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[sr20det_s12]

The new whip: a 1987 BMW 325IS i like it; not bad for 150$; only 100,000 on the clock

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how did you manage that one? nice car for a nice price.

[MetalHeadZaid]

i've always wanted to throw a ca18 in one of those. sounds like fun.

[nissan_240sx]

nice find

[sr20det_s12]

im thinking of doing a ca18det/sr20det/rb20det/rb25det w/e it is its going to be nissan and turbo

[nissan_240sx]

you forgot ka-t hehe

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keep it an I6.

[sr20det_s12]

How hard dou guys think it would be to do an rb engine?

[rps13freak]

you should keep the i6. my friend build his up to 600hp. but you have to make sure the timing is good. my other friends(both his 325is) the timing went!

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by sr20det_s12

im thinking of doing a ca18det/sr20det/rb20det/rb25det w/e it is its going to be nissan and turbo

the stock BMW engines can make a lot of power. a 2.5-litre straight six like in that could easily handly 250bhp at the wheels with a turbo kit. if you upgrade the internals they can run up as much as 800bhp without issues. BMW engines are very strong. and "seasoned" blocks are stronger than new ones. there's little reason to change it, unless you want something individual.

my friends built a BMW M5 straight six (with a 4-litre stroker) to 1,200bhp (at the fly) at their workshop. the tuning potential of BMW engines is huge.

[flicktitty]

like stated before.

keep the I6 in it.

i've seen alot of videos of these cars with turbo setups in the 400+ RWHP Area. and what could be more fun then that? Seriously it's your car do as you please just look into the stock motors ability before pulling it.

[240SXSlideStar]

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

the stock BMW engines can make a lot of power. a 2.5-litre straight six like in that could easily handly 250bhp at the wheels with a turbo kit. if you upgrade the internals they can run up as much as 800bhp without issues. BMW engines are very strong. and "seasoned" blocks are stronger than new ones. there's little reason to change it, unless you want something individual.

my friends built a BMW M5 straight six (with a 4-litre stroker) to 1,200bhp (at the fly) at their workshop. the tuning potential of BMW engines is huge.

I'm not sure why you keep refering to power in bhp because it's only whp that means anything. Crank, break, engine, whatever else horsepower doesn't mean shit all.

[2.2 Straight six]

bhp can be measured at either wheels or fly/crank.

bhp stands for brake horse power. brake being the loading the dyno uses. so bhp is hp. just across the pond we say bhp.

[Hit_N_Run-player]

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

bhp can be measured at either wheels or fly/crank.

bhp stands for brake horse power. brake being the loading the dyno uses. so bhp is hp. just across the pond we say bhp.

yeah, we dont care about BHP in the states, wheel horespower is where its at.

[2.2 Straight six]

like i said, you can measure bhp at the wheels.

it's terminology.