Alan_D

Haha. I've been looking around for 328s. I take it there is a noticable difference in power between a 328 and a 325?

Will keep an eye on the classifieds for a 200sx too I think.

Mike1

E36 325 and 328? About 1bhp difference

The engines have different characters though - the iron block 325 likes to rev and not so torquey, the 328 much torquier and doesn't like to rev as much - stick the M50 325 manifold on and a BBTB onto the 328 and it will change into something like the 325's nature

Chip

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Not as standard no, literally only a few bhp

Mk1-stu

My bro had an H-reg E36 325, then went on to an N-reg E36 328 Touring. The real difference we noticed was the torque, seemed to be pretty nice right through the rev band.

As mike said, if you get one, get the M50 325 manifold adapted to fit, a bbtb and the infamous 'Dave F' induction kit ( has a carbon looking heat shield ), you should.. see figures in the region of 220hp

This is his 325..



and his 328T..



Prefered the 325 personally as i have a thing about 'loons !

1098

Mercedes 190E ftw

jamieRST

200sx S13

although theyre not cheap to mod.my m8 bought one for 750 notes of the bay completely standard.
now £9500 later hes at stage1 roughly 230bhp,his coilovers alone were £800 rebuilt turbo etc etc turbo back exhaust system £300.
its a really nice car,turns heads everywhere it goes,well it is bright yellow lol the look on peoples faces trying to work out what it is is funny.
id say a jap car for drifting,as really they dominate the sport,not a sheddy bmw that are common as fcuk,and why do the japs put ca18det and vtec engines in there bmw drift cars? cuz turbo power is better,u can use the boost to put ur back end out.
and welded diffs are pikkey as fuck but spose for a grand youd have to seccle for that.

Dan1281

i used to drift the fuck out of my old 2.0 capri, well, more like slide and hope for the best really, but that was cheap

DanW@FastFord

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Was that the 200SX that used more oil than petrol?

Anyone interested in ultra cheap drift cars needs to check out Fast Ford next month!

Fudgey

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dan, yes mate. but after fitting stavs old engine it was mint lol

well, the body had more rust than the titanic lol but it went ok

Ade

Spotted this old thread and just had to add my say

This man speaks sense

This man speaks wrongness


I've been to countless drift days over the past two years and there's a lot of common themes.....
BMWs with nothing more than the lockstops cut off and a welder drifting consistently and then driving home.
Nissans being power-slid and then either crashed or pushed off in a big cloud of rattly smoke
Fords giving the best compromise of reliable performance but generally not as spectacular power as the others (without a spend!).
Vauxhall's are the dark horse though, plenty of impressive V6 action can be had for not much cash.

BMWs seem to be the best way, just a shame about the styling, image and that when they do fail people just tend to bin them rather than fix them as they can be quite complicated and expensive.

200SX is good for a brief easy skid before it's CA power goes tits up..... just be aware that you're unlikely to gain many skills by starting out in one.

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