Gotta be the last of the 325i cars, c. 1991. The 2.5L engine made 170 fairly peaky horses in the end, IIRC.31st330i said:
what was the most powerful E30 from the factory (non-M)?
I've been tossing around the idea picking up another E30 as a second car. I just want to pick one up that is as powerful as possible stock. which one is it?
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Eta motors are dogs; weren't they around 120 hp? I'd rather go with the later 318is than an eta. On the upside, etas will be much cheaper. I think "peaky" is a relative term, anyway; VANOS gave later "170 hp" sixes very broad, flat torque curves, but the E30 was no S2000.31st330i said:if I don't want one that is "peaky" then I should look for an eta motor, correct? I just don't like peaky motors on the street.
Re: Re: Re: what was the most powerful E30 from the factory (non-M)?
I'd wager that no 333is ever made it to the US, but this does bring up an interesting point. A number of E30s have undergone engine transplants, frequently using the S52. I'd imagine that if you could find a 332i that might be a lot of fun.
It was a mongrel; used the 3.3L Big Six from the 633 and 733. In the 80s, the local South African divisions of carmakers were making all sorts of funky hot rods; there was a Ford Sierra (XR4Ti in the States) with a 5.0L V8 in South Africa.31st330i said:
what was different about it compared to the US model?
I'd wager that no 333is ever made it to the US, but this does bring up an interesting point. A number of E30s have undergone engine transplants, frequently using the S52. I'd imagine that if you could find a 332i that might be a lot of fun.
Re: Re: Re: Re: what was the most powerful E30 from the factory (non-M)?
I'm more intrigued by the South African 745i, which purportedly has the M1 engine in it.
http://www.cosworth.enta.net/nick.htm
And some stuff on the M745i:
http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_0421/page1.html?src=suggestions
http://www.e23power.de/infos/modellvarianten/M745i/
http://www.geocities.com/paulwf/My_BMW_M745i.html
Here's some info on the 333i; only 204 were made from 85-87. Don't tell Vince, but it's got a lot of Alpina partsJST said:
It was a mongrel; used the 3.3L Big Six from the 633 and 733. In the 80s, the local South African divisions of carmakers were making all sorts of funky hot rods; there was a Ford Sierra (XR4Ti in the States) with a 5.0L V8 in South Africa.
I'd wager that no 333is ever made it to the US, but this does bring up an interesting point. A number of E30s have undergone engine transplants, frequently using the S52. I'd imagine that if you could find a 332i that might be a lot of fun.
I'm more intrigued by the South African 745i, which purportedly has the M1 engine in it.
http://www.cosworth.enta.net/nick.htm
And some stuff on the M745i:
http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_0421/page1.html?src=suggestions
http://www.e23power.de/infos/modellvarianten/M745i/
http://www.geocities.com/paulwf/My_BMW_M745i.html
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