Increasing performance on 330D

Ek_1986 · 09-10-2007, 04:10 PM

Hi, iv got a stock BMW 330D which is running at 204bhp and was impressed at first with the performance. Only up until my friend took his Alfa 156 2.4 Diesel who claims it to be running at 190bhp after a remap on the run against my 330D. I found that I pulled away at start but it seemed after few seconds he pulled away rapidly.. I understand that both cars are of different weights and the 330D is a much heavier car but i was disappointed with performance..

I'm planning on increasing the performance of my car and i was wondering if anyone had any ideas???

I am thinking about remaping the engine but i think that the stock BMW clutch will not be able to handle the increase in torque therefore this is one that will need to be replaced with a stronger one. I'm not sure if putting a bigger turbo will contribute much to favouribly influencing performance...

Any Ideas or help would be much appreciated

e.n335 · 09-10-2007, 04:52 PM

This is an e46, right ? A good ECU flash will give you +45 hp / +90 nm ( numbers are crank ). I would not do anything with the clutch.

http://www.regelin.de/chiptuning_BMW..._204_PS_43.htm

Ek_1986 · 09-11-2007, 04:54 AM

Hey thanks for that advice e.n355. Yes i think it is an e46 model.. How can i tell?

When you say ECU Flash, do you mean getting the car tuned/remapped?? I was told that the stock basic BMW clutch could not handle the increase power... i dont know if this is true??

Park828 · 09-14-2007, 04:36 PM

what year is your car?

Ek_1986 · 09-21-2007, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Park828

what year is your car?

My car is a 52 plate registered in 2002 Sept! Would this make any difference with my wanting to add more power??

Jaws · 09-21-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ek_1986

My car is a 52 plate registered in 2002 Sept! Would this make any difference with my wanting to add more power??

Yes, tuners offer different products depending upon year. Check out chip-tuning.com

etik · 09-23-2007, 05:09 PM

My car was tuned by Kempower, see ref below. So far no problem at all with any car component... and I drive heavy foot

I would not be worry about clutch, a bmw engineer told me once that the clutch break point is 1.7x the original torque on manual even 2.0x on auto.

I would just perform remapping, you will get a very nice performance increase already...

E90
http://www.kempower.be/dieselengines...0_330d_231.htm

E46
http://www.kempower.be/dieselengines...S_330d_184.htm

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Ek_1986 Ehs_1986 5 Rep 20 Posts Drives: BMW 335d Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Yorkshire, England iTrader: (0)	Increasing performance on 330D Hi, iv got a stock BMW 330D which is running at 204bhp and was impressed at first with the performance. Only up until my friend took his Alfa 156 2.4 Diesel who claims it to be running at 190bhp after a remap on the run against my 330D. I found that I pulled away at start but it seemed after few seconds he pulled away rapidly.. I understand that both cars are of different weights and the 330D is a much heavier car but i was disappointed with performance.. I'm planning on increasing the performance of my car and i was wondering if anyone had any ideas??? I am thinking about remaping the engine but i think that the stock BMW clutch will not be able to handle the increase in torque therefore this is one that will need to be replaced with a stronger one. I'm not sure if putting a bigger turbo will contribute much to favouribly influencing performance... Any Ideas or help would be much appreciated
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e.n335 Moderator 296 Rep 4,481 Posts Drives: e93 ///M3 DCT, 07/2009 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Switzerland, ZH iTrader: (0)	This is an e46, right ? A good ECU flash will give you +45 hp / +90 nm ( numbers are crank ). I would not do anything with the clutch. http://www.regelin.de/chiptuning_BMW..._204_PS_43.htm
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Ek_1986 Ehs_1986 5 Rep 20 Posts Drives: BMW 335d Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Yorkshire, England iTrader: (0)	Hey thanks for that advice e.n355. Yes i think it is an e46 model.. How can i tell? When you say ECU Flash, do you mean getting the car tuned/remapped?? I was told that the stock basic BMW clutch could not handle the increase power... i dont know if this is true??
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Park828 Banned 28 Rep 552 Posts Drives: Man Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Usa iTrader: (3)	what year is your car?
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etik Private First Class 30 Rep 136 Posts Drives: BMW 320D Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	My car was tuned by Kempower, see ref below. So far no problem at all with any car component... and I drive heavy foot I would not be worry about clutch, a bmw engineer told me once that the clutch break point is 1.7x the original torque on manual even 2.0x on auto. I would just perform remapping, you will get a very nice performance increase already... E90 http://www.kempower.be/dieselengines...0_330d_231.htm E46 http://www.kempower.be/dieselengines...S_330d_184.htm __________________ 07' Yamaha WRF450 07' BMW e90 320d 03' Yamaha R6 00' BMW e46 320d - RIP
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