ti for my first car

stunna · 03-17-2006, 04:54 AM

i want to buy a ti for one cuz theyre sexy, 2 cuz my friend and my brother have one...some of u prolly know my brother he had a black 1998 e36 4dr. in florida..now he has a black 2000 5 series...anyways i want to buy one...but i want to make it fast...faster than an e36 m3...would it be a good idea to superhcarge it or turbocharge it? i dont want to do an enegine swap. i really want to buy one so if i anyone can help it would be nice. thanks.

GDB · 03-17-2006, 05:17 AM

duh 318ti be a gud car for uh first. Gud lukc wit it mang.

Variance · 03-17-2006, 05:48 AM

Sorry to say, but you'll be hard-pressed to beat an M3 without an engine swap. Building up the engine to do so would be quite cost-ineffective, and would be harder than just swapping in an I6. I'm not discouraging you from buying a ti, but it would be in your best interest to research and learn about the car first. Make sure it's really what you want. I did, and I couldn't be happier with it as my first car, but you might want something different.

Scottish Loon · 03-17-2006, 06:02 AM

Im currently half way through a conversion on a 316i sport compact conversion by dropping a 328i engine into it. Engine swap the best way forward i think, or poss a downing atlanta supercharger

aceyx · 03-17-2006, 06:24 AM

Are you looking for fast in a straight line or fast around a track? The latter is most definitely the ti, but the former might be better found in a JDM car. It is also cheaper to make an import faster.

I have no idea who your brother is. Should I?

m-technik_ti · 03-17-2006, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stunna

some of u prolly know my brother he had a black 1998 e36 4dr. in florida..now he has a black 2000 5 series.

Yeah, the dude in Florida who drives the BMW! I know him....Man me and him go waaay back.

Seriously though; think about doing an engine swap if you plan on beating m3's. Running FI on an m44 or m42 and tuning it so that you can run with M3s is probably going to cost more than simply doing an s52 or s50 swap, which will pretty much guarantee you success in reaching your goal.

mickti · 03-17-2006, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Scottish Loon

Im currently half way through a conversion on a 316i sport compact conversion by dropping a 328i engine into it. Engine swap the best way forward i think, or poss a downing atlanta supercharger

I am planning an I6 conversion with either a 2.5 or 2.8 m52 on my 95 318ti what stage are you at with the conversion I was planning to do it this summer but dont know if ill have the time.

96cali · 03-17-2006, 06:23 PM

stickers.

Scottish Loon · 03-18-2006, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mickti

I am planning an I6 conversion with either a 2.5 or 2.8 m52 on my 95 318ti what stage are you at with the conversion I was planning to do it this summer but dont know if ill have the time.

Have engine in place, gearbox and uprated suspension and brakes are all in, ECU and electrics still to do, not that diffiicult as car already prepped to take a 2.5 6 pot for the non UK 323ti

stunna · 03-18-2006, 04:08 AM

aright thanks a lot...and i want it to be fast on the track not on a straight line. ...i heard it can keep up wit m3's on the track.. but if it were a little faster it could beat em...maybe an e30 would be a better idea...a 6 cylinder?

**1996 328ti** · 03-18-2006, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stunna

aright thanks a lot...and i want it to be fast on the track not on a straight line. ...i heard it can keep up wit m3's on the track.. but if it were a little faster it could beat em...maybe an e30 would be a better idea...a 6 cylinder?

You want to keep up with M3s?
Do you have any track experience?
My advice is learn to drive the crap out of a 4 banger.
When I had my 4 cylinder I had no problem pulling away from M3s in the twisties. Straights, well that's another thing.

What kind of track events are you talking about anyway?

stunna · 03-19-2006, 03:07 AM

autox..anyways if thats true than thats good enough for me, i could do a few things to the engine i'll be happy with that. thanks. i have no experience i'm a newb...just videogame experience lol

michaelhofastcar · 03-19-2006, 07:01 AM

I believe upgrading the driver is more important than upgrading the engine. By that, I mean plenty of track time on club driving school.

AlaskaBlue · 03-19-2006, 08:29 AM

I hear evolution auto-x school are fantastic.

www.autocross.com/evolution/

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