I love my 328i. Only mod is a Signature Motoring performance intake kit. They run around $170 and add up to 9HP in the E46 323/325/328 and up to 13.9HP in the 330. That's about $17/per extra HP... A good value for the extra oomph. General HP increases are shown:
My daily driver is E46 328i and E30 325 weekends. 328i is more responsive with Signature Motoring performance (CAI) intake kit. Installed it myself in under half hour. HP increase on the E46 is about 13.5HP for a cost of $170 or around $17 per HP gain. Best 1st performance mod to do. Other application data:
I just recently had the ame thing happen to me 2001 E46 :( Can you please help me! Where can I find the replacement kit? I tried jumping on Tischer BMW parts and I was unable to find it. Do I have to buy a different tensioner pully after the mounting surface is fitted w/ a replacement kit? I would appreciate any help.... thanks!
I pointed to the new mounting points at 1:19 and 1:23. BMW updated the serpentine belt tensioner (I believe it was when they did the e46 facelift), to one that looks like a shock absorber, instead of a round spring like this one.
I had to replace the tensioner itself, as well as the belt.
No doubt. I took it to a local indie shop and the owner said "Oh, those break all the time, and they usually affect other things. Don't look into it too much, just bring it here and we'll fix everything for you."
It wasn't too bad. I believe it was Tischer BMW Parts that sells a replacement kit for it (~150 dollars IIRC). Took me about 2 hours to do, going slowly and needing to run to the store to buy a wrench for the fan clutch.
I think you need a new oil filter housing which cost $300 plus. Go get a used one in the junk yard.
aaronchem 3 months ago in playlist BMW
I love my 328i. Only mod is a Signature Motoring performance intake kit. They run around $170 and add up to 9HP in the E46 323/325/328 and up to 13.9HP in the 330. That's about $17/per extra HP... A good value for the extra oomph. General HP increases are shown:
E30 series: 6.0-13.4hp gain
E36 series: 5.5-12hp gain
E46 series: 6.0-13.9hp gain
E92 series: 8.5+ hp gain
Z3/Z4 (all): 5.5-13.9hp gain
See my channel videos for action!
BMWPOWER4U 7 months ago
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My daily driver is E46 328i and E30 325 weekends. 328i is more responsive with Signature Motoring performance (CAI) intake kit. Installed it myself in under half hour. HP increase on the E46 is about 13.5HP for a cost of $170 or around $17 per HP gain. Best 1st performance mod to do. Other application data:
E30 series: 6.0-13.4hp gain
E36 series: 5.5-12hp gain
E46 series: 6.0-13.9hp gain
E92 series: 8.5+ hp gain
Z3/Z4 (all): 5.5-13.9hp gain
See my channel for driving action videos!
BMWPOWER4U 11 months ago
I just recently had the ame thing happen to me 2001 E46 :( Can you please help me! Where can I find the replacement kit? I tried jumping on Tischer BMW parts and I was unable to find it. Do I have to buy a different tensioner pully after the mounting surface is fitted w/ a replacement kit? I would appreciate any help.... thanks!
MikeCSULB 1 year ago
@MikeCSULB
I *believe* it was one of these: tinyurl com/2gyke4q
(replace the space with a period)
It's been so long since I did this, though, that I don't remember exactly. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
farrisk 1 year ago
So, did you just replace the mounting surface? What part did you actually replace??
TXcodeDesigner 1 year ago
@TXcodeDesigner
I pointed to the new mounting points at 1:19 and 1:23. BMW updated the serpentine belt tensioner (I believe it was when they did the e46 facelift), to one that looks like a shock absorber, instead of a round spring like this one.
I had to replace the tensioner itself, as well as the belt.
farrisk 1 year ago
Oh, thats good. You're a do it yourselfer!
Degr8n8 2 years ago
No doubt. I took it to a local indie shop and the owner said "Oh, those break all the time, and they usually affect other things. Don't look into it too much, just bring it here and we'll fix everything for you."
Yeah, right.
farrisk 2 years ago
Im sorry that looks like its going to be a pain to fix.
Degr8n8 2 years ago
It wasn't too bad. I believe it was Tischer BMW Parts that sells a replacement kit for it (~150 dollars IIRC). Took me about 2 hours to do, going slowly and needing to run to the store to buy a wrench for the fan clutch.
farrisk 2 years ago