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Hey,
Still on the look out for a tidy ti, man they are rare. one in the trader friday night, provisionally sold to someone else by sat lunch!!!
Anyways, looking through the paper tonight and there was a 316 new shape compact for sale, and i was wondering how easy is it to get 140brake from it. They both have 1.9 litre engines, so how do they achieve the power difference? WIth a turboed car one could chip it and easily up the power, but normally aspirated cars normally need a fair bit of work to realise any decent power gains.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thank you in advance.
Nige |  |  | | 01-12-2006, 10:34 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Watford, herts, England Posts: 805 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by nigeltee Hey,
Still on the look out for a tidy ti, man they are rare. one in the trader friday night, provisionally sold to someone else by sat lunch!!!
Anyways, looking through the paper tonight and there was a 316 new shape compact for sale, and i was wondering how easy is it to get 140brake from it. They both have 1.9 litre engines, so how do they achieve the power difference? WIth a turboed car one could chip it and easily up the power, but normally aspirated cars normally need a fair bit of work to realise any decent power gains.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thank you in advance.
Nige | hi nigel, by new shape, you mean e46? if you do mean the e46, the 316 has a 1.9 litre engine where as the e36 316 has a 1.6 litre engine. and if you are looking at e46's you can certainly afford a really nice e36 318ti. there shouldnt be a big difference between the 36 and 46 hp outputs as they have the same engine. either that or i have got completely the worng end of the stick. __________________ 
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http://www.myspace.com/davep_uk | | | | | 01-12-2006, 10:35 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
The 316 has a 1.8L motor, about 115hp.
Unfortunately, we didn't get that motor nor body style (E46) in the states, so help may be thin here. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 01-12-2006, 10:37 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 672 |
The main difference between the two is that the 316 has a SOHC engine as opposed to the 318ti having the DOHC engine. Although they are the same size engine, they are built with very different charactheristics. __________________
"Power Rules, Smooth is Fast, Late Brake if you HAVE TO, But Always get the Inside Line.......and Fear No One." | | | | | 01-13-2006, 12:43 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
SOHC> DOHC?
any enlightenment? __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Rob,
DOHC (Dual Over Head Cam) engines are typically considered better than SOHC (Single Over Head Cam) engines, do to having more valves and independent intake/exhaust camshafts. | | | | | 01-13-2006, 11:37 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Watford, herts, England Posts: 805 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Juni The main difference between the two is that the 316 has a SOHC engine as opposed to the 318ti having the DOHC engine. Although they are the same size engine, they are built with very different charactheristics. | i didnt know that. (you learn something new every day.) __________________
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Quote: | Originally Posted by davep-uk i didnt know that. (you learn something new every day.) |  __________________
"Power Rules, Smooth is Fast, Late Brake if you HAVE TO, But Always get the Inside Line.......and Fear No One." | | | | | 01-13-2006, 06:40 PM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Barnstaple North Devon Posts: 92 |
i cant really afford a new shape (e46) compact, it was just one that i saw and the thought of having one tempted me to look again. I didnt know the new 316 was still sohc. If it is, then that will be a big difference in power and insurmountable by "cheap" tuning.
Thanks for your replies though.
Nige | | | | | 01-14-2006, 08:28 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
cool thanks for the info...learn something new everyday __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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