it at full pelt

funnily, despite being down on power when running on LPG, it'll pull even faster as the LPG system has the limiter set at 6500RPM. not yet verified as i was running out of driveway but it was over 6000RPM

a 318is is fun and nippy but please, it's not 'fast'. theyre only about as quick as most modern european shopping cars. i even outran one in a J plate rover 414FFS!

[325isporttech1]

ive done 137 on the clocks and im the biggest limiting facor about the car To be honest i wouldnt want to take a e30 over 140 for my own safety they feel very much like my old 306 gti6 at speed which isnt good

[Barx325i]

mine has a big exhaust and a panel filter and providing it's full of oil it's pulls like a goodun, I like the m42, it's not all about power...

[Royalratch]

For the record, no E30 speedos are accurate and all over read.

Demlotcrew has a calibrated one in his S14 powered 318iS.

Last year on the way to the ring he was doing 140mph and i went past him like he was standing still.

That was 3 up in the S50B30 touring.

Again 6pot :pee pee: over a 4 pot.

Come on bazzer be smarter than that.

Your argument is more about capacity than cyclinders!

Comparing a modern M-Engine engine to an rattly racing engine is just silly. These rows are always about the 318iS V 325i and the differences are not just cylinders.

For a start, 6-Cylinder cars are as common as muck and are almost always grey or silver - yuk.

[d6dph]

For a start, 6-Cylinder cars are as common as muck and are almost always grey or silver - yuk.

Ooh you nasty sod, that cuts me deep.

[Royalratch]

That was the zone equivalent of a kick in the nuts wasn't it lol.

[e30bmlover]

@ 18mpg

Only peasants care about economy.

Hence the purchase of a lowley galvaniser.

barry... you speak the truth!! 6pot FTW... as usual

[Royalratch]

Even though the 6-Pot is carved from wood, from plans painted on a cave wall?

[bss325i]

ive done 137 on the clocks and im the biggest limiting facor about the car To be honest i wouldnt want to take a e30 over 140 for my own safety they feel very much like my old 306 gti6 at speed which isnt good

I've always thought E30's feel solid and stable at licence loosing speeds but then i have done 150+mph in a mk3 escort!

That was scary!

[fuzzy]

fastest ive managed was a road angel gps reading 162 on the approach to the forth road bridge in my stripped out cosworth celica with supra lsd. it was quite an aerodynamic shaped car with a slight tailwind