 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  01-25-2008, 09:34 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5 |  General performance mods question
This didnt fit into any of the other forums so i hope this is the right place to post... Anyways ive had my '98 318ti (M44B19) for a while now and want to know what the best power / torque / general performance mods are. I've looked about on all the forums and have prob seen alot of the mods out there but i don't know what the most effective ones are, what sort of order would be sensible to do them in etc. Helpfull advice welcome  |  |  | | 01-25-2008, 11:04 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 |
stromung exhaust and a CAI are a start __________________ 1995 318ti Cosmos Black
Bilsteins w/ H&R Sport, Depos w/ angeleyes and HID 5K, 50% short throw kit, Custom fogged intake, AC schnitzer pedels w/ deadpedels, leather stickshift knob, vitesse tuning Ebreak boot w/ shift boot, X-Brace, 325/328 brake upgrade, Gray millpoint leather and cloth interior, custom computer multimedia system, and Style 5 BBS 17" rims, M3 Mirrors, CF Hood
 | | | | | 01-25-2008, 11:20 PM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5 |
i'll have a look at stromung,
i was looking at a Supersprint system, aparently they give good gains and arnt too loud :S | | | | | 01-26-2008, 01:02 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 |
supersprint also do a 4 branch if your interested then get a set of cams go for a remap sport cat and catback pot lightweight wheels adjustable bilsteins short shift gearlever Gruppe M / Simota carbon intake .... and i think you should be there mate  Welcome by the way __________________ 
Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | | | 01-26-2008, 04:17 PM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Mallard  Welcome by the way | Thanks, cams the second upgrade to do? thought they would of been one of the last... anyway Shrick cams then? I asume there arnt any other OEM bimmer cams that will do the job? and i've looked at that 4 branch, pretty sure it just for looks, think they just stuck a pipe on the side and a muffler tip on the end  | | | | | 01-26-2008, 04:29 PM | #6 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Mallard Gruppe M / Simota carbon intake | do you have a source of info/pics of this? interested ... __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 01-26-2008, 04:51 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5 |
just do a google search, it'll come up with there websites.
I know CA-Automotive sell GruppeM and there own GruppeM style intakes. | | | | | 01-26-2008, 05:14 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 |
i havnt seen an "i.s" or m42 / 44 intake, so i guess it would need to be a m50 / 52 custom. we have Simotas for sale at our shop http://www.schmiedmann.com/index2.htm under Carbon intake system Abrahams Motorsports sells for us in the US -- I would do the Internal work first ( cams , porting the head) and then map the car. Otherwise the map u get made won´t be correct for the engine after the cams are put in __________________
Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | | | 01-26-2008, 06:20 PM | #9 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5 |
thanks for the advice, think porting the head might be a bit beyond my skills tho  | | | | | 01-26-2008, 06:21 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
welcome to the site. and basic bolts on/weld ons is where i would start __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
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