Performance Ideas....
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I think those Dinan increases are a little high. You may want to check their website. A lot of their gains for individual parts include use of other parts, such as the chip or exhaust.
Turner has a nice schrick cam and injector package, that includes some parts you may already have:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=E36M3HFMCAMKIT
They offer these additional parts for your car:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/show_category.asp?txtsearchParamCat=E36M3
www.hms-motorsport.com is another good source for parts.
Do all of that and you are probably at the NA limit. There is also a Schrick intake manifold available that is pretty cool. I think you can get it through turner or perhaps Korman?
www.kormanfastbmw.com
And if you really want to increase acceleration, go for a lower rear end ratio.
Enjoy!
Turner has a nice schrick cam and injector package, that includes some parts you may already have:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=E36M3HFMCAMKIT
They offer these additional parts for your car:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/show_category.asp?txtsearchParamCat=E36M3
www.hms-motorsport.com is another good source for parts.
Do all of that and you are probably at the NA limit. There is also a Schrick intake manifold available that is pretty cool. I think you can get it through turner or perhaps Korman?
www.kormanfastbmw.com
And if you really want to increase acceleration, go for a lower rear end ratio.
Enjoy!
I see you suffer from the same affliction I have. Every time I try to type 'ratio' I end up typing 'ration'. Too many words with ion.
Something lower, i.e. numerically higher. I don't have time to look up the specs. I would think you have a 3.46:1 or 3.64 or 3.8 something. If you go to something like a 4.11:1, you will lose some ultimate top speed, but gain considerably in acceleration.
Gearing is huge. You will transmit more power to the road. Instead of using 1st gear to go from 0-35, you now apply the same power from 0-30. This is why SUVs accelerate moderately well given their heft, and part of the reason why their gas mileage is so poor, and why Semis have so many gears.
Something lower, i.e. numerically higher. I don't have time to look up the specs. I would think you have a 3.46:1 or 3.64 or 3.8 something. If you go to something like a 4.11:1, you will lose some ultimate top speed, but gain considerably in acceleration.
Gearing is huge. You will transmit more power to the road. Instead of using 1st gear to go from 0-35, you now apply the same power from 0-30. This is why SUVs accelerate moderately well given their heft, and part of the reason why their gas mileage is so poor, and why Semis have so many gears.
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