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Subject: BMW 318is (E36)
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nintendo 24.02.09 - 09:31pm
what's the difference between a 318is and a regular 318? and what's your opinion on these cars... is it worthwhile buying? how economical are they? and what are some of the things to look out for when buying one? thanx :) * +
shash_zn 24.02.09 - 09:46pm
The 318is is a 16v motor,u get 2,the one before 96 is the m42b18 its a 1.8 16v producing 103kw and 175nm and redlines at 7000rpm,the 318is after 96 is a m44b19 its a 1.9 16v producing 103kw and 180nm and redlines at 6500rpm. * +
jimbo30 25.02.09 - 01:05am
Somebody knows their bmw's! I always wondered that.. Cheers! * +
shash_zn 25.02.09 - 05:36am
Im planning to put that motor in an e30 lol so i researched it.its a potent motor,bmw built a race version of it called the s42 and they managed 315hp with n/a tuning * +
mikeymk 25.02.09 - 06:53am
Yeah,that was a bit of a con. The British Touring Car Championship featured 2.0 saloons based on road cars. BMW's 320i for the road had a six cylinder engine but they used the four cylinder unit for the race cars. Not nearly the same car then,and quite suspect how they got away with it. * +
nintendo 25.02.09 - 12:34pm
is the coupe version available in SA? coz i've never seen one here * +
shash_zn 25.02.09 - 09:33pm
They wouldn't have gotten away with that,that s42 was stroked to a 2l * +
arnez.gp 26.02.09 - 05:32am
The only coupe versions of the e36 range that we got where 325's and 328's which are extremely rare as iv only seen 2 325i coupe's * +
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