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b318isp
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The 318i and 320i aren't too different on the road. A 320i isn't even remotely as quick as a 318is even though the powers are similar. |
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Andyboy
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318iS (320i in brackets)
0-60 = 9.3 secs (8.8) 0-100 = 26.6 secs (27.2) standing 1/4 16.8 secs (16.7) Top whack 125 mph (122 mph) The 320i figs are for an earlier car with a 3.45 final drive which will crack 60 mph in second gear. having said that, a later car was timed by Autocar at 8.8 secs to 60 - a standard 1989 four door 320i. A nice conversion on the 320i is to fit a 325i inlet manifold with it's vastly bigger throttle body as well as a chip for the ECU. I did this to mine old track car (A gold F reg 320i 4 door) and it would be some 318iS that got past! |
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Peter Fenwick
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Are you refering to the E30 or E36. I know that for the E36 the 320 has similar performance figures to the 318is. 320 150bhp, 134mph 0-60 9.6s 318is 140bhp, 132mph 0-60 9.9s I though that seeing as how the thread was refering to an E36 then the E36 figures were more relevant Edited by Peter Fenwick |
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Rossi
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Didn't know BMW made E36's in 1989... OOpS!! |
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AndyS
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If we're talking E30 then the 318iS had 136bhp compared to the 320's 129bhp + extra weight.
The E36 318iS had 140bhp vs 150bhp from the 320 (still with a weight disadvantage). It wasn't so much the difference in performance (negligible & thus pointless on the public road) but how that performance was delivered. A revvy & peaky 4 pot or a smooth & refined 6. At least you had a choice of how you wanted your power delivered. Out of interest, how much more power did a 325 inlet, throttle & chip give? |
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Peter Fenwick
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The original question was about E36 316 versus earlier E36 318. |
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