320 diesel and 120 diesel

[whitebrowalex]

is the 320 diesel engine exactly the same as the 120 diesel

[sgtvr]

Yes i think so! just driven both cars in the last week.Mine is the 320d.The 120 d was a bit quicker,obviously smaller car but I think the new 2 Litre diesels have slightly more power!

[G Man]

120d: Second generation common-rail diesel engine with aluminium crankcase achieves zero to 62mph in 7.5 seconds (7.6 seconds for five-door) before going on to a top speed of 142mph. Output is 177hp (up 14hp) while peak torque is 350Nm (up 10Nm). Combined fuel consumption is 57.6mpg (improves by 16 per cent) and CO2 emissions are 129g/km (down 15.1 per cent)

Not sure this engine has made it into the 3 series just yet, won't be long though

[whitebrowalex]

cheers,i wanted to know if i bought a tuning box for a 2004 320d if it would go onto my 2004 120d without any problems

[Donut]

Not anymore the facelift 120d has the new 177bhp engine! the 320d is 163.

[whitebrowalex]

is the 2004 120 d the new engine i thought they gave it the face lift last year

[gizlaroc]

I really wouldn't bother with a tuning box, get a remap, much better performance with a nice smooth power curve.

Go with someone like DMS and you will get 205bhp and a load more torque, but there maps are hidden, so the only way BMW can tell is if they send teh ecu back to bosch.

Tuning boxes throw up all sorts of errors so they will know you have been using one, not that it really matters, never known any warranty refused because of a remap, why would they it is easy business for them, do the work and bill BMW.