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**paulgolding** · 08-07-2008, 03:48 PM

Has anyone heard of the Big bore throttle body and M50 manifold modification that you can get for the BMW E36 328I ??

I always wanted one on mine but never got round to it. Cost effective it's well worth it as it costs about £500 fitted.

Basically, the 328i M52 engine was restricted by stock with a small throttle body to comply with certain Tax laws.

How to get round this ?? . . Make it bigger

. This with the addition of the M50 manifold, a modified ecu and a decent air filter and the '28 will be pushing 230/240 bhp compared to standard 192bhp.

anyone that has driven a standard 328i will notice that although the car pulls well and has tons of torque it feels strangled and held back.

I'd like to drive one with the mods done.

08-07-2008, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
paulgolding Loyal Member Power tuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Thanet Posts: 140	just out of interest . . . Has anyone heard of the Big bore throttle body and M50 manifold modification that you can get for the BMW E36 328I ?? I always wanted one on mine but never got round to it. Cost effective it's well worth it as it costs about £500 fitted. Basically, the 328i M52 engine was restricted by stock with a small throttle body to comply with certain Tax laws. How to get round this ?? . . Make it bigger . This with the addition of the M50 manifold, a modified ecu and a decent air filter and the '28 will be pushing 230/240 bhp compared to standard 192bhp. anyone that has driven a standard 328i will notice that although the car pulls well and has tons of torque it feels strangled and held back. I'd like to drive one with the mods done.