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Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

A 320 will be quicker than a 316/318. Ok so performance wise the 318is is very similar but it's wortht he extra fiel for the sound of that straight 6. Mind you i'd be looking for a 325 if it was my money.


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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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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Originally posted by b318isp b318isp wrote:

Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

A 320 will be quicker than a 316/318. Ok so performance wise the 318is is very similar but it's wortht he extra fiel for the sound of that straight 6. Mind you i'd be looking for a 325 if it was my money.


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.

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 



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Originally posted by Andyboy Andyboy wrote:

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!
Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Are you refering to the E30 or E36.

Didn't know BMW made E36's in 1989...

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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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Originally posted by Rossi Rossi wrote:

Originally posted by Andyboy Andyboy wrote:

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!
Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Are you refering to the E30 or E36.

Didn't know BMW made E36's in 1989...

OOpS!!

The original question was about E36 316 versus earlier E36 318.
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