TO NOS or Not to NOS

[shazE30]

Hello chaps..........now the thing is iv got myself a mint e30 320i

cab....really loving the whole old-skool thing the character of the car and

attention..........only thing is i got licked silly by my brother in his 1.6vti

civic ........so my question is... I can have an nitros system put in the car

for £450 been told 45-75bhp increase....i really dont wana spend more

than that but is it the right way to go?? plz help any advice is more than

welcome CAR IS ONLY SLOW ON PICK UP??? [/b]

[fuzzy]

for a quick and easy power hike i suppose its the way to go ,although im not a great fan of this stuff,too many horror storys going around for my liking.doesnt it have a short life span and needs filled up regularly, at extra cost obviously?what about a zone chip? im not sure how much power youd get from that on the 320 though theres always the turbo conversion route but thats obviously more serious cash involved

[craigieeb]

you'd be better off sticking a 2.5 engine in there first mate, and putting the nitrous on to that,

not only will the 2.5 give you an instant BHP upgrade,(pluss it's a direct fit) so you can put more nitrous in to it, but.....

you would also be better off if you done some engine work first, cam/chip/intake/head work/lightend flywheel/ etc etc then the same goes, you would be able to put more nitrous in,

if you a bit strapped, just stick a 2.5 in and slap 70horses of nitrous in to her, you can pick up a 2.5 for cheap enough these days


if you do go for nitrous, please make sure you put the correct jets in for fuel/nitrous, or you engine could just go POP, if you need any info, instructions, help, just give me a shout and i'll try my best to help you out matey

[shazE30]

guys thanx for the feed back defo gna look more into the 2.5 converstion

but will give you a shout if i need further help how much should i pay for a

2.5 engine total converstion etc and is there anything i should look out for

when inspecting engine???

[craigieeb]

Just try and find one that doesn't smoke, rattle, use loads of oil,water, poss some service history, ask if the head gasgate has been changed recently, water pump change, thermostat change, and i was going to say try to find one with low milage but that'll be hard lol

there's a few good sellers on here that will gladly sort you out with a good engine, just look in the "for sale" or stick a wanted add up,

as for cost, the engine it's self, you could get for around 150-200,

getting it changed over could be free if your handy with a spanner, it realy is easy, simply pull the 2.0 out, and drop in the 2.5, change the ecu, and job's a good un as they say,

but if you need someone to put it in for you, im sure there is a fellow zoner somewhere near you that would gladly do it for a few beer tokens