[SoCaLNaTiVe]

I am new to the BMW scene. Came from honda. Had a modified 96 integra. Now a proud owner of a 06 325I. I was hoping to find out what some reputible brands are for BMW. Like Spoon and Mugen are to Honda, what are some of the company's providing BMW with their quality products. Thanks in advance.

[chazmtb]

Hartge, Dinan, Alpina, AC Schnitzer. All $$$$$

[vladinecko]

ha ha, another thread title that cracks me up if you take it out of context!

spoon EQUALS honda DIVIDED BY bmw

anyways, yeah, definitely what chazmtb mentioned, Hartge, Dinan, Alpina, AC Schnitzer is something you should look into if you plan to mod.

[SoCaLNaTiVe]

are these companies from germany? Why would you knock the title? I was making a simple comparison. Do you know what spoon is to honda? or are you another internet gangsta, like the ones that flood Honda-tech.com.

[longtran]

i too use to own a honda. bb6 prelude. as far as brand theres a bunch. cost a bunch too. 2 more common names hamann and breyton. uuc motorwerks is known for their bmw stuff. www.uucmotorwerks.com. alot of the japanese companies are getting into eruopean market too. like tein, jic magic, volk.

[SoCaLNaTiVe]

Thanks Longtran ill check the web site. If tein is making suspension for BMW's ill be there to...

[noflash]

There is no spoon.

[timzerofive]

Originally Posted by noflash

There is no spoon.

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[lux.sh]

Originally Posted by SoCaLNaTiVe

I am new to the BMW scene. Came from honda. Had a modified 96 integra. Now a proud owner of a 06 325I. I was hoping to find out what some reputible brands are for BMW. Like Spoon and Mugen are to Honda, what are some of the company's providing BMW with their quality products. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to BMW. Myself too, came from honda family.
What mods did you have on your 96 integra? Is it a LS? GSR?

There are plenty reputational aftermarket brands for BMW, just like japanese scene.
but things are WAY more expensive. Example, supersprint's exhaust system costs 5grand.

and becareful with mentioning about hondas here, alot of bmw snobs don't treat japanese vehicles as cars but rather, "jap crap".

[chazmtb]

If you are looking for pure performance, I forgot to mention Active Autowerks. They are a company based in Miami that puts out really nice stuff. Mostly for the previous generation 3 series. They have a nice super charger for the M3 and previous generation 3 series. I bet they are developing the same for the E90. I had their exhaust and it's wonderful. Eisenmann (German) for exhaust is great. UUC, Rogue Engineering make great manual transmission parts, such as short shifters, light weight flywheel.

Modding for BMWs can get rather expensive, but if you are into spoon and mugen, money is no object because that stuff is expensive too.

There are other companies that do force induction, like ESS and some other I can't remember. TechniK has some NA engine upgrades, such as cams. All in all, the BMW engine is very highly developed. You spend a lot of money to marginally increase HP. Most people do intake exhaust wheel and body kit upgrades. The suspension of the 3 series is set up wonderfully as it is. No need to make changes unless you go coil overs.

[Jason]

Please keep this thread on-topic. SoCaLNaTiVe's question was to ask for BMW tuner names that are equivalent to Spoon for Honda. Let's not let this thread spiral into a Honda v. BMW, Japanese v. German argument. I've removed some posts to keep it on topic. Thanks.

To name a few major ones:

Racing Dynamics
AC Schnitzer
Hartge
Alpina
Hamann
Breyton

[3some]

Originally Posted by Jason

Please keep this thread on-topic. SoCaLNaTiVe's question was to ask for BMW tuner names that are equivalent to Spoon for Honda. Let's not let this thread spiral into a Honda v. BMW, Japanese v. German argument. I've removed some posts to keep it on topic. Thanks.

To name a few major ones:

Racing Dynamics
AC Schnitzer
Hartge
Alpina
Hamann
Breyton
RENNSport

Thank you Jason keep up the peace!

[lux.sh]

oh Jason love flame wars. He told me to taught me how to start 'em.

j/k. Yes, staying on topic, Spoon sucks.

[SoCaLNaTiVe]

Thanks for the info.

[db17k]

one word KAS! they're located in seattle

[krndanic307]

Japanese car's can't be compared to European cars. They cost a shitload more to change a small ass thing. Mugen, Spoon, Hayame, Greddy, Apex all that is x5 less than Harge, ACS, Hamann, Breyton and all that. I too used to own a B16 00 Si. I'm not up with the money yet to fix up a European car. I might keep it stock, and buy an Evo IX or fix my E90 up. The wait is on until April!

[db17k]

Originally Posted by krndanic307

Japanese car's can't be compared to European cars. They cost a shitload more to change a small ass thing. Mugen, Spoon, Hayame, Greddy, Apex all that is x5 less than Harge, ACS, Hamann, Breyton and all that. I too used to own a B16 00 Si. I'm not up with the money yet to fix up a European car. I might keep it stock, and buy an Evo IX or fix my E90 up. The wait is on until April!

uh you're correct except for mugen and spoon, they still cost bank!

[SoCaLNaTiVe]

Hayame, Greddy, Apex. I really wouldent put those on the same level as Spoon and Mugen.

[poldim]

Im going to make a thread and find out how many of you came over from Tegs...

I know new my baby was popular, but didnt think that many would go from Teg to 3 series...

BTW, I have an 01 GSR-T

[oilbelcher]

Originally Posted by vladinecko

ha ha, another thread title that cracks me up if you take it out of context!

spoon EQUALS honda DIVIDED BY bmw

anyways, yeah, definitely what chazmtb mentioned, Hartge, Dinan, Alpina, AC Schnitzer is something you should look into if you plan to mod.

Yes!, and mathmatically, the larger BMW gets (whatever that means), the smaller spoon gets. Or, if you want to increase your spoon size/amount, decrease honda. maybe I should brush off my algebra book....

[md37793]

KAS makes a bitchin exhaust system!