BMW E6 318 tubo kit, do they exist?

[Alex12]

hi all, as the title suggest i am looking for a E46 318 turbo kit which is proving quite hard, does anyone know were i may be able to get a full 318 turbo kit?

Thanks

EDIT sorry the title should read BMW E46 but it doesnt seem to want to let me edit the title

Edited by Alex12 on Saturday 12th July 00:11

[[TW]Fox]

Whats the point? Seriously? Thousands to turbocharged a 4 pot BMW, just trade it in for a 330i.

[Alex12]

I do get what you are both saying, however a 330 isnt really an option due to the cost of insurance, think il just leave it without, just curious though as to what kind of power i could expect from adding a turbo to a 318, anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

[Alex12]

anonymous said:

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I really cant see how a turbo kit would add an additional £3200 onto my already high insurance as this is the extra i would need to pay to insure myself on a 330 as oppose to a 318, and yes i am one of the few people who would actually tell the insurance company if i added a turbo kit, its really not worth taking the chance these days.

cheers

[[TW]Fox]

Alex12 said:

I do get what you are both saying, however a 330 isnt really an option due to the cost of insurance, think il just leave it without, just curious though as to what kind of power i could expect from adding a turbo to a 318, anyone have any ideas?

The cost of a modified, turbocharged 318i would exceed a 330i insurance wise. Shop around, I insured my 530i @ 22 for a grand.

[Alex12]

anonymous said:

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Ye i see what you mean about it no being worth it to turbo a 318,

The car we are talking about is a 318ci coupe and from what i can gather non of the 318ci coupe engines are 8 valve i believe they are all 16 valves, is this right? as im really not sure due to the E46 saloon (318i) only having 8 valves, can anyone help clarify this up for me as i really dont understand as i thought they both shared the M44 and M42 engine?

cheers

[Alex12]

Alex12 said:

anonymous said:

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Ye i see what you mean about it no being worth it to turbo a 318,

The car we are talking about is a 318ci coupe and from what i can gather non of the 318ci coupe engines are 8 valve i believe they are all 16 valves, is this right? as im really not sure due to the E46 saloon (318i) only having 8 valves, can anyone help clarify this up for me as i really dont understand as i thought they both shared the M44 and M42 engine?

Also which is the better engine the m44 or m42?

cheers

[vincenz]

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...

From what I can see the saloon also has 4 valves per cylinder.
Although it doesnt tell you which engine it is a good place to start.

[dxb335d]

Drive in drive out conversion will cost approx 3k if not more. That will be on standard internals and low boost and not much more than 210bhp!

If your going all out, then i think it would be a great project. Build it yourself and save on labour. 3k could get you Low comp pistons, steel crank and rods and a mega head. Another k on a turbo and a further 1500 on a decent management and you could see some big power (450+) Well your wallets your limit LOL. But then you will need to upgrade everything else also, transission for starters.


But thats pretty hardcore and prob not something you would even consider. Im with everyone else (sorry for being a killjoy) i think its best to get a higher power stock vehicle.

[clonmult]

anonymous said:

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I thought the 318ci was a 16 valver, but always wondered why the one I had as a hire car for a day felt slower than my 318iS. Makes sense now ...

There are a few of the 16valve turbos around, but not sure about the 450+bhp as dxb335 has mentioned. Saw one that claimed to be around 500bhp, but that had a huge amount of work done on it.

Overall its probably cheaper, easier, and much better on insurance to go for a 325/328. And you then get a much better engine note.