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shanek78
01-04-13, 22:51
looking to change daily car and hoping to get a bmw,what one would be recommended. e36 318 or 320 ??also what welded diff is best?

crash&burn
02-04-13, 10:39
go 328 i say,,tax and juice would be a kick in the balls do

thehatchet
02-04-13, 12:39
looking to change daily car and hoping to get a bmw,what one would be recommended. e36 318 or 320 ??also what welded diff is best?

If your looking to get a 3-8 or 320 a 4.44 diff would be prefect for drifting but be quite heavy on petrol as top speed will be 105mph but if your going to get a 323 325 or 328 a 3.34 would be good

ford 2
02-04-13, 16:05
I've a 3.65 LSD in my IS..only for wet nights, just not enough power, 323 min for dry messing and you'll still need m50 swap at that..there a few 320's on dd at the min which should do for a drop a messing..4.1/4 would be mad for a daily

shanek78
02-04-13, 16:53
318 would be way under powered so?also whats difference between 318i and 318is?

PeterT
02-04-13, 18:40
318is is a dohc. I had a 328 and it was shit unless you went seriously fast as the diff ratio has aids.

thehatchet
02-04-13, 18:54
318 would be way under powered so?also whats difference between 318i and 318is?

318i is single cam and 318is is twin cam

shanek78
02-04-13, 19:00
i see.was hopen to go 320 at least.how do people keep these from boiling or do they:L

thehatchet
02-04-13, 19:03
i see.was hopen to go 320 at least.how do people keep these from boiling or do they:L

have had a good few and none never boiled on me. look after them and they will be grand

PeterT
02-04-13, 19:49
i see.was hopen to go 320 at least.how do people keep these from boiling or do they:L

people dont know how to bleed out the coolant system thats what ive figured out from the ones ive bought