Any Ideas For Performance Upgrades??? [Archive] - bimmerfest

BARRY E36 M-325

07-19-2004, 03:34 PM

ALRIGHT. HEAR'S THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AN E36 325I. SO FAR... I HAVE A COLD AIR INTAKE, FRONT & BACK STRUT BARS, AND AN M3's CATBACK EXHAUST. IT'S KINDA QUICK. BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH. MY 0-40 MPH IS TERRIBLE. I DON'T WANT TO CHIP THE CAR AFTER ALL. ANYBODY GOT SOME COOL IDEAS ON HOW TO BEEF UP THE TAKE OFF HORSEPOWER? IT CURRENTLY GOES 0-60 IN 8 SECONDS FLAT. I NEED A MINIMUM OF 5.5 SECONDS TO BE A HAPPY CAMPER. :) SOME ONE HELP ME WITH ZIS DILEMA... OH PLEASE!

mjames

07-19-2004, 03:43 PM

Save up for a faster car? 8 sec. to 5.5 sec. is not realistic without spending a ton.

euroPower

08-10-2004, 02:17 PM

Supercharger/Turbo + Manual Tranny :thumbup:

andy_thomas

08-10-2004, 04:54 PM

ALRIGHT. HEAR'S THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AN E36 325I. SO FAR... I HAVE A COLD AIR INTAKE, FRONT & BACK STRUT BARS, AND AN M3's CATBACK EXHAUST. IT'S KINDA QUICK. BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH. MY 0-40 MPH IS TERRIBLE. I DON'T WANT TO CHIP THE CAR AFTER ALL. ANYBODY GOT SOME COOL IDEAS ON HOW TO BEEF UP THE TAKE OFF HORSEPOWER? IT CURRENTLY GOES 0-60 IN 8 SECONDS FLAT. I NEED A MINIMUM OF 5.5 SECONDS TO BE A HAPPY CAMPER. :) SOME ONE HELP ME WITH ZIS DILEMA... OH PLEASE!
Here are a few things you can do:

1) Sell the 325i
2) Buy a Camaro.

There you go - only two things :).

The Roadstergal

08-10-2004, 05:02 PM

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showpost.php?p=848406&postcount=6

Screw straight lines.

RSPDiver

08-10-2004, 05:41 PM

After my headache has died down from reading the bright red bold upper case question, I can offer this:

a) become BEST friends with Dinan or another full-scale aftermarket shop, or

b) buy another car

You will spend a TON transforming a mild, composed, well handling machine, into a tire shredding service station manager's dream (read: reliability in the crapper). You *can* do anything with a car with a suitable application of funds, but be prepared to keep spending...more.