Thanks for the video! It confirms what I was thinking. I have my manual 330ci with schmiedmann headers, race cats and eisenmann X pipe, couldn’t be happier with the sound! I had the feeling the car has more power than 231hp. By racing a stock mini cooper jcw automatic with 231hp and 320nm that is also 300 kg lighter I was surprised. The e46 is exactly as fast, and above 150 it starts gaining. I’m intrigued to get in on a dyno to know the exact power and torque now!

@OEMplusRESTO

11 ай бұрын

The crazy thingn is its now as fast as the e36 m3 💪

That was a great car to start with. You’ve made it even better. Can’t wait to drive my ci soon. Keep the vids coming from the E46. Big up from England. 👍🏼

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Thank you fellow ci owner. These vars a effing great. The car is.. feels.. very different from stock with these two mods so if you want to try something new with it this combo could be it.. headers and lsd Big up from across the pond👌

@AmanSingh-si4hc

9 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTOyou think the lsd is worth it even in my 320ci vert with the m54b22 170bhp engine?

@OEMplusRESTO

9 ай бұрын

No. It hardly makes a difference on my 330ci with more power. It pulls out of a corner better, and launches better. But i think maybe the 170hp version is better off with just great tires

@AmanSingh-si4hc

9 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTOI’m looking into 17inch apex wheels after your videos testing the different size wheels as a replacement for my 18in MV2s one day

@OEMplusRESTO

9 ай бұрын

The mv2’s are probably one of the heaviest 18” wheels from bmw. Im certain youll be able to feel a difference. Especially on a 2.2 e46. Im happy my video has helped you

Big thank you!, I have a 2003 330ci you filled in a lot of info for me.

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Thats all i could hope for. Youre welcome

you make very helpful videos, thanks for your work and greetings from kyrgyzstan

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Greetings from Denmark fellow gearhead

Super info. Also i had 17/18 dillema, after 1 min of spirited driving on 18 it was 17 back on. Night and day.

Thx for the info, good review!

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support

Perfekt lyd Tim! Dejlig med et godt review!😁🛠️

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Tak. Fandt også ud af jeg havde sammenlignet før/efter med ikke “valid” data fra dragy så måtte starte forfra med testen. Det virker!

The back/cat O2 sensors can be flashed by a remap or with the original Euro 2 software. However a remap will open another 10-15 wheel HP

Wish you showed us a video of the car revving with the headers/scorpion exhaust outside of the car!

@OEMplusRESTO

2 күн бұрын

E46 330ci Headers and cats install with attempted 0-60 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXl_rc2aZ9qsaag.html

@OEMplusRESTO

2 күн бұрын

I have a little sound clip going on in this video :)

I daily drive my 330Ci'04 and I got it on 17s. Just get right wheel a you got much comfortable and reliable (suspension) car

@OEMplusRESTO

6 ай бұрын

I prefer the 17” as well:)

@OEMplusRESTO

6 ай бұрын

What kind of mileage do you get? How about oil consumption? Mine is thirsty for oil lol

@oktanskioktan9372

6 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO I got the car for about 7 years now and I'm close to 220k miles on it. Recently change the original exhaust (rust holes) for new stock one. And made anti-rust undercarriage protection with acid rust removal and using protection for boats. :) Oil consumption is as it was in 2016 - about 400ml/1000km. I drive on Valvoline 5w40 Maxlife and change it every 6500 miles. Got plenty of factory parts still in it. I drive it mostly on highway with speeds over 100mph (thanks to 6speed).

@OEMplusRESTO

6 ай бұрын

@oktanskioktan9372 that m54 will keep going!! still on original rod bearing? Im in the middle of changing them. It turns out it wasnt needed, but the oil pan and filter housing were both leaking so i mights as well while im at it. Mine drinks 1L pr 1000km but i do alot of engine braking and run 5w40.. 10w40 seemed to work better in thay regard in my previous 530i. I hope you get many more miles out of it:)

@oktanskioktan9372

6 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO I hope get close to 300k. Yes, still original rod bearing. If the engine fail I would consider finding another one and swap or make general repair with M52 piston rings to prevent oil consumption. Good luck with this, I think there is no better RWD entusiast car for the money. Still in 2023.

Did you need to tune for those headers?

@OEMplusRESTO

20 күн бұрын

Not required. But it is adviseable imo. Even better gains

How is the smell with catless headers?

@OEMplusRESTO

20 күн бұрын

Honestly not bad at all. But i did still have 300cel cats

I am surprised you had a fitment problems with Schmiedmann

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Have you installed some and did yours fit better?

@gmartirosyan

Жыл бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO I have stock exhaust manifold on my ZHP. But I expected that reputable brand like Schmiedmann produced better quality stuff.

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

@@gmartirosyan i love the zhp. Not available here sadly. im in the middle of restoring my stock exhaust too. Will be going back to stock for the next video

@gmartirosyan

Жыл бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO hope you'll find the best setup!! Good luck!

Do you have tramlining with 18 inch?

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

But i also have it with 17”.. just not as bad as the 18”

@riccardocervetti3203

Жыл бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO is it impossible to fix? It is quite annoying for me, maybe because I have worn tyres

@OEMplusRESTO

Жыл бұрын

The lower and harder the sidewall the worse it is. And some tires do it more than others as well. Unless youre going for higher tire profile there not much you can do. Alignment plays a part too. Just alot of things that add up really. Id try 17” with some really good touring tires

@riccardocervetti3203

Жыл бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO I think I am going to try four 225 40 r18 with nexens because I currently dont have the money to change rims🤣

Why did you swap the 18“ rims to 17“?

@OEMplusRESTO

2 ай бұрын

Because i wanted to do the test and found out 17” drives alot better

@M54ftw

2 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO why did you think the 18s are bad for the subframe?

@OEMplusRESTO

2 ай бұрын

Sorry. Misunderstood the question. I swapped because i have experienced the 17” are alot faster. So i wanted to check if it was still true. 18” arent bad for the subframe, but the wheelhop they imduced is. I dont know why the 17” doesnt suffer from wheelhop lile the 18’s do

@M54ftw

2 ай бұрын

@@OEMplusRESTO interesting i currently have 18“ BBS Replicas on mine and they start to vibrate at around 110km/h did you have the same experience?

@OEMplusRESTO

2 ай бұрын

@M54ftw no vibrations in my case. Sounds like your wheels arent balanced properly

you defenetly should correct your times with the slope ;) they are not right ! you cant compare two times with -0.36% slope and -0,96%

@OEMplusRESTO

6 ай бұрын

Youre right. I have gotten better with datalogging now and only use verified runs for the lastest videos