E30 M3 S14 delivery bhp ,chassis number specific?
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Topic: E30 M3 S14 delivery bhp ,chassis number specific?
Posted By: bbsrs
Subject: E30 M3 S14 delivery bhp ,chassis number specific?
Date Posted: 04-July-2009 at 23:48
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Hi All, How can I find out what BHP my E30 M3 was supplied with from new .I dont know if my car is 195 or 200 or 215 and if it was supplied with a catalytic conv or not when new .My E30 M is a Euro spec M3 supplied new by bmw Japan and first registered in July 1989 , a search on realoem.com puts the production month as febuary 1988 so I was thinking it would be 200bhp giving that Japan didnt require catalytic converters on cars back then but when I was searching cylinder head part numbers it showed up cylinder head p/n for national version Japan as 11121309891 which i was thinking may be a 215bhp head .Anyways is there anyway I can find out definite info on my engines delivery spec bhp using solely the VIN without getting part numbers off of the cars components .If anyone has access to the info the last 7 digits of my VIN are 1893765. Cheers , BBSRS.
------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
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Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 05-July-2009 at 11:15
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Hi there, and welcome to another E30 M3 daily driver When I wanted the original specification for mine I posted the query http://www.s14.de/ - here and with a very short while I had all the detail I needed. Give it a whirl, if you need help then http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/pm_new_message_form.asp?name=UweM3 - PM UweM3 , he's your best bet. Good Luck. ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: grant w
Date Posted: 05-July-2009 at 12:01
M3 1986 - 1989 195 BHP ( CAT ) . 1891001 - 1894694 3693 MADE . AE0000 - AE40899 40899 MADE . Hope this helps . ------------- 
www.redevom3.co.uk 1989 e30 m3 2.5 1996 e36 m3 evo , sold 2002 e46 m3 smg . 1991 Daihatsu 2.8 TD Work Horse Rust Never Sleeps . Tattooed Lady - Bearded Baby - there my family .. |
bbsrs wrote:Posted By: bbsrs
Date Posted: 05-July-2009 at 13:29
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thepits, thanks for the link ,its in german though, is there an english section on that site ? Grant W, Cheers for the info ,My vin fits into that bracket of production but since it was sent to japan it may have some slight differences . Thanks , Liam ------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
Posted By: UweM3
Date Posted: 06-July-2009 at 09:45
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Any BMW dealer is able to print you the build sheet of your car if you tell them your VIN No. No big deal or secret. Unless they are lazy....
BTW this is FREE OF CHARGE! Maybe a small donation in the coffe machine will help  ------------- E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg..... |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 06-July-2009 at 12:57
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Posted By: bbsrs
Date Posted: 06-July-2009 at 13:55
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I'll ask and let you know what the stealers say. ------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
Posted By: bbsrs
Date Posted: 06-July-2009 at 14:13
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After some searching and posting on various forums ,///M Terr over on S14.net supplied me with this info on the control unit," the Bosche DME number should be 0261.200.071 for the 195/200hp cars and 0261.200.091 for the 215 hp cars" and I noticed while looking at the ECU it says ece/kat on it so I've got a 195bhp with kat produced in 04/1988 in zinnober red . ------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
Posted By: SHEPSM3
Date Posted: 10-July-2009 at 01:15
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Thats nice... Now, rid your M3 and M5 of thier AFM's. Stunning things start happening then :D ------------- [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1a1.jpg">[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1b1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Lancastrian
Date Posted: 10-July-2009 at 20:56
Not the least of which is that your pockets start emptying of money. ------------- E30 M3 Project - Specification TBC |
Posted By: SHEPSM3
Date Posted: 10-July-2009 at 21:17
Well, if you stop at removing the AFM and fitting the Unichip, not only will you gain a good chunk of power and torque right across the rev range, you will also get a much nicer driving car with much better throttle response. You will start getting your money back straight away with much better fuel economy too :) Now, once you are used to that, we find people want more :D and thats where your wallet can start to empty ------------- [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1a1.jpg">[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1b1.jpg"> |
Posted By: bbsrs
Date Posted: 10-July-2009 at 22:02
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I will be lightening my pockets down in circuit motors at some stage when my work picks up again!! Soon hopefully . ------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 11-July-2009 at 12:40
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Using this link your car production date is 1988/04 (not when registered) which puts it in the 195 era http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi - http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi regards Andy ------------- 
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: bbsrs
Date Posted: 11-July-2009 at 13:24
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Cheers Andy , I've gathered up quite a bit of info now from bmw archives and other forums like this one so I now know what I have and where to start tuning. Thanks for the info, Liam. ------------- E30 M3 195BHP, E28 M5,E30 325 SPORT. |
Posted By: Hoover
Date Posted: 11-July-2009 at 17:25
------------- 88 E30 M3 fast(er than it was, ta Shep and Grant) and a k8 2008 busa...faster still (focus RS gone to good home - but never forgotton, eh Shep) |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 11-July-2009 at 19:13
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is that an "Un-biased" opinion Nick? err, "88 E30 M3 fast(er than it was, ta Shep)" obviously not.
------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: Hoover
Date Posted: 12-July-2009 at 13:25
could be simon...could be even better...whatch this space mate! ------------- 88 E30 M3 fast(er than it was, ta Shep and Grant) and a k8 2008 busa...faster still (focus RS gone to good home - but never forgotton, eh Shep) |
Posted By: UweM3
Date Posted: 25-July-2009 at 17:14
It's a BMW database, shouldn't matter what country the car is now. Has your dealer really looked into it or does he just wanted to get rid of you? ------------- E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg..... |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 25-July-2009 at 21:36
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Perhaps it has changed now and they have access to the global BMW registration database and not just the UK? They certainly weren't trying to "get rid of me" - considering the amount of money they had - and continue to have - off me .... or was that meant to be a joke? ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: UweM3
Date Posted: 26-July-2009 at 07:47
that comment was not meat as a joke. Sometimes people are just too lazy or can't be bothered to put a little bit more effort in. My mate at BMW dealer in Germany was able to print all the details of my UK registered 5 series without problems. ------------- E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg..... |
Posted By: stevesingo
Date Posted: 26-July-2009 at 09:54
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My car was originally from Germany, and my local dealer gave me a printout with all the info from the VIN.
Steve ------------- 1990 Sport Evo No.47 Motec EMS |