Rowan18 said:
2005 e90 330i
black
auto
169 000km
FSH with bmw
decatt
software
k&n filter
Actually having second thoughts
preferably i'd love to supercharge but that is abit pricey
but i doo love my 330i
any thoughts guys?
are the N54\N55 cars really that much better?
Hey bud, problem is you can't supercharge the E90 330i motor. I did some research on it a while back and guys trying couldn't get it right because of the valvetronic or something.
Next thing, your car is worth plus/minus R110-R115K, if you could supercharge it, that would cost at least R60K to do it properly, then you have a car which in theory has a value of R175K but in reality if you ever tried to sell it you'd get maybe R130K, but as I said from what I know you can't supercharge it so the above is just hypothetical.
The N54 is an amazing motor with so much tuning potential. The 330i motor is also sweet, I love it. My bro has a 330i cab, and I myself have a 335i N54, and eventhough my car sounds great with the mods I've done, when my brother is driving next to me and he opens up and pushes that NA straight six it sounds so special!
There is a massive difference in performance though. If you after performance and speed, get a 335i/135i and mod it! I love driving around and basically being able to give anything on the road a go! The other day a gent in a 997 Turbo had to push his car hard to get away from me on the highway.
The 330i is an amazing car and as I said the pureness of the NA straight six is very appealing. As an everyday car with great all round capabilities it is perfect, but if you want to have a car that is great all round and once modded, will basically run with most cars on the road, get a 335i/135i!