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BMW Tuning Tips and Modifications

Maximise your BMWs driving pleasure

BMW Car Tuning Tips And Advice. We Have A Wide Range Of Tuning Articles Covering All Models Of BMW From Small Engined 3 Series Family Cars To Large Engine Hot Hatches Z3 And Executive Cars Such As The 6 And 7 Series. Following Our Tuning Tips You Will Avoid Many Of The Common Mistakes And Actually Achieve The Car Setup You Desire. Please Join The Forum For Model Specific Questions And Answers And To Meet Other Owners And See What Modifications They Have Done. The M Series Has The Badge Of Honour But Gives An Idea Of How Much Power Can Be Extracted From The Average BMW Engine.

TorqueCars started providing Bmw performance parts, car performance and car styling Tips and advice back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Bmw owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest. In 2007 we organised our first full car show in Kent.

Our Bmw tuning and styling articles are continually updated so for the latest Bmw performance parts,performance and styling advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our modified car forum and swap performance parts ideas with like minded Bmw owners. If you have a Bmw project underway we would love to hear about it, the Gallery section in the forum contains some interesting projects.

  • Selected Bmw Stats
  • 3-Series 3-Series Touring 330d SE 5d Auto - 2993 cc - 227 bhp - 500 Nm
  • 3-Series 3-Series Saloon 335i SE 4d Auto - 2979 cc - 301 bhp - 400 Nm
  • 5-Series 5-Series Touring 520i 5d (97) - 1991 cc - 150 bhp - 190 Nm
  • 3-Series 3-Series Saloon 318i 4d Auto (01) - 1995 cc - 140 bhp - 200 Nm
  • 5-Series 5-Series Saloon 520i Sport 4d - 2171 cc - 170 bhp - 210 Nm
  • 3-Series 3-Series Convertible 320 Ci SE Sport 2d Auto - - - - - -
  • 5-Series 5-Series Saloon 528i SE 4d - 2793 cc - 193 bhp - 280 Nm
  • 3-Series 3-Series Saloon 320i SE 2d Auto - 1991 cc - 129 bhp - -
  • 3-Series 3-Series Saloon 323i 4d Auto - 2494 cc - 170 bhp - -
  • 3-Series 3-Series Convertible 318i Lux 2d Auto - 1796 cc - 115 bhp - -

Section:BMW

Overview of the BMW range

An overview of the BMW range of cars and tuning options for them. The ultimate BMW Guide to car tuning and styling tips, tuning guide BMW race tuning tips, BMW galleries and car specific projects improve BHP & Torque along with links to other useful sites Read On

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Sports coils

We look at the advantages of having a sports ignition coil and performance coil packs. A bigger spark means more power and better combustion. Read article...

>>> Diesels

Bmw Diesel remaps

Remapping a turbo diesel engine is one of the best value modifications around. You will often see a power increase in the order of 30% and get more Torque, BHP and better MPG. Read article...

>>> Engine Mods

Bmw Engine balancing

Engine balancing increases performance, allows higher engine speeds and reliability. There are 2 main areas for balancing and engine from the physical components to the rotational dynamics. Read article...

>>> Forced Induction

Bmw Boost controllers

A good boost controller adds an electronic brain to the valve that controls the flow through the turbo and allows much better control of the boost. Instead of peaking at 1.3 and dipping to 0.7 and only allowing full turbo flow at its its peak you can main Read article...

>>> Improve Handling

Bmw Improving braking

Making the car go faster means you should also be able to brake faster. Adding uprated brake mods like vented and grooved brake discs and DOT 5 fluid will improve your stopping power. Read article...

>>> Intake & Exhaust

Bmw Fuelling

Uprating the fuel system to avoid starvation and lean running. More power means that more fuel is required so we need to uprate the fuel system. Read article...

>>> Transmission

Bmw Gearboxes

Gearbox ratio selection can dramatically improve acceleration if matched carefully to your engines power bands. Read article...

>>> Wheels & Tyres

Bmw Alloy wheels

Alloy wheels and their impact on handling and performance. Wheel section improves handling, rotational weight and reduces wear. Read article...




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