im looking for a certain m42 performance write up

[16v of E30]

...regarding the certain mods you can do to get the most out of your m42...if i remember correctly there was stuff mentioned about advancing your timing, stuff about chips and CAI's and whatnot...it was a really good writeup, i just need some reference off of it...

thanks

[James Crivellone]

Best mod for an M42? Tear it out and put something with 6 cylinders in ;)

You can get a little more power with a lighter flywheel, advance the intake timing, and a Mark D chip, but other then that you either need to stroke the motor, or/and turbo/supercharge it to get any real power.

The M42 is made for economy, nothing more...

/takes a seat while all the M42 purists come in here and throw rocks at me!

[Asbradley21]

*throws rocks at Criv*

[E30-M3]

/sits in to watch the show.

[decay]

i think this is what OP was looking for?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/tech/318is/318is.htm

i'm not throwing any rocks... just patiently waiting to get home so i can start installing turbo parts.

[SL a.m.>IN]

yea that tech section is gold. It will answer A LOT of your questions and helps you learn.

[tjts1]

A lot of the information in that article is out of date.

[16v of E30]

that was the correct article, now you tell me its out of date...im interested in the 325i flywheel conversion. tell me more....

[TwoJ's]

https://www.m42club.com

[tjts1]

www.m42club.com

+1

[Danny]

Taaaaaaaaaaaarboooooo

[ayemattyyy]

Taaaaaaaaaaaarboooooo

Op, I think this is a sign from god to buy Danny's turbo setup? Just a hunch :D

But m42club.com, and the tech section here. It's not all that outdated compared to our cars. All of those mods still work, no complaints.
Matt

[Schnitzer318is]

m24club is probably your bets bet... I've learned tons from there. Mine dyno'd 136 to the rear wheels on a mustang dyno. Not great, but not bad either... it's a fun car to drive while getting 25+ mpg city.