I agree, I just find it funny that people talk about the E30 as if it is engineered so well that nothing will do anything for it. They may not make a ton of power, but if BMW had made the ulitmate eninge it would make more power.
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I ran a jim c chip for the past 8 months on my 173 with full 2.5" exhaust and s3.73 and wasnt super impressed. Throttle felt more on/off and didn't pull much harder imo. Then again I have no cam or intake. Went back to the stock chip and 89 octane and actually like driving it better. Plus, i've heard things about valve float on chipped cars without a cam. If anyone wants a 173 chip, $120 shipped.1989 325is / 2.7, 274 cam, e30 M3 5-lug
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best way to add power is ditch the B27 and get something with a "50" or "52" in it.Comment
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^^ yep, that will also add power.Comment
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Cai and exhaust rarely make any difference on these cars.
Better off chucking your interior, A/C, heavy oversized wheels, getting a diff and a Kirkey. :DComment
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Kids, the guy wants a little more snap in his car, you don't have to do a swap to make your car more enjoyable. Chip (which he has, he spun to 6K, no ETA will do that) and a bit of gearing (he likely has a 2.93, that is a slug with a G260).
My point was that a cone filter and whatever crap along those lines will lose him power. It ain't a guess, it has been proven.
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What Luke said.
Also, best way to get more fast for cheap in an E30 is strip weight from the car.Comment
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I figured as much.. Jus wasn't sure on my 85 I bought a intake kit from bavauto and didn't really notice any differenceComment
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So with that being said.. Performance mod suggestions?
I'll probably go to a high flo cat after emissionsComment
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if you don't use AC, get rid of it, that is a good 50-75 lbs there, and do some research on an "i" swap. I heard it is relatively easy if you find an M20B25 head and ECU, and you get more power than the M20B25 makes in the end. But like I said, do research on that, I have only heard of it in passing, I have not dug too deeply into it.Comment
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a) e30 exhausts are NOT restrictive, especially on an 'e' motor. Don't waste your time and money.
performance mods: Bilstein sports + H&R Sport or Race depending on your tolerance for NVH, TRMotorsport 15x8 + 225/15 Hankook RS3s, a better brake pad, and then track time.
DONE.Comment
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Yes do that. Best performance upgrades you can do for a reasonable amount of money.
Also, info on the "2.7i" conversion: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...highlight=2.7i
Get reading!
Also, while exhausts aren't restrictive, they are very heavy. Just unbolt your exhaust from the headers, run some straight pipes to some dumps that terminate somewhere under rear bench seat. Slap a Flowmaster 40 in there if the noise is bothersome. eta motors can actually sound pretty dang good.
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No problem. It should go without saying, but before you mod it make sure the car is up to snuff on maintenance (motor mounts, trans mounts, fluids, timing belt, valve adjustment, etc).
I wouldn't worry about adding power. I started tracking my 67awhp Subaru, and ran out of talent before running out of power.
Learn from our (my) mistakes: don't add power till you improve as a driver, it ends up being a crutch hindering your ability to learn how to keep up momentum.
Then again, power's damn fun, so......yea.Comment
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