how can i make a 316 touring go quicker

[B4UR]

I know the 316 engine isnt great but is there any ways tuning wise i can make it go better without spending rediculous amounts of money?

[e30316coupe]

tow it with a ferrari

[griff87]

Drive it off a cliff. Should pick up quite well after that.

[dazleeds]

bin the piece of crap sat in the bay

[ImysE30]

Strip it?

[Ollie_bwoii]

Engine swap seems to be the easiest and cheapest option to get a good power increase!

[e30316coupe]

N.O.S

[w17led]

By selling it for peanuts, that shift it a bit.

Than go and get yourself a 325 touring

[burkey88]

strip it out, might save on petrol aswell. was thinking of doing it with mine but I will probablies be selling up in a few month.

[Sanchez]

I know the 316 engine isnt great but is there any ways tuning wise i can make it go better without spending rediculous amounts of money?

Basically no. If the shell is good keep it and when you can afford it swap it for a M20 B25 or another engine swap like M52/M30

[tomislav]

Engine swap. Anything you do to the 1.6 lump won't be worth the effort

[minimatan]

Racing stripes, worked on my Mini. In addition to the 1275cc conversion

[pac1982]

without changing the engine there is little you can do but a full strip down only is the most cost effective way of getting more power out of anything with an engine

[flipmode786]

bin the 1.6 unit , they really isnt much you can do with it
get your hands dirty and fit a 2.5

[B4UR]

ha ha ok cheers and my 1275 mini is actualy quicker than it that is saying something. But hey its a start due to insurance

[N00b]

1. P/ex it.
2. Strip weight from the car.
3. Put a more powerful engine in it.

[Royalratch]

Before anything can be taken seriously - what's your budget.

[georgen]

Why not fit an iS engine into the touring ? You'll get good economy and heaps more power.
Well worth doing if the shell's clean enough IMO..

[/// KAMI]

Get that out and replace with a E36 M3 engine you only live once.....

[N00b]

Before anything can be taken seriously - what's your budget.

Stripping out some of the weight costs nothing ;)

[fuzzy]

or for £1800 you can have a complete cosworth conversion kit ready to fit and drive.

[N00b]

or for £1800 you can have a complete cosworth conversion kit ready to fit and drive.

I thought you were going to fit the YB into something else?

[fuzzy]

no definative plans either way. its all in my shed. although im heading in the direction of an off the shelf fast car as i cant be bothered f4nnying about with old cars anymore.

[N00b]

no definative plans either way. its all in my shed. although im heading in the direction of an off the shelf fast car as i cant be bothered f4nnying about with old cars anymore.

Any preferences?
Budget?
Needs to be a daily drive?

[fuzzy]

a mitsu evo 8 probably.

[N00b]

a mitsu evo 8 probably.

Good choice.....excellent choice actually.

[fuzzy]

i fancy importing one of these....

[N00b]

i fancy importing one of these....

I never understood why they weren't officially brought here.
Same goes for the Stagea.