why go for 6 pot?

[dimebag_from_hell]

am interested.......why?

[Turbo-Brown]

Cos they sound better than 4 pots

Inline 4pot engines are inherantly rough, inline 6 engines are inherantly smooth

You get more torque for a given capacity from the average 6pot

They're smoother in traffic.......

Did I mention they sound great?

[michealewk]

4cyls are for pussies[bar the m3] 6cyls are for real drivers there is no comparison the difference is night and day

[SCOTT325SE]

as said before - the sound they make is enough to validate it. there are other reasons but i dont need to go into them.

[fowler]

4cyls are for revvy drivers who are about 18 and ragg the shite out of them.
Bar the M power engine which are race spec designed and god damm beautiful when you hear a good one.
6 cylinders are for touring and occasionaly going past something with no effot and grace
its like the question why go V8 for power and the noise !!!
is down to personal opinion

[MikeeMiracle]

4cyls are for pussies[bar the m3] 6cyls are for real drivers there is no comparison the difference is night and day

Thanks for offending all us 4 pot owners, nice one.

I seem to be a freak around here but for me handling/cornering is more important than power, I just don't see a 6 pot keeping up with me around the twisties. I have a 318is and I've driven my mates 325i Sport (admitedly with tired suspension,) and the difference on the corners "is night and day!"

Ultimately it all depends on what your after at the end of the day. I concede that for the vast majority of people the 6 pot is a better choice. I prefer my cornering and my fuel economy to go with it.

[cliffybabe]

Becuase the noise of a 6 pot is wicked

[MikeeMiracle]

michealewk: I just noticed your a new member. Tip: it's best not to insult half the forum

[bimmaman]

My car used to be a 1.6, and understeered like a bitch, now I have a big heavy 6 pot, it doesn't front slide so much, so I would say the handling is better...
Although you do notice the extra weight, and when I first drove it, it felt like there was so much weight it wouldn't go round the corner!

[Ziggy]

michealewk: I just noticed your a new member. Tip: it's best not to insult half the forum

Well he's wrong anyway. I stand by my statement last time this subject came up (must be all of a couple of days ago):

'16v 4-pots are great in race cars, or if you want to drive like you're in a race the whole time. Otherwise 6's are the way forward'

I don't drive my car to the limits of its cornering ability on the road (& I'd question the sanity of those who do), but if that's what you want, then a 4-pot makes sense. So, far from being for 'pussies', I'd say an iS is ideal for nutters!

[iDreamBeemer]

So, far from being for 'pussies', I'd say an iS is ideal for nutters!

too bloody right...!

[jmc330i]

My first E30 was my 325i Sport - I had to have a 6pot just for the noise.

I recently was looking for another E30 and started looking at the 318iS. There just wasnt any worth buying - they were all rusty, rough as hell and well over priced.

I bought a 318i touring - it was cheap and 4pot so wouldnt cost the earth to run (or so I thought) but within a month I had fitted the 2.5 6cyl from my Sport (not actually through choice though).

If I wanted something that goes round corners like a go-cart, I would have bought a go-cart.

Its all down to what you want - each car has its merits, but theres no real reason to buy one or the other, just personal preference.

[bootyman]

4pot, 6pot!! They are all for Toe tickling Gay's The only way forward is V8 or V12, or some sort of twin turbo set-up. I guess that makes me Gay too, but i dont care Give me more power

[jmc330i]

4pot, 6pot!! They are all for Toe tickling Gay's The only way forward is V8 or V12, or some sort of twin turbo set-up. I guess that makes me Gay too, but i dont care Give me more power

[andyp]

What you mean they do pimp mobils in v8 and v12 as well

[bootyman]

Yeah but you're ride aint Pimp Mr P and i'm a broke Arse Broder so lets not even go there

[Jhonno]

why 6 pot?

noise, power, smoothness

[bootyman]

why 6 pot?

noise, power, smoothness

BMW never made a decent engine for the E30. Even the M engine is not all that. They only started making decent engines with power to be proud off from the M E36 onwards. Back then i guess they were fantastic, but now in the moddern day, they are dated and way too under powered and most modern crap cars like Saxo's and the likes would leave you standing at the lights Hell i use to have a R5 GT turbo with 240bhp. That's in a car small enough to fit in a cornflakes box.

I guess if you're just talking from the draivability side being smooth then cool, but i certainly dont rate the power of the E30

[Turbo-Brown]

The 2.5 M20 ain't a bad engine, even by today's standards! Makes more power/litre than the VR6 motors

[mrLEE30]

I heard they made they first designed the E30 they stuck a 6 pot in there (323) but someone said (in German accent) ''Vat about mine vife? vat vill she drife? so they invented a 4 pot E30

and ive been around the zone enough to insult,

and i have a V8 , 5.9 Magnum baby oh yeah!! (best said in Duff man voice)

mrlee

[bootyman]

I heard they made they first designed the E30 they stuck a 6 pot in there (323) but someone said (in German accent) ''Vat about mine vife? vat vill she drife? so they invented a 4 pot E30

and ive been around the zone enough to insult,

and i have a V8 , 5.9 Magnum baby oh yeah!! (best said in Duff man voice)

mrlee

Go back to your hubbly bubbly bro

[DieselMeister]

No disrespect to the S14 but the bimmer sixes have a sense of occasison way beyond that of almost any 4pot (even in comparatively torque-light 2.0 M20 guise.). the older ones aren't the last word in power but they are modre than respectable, especially in an E30. Be honest, would you rather have a FWD bit of tat with a personailty-free four banger or a mans car?

As has been mentioned, any arguments for or against are academic as personal preference is the only criterion.

[mrLEE30]

Go back to your hubbly bubbly bro

yeah yeah!!

still got the lads in Saudi Searchin for your tyres by the way.

[bootyman]

I had a 4pot 318 cab a few months ago and whilst i didn't think it was partuicularly fast or powerful, it drove quiet nice and that did suprise me. I sold the car a few weeks after buying it to buy the Msport. Not cause the car was bad, but cause it was better for me to spend my money modding a Msport as oppose to a 318cab

[bootyman]

Dont worry Mr Lee. I'm sending the rims back to Image to have the width reduced bu half an inch. I can run 245/35/17's then, but thanks anyway mate

[mrLEE30]

he he he never heard anyone complain about something being too wide before

I will call off the search!

(sorry for thread hijack!!)

mrlee

[bootyman]

Well it's a problem if you cant find rubber to fit you I'd rather loose a little girth so i can slam the bitch. It might also make my 6pot a bit faster

[mrLEE30]

spot on answer mate!

mrlee

[oguz327]

why 6 pot?

noise, power, smoothness

exacty

[maxfield]

Booty why is'nt the S14 a good engine?

A reliable 93hp per litre is good today how about 15-20 years ago.

[dazleeds]

6pots are just

sound smoothness and ability to run without sounding like you left all your change in ya jeans and chucked em in the wash

[Dan318-is]

yawn

[jcjdavis1]

Hi I think we have had 4pot owners slagged off before,
the site is E30 Zone remember E30 ZONE.

[jmc330i]

I had a 4pot 318 cab a few months ago and whilst i didn't think it was partuicularly fast or powerful, it drove quiet nice and that did suprise me.

Yeah, I should of said that I was more than happy with how the touring drove, before the little 4pot went bang that is

There was nothing wrong with it all and it suited my needs just fine. Was a little thirsty if pushed hard, but then its not an engine to push hard. It would still be a 4pot today if I could be arsed to fix it - it was just easier to fit the 6pot

[ed325i]

I have 6 pots because I find them easyer to work on.