Bmw E46 330i Supercharged or Turbocharged.

[Bmw.wp]

Hi Guys/Gals

Did any owners of this gone this route yet.?

Because most M3 owners do this modification it seems.?

Thanks

 

[Karthik]

Supercharge, you could turbo charge too but there were supercharger kits for the e46 that boiled on. Check nirvash's thread as he is selling a kit.

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[Lizzard]

For the E46 330i is there a bolt on supercharger kit that you can buy, its quite expensive but it will give you like 100NM more torque and some more kW.

 

[nirvash]

supercharge:rollsmile:

http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=69531

 

[individj]

not some more kw..youll be moving & as stated above..Nirvash has the perfect kit at an amazing price actually.

 

[Bmw.wp]

I know about the supercharger but wanted to know if anyone did fit it yet on a 330i.?

 

[Gizmo]

Rather buy a 335i as it came out the box designed for boost and will still return rather decent fuel consumption. A 330i on boost will half the range you get on a full tank, if not worse.

 

[individj]

a supercharged 330i can be a very reliable thing with cheap surrounding parts. How is a 335i with regards to maintenance...i must be honest I'm weary of them

 

[nirvash]

a supercharged 330i can be a very reliable thing with cheap surrounding parts. How is a 335i with regards to maintenance...i must be honest I'm weary of them

i agree to a degree,
e46 6 cyls are relatively easy/cheap to maintain, one of the reasons i though of going sc 330i as appose to m3...
but it does to a degree make sense to go 35i

but again 330i plus the sc kit i have does end up cheaper initially, though 335i has much more potential..

 

[Bmw.wp]

Gizmo is right.

But the reason for my question was.

Why put yourself in debt again if you have a paid car.?

I will rather bought a 530d as a family car and keep my 330i sc in the garage for playing with.?

Just wanted to hear if any did go this route with they 330i. Otherwise will keep my car and just add some reliable mods.lol

 

[individj]

look i love the power that the 335i makes & its easy to make it but i must be honest i haven't heard good stories with regards to maintenance. i know the engine is pretty bulletproof.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Suggesting to buy a 335i when asking about supercharging your 330i, is like suggesting buying a game farm because you want install a lapa at your pool. The OP wants to know about supercharging a 330i if he wanted to buy a 335i and mod it. He would have asked about buying advise for 335i and modding advise.

I know nothing about supercharging but if I have 60 k lying around I would supercharge my 325i without a doubt. If I wanted to go much much faster I would rather just buy an M1/2/3/4/5/6 cause they are faster than 335i's.

 

[Crash_Nemesis]

I supercharged my 323i back in 2011 and it made me have about the same power as an e46 M3 up here in JHB. Kept up with an e92 M3 on a few occasions before higher gears where the V8 eventually will pull away, but robot to robot they were neck and neck.

Twas fun and gave a few V8 M3's a surprise. On a 330i you should make more power.

In the end I just bought an M3 because to be honest, as much as it was awesome having a supercharged sleeper, it wasn't an M3.

Good luck.

 

[ggrobler]

I know about the supercharger but wanted to know if anyone did fit it yet on a 330i.?
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Hi there i have installed a vf engineering kit on my car and I'm getting 9km/l driving nicely but drive it like you stole it 5 to 6 km/l it's making 210 wkw

 

[Bmw.wp]

I know about the supercharger but wanted to know if anyone did fit it yet on a 330i.?
[/quote
Hi there i have installed a vf engineering kit on my car and I'm getting 9km/l driving nicely but drive it like you stole it 5 to 6 km/l it's making 210 wkw

Are you happy with the power and fuel consumption. Do you still use it as a daily driver.

I will feel like mad max lol if that charger kick in lol

 

[Gizmo]

Suggesting to buy a 335i when asking about supercharging your 330i, is like suggesting buying a game farm because you want install a lapa at your pool. The OP wants to know about supercharging a 330i if he wanted to buy a 335i and mod it. He would have asked about buying advise for 335i and modding advise.

I know nothing about supercharging but if I have 60 k lying around I would supercharge my 325i without a doubt. If I wanted to go much much faster I would rather just buy an M1/2/3/4/5/6 cause they are faster than 335i's.

