Bmw...

[Wren57]

Ok as some of you know my mom owns a 2001 BMW 325ci... and well, its slow as a biatch... sure it turns like a dream and has nice top-end power, but out of the hole it loses to v6 stangs... anyways... anyone know of a significant power adder for it? I cant find superchargers/turboes anywhere... shes really frustrated with how slow it is and doesn't want nitrous... any help appreciated- thanks

[juvenile]

lol
It'd be hillarious to see a mom in a beema with boost gauges and nitrous hooked up!
At the light
"Wanna race me....punk? In other words...wanna LOSE? I'm boostin 20psi and 150 dry shot...what about you...ricer ***?" ;) :D

[Kyle]

yeah, that kinda sucks...you would think that bmw's would have atleast a LITTLE low end speed..but i guess they're made for that autobahn crap or whatever...

[mt.biker]

ITS A 325I.

A friend of mine has a 89or90 325i that he bored out to a 3.0L engine and he also has a custom exhusts system on it. Now this car goes, the v6 stangs wont touch it. To help it pull better he also took the tranny from a hardtop 325i (different gearing ratio, dont ask me the details i dont know) so 1st, 2nd and 3rd are not as tall. In the city he doesn't get as good milage but he can rip up 0-60 and has taken that car to ~250km/h or ~155mph.

I think if you want real power out of the car your going to have to do some work to it. Theres no cheap, easy solution to a small underpowered 2.5L engine.

[spoogenet]

Yeah, take it back and exchange it for a 330i. :)

I haven't driven a 325, but the 330's aren't slouches. I'm pretty confident that there exists a SC for a 330, a buddy of mine is looking into getting one for his '02. I'll ask him if he knows where to get one and post back if I hear.

Have you checked German pages to see what's available over there?

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[ChrisCantSkate]

find a M3 motor. or get ahold of dinan performance. they tune BMW's exclusivly. they make bolt on superchargers.

[ebpda9]

dinan rocks. have you seen the latest S2-M5 ?

here are the numbers and the website for dinan:

408-779-8584
www.dinanbmw.com

[mt.biker]

just a comment.
i tend to notice most engines under 3.0L dont seem to have the power. I'm not talking about honda products here i'm talking about the rest of the market, it seems to me that most of the other manufactures have to get above 3.0L to start bring down there times.

what up with that?

[Wren57]

hey Mt Biker... you are wrong... ITS A 325CI:D

If you would really like I can take a picture of the badging for you...the "C" just represents coupe... anyways- an M3 engine would be hell to install and they have a bad repuation for blowing up... supercharger would be the best option right now I think... Im trying to get a Greddy G2 exhaust for it too...

What are the german pages? Im ignorant to german cars (cept porsches;) )... if I can find someone to bore out the engine I will... just need to find new pistons then...:crazy:

And just to clear one more thing up- it only loses to v6 stangs til abt 50mph... then it tears them all to hell;)

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by mt.biker
just a comment.
i tend to notice most engines under 3.0L dont seem to have the power. I'm not talking about honda products here i'm talking about the rest of the market, it seems to me that most of the other manufactures have to get above 3.0L to start bring down there times.

what up with that?
all i have to say it a 3 rotor wankle and a rb26dett. then at 3.0 we have a 2jz-gte a vg30dett, and the vr-4 motor(dont know code) those are all high hp motors. you have the 2 rotor wankle rotory, the rb20det and rb25det, sr20det, all these morors are capable of alot of power. then of couse the c32(?) (nsx motor) is mean with a turbo on it.

[spoogenet]

For German pages, check Google or something. I dunno what kind of stuff there is, but I'm sure Google will pick up some German pages. Go pick up a BMW magazine. My buddy said the supercharger stuff he had seen was in one of the BMW magazines. He said they claimed it was real easy to install the SC on the 330, I'm sure the 325 isn't too far off in the ease department. I can ask him which magazine, I don't know why I didn't do that in the first place.

