1993 e36 316I performance

[LTX-REAPER]

Good day. I have gotten my self a 316i, but there is a problem, yesterday A guy with a stock standard fiat strada 1.2 made it look as if I was looking for parking, I know the 316 is'nt the fastest car on the road, but is it supposed to be that slow and if not, what can I do to increase performance and what could cause it to be this slow, any help would be greatly apreciated. Thank you

 

[dbrits]

Howzit,

I had a 1995 316i and believe me, any 1.3 golf could leave me for dead.

I just made peace with the fact and kept it standard. The acceleration between 100 - 140km/h was reasonable though.

Had almost 300k km on the car and ran faultlessly. Enjoy!

 

[msm]

..what can I do to increase performance and what could cause it to be this slow, any help would be greatly apreciated.

Leave home earlier ...

Anyway, don't bother spending money on the car cos it's just gonna be money thrown down the drain. Make sure it's serviced/maintained properly and save up for your next BMW (if you want more performance).

 

[dbrits]

..what can I do to increase performance and what could cause it to be this slow, any help would be greatly apreciated.

Leave home earlier ...

Anyway, don't bother spending money on the car cos it's just gonna be money thrown down the drain. Make sure it's serviced/maintained properly and save up for your next BMW.

Couldn't agree more :thumbsup:

 

[Jandre]

You do need to understand that the BMW is made from proper metal. The FIAT is made from recycled Coke cans, ie very light.

I wont spend too much on trying to mod her.

Sorry

 

[LTX-REAPER]

thanx for the info, maybe it's just because i have gotten used to the power of a v8, one more thing, what would cause spark plug number 2 to burn black and the others brown ?

 

[Taffs]

thanx for the info, maybe it's just because i have gotten used to the power of a v8, one more thing, what would cause spark plug number 2 to burn black and the others brown ?

Overfueling....

 

[LTX-REAPER]

Thank you Taffs

 

[Twinz]

Just maintain your baby with plenty of TLC and let the "coke cans" be.

 

[LTX-REAPER]

How much trouble would it be to fit a 318 or a 320 engine ? and oproximitly how much would it cost ?

 

[P1000]

How much trouble would it be to fit a 318 or a 320 engine ? and oproximitly how much would it cost ?

It would cost more than selling your car and buying a 328.

 

[LTX-REAPER]

Ok thank you, guess i'm keeping it stock

 

[LTX-REAPER]

Hi, today I have discovered new problems with my 316, it started smoking and when it's cold it doesnt idle smooth, when it's at working temp it idles @1200rpm, I have noticed that she is using oil, any ideas to the idling and what would be the best, let someone overhaul the engine for R7000 or buying another engine from bemow ? , your input would be highly apreciated

 

[Sankekur]

The idle might be caused by a dirty idle control valve or possibly a vacuum leak of some kind.

Also the smoking, does is smoke continuously when the engine is at operating temperature of only at start up, if it is only at start up it could be the valve stem seals otherwise the rings. If you can source a good condition engine for a reasonable price it would be a good idea (same engine you have know), but is would also depend on the actual nature of the problem as it might be cheaper to just fix the problem, also with second hand engines you don't really know what you are getting in terms of mileage, wear, etc.

 

[LTX-REAPER]

Thank you very much, I replaced the afm yesterday and the idle problems are gone, it now idles at 600rpm, and the smoking is only at startup

 

[Hitman]

thanx for the info, maybe it's just because i have gotten used to the power of a v8, one more thing, what would cause spark plug number 2 to burn black and the others brown ?

Overfueling....

Or no spark on the no 2 cylinder...

 

[LTX-REAPER]

Thanks Hitman, by the way, does anyone know the performance specs on a 93 316i, I know the merc should put out about 150kw and 310nm

 

[Sankekur]

Power: 75 kW (101 hp) @ 5500rpm
Torque: 150 N·m (111 ft·lbf) @ 3900rpm

 

[LTX-REAPER]

thank you Sankekur :thumb:

 

[Raybimmer]

e36 316i performance
CAR Magazine road test October 1992 had topspeed of 199 km/h , 0-60 km/h in 4.47 seconds , 0-80km/h in 7.22 seconds , 0-100 km/h in 10.88 seconds , 0-120 km/h in 15.56 seconds all from 1796 cc with 85 kw at 5500 rpm and 165 nm at 4250 rpm . ( e30 316i had 1600 cc with 75 kw )
316i had 1.8 litre 8 valve motor , 318i had 1.8 litre 16 valve motor and 318is had 1.9 litre 16 valve motor .
318is is not bad , 320 gutless , 325 good if kept over 4000 and 328 torques the show !!