325ix Tuners?

[Over Boost]

Anyways 3000 is a good price for a pretty clean 91 325ix coupe right? Atleast I can sell it for a profit right?

[Over Boost]

Wow your sister is awsome! Does anyone know what the front/rear power split in the ix is? Like is it 50/50 40/60 etc...

[bmw332i]

I've been thinking long and hard about this dilemma too. My sister has a 5spd 1991 e30 32iX with about 175k miles on it. We first bought some Dinan stuff for it. Intake manifold, chip, exhaust and their Stage 1 suspension system. Car felt really lively after that Dinan stuff. Maybe not worth the money, as most people here piss all over Steve Dinan, but she likes it just fine. After a year or two, she got the itch to get a little more out of the car, and bought a Schrick 272 (with all new springs, hats, keepers, valve guides, etc...), and had some head work done. Porting and polishing of the valves, mostly.

One of the biggest things she's done, is to actually go out and go to driver's schools at our local (and some not-so-local) BMW CCA Chapters (GVC, DelVal, and NJ chapters). This has greatly benefitted her, and no doubt would benefit you too.

But, now that she's got 2 dozen days under her belt, she wants more (it's addicting). So, I've been looking into things, and have talked to some people about the feasability of more power from an iX. Basically, it looks as though turbo-ing the iX may be more of a hassle than the gain. Many people have wondered at the drivetrain's ability to hold up to the power/torque that a turbo delivers. We had some transfer case work done on her car a few years ago, and it beat her wallet to a pulp after all was said and done. And I would hate to see her transfer case go up in smoke........$$$$$$$.

So, I think that maybe the route to go is to have it stroked to either 2.7l or 2.8l. I've got a line on a set of pistons, and a crank, but am waiting for her to make up her mind about things before we go ahead with it.

As far as handling is concerned, the iX is a joy to drive on the track. The thing turns in very well, with just a little more weight transfer up front, but nothing too scary. You can go pretty deep into a turn with an iX. You can also put the power down a lot sooner when coming out of an apex than you can with a rwd car. It has the ability to grip like mad when you put R-comps on it.

I don't know about the turbo. I'm sure it has been done, but the amount of work that has to go into beefing up the drivetrain may be very cost-prohibitive to the average Joe. They're great cars no matter what you decide to do. Just make sure you check the diffs and the transfer case fluid levels often.

[Over Boost]

IDK I know its not as easy as a RWD E30 but im reading mixed reviews. I know the RWD one is "more fun" with oversteer and all but in the end isnt AWD always faster?

[grapedrink]

Where do I even start.

Try reading up on olds thread about the IX on here or e30tech. Basically everything you want the IX to do is not going to happen with an IX.

[Over Boost]

Ok I sold my 91 325i like two or three months ago. Great car but I had a chance to turn a nice profit. And I was planning on saving for a 944 Turbo but then I got the E30 itch again when I saw a super clean 91 ix two door with 5speed for sale. It has 140,000 miles on the clock and looks great. He has replaced the steering rack, performance exhaust, ASA rims, and H&R springs and a ton of other stuff. I’m thinking of maybe picking it up and modding it or at least just driving it till the summer. So who here has a modified ix? How do they handle and put the power down? What are the weak links? I heard from E30tech that the spines on the front drive shaft aren’t in enough but that can be fixed with spacers right? If I did choose to keep the car and not switch to the 951 in the summer then I would defiantly be turboing the ix. I far as what kind of numbers I want...I’m not all about drag racing really but I would like to run 13s in the 1/4mile. But my first concern is handling.