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Old 04-11-2007, 06:30 PM   #5
richter

Name: richter
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Originally Posted by RSF5
First of all welcome. Next of all, if you want substantial amounts of performance your going to need to go F/I (Forced induction(turbo/supercharger)). With N/A its hard and costly to get a lot of performance out of anything other than bolt ons. How substantial are we talking about? If you don't want gobs of power then just doing the suspension, intake, exhaust, chip, ssk, would be pretty good.

You should start by reading. also check out other forums also like bimmerforums.com, they have lots and lots information, just find some threads and read.

Were kind of a small community here so if you have any problems that you can't answer by searching just post up!
Yes, I see what you mean. I guess I don稚 want to go extreme as to install a turbo/supercharger just yet. Maybe I値l start off small with just bolt ons and then if I decide later on in the future head with F/I. I値l go ahead and read up more on what I want to install. Thank you for your advice.


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Originally Posted by RSF5
if you've opened up the intake, you'll want to open up the exhaust, too. you always want to do the two together; if more air is coming in, more air needs to come out. one by itself (either intake or exhaust) will help a little but when both are done together you should be able to really tell a difference.

Thanks I didn't know that. Actually now that you mention it my muffler is deteriorating and I知 going to have to get a new muffler. Which do you recommend on purchasing?

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Originally Posted by RSF5
Welcome. On the power side, set a budget on what you want to work on and build from there. If you start from the basic bolt ons and move up, you might have a better view on what your ultimate goal (power wise) will be. Now, if you have a big wallet, then you can go big off the bat, but won't have that build from the bottom up to compare what worked. Also make sure you get some time on the dyno with a shop that knows what they're doing. Good luck
Yes, I知 going to have to set a budget since I知 currently a student. I would still like to purchase some of the good stuff.

Thank you guys for all of your advice!
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