318is Supercharger???

Your welcome.

Rhys wrote: e.l.f. Have you had any luck on the 'ti' website? I haven't been on it for a while.

 

ti website???? i dont know of any :(

bodgit09 wrote: Good answer E.L.F Yep, hobbies can be expensive but it sounds like you have a good mix of realism and enthusiasm involved in yours. Hope it goes well and good luck with the 330 plans - they are quite good value with prices as they are at the moment. Should drop even more when the new 3 series is released. I must admit I am looking to downsize to a cheaper diesel soon as the mileage I do is painful with the 330 and I can get my FUN, (albeit slightly more risky), on the motorbike.

Thank you.....Its good to actually hear some1 say that. Alot of BMW enthusiasts wud say that i'm going to ruin a perfectly good car, and dont see my view.

Its not something i thought of over nite. All the mod's that will be done have been thought out over the last 6 months...The car will be having all bmw mods e.g the bodykit, and Ecru pearl nappa leather interior (found in the E46). Its even being painted in an original BMW colour.

I lam going for a charger over a turbo because of the way the power is delivered...its there from low down in the gear and doesnn't kick in suddenly. Dont get me wrong i like turbo's but i dont think they suit BMW's.

bodgit09 wrote: So you want me to star in it, write da theme tune, sing da them tune.... Sorry, so you say you bought your 318s because it is cheaper to insure and to run. Then, you are happy to pay another �1750 to �3000, (depending upon what and where you are saving that �1000), to get it fitted, (free ! great), which will then result in more power but higher running costs, (probably), and insurance, (if you tell them). Once you get the (expensive) custom exhaust and remove the Cat, (more money), you will have around 250hp but in a heavily modified car, (stressed engine?) that the insurance companies may be loathe to touch. I hope you have done your research Dennis. All IMHO of course.

 

All oppinions are respected m8ty lol

Cheap to buy yes and cheap to maintain yes...that is why i brought the IS. I couldn't afford to buy a 328is as i wished. So i went for its little brother. At the moment plans for a E46 330ci sport in progress for next summer :)

I know what i am planning isn't going to be cheap but it is a hobby...an expensive one but a hobby at that. I dont have to fork out very large amounts of money all the time modifing the car. Its a continuous project with bits being done every 1 or 2 months.

I want to see what i can my is like at its full potential

kevocall wrote: How much would that cost? and can you do it on a 316i ta

I've got a E36 318is so i've only been looking for my car...but most of the companies out there start from the 318is up. I really had to search at first to find one for mine and thats having to import it.

The only company in the uk i could sorce was TDI in Barking, who done my friends IS200 and they quoted me �2750 for the kit and you might as well say �4000 all-in!!

By importing the charger i'm saving myself �1000 before i even open the box!!!....plus my friend is fitting it for free providing he gets a run when its finished LOL

bmturner wrote: I had always heard that although it is OK to put a charger on a car, it is ILLEGAL to run the vehicle on the road if the charger is working.

There is no reason for this to be the case under the Constructions and Use regulations. The only thing I could think of being an issue is the American dragster/mad max stylee where the blower and its drive belt protrude out of the bonnet, looking to inhale and mangle passers-by when you mow them down.

 

Perfectly legal to run it on he road. My friend has one on his IS200 and has had no trouble. Plus "Kompressor" translates as "Charger"...SLK 320's, C180's, most merc's run them straight out the factory, there just not tuned.

No your not barking up the wrong tree lol thats why i got mine. cheaper insurance, and running costs.

I'm not sure what the insurance company will say. i havent even enquired about it...a bridge i'll cross when i come to it.

I know when i have the custom exhaust and cat removed along with a decent ram air system it should be runnin over 200BHP.

Fuel consuption goes down quite abit. depends on your driving style really. My friend had his Lexus IS200 charged by TDI in barking with a TTE compressor. he's currently runnin about 240 with just the charger system and hks ram air. He hasn't got round to the custom exhaust and de-cat.

I've read a few post on bimmerforum...i should be able to get it up to about 250BHP without too much trouble. Then it'll be up with a near stock M3 belive it or not(power-weight)

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The boy's at bexley motorworks say the bottom end is fineand the top end was completely rebuilt with O.E parts aswell

Howdy peeps.....names Jeff

I have an 93 E36 318is coupe with 160,000 on the clock. I've just had the whole top end rebuilt by Bexley Motorworks. I'm wanting to put a charger on it in the nxt couple of months and wanted to get as much advice/info as posible.

I have sourced a charger from Downing Atlanta through a mail order company called KOPerformance. I've been in contact with them and they say that the kit will fit and work perfectly fine without putting too much excess strain on my engine.

any info is well needed.

 

cheers

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