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04-24-2013, 01:15 AM | #1 | |
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Why can't I have more horsepower?
Pardon the inflammatory title, I'm legitimately just curious. There are a bunch of different N52 variations, Wikipedia lists 218, 230, 258, 265, and 272hp versions. For example, the Z4 3.0si is still an n52, but it's the 265hp version, while my 328i is the 230hp version, while the X3 3.0si gets the 272hp version.
My question is, what are the differences between them and what's stopping me from modifying my engine as assembled in my car to be the 272hp version from an X3? wikipedia offers the vague and un-cited Quote:
I guess what I'm asking is, if there are like 5 different N52 variations all the way up to 272hp, why is it that everyone seems to claim that 'modding an n52 is nigh on impossible' and 'no matter what you do you'll never get more power out of it'? Not to say that I'm considering anything, I'm quite pleased with my current power. But I'm curious. Edit: I did just find this: so that explains the 3 stage manifold mods. But when someone says 3stage manifold, does that imply DISA as well?
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A little bit more searching won't hurt, you have about 4 more post underneath yours giving specific detail about the 3 stage manifold and tune. I dont mean to crash your post but there is a lot of them already open.
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04-24-2013, 07:46 AM | #4 |
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you already found ur anwswer on wiki, mix combination of intake n exhaust part n w matching tune created those differernt power out put.
n51 does already came with disa, but w detuned dme software n slightly less comprision.
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04-24-2013, 09:09 AM | #5 | |
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All bmw did was play with the intake tune and exhaust's between the n52 lines. |
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04-24-2013, 11:50 AM | #7 |
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So wait, what are the exact differences between the X3 3.0si's engine and ours? It seems like for us to get near 270 we need the 3 stage manifold and then a performance tune, exhaust, intake, and all the works as far as that goes.
Could it be that the X3's engine is already tuned as much as possible? What if I took a 272hp X3 and then modded it and put a tune on it?
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04-24-2013, 02:06 PM | #10 | |
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Euro 272hp probably is same as our 265hp version, DIN power rating are slightly higher then SAE. also they dont have secondary cat.
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As others have said, it's not that n52's are impossible to tune: throw a euro intake, a second cat delete and race exhaust, a 3 stage manifold, and a tune in their and you're sitting on 275-ish hp at the crank. Put on a new pair of headers and you're looking at closer to 285. However, all of these mods together add up to more than 2 grand and you still don't have the potential that you would if you got a 335, for instance. An n54 engine you can mod so much and get so much more power out of it because you can upgrade the turbo parts. Unfortunately, our 328's don't have that potential, at least not until Gavin finishes that supercharger--but that's a whole other story.
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N51 has DISA, check what engine you have
N52 comes in all flavours with dme/ecu chnage in 2007, and also I think SAE is now used to measure HP level vs somethign else. So euro 130i 330i 2006 makes 265 vs 255 for 2007 euro 130i 330i ( all of them have DISA) ECU tuning is really the key, more so than secondary cats in the exhaust(removing helps too, but perhaps it is good to keep them if you get headers) Euro ECU mappers push the n52 to 280 hp, mostly fore pre 2007 n52's. 2007+ seem to top out at 275. Only UK mappers , from what i know, offer remote tuning, hense why i tried the Evolve. Hope to dyno soon and ask them to retune/edit the tune
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LOL, well where I stand is that it's a BMW and it still needs to be classy so I don't think I'll do a full-on delete like that LOL!
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04-25-2013, 12:48 AM | #19 |
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Ahahaha! Must hold off on that for now. Gotta do a bunch of other stuff before working on the fart pipes.
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I'm but what CSL style trunk boot do you have? Any more pics?
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04-25-2013, 10:29 AM | #22 | |
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Sorry to thread jack OP, I'm trying to set up my car too to find baseline dyno's soon.
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