just out of interest . . .

paulgolding

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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 :D. 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. :D
 
I'm not that familiar with BMW's but this sort of trick is common. Ford did something vaguely similar with the first Mondeo - the 1.8 was gutsier than the 2.0 so they dropped the gears on the 2.0 which made it quick but also very loud.
 

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