performance upgrade ? - United Bimmer Community

**greasedlightnin** · 12-12-2006, 03:01 PM

i just bought a 2001 325Ci and was wondering what would be the best performace upgrades to improve my 0-60 time other than installing a turbo or supercharger

nick_318is · 12-12-2006, 03:07 PM

Do you just want to go in a straight line faster? THere are a lot of options out there, how much do you want to spend. You could also look into getting your computer reflashed.

**greasedlightnin** · 12-12-2006, 03:18 PM

well i have the sport package so im lookin 2 upgrade my suspention just yet and as 4 the money i dont want anything 2 expensive but nothing cheap

**doughboyea** · 12-15-2006, 01:02 PM

Of course I could be wrong since the last time I wondered about this... My E46 cannot really be made to gain lots of HP with little money. An intake won't add much, combo it with an exhuast and the biggest "gain" you'll "see" will be in the sound that it produces. Sure, you may get ~10hp to the wheels, but thats after buying a $300+ intake and $500+ exhuast. Add a chip for ~$3-400, gain some more at the wheels, though, with all that you are now over $1000. Is it worth it? I don't think so.

Best thing to do for performance is a suspension upgrade. Though, there, your looking at ~$1000+ for a Stage 1 setup. You'll have a harder ride, but that car will handle real well.

Real HP gains are from FI. Supercharging the car will cost you $5 to 6000 for the parts, the gain, ~90hp. Yea, nice gain, but that $5k tag just makes u wanna cry. For $5 to 8000, the 2.7T S4 will get a boost of 210hp, a chip alone will get it 50 to 60hp. Hmmm... not fair is it.

Save the money man, the output from our cars at this stage is rather good considering. The torque is pretty high too, again, considering. It's not always about the power, it's also about the driver and vehicle handling.

Dough

**greasedlightnin** · 12-15-2006, 01:30 PM

ok thanx man

**cainchapman** · 12-15-2006, 04:48 PM

The standard BMW exhausts are usually good, but are the place where decent gains can be made. Generally 10% increase in power. Your air intake is another place, but will return a 1-2% increase and cost not a lot less than the exhaust system. However, it all adds up.

On the cold air front, for every 10 degrees Celcius you cool the air, you get another 1% increase in power.