2007-11-24 22:02:31 · 6 answers · asked by william m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ BMW
Be prepared to fork out lots of money to repair the car when you do it.
Right now, your small engine is making just the right amount of power not to overstress the WEAK POINT on the chassis sheet metal at the rear subframe.
Up the power and torque, be prepared to join the list (which also has many 2000 E46 owners from other countries including the UK).
The problem: http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/photo_gallery_e46sf.shtml
The list:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?p=6891868
2007-11-25 07:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by Snowie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can understand the need for more horse power. However, why wouldn't you get into something with a little more power rather than supercharging a 318i?
I would look into ESS (European Supercharging Systems). Used them on a 540 I had a few years ago.
2007-11-26 03:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by OC 007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can supercharge the 318i. Look up Downing Atlanta. They make great superchargers.
2007-11-25 16:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by thatguyinthisplace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every can can be supercharge and it is the easiest and cheapest way to increase a car power. The price will depend on the brand and the quality of the supercharger. Some can increase your bhp by 20 and others can double it.. The minimum price for a good supercharger is 1000 but it is worthfull. You can go on greddy website to get informations you want. Their is other one like aem, dc technik, cesam but in most tuning magazine, greddy is the most used in the best tuning projects.
2007-11-24 23:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Andy Sadien 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if you want to do the job correctly you don't just slap a blower on an engine. You have to also add inter-cooling, larger injectors and in some cases computer reprogramming.
I would think that if you had all this professionally done, you'd spend $5,000, and it really wouldn't be worth the trouble.
Just go buy a faster car if you want one.
2007-11-25 04:42:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask them what book time is. Doesn't matter what clock time is. They're going to charge book plus a little margin. Might take 45 minutes clock time, but if book time is 4 hours, they're going to charge 4.5 or 5 hours (the other time for such things as disconnecting wires, etc.)
2016-03-14 01:06:08 · answer #6 · answered by Lorraine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