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CSMatt · 01-05-2013, 08:01 AM

Hi guys new to the forum and am on the hunt for a 330d

coming from a 221whp cooper s but work now requires a diesel as ill be doing 400 miles a week. Will defiantly be getting a map in the future but do any of you guys track your car? Sounds funny but I enjoy track days and a 330d seems would be pretty good on track with the amount of torque? Also people suggest manual or auto? Again being a drivers man the manual makes sense but I've read that the 330d suits the auto box perfectly.
Cheers

anielsen71 · 01-05-2013, 09:06 AM

Hi Matt
Welcome :-)
My old E46 330d was with manual and my current E91 330d is with an auto.
And on the road the auto is great. It fits the car really nicely. But if you wan't som fun, I think the shifting is a bit slow. I have had shiftpads retrofitted and if you get used to use them a second before you need the next gear its better but still slow...
What I would like was DKG gearbox in combination with the diesel. Unfortunately that is newer been done as far as I know.... :-(

My point is for track use I think it will be a bit slow shifting, but for road-use its very nice :-)

CSMatt · 01-05-2013, 09:41 AM

Hmm thanks for the info tbh I'd rather the manual but if the right speccd auto comes up I may go for it...I'm hoping for an LCI model

imprexa99 · 05-19-2013, 04:47 PM

Hi People... new 330d owner!! Want to say Hi

Quick question what does everyone pay in ROAD TAX Band? (UK owners)

My car is 2005 55 plate 330d m sport auto (e90), and on the log book emissions are 196 g/km which I as higher tax code than I expected. Cars on autotrader of this age are showing 176 g/km and lower tax code.

Has my car been incorrectly coded?

M-dieseltouring · Today, 01:31 PM

Hello!
I have a 325d, also a 3-litre with identical parts as the 330, exept the injectors...

Have been reading some of the tread and have some lines...

I bought with a manual gear because I think that the 3-series is a more sporty car than the 5-series (which I think is suitable with an automatic...) and therefor it fits better with a manual in the 3-body, in addition to that ESS-tuning limits the program for auto-cars to 500nm. (325d)
That tells me that the gearbox is the limit on those cars.
For a manual ESS deliver about 630nm, which is about as much as one can get with ECU-flashing only, and the same program used for the 330d. (Both auto and manual)
So the 325 got a weaker auto than the 330...

If the manual box is the same on all continents, there is no easily reachable limit on the box.
(I assume that they use the same manual g-box for 325 and 330)

Has anyone of you any experience with water/methanol-injection?

That would be a reasonable next step..?

You have got awesome cars, Folks!

01-05-2013, 09:06 AM	#112
anielsen71 Second Lieutenant Drives: E91 330dA Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Naestved, Denmark Posts: 250 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW E91 330d [4.00]	Hi Matt Welcome :-) My old E46 330d was with manual and my current E91 330d is with an auto. And on the road the auto is great. It fits the car really nicely. But if you wan't som fun, I think the shifting is a bit slow. I have had shiftpads retrofitted and if you get used to use them a second before you need the next gear its better but still slow... What I would like was DKG gearbox in combination with the diesel. Unfortunately that is newer been done as far as I know.... :-( My point is for track use I think it will be a bit slow shifting, but for road-use its very nice :-) __________________ Brgds Allan '06 E91 330dA Sparkling Graphite\|19" VMR703 Black Matte\|335i brakes\|Eibach\|Promotec\|Ecotune\|Turbo Dynamics Last edited by anielsen71; 01-05-2013 at 09:14 AM.

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01-05-2013, 08:01 AM	#111
CSMatt New Member Drives: Cooper s Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Welling kent Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Hi guys new to the forum and am on the hunt for a 330d coming from a 221whp cooper s but work now requires a diesel as ill be doing 400 miles a week. Will defiantly be getting a map in the future but do any of you guys track your car? Sounds funny but I enjoy track days and a 330d seems would be pretty good on track with the amount of torque? Also people suggest manual or auto? Again being a drivers man the manual makes sense but I've read that the 330d suits the auto box perfectly. Cheers

01-05-2013, 09:41 AM	#113
CSMatt New Member Drives: Cooper s Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Welling kent Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Hmm thanks for the info tbh I'd rather the manual but if the right speccd auto comes up I may go for it...I'm hoping for an LCI model

05-19-2013, 04:47 PM	#114
imprexa99 New Member Drives: 330d m sport Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: swindon Posts: 6 iTrader: (0)	Hi People... new 330d owner!! Want to say Hi Quick question what does everyone pay in ROAD TAX Band? (UK owners) My car is 2005 55 plate 330d m sport auto (e90), and on the log book emissions are 196 g/km which I as higher tax code than I expected. Cars on autotrader of this age are showing 176 g/km and lower tax code. Has my car been incorrectly coded?

Today, 01:31 PM	#115
M-dieseltouring New Member Drives: 2010 325dM, manual gear Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 29 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 325dM Touring [0.00]	Hello! I have a 325d, also a 3-litre with identical parts as the 330, exept the injectors... Have been reading some of the tread and have some lines... I bought with a manual gear because I think that the 3-series is a more sporty car than the 5-series (which I think is suitable with an automatic...) and therefor it fits better with a manual in the 3-body, in addition to that ESS-tuning limits the program for auto-cars to 500nm. (325d) That tells me that the gearbox is the limit on those cars. For a manual ESS deliver about 630nm, which is about as much as one can get with ECU-flashing only, and the same program used for the 330d. (Both auto and manual) So the 325 got a weaker auto than the 330... If the manual box is the same on all continents, there is no easily reachable limit on the box. (I assume that they use the same manual g-box for 325 and 330) Has anyone of you any experience with water/methanol-injection? That would be a reasonable next step..? You have got awesome cars, Folks!