:facepalm:
Worst analogy ever!

Why build what u can already buy? You want a 3.0lt on boost then buy one that came like that from the factory. It will certainly be cheaper and less hassle. Aftermarket boost applications are always going to have teething issues and there will always be something that needs work, expect alot of downtime and make sure you have another car as a daily driver as fitting aftermarket boost to your daily is financial suicide.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Suggesting to buy a 335i when asking about supercharging your 330i, is like suggesting buying a game farm because you want install a lapa at your pool. The OP wants to know about supercharging a 330i if he wanted to buy a 335i and mod it. He would have asked about buying advise for 335i and modding advise.

I know nothing about supercharging but if I have 60 k lying around I would supercharge my 325i without a doubt. If I wanted to go much much faster I would rather just buy an M1/2/3/4/5/6 cause they are faster than 335i's.

:facepalm:
Worst analogy ever!

Why build what u can already buy? You want a 3.0lt on boost then buy one that came like that from the factory. It will certainly be cheaper and less hassle. Aftermarket boost applications are always going to have teething issues and there will always be something that needs work, expect alot of downtime and make sure you have another car as a daily driver as fitting aftermarket boost to your daily is financial suicide.

Got you to give the op a proper answer so it worked.

 

[Gizmo]

Ashraf, the mileage on your 330i is too high to now start boosting it. You would need to rebuild the motor first.

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Suggesting to buy a 335i when asking about supercharging your 330i, is like suggesting buying a game farm because you want install a lapa at your pool. The OP wants to know about supercharging a 330i if he wanted to buy a 335i and mod it. He would have asked about buying advise for 335i and modding advise.

I know nothing about supercharging but if I have 60 k lying around I would supercharge my 325i without a doubt. If I wanted to go much much faster I would rather just buy an M1/2/3/4/5/6 cause they are faster than 335i's.

:facepalm:
Worst analogy ever!

Why build what u can already buy? You want a 3.0lt on boost then buy one that came like that from the factory. It will certainly be cheaper and less hassle. Aftermarket boost applications are always going to have teething issues and there will always be something that needs work, expect alot of downtime and make sure you have another car as a daily driver as fitting aftermarket boost to your daily is financial suicide.

Got you to give the op a proper answer so it worked.

It was a proper answer...:thinking:

 

[Zound]

+1 to what Gizmo is saying. An E90/E92 335i is probably the most appropriate answer to: 'Should I supercharge or turbocharge my E46".

As much as I love my E46 330i, and the thought of forced induction is beyond enticing, I am fully aware that it would be foolish to expect it to be a financially feasible platform for forced induction, and that's simply due to the existence of the X35i platform.

 

[FiRi@Rennzport]

look i love the power that the 335i makes & its easy to make it but i must be honest i haven't heard good stories with regards to maintenance. i know the engine is pretty bulletproof.

I think the stigma that some attach to owning an X35 engine is completely wrong.

1.) Most of the recalls for the cars such as hpfp and injectors are carried out during its first 5 years so that's takes csr of that.

2.) The waterpump story, is an e90 problem, same as the e46 has its very weak cooling system as well.

3.) If you buy a car, any car that is, do you homework and check the history to get an idea of what maintenance work was carried out and still needs to be carried out on it so you know what cost are still going to be incurred.

4) Most the x35 running around are modded , and again as with any car, when you mod it, you pushing the boundaries and weak components that were already on the car, ie, the charge pipe of X35 fail even under stock boost, will need to be replaced before they pop. You modding the car, sp you opening yourself up to whole new level os possible expenditure IF something goes wrong. That is fact when modding any platform or any car.

I go on and on about these things, but you get the idea. My bro has a stock x35, a complete 2006 Virgin of which the engine bay looks like it just rolled off the floor yesterday, and he barely spent money on keeping her in that condition. Only the normal services and wear and tear. Mileage 95000km.

So to the OP, I would agree with Gizmo, if you can afford the supercharger, I would consider rather changing your car to something you might be happier with in order to solve the crave for power, be it an X35 or golf gti or focus...