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BMW E36 325i Coupé

This page is dedicated to one of BMW's best cars: the 92-95 E36 325i Coupé

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Car Facts

Model

1993 BMW E36 325I Coupé (2 door), ABS, 5-Gear manual Transmission, Catalytic Converter

Color

Granit Silber metallic

Specials

A/C, ASC+T, Cruise Control, Electric Sunroof, M-Technik Sports Suspension,

Sports Seats, Foldable Back Seats,

Engine:

BMW Code Name: M50TU.

One of the strongest 2.5 liter normal aspirated engines.

There are only a few other cars that beat the 325i in performance:

Porsche Boxster (204 hp)

Mercedes-Benz 190E-2.5-16V Evo II (235hp) fortunately there are only a few built :-)

BMW M3 E30 Evo III (240 hp)...very rare also

This engine has not too much torque at low rpm range, but aggessive power at >4000 rpm and this is why driving a 325i is a lot of fun!

The US version of the E36 M3 with 3.0 liter and 240 hp based on the M50TU. So if you can get a bored and stroked M50TU with 3.0 liter (AC Schnitzer, Hartge etc.) your car should perform pretty near to a US E36 M3 3.0!

BMW replaced this engine by the 2.8 liter M52, which has more torque, but only 1 hp more. They also came up with another 2.5 liter engine used in the 323/523, which produces 170 hp

Tech data: (all values for stock condition car, euro spec)

2.5 liter, 6-Cylinder Inline, 24 Valve, DOHC w/ VaNoS (variable Cam Timing),

141 kW or 192 hp @ 5900 rpm, torque 245 Nm @ 4200 rpm, Compression Rate 10.5:1

0-100 km/h 7.8 sec (0-62 mph), Vmax 233 km/h (145 mph),

Fuel Consumption: 9.5 liter 95 Octane Unleaded per 100 km, this is very little for a car with that performance. The Porsche Boxster easily consumes 12-13 liter, while you can drive on the German Autobahn with your 325i doing over 170 km/h and consuming under 10l/100km! BMW engineers know how to build good engines.

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Mods

Performance

Dinan performance Chip

Later: Remus DTM Exhaust, Airfilter, maybe JimC Chip

Exterior

White (clear) Indicator lenses (MTS) …everybody has them, I think I get myself the black/grey ones ;-)

Black Rearlights (MTS) … looks awesome must see picture and also rare (everybody has the red&clear ones)

17x7.5" Rial Viper (Type D) Rims w/ 215/45/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires … best rims for the $$$!

see my 17" rims

Interior

Foliatec Alu Short-Shift Knob

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Stereo

Headunit	Sony MDX… MiniDisc Receiver w/10 CD Changer
Amp	Crunch V4004 (4x100 Watts)
Speakers Front	Pioneer 5" 3-way (Kick Mounted)
Speaker Rear	Kenwood 4" 3-way (stock box mounted)
Subwoofer	Emphaser 12" Closed Box in Trunk