318i performance question

[droptop318i]

i have a 318i (m42) with 180000...its way sloww....whats the best way to get some hp on a motor with this many miles on it?

[supark]

turbocharge that biach

[droptop318i]

turbo with that many miles...sketchy sketchy...

[craka]

get a body kit.

naw, if youve got the $, drop a new engine in her. Or you could always have yours rebuilt, that may help.

[SQ Bimmer]

DASC it. When motor blows up, drop a lower mileage engine in.

or...

Motor swap.

also...

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[droptop318i]

thanks guys-

[SQ Bimmer]

http://bimmerforums.com/forum/member.php?u=8676

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[droptop318i]

i think a motor swap would be the best for the car...theres a bmw junk yard body werks inc. about a half hour from me im goin to look into that..

[SQ Bimmer]

I'm doing an engine swap with my 318is right now. I'll tell ya man, it's not easy, but I'm sure it'll be worth the work when it's all done. I have saved myself a lot of money over getting an M3 directly (especially considering insurance costs), and I'll have a nice little sleeper. Just make sure to fully plan out all parts that you will need to replace/upgrade. The costs add up quick. So far, I have purchased $1800 in parts, on top of my donor car. I could have gotten cheaper parts, but I figure why not upgrade while replacing parts, so it has cost me a few extra dineros.

If your car still has the 318 badge on it and you do a motor swap, leave it there. :devillook

[AlaskaBimmer]

I slapped in a rebuilt performance M42 in my 318i....my motor was fried and I had to replace it and this option was cheaper for me than doing a 6 cylindar swap since all the parts to do it would have to be shipped up here due to a lack of donar cars...(junk yards here ship all BMWs as soon as they hit the yard, hell I couldn't even find a Honda CRV in a junk yard up here....)

Bavarian engine exchange claims 15%-20% increase in HP, but I havn't been to a dyno to test that claim out yet....It feels a lot stronger than my old motor and the cam whine is definatly different...

The only down side to that is I spent about $5000.00 total to replace the motor and all the little pieces like motor mounts, water pump, belts, thermostat, tranny mounts, etc.....