E34 Airflow meter upgrade

[danieljames]

Hi all. So I finally have my very own 325i E36 of which i am very proud. I've been told that the E34 535i airflow meter will do wonders for my power output. is it a worthwhile upgrade? Has anybody tried this conversion on their E36? if so, what sort of power gains have you experienced? Any advice will be appreciated.

:ty:Much love- Keep calm.................buy a beemer!

 

[Sankekur]

I doubt there will be any power gains from fitting a different airflow meter, remember the airflow meter measures the airflow into the engine in order to adapt fuelling, the engine will still draw in the same amount of air irrespective of the air flow meter.

 

[Psymon69]

it works for the E30 but doubt it will work for the E36. is it not a maf anyway? or is that just 328?

 

[danieljames]

I doubt there will be any power gains from fitting a different airflow meter, remember the airflow meter measures the airflow into the engine in order to adapt fuelling, the engine will still draw in the same amount of air irrespective of the air flow meter.

I stand under correction....but won't it allow more air into the motor seeing that the air flow meter I would purchase is from a 535i( 3.5L). More capacity, more air?

 

[Sankekur]

I doubt there will be any power gains from fitting a different airflow meter, remember the airflow meter measures the airflow into the engine in order to adapt fuelling, the engine will still draw in the same amount of air irrespective of the air flow meter.

I stand under correction....but won't it allow more air into the motor seeing that the air flow meter I would purchase is from a 535i( 3.5L). More capacity, more air?

Not really because the motor might be the limiting factor in terms of the amount of air that gets pulled in....there is possible performance gain from increasing the size of the intake path if it a limiting to the motor, but then you need to increase the size of everything not just the air flow meter, ie increase the size of the throttle etc.

 

[danieljames]

Kwl. Thanks chap. Sounds like a good idea

 

[Sankekur]

Kwl. Thanks chap. Sounds like a good idea

No problem

maybe one of the e36 guys will chime in wrt to what you can do to get more out of yours......or you could chat with freerider or gizmo regarding upgrades specifically for e36's they will be more in the know regarding e36 specific upgrades.