How is this car's acceleration? braking? handling? reliability? modibility? I just bought it for $1500. It has low miles, and is in pretty good shape. It is a 1988 BMW 325i 6 cylinder with standard transmission. I want to customize it and put performance mods into it, but I dont know if it would be worth it. Does anyone know any good BMW aftermarket parts websites? I cant seem to find any. Thanks to all.
2007-06-24 09:46:28 · 6 answers · asked by Casey v 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ BMW
Nice find. This would make an excellent summer car. But you really shouldn't be modifying a convertible because by nature, convertibles do not have very stiff chassis. You must already have noticed some "scuttle shakes" or rattles/squeaks in the car. The only mods I would recommend would be restricted to cosmetic, entertainment and stiffening the chassis... like strut brace, new headunit with better speakers and a sub, and maybe a drop-in K&N air filter.
The combination of adding more power and driving it hard can only make these worse.
Because of chassis flex, this convertible can never be as good in handling as its coupe/sedan variants.
However, being BMW, the potential for aftermarket parts is only limited by the depth of your wallet. Here're some sites that will more than provide you with all the power you need from your 325ic.
2007-06-24 10:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by Snowie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I just got a 1988 BMW 325 convertible. How well does this car perform?
How is this car's acceleration? braking? handling? reliability? modibility? I just bought it for $1500. It has low miles, and is in pretty good shape. It is a 1988 BMW 325i 6 cylinder with standard transmission. I want to customize it and put performance mods into it, but I dont know if it...
2015-08-07 00:13:47 · answer #4 · answered by Gilbertine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 1988 325 is also known as the E30 (bmw chasis number). These cars were a mid level 3 series offered by bmw. As far as performance mods, you will soon find that the market for parts for the E30 is very limited, as well as can be expensive. The best things to do make your car better peform, would be to pickup a performance chip to re-tune your cars software, as well as new high performance spark plugs and wires. many of these items you can find at bavauto.com, bavarian autosport is a great place to find oem and aftermarket parts for your E30 325. Hope this information helps
2007-06-24 13:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the current belt is broken, then yes it will need major engine repair. It will need the cylinder head repaired and the valves replaced. It could also need one or more pistons and maybe even a connecting rod or two replaced. It all depends on what the vehicle and engine RPM's were doing when it broke. The recommended service interval for the BMW M20 engine is 60,000 miles or 4 years to have the timing belt replaced, not 30000km. If it is running fine, and it just overdue for a belt replacement, then there should be nothing else wrong related to the belt. It is usual practice to change the timing belt tensioner and water pump on these engines when changing the timing belt, as there is little extra labor involved and the parts are not expensive. Occasionally the cam seal may be found to be leaking, which will be an added expense. Otherwise it is fairly straight forward.
2016-03-22 13:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bavarian Motor Sports is a great site bavarianmotorsports.com
2007-06-24 09:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by Mac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