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Anyone know of currently available supercharger or turbo kits? Looking to get to about 300 whp? |  |  | | 11-04-2015, 12:31 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 |
Welcome to the forum! If your car truly has 62k miles, it's probably pretty original, so please do not try to mod it out too much! __________________
'96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue
'68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | | | 11-07-2015, 04:28 PM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by FunElan  Welcome to the forum! If your car truly has 62k miles, it's probably pretty original, so please do not try to mod it out too much! | Thanks, it is all original and also FS if anyone is interested. Just would like to give it a bit more power if I end up keeping it. 5-Speed, was one-owner car before myself, always garaged! | | | | | 11-08-2015, 05:58 PM | #4 | | Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: NC Posts: 29 |
Quote: Originally Posted by FunElan Welcome to the forum! If your car truly has 62k miles, it's probably pretty original, so please do not try to mod it out too much! | Couldn't agree with this more, these are becoming vintage, rare cars so stock is king! If it has 62k enjoy it's "youth". As my friend says, more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. How did you get this TI? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | | | | | 11-08-2015, 06:39 PM | #5 | | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 |
I just picked up a 97 with 49,000 miles. I agree... Contours, Tint and maybe a new stereo. That's about it.  IMG_3097 by Frederic Lambert, on Flickr __________________
Frederic
1997 318Ti M-Tech & 1999 Z3 2.8 | | | | | 11-09-2015, 12:59 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bchen87 Anyone know of currently available supercharger or turbo kits? Looking to get to about 300 whp? | You will never get 300hp with a DASC or any roots type blower. Turbo will get you there. Turbo kits are available on Ebay but you need to change some of the parts in the kit for a good install... Also I agree with keeping it stock...You can read my turbo build on the sticky and see a wild turbo build with a $12,000 I-4 motor. Ran it for years and just sold the complete car to a local racing team. John S
Last edited by xxxJohnBoyxxx; 11-09-2015 at 01:02 AM. Reason: Added more info | | | | | 11-09-2015, 05:16 PM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by xxxJohnBoyxxx You will never get 300hp with a DASC or any roots type blower. Turbo will get you there. Turbo kits are available on Ebay but you need to change some of the parts in the kit for a good install...
Also I agree with keeping it stock...You can read my turbo build on the sticky and see a wild turbo build with a $12,000 I-4 motor. Ran it for years and just sold the complete car to a local racing team.
John S | What set-up could I use to get to 200-250 whp? I'm looking at a budget of $5000-6000. I'd like to boost the 4, but would it be better to just swap in a S50? Thanks | | | | | 11-10-2015, 03:09 AM | #8 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 |
What are the specs on this car & price? Quote: Originally Posted by bchen87 Thanks, it is all original and also FS if anyone is interested. Just would like to give it a bit more power if I end up keeping it. 5-Speed, was one-owner car before myself, always garaged! | | | | | | 11-10-2015, 02:53 PM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by M GmbH What are the specs on this car & price? | 1995 BMW 318ti w/ 63k. Asking $5,000/OBO. | | | | | 11-10-2015, 03:00 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: DAYTON, OH Posts: 86 |
OK. What color, trans, options, etc. Quote: Originally Posted by bchen87 1995 BMW 318ti w/ 63k. Asking $5,000/OBO. | | | | | | 11-10-2015, 04:28 PM | #11 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by M GmbH OK. What color, trans, options, etc. | White, 5-speed manual..... Just uploaded a pic | | | | | 11-11-2015, 09:40 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bchen87 What set-up could I use to get to 200-250 whp? I'm looking at a budget of $5000-6000. I'd like to boost the 4, but would it be better to just swap in a S50?
Thanks | Swap with good cams and a good tune for the setup and you will be happy. It costs me $13K for a solid 500hp I-4 | | | | | 11-13-2015, 06:17 PM | #13 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by xxxJohnBoyxxx Swap with good cams and a good tune for the setup and you will be happy.
It costs me $13K for a solid 500hp I-4 | I was thinking the s50 swap, what are your recommendations? | | | | | 11-14-2015, 12:05 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bchen87 I was thinking the s50 swap, what are your recommendations? | S50 swap with good cams and a tune will get you where you want to be on HP. Turbo kit on the I-4 will get you there too with better gas mileage. Turbo kits on Ebay or look at the swap threads for I-6 swap. Again I-6 with schrick cams and a good tune will get you the HP you are looking for. DASC or roots blower has to have the Meth kit to cool the intake charge which will be around 212 degs on a summer day, No good but with meth injection it chemically cools the charge to acceptable levels and meth really adds octane to the charge so detonation is not an issue. PNosker and I have done the 15psi dasc with meth and got excellent results. John S
Last edited by xxxJohnBoyxxx; 11-14-2015 at 12:12 AM. | | | | | 11-14-2015, 12:21 AM | #15 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by xxxJohnBoyxxx S50 swap with good cams and a tune will get you where you want to be on HP. Turbo kit on the I-4 will get you there too with better gas mileage. Turbo kits on Ebay or look at the swap threads for I-6 swap. Again I-6 with schrick cams and a good tune will get you the HP you are looking for. DASC or roots blower has to have the Meth kit to cool the intake charge which will be around 212 degs on a summer day, No good but with meth injection it chemically cools the charge to acceptable levels and meth really adds octane to the charge so detonation is not an issue. PNosker and I have done the 15psi dasc with meth and got excellent results.
John S | Now will the fastwayracer Turbo Kit bolt on to my e36 m46? | | | | | |
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