330ci 03 plate - More power?
330ci 03 plate - More power?
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Blunder1

Original Poster:

3 posts

227 months

Monday 8th October 2007
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anyone have any good experiance of increasing the power of a 330ci? Just got mine and although love it still feel more power in needed. Also are there any LSD's i can have fitted?

Cheers

Blunder

dannylt

1,906 posts

313 months

Tuesday 9th October 2007
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Easiest long term to just part exchange for an M3? You will only lose money on modifications. But if you really want to, supercharging would seem the way forward.

CIS121

1,273 posts

242 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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dannylt said:
Easiest long term to just part exchange for an M3? You will only lose money on modifications. But if you really want to, supercharging would seem the way forward.
Not sure I agree. There are a few companies that offer big claims on BHP by chipping. I have 2 friends who've done this to a 330 and they both got about 10-15bhp extra for approx £400. Not a bad return if you're happy with the car otherwise.

rassi

2,517 posts

280 months

Saturday 13th October 2007
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CIS121 said:
dannylt said:
Easiest long term to just part exchange for an M3? You will only lose money on modifications. But if you really want to, supercharging would seem the way forward.
Not sure I agree. There are a few companies that offer big claims on BHP by chipping. I have 2 friends who've done this to a 330 and they both got about 10-15bhp extra for approx £400. Not a bad return if you're happy with the car otherwise.
But 10-15 bhp is hardly a big increase in BHP! I agree that if the OP already has an itch for more power, having only acquired the 330, surely the way forward is exchanging it for an M3.

Toady1

1,622 posts

253 months

Saturday 13th October 2007
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is an m3 much quicker?

gwatson

2,836 posts

270 months

Saturday 13th October 2007
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Supercharge it! That's what I did, well to my Z4 (same engine) It will not only be more powerful than an M3 but it has shed loads more torque making it not only quicker in real life but much easier to drive, you don't need revs all the time. Plus it's something different isn't it smile

See www.ESStuning.com

I went for the ESS Twin Screw stage 2.

G

FesterNath

652 posts

265 months

Sunday 14th October 2007
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Toady1 said:
is an m3 much quicker?
Massively so.

maahny

202 posts

249 months

Sunday 14th October 2007
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Supercharged 330i is a serious weapon.

CIS121

1,273 posts

242 months

Sunday 14th October 2007
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rassi said:
CIS121 said:
dannylt said:
Easiest long term to just part exchange for an M3? You will only lose money on modifications. But if you really want to, supercharging would seem the way forward.
Not sure I agree. There are a few companies that offer big claims on BHP by chipping. I have 2 friends who've done this to a 330 and they both got about 10-15bhp extra for approx £400. Not a bad return if you're happy with the car otherwise.
But 10-15 bhp is hardly a big increase in BHP! I agree that if the OP already has an itch for more power, having only acquired the 330, surely the way forward is exchanging it for an M3.
True, it's not a big increase in BHP, but if the OP could afford an M3, I don't think he'd be askign the question of how to get extra power from a 330