» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 410,025 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,883 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,598 Views | | | | | | 08-15-2012, 05:44 AM | #16 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 | That wrap looks really good on the track. Nice photos! Where was this at? __________________ | | | 08-15-2012, 06:05 AM | #17 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Tell me more about the tow pig? 3.0? 4.4? 4.6? 4.8? Factory BMW hitch? What kind of trailer? __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-15-2012, 11:49 PM | #18 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | Dats a 4.6 __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 08-16-2012, 12:12 AM | #19 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by slow_ti Dats a 4.6 | Way to easy to make a clone and the 4.6 and 4.8 look identical... can't tell from that pic without asking. __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-16-2012, 12:24 AM | #20 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | Assuming all is stock. It's a 4.6..... 4.8 had different rims. My brother has had both 4.6 and 4.8 so I know most differences, mechanical and cosmetic __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 08-16-2012, 12:47 AM | #21 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by slow_ti Assuming all is stock. It's a 4.6..... 4.8 had different rims. My brother has had both 4.6 and 4.8 so I know most differences, mechanical and cosmetic | Not going to make any assumptions about the stockness of the man's cars based on the non-stockness of his ti... More concerned with trailer type and overall weight than anything else... I believe all X5 models are rated with the same towing capacity. __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-16-2012, 02:17 AM | #22 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scandia, MN Posts: 215 | Its an '03 4.6is. Draw-Tite class IV hitch with OEM wiring from bavarian autosport. Install was kind of a pain as there was facia trimming and widening of holes in the bumper carrier. Other than that, it tows like a champ (18ft dual axel wood deck flatbed). 75mph down I-94 and it gets 15mpg. Not the most ideal tow rig, but it serves my needs well. Plenty of power, comfy, and it looks ok. I have total confidence in the truck and its handling and braking capability with the amount of stuff I haul. My buddy tows his E36 m with an '06 4.4i on a similar trailer with about the same results as me. Not sure what the 3.0i could do... edit; car weighs ~2300, trailer I'm guessing is 1500, another 500 or so of tools, spares, coolers, clothes, data loggers, hd cameras, laptops, dong bags, etc. __________________ S50, Sunbelt cams, Dr.Vanos, blah, blah, blah... Last edited by Dan I; 08-16-2012 at 02:24 AM. | | | 08-16-2012, 02:25 AM | #23 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by Dan I Its an '03 4.6is. Draw-Tite class IV hitch with OEM wiring from bavarian autosport. Install was kind of a pain as there was facia trimming and widening of holes in the bumper carrier. Other than that, it tows like a champ (18ft wood deck flatbed). 75mph down I-94 and it gets 15mpg. Not the most ideal tow rig, but it serves my needs well. Plenty of power, comfy, and it looks ok. I have total confidence in the truck and its handling and braking capability with the amount of stuff I haul. My buddy tows his E36 m with an '06 4.4i on a similar trailer with about the same results as me. Not sure what the 3.0i could do... | We have a 3.0 sport and I have been looking at ways to tow with it. I am thinking I will need to go with a featherlite trailer to make it work... the 3.0 really struggles with power to start with. __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-16-2012, 02:37 AM | #24 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 08-16-2012, 02:40 AM | #25 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by slow_ti | Luck... nothing more. I would have guessed 4.6 but for what I wanted to know I needed to be sure. __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-16-2012, 02:41 AM | #26 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scandia, MN Posts: 215 | Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum We have a 3.0 sport and I have been looking at ways to tow with it. I am thinking I will need to go with a featherlite trailer to make it work... the 3.0 really struggles with power to start with. | My brother has an 18ft steel open-pit dovetail hauler that's considerably lighter than the one I use. Made by H&H (nation-wide builder) and its probably not more that 300-400lbs heavier than a similar sized aluminum hauler that's 2.5-3x the price. Seriously, I would recommend looking into them. He gets lots of questions at the track re: his trailer. Only reason I dont have one is that I live in a townhouse and have no room. Plus I can borrow a trailer for free __________________ S50, Sunbelt cams, Dr.Vanos, blah, blah, blah... | | | 08-16-2012, 02:43 AM | #27 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by Dan I My brother has an 18ft steel open-pit dovetail hauler that's considerably lighter than the one I use. Made by H&H (nation-wide builder) and its probably not more that 300-400lbs heavier than a similar sized aluminum hauler that's 2.5-3x the price. Seriously, I would recommend looking into them. He gets lots of questions at the track re: his trailer. Only reason I dont have one is that I live in a townhouse and have no room. Plus I can borrow a trailer for free | Thanks for the tip! __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 07-14-2013, 04:36 AM | #28 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scandia, MN Posts: 215 | __________________ S50, Sunbelt cams, Dr.Vanos, blah, blah, blah... | | | 07-14-2013, 05:44 AM | #29 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | That is a work of art, truly. You have to be excited about that! __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 07-14-2013, 06:05 AM | #30 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | That is a work of art, truly. You have to be excited about that! __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |