330Ci F/I - S54 SWAP - M3 E46 ???????

Originally Posted by AndyN

Ya you can always get a stage 1 of whatever brand kit you want and then after awhile get the stage 2!

Oh and my 325 is 1100 euro road tax in Ireland. The m3 is 1650!
You would be expecting great roads for that price, instead its all pot holes and speed bumps! haha

1650!!!!!!

Lots of money for road tax.. and the roads are for ancient Greeks with donkeys..

I believe Greece and especially islands have the worst roads..

Originally Posted by BMW_Knight

I don't regret my AA Stage 2 Kit at all.

Your car is amazing!!!

I ve seen your videos on youtube.. car sounds great..

Are there any other F/I options?
ESS TS2 is around 7K $
G power is around 3500 euro (320hp) From Greece..
What about VF..??
Any other reliable tuner-SC kit..??
No turbo..
I also wont say no if i find any accident light damaged ///M if the price is good.. We will see.. I already have a friend that wants to buy my 330 engine and everything.. if i go S54..

You can find in Romania some M3s at 9000-10.000 euro, and they are in pretty good condition.

Originally Posted by Cipri

You can find in Romania some M3s at 9000-10.000 euro, and they are in pretty good condition.

Thanks..!!
I can find in Greece also @ 10K..
UK seems to be a bit cheaper.. but there might be differences between RHD and LHD cars..

Originally Posted by zaharias

Are there any other F/I options?
ESS TS2 is around 7K $
G power is around 3500 euro (320hp) From Greece..
What about VF..??
Any other reliable tuner-SC kit..??
No turbo..
I also wont say no if i find any accident light damaged ///M if the price is good.. We will see.. I already have a friend that wants to buy my 330 engine and everything.. if i go S54..

may i ask why you wont consider a turbo? unless you want the noise of the supercharger, a properly sized turbo will deliver similar powerbands and have much more room for bigger power down the road.

Originally Posted by daemonicus

may i ask why you wont consider a turbo? unless you want the noise of the supercharger, a properly sized turbo will deliver similar powerbands and have much more room for bigger power down the road.

What's the cost of turbo kit..?? I don't wanna go custom..
Reliability compared to the SC..??

i've posted twice in this thread about technique tuning's turbo kit for the 330.

techniquetuning.com

some people will say a supercharger is more reliable, some say a turbo is. personally, as long as your car makes exhaust and you have a proper turbo and tune, there's really no maintenance. no belts to break, no oil to change and you get the potential for tons of power without changing supercharger pulleys.

Originally Posted by daemonicus

i've posted twice in this thread about technique tuning's turbo kit for the 330.

techniquetuning.com

some people will say a supercharger is more reliable, some say a turbo is. personally, as long as your car makes exhaust and you have a proper turbo and tune, there's really no maintenance. no belts to break, no oil to change and you get the potential for tons of power without changing supercharger pulleys.

I consider the SC more reliable too..

I took a quick look at TT tbh when you mentioned that at your previous post.. I will check it again and tell you.

Thanks.

TT is out of my budget..

I am looking around (checking prices) for a complete S54 swap..

What are the failures/issues that the S54 has..?? (i know vanos, early S54s rod bearings recal.. what else?)

Originally Posted by zaharias

TT is out of my budget..

I am looking around (checking prices) for a complete S54 swap..

What are the failures/issues that the S54 has..?? (i know vanos, early S54s rod bearings recal.. what else?)

Vanos, rod and crank bearings, water pump, coils, valve springs, alternator, oil pump

Originally Posted by Tiago

Vanos, rod and crank bearings, water pump, coils, valve springs, alternator, oil pump

OMG!!
That's alot of things!!
Thanks mate!
Were these solved at the 2004-2006 models?

I don't see how TT is more money than low mileage S54 swap (done right with the M3 dash, gearbox, diff ...)

Originally Posted by lab rat

I don't see how TT is more money than low mileage S54 swap (done right with the M3 dash, gearbox, diff ...)

You re right.. I just don't love turbo and don't wanna follow that route..

I wanted to say that i believe it'a more value for money, an S54 complete swap with 6sp gearbox and OEM M3 lsd..

TT is almost same money as S54 swap..

Originally Posted by zaharias

OMG!!
That's alot of things!!
Thanks mate!
Were these solved at the 2004-2006 models?

Rod bearings yes, but with the engine out of the car i would keep my faith on uprated vac rod and crank bearings since is a easy job to do. As for the others parts you just need to keep an eye on it and replace as soon as the failures symptons began.

I want to ask if anybody knows..

What the exhaust diameter should be if i go M54B30 F/I + cams, or just F/I..??

I see that supersprint uses 54mm compared to oem 2" (50.8mm)..

can't go wrong with your choices

Originally Posted by zaharias

I want to ask if anybody knows..

What the exhaust diameter should be if i go M54B30 F/I + cams, or just F/I..??

I see that supersprint uses 54mm compared to oem 2" (50.8mm)..

Just curious, where did you find that supersprint uses 54mm tubes? I have the supersprint x-pipe and resonator and I thought the pipes looked a bit bigger than stock.

You should be fine with dual 2" tubes. It flows plenty and sounds great. You could go single 3", but need a proper Y-Pipe after the headers to make it worth while. Burns makes one for ~$200.

Originally Posted by secono330ci

Just curious, where did you find that supersprint uses 54mm tubes? I have the supersprint x-pipe and resonator and I thought the pipes looked a bit bigger than stock.

You should be fine with dual 2" tubes. It flows plenty and sounds great. You could go single 3", but need a proper Y-Pipe after the headers to make it worth while. Burns makes one for ~$200.

I have some friends at Greek BMW forums that have full ss and remember them saying it's 54mm..
Also, if i remember correctly, ss used to mention that 3-4 years back at their site.. not anymore..

Good to know, yea they did look a tad larger than stock. Also, the mangaflow cat-back is a good option. It's dual 2.5 with an x-pipe.