I wouldn't exactly recommend getting a Greddy exhaust for the 325, I'd recommend going with a German exhaust. I haven't heard a lot of decent sounding Japanese exhausts, really...whereas the Germans make some nice sounding exhausts with decent performance gains.

b

[spoogenet]

Ok, he said that it was in a European BMW mag he checked out in Barnes & Noble one day.....so get your booty to B&N or something with a comparable magazine collection and start reading. :)

b

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by 4thGenlude
all i have to say it a 3 rotor wankle and a rb26dett. then at 3.0 we have a 2jz-gte a vg30dett, and the vr-4 motor(dont know code) those are all high hp motors. you have the 2 rotor wankle rotory, the rb20det and rb25det, sr20det, all these morors are capable of alot of power. then of couse the c32(?) (nsx motor) is mean with a turbo on it.

rotorary motors are in a league of their own.
I thought the nsx in a 5/6spd was a 3.2 and only the auto came in a 3.0L?

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by highlander
hey Mt Biker... you are wrong... ITS A 325CI:D

If you would really like I can take a picture of the badging for you...the "C" just represents coupe...

Its the same car just with a softtop. c stands for coveratable in German which i think is Cabreo (sp?). Anyways its the same 2.5 engine, giving the same somewhat lacking performance.

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by mt.biker
rotorary motors are in a league of their own.
I thought the nsx in a 5/6spd was a 3.2 and only the auto came in a 3.0L?
i think the first few years the nsx was a 3.0 then they switched to the 3.2 6spd and 3.0auto

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by 4thGenlude
i think the first few years the nsx was a 3.0 then they switched to the 3.2 6spd and 3.0auto

Ah I see! You still notice what i'm saying thought dont you? Most engines that produce any considerable amount of power stock end up being over 3.0L (exluding HONDA's!)

I'm just wondering if I've jumped to conclusions about this?

[ChrisCantSkate]

actualy, the supra 3.0 makes 320hp and the rb26deet (2.6) makes 280hp 296ft/lbs of restricked power(japanise gentalmans agreement), they are good over 1200hp. if you are getting a 6 cyl, i wouldnt want anything over 3.0 cause then you cannot rev it as high lower displacment=higher rev most the time. f20b makes 240hp and a 9000rpm redline from a 4 cly. i've been opening my eyes more and i dont think honda is the engine manufactures everyone cracks them up to be IMO.

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by 4thGenlude
actualy, the supra 3.0 makes 320hp and the rb26deet (2.6) makes 280hp 296ft/lbs of restricked power(japanise gentalmans agreement), they are good over 1200hp. if you are getting a 6 cyl, i wouldnt want anything over 3.0 cause then you cannot rev it as high lower displacment=higher rev most the time. f20b makes 240hp and a 9000rpm redline from a 4 cly. i've been opening my eyes more and i dont think honda is the engine manufactures everyone cracks them up to be IMO.

your talking rotorary and thats very different technology... good engines but findsomeone who can work on it before you buyone.

[ChrisCantSkate]

all 3 of those are normal engines. the 2jz(supra) is a 3.0 inline 6 rhw rb26dett(skyline) is a 2.6 inline 6 and the s2k is a inline 4. any honda/nissan/toyota dealer can work on them and other mechanics. the rx7 motor is a 1.3 double rotor wankle rotory engine, and that engine would be a beast if it was more reliable

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by 4thGenlude
all 3 of those are normal engines. the 2jz(supra) is a 3.0 inline 6 rhw rb26dett(skyline) is a 2.6 inline 6 and the s2k is a inline 4. any honda/nissan/toyota dealer can work on them and other mechanics. the rx7 motor is a 1.3 double rotor wankle rotory engine, and that engine would be a beast if it was more reliable
see you lost me with all the codes dude.......

[ChrisCantSkate]

im sorry :crazy: i agree though a rotor engine isnt fair comparision in this. they are crazy for actual displacment :bandit: