i vs e?

[keiiken]

i checked out the faqs a bit andprobly missed it..
but..
im now looking at a 325e...
everyone seems to be talking about 325i's...
just wondering if i should keep looking till i find an 325i
also: '92 325i vs '95+?
sorry guy ;p
tx though~!
-keii

[CiscoKid]

no 95+ 325i until e46
325e... i think 2.7l engine (e30)

[keiiken]

oops i mean tmore like.. what makes the 325i better? or is it not, lol
i really dont know, but no one really talks about them it seems like;p
also: any drwabacks to having ealrier years? like is there a big differance in performance between a late 80's 3251 or e compared to the 90's cars?
tx alot for the response btw man ^^
-keii

[CiscoKid]

yes... the engines were differant on the older 325i s... they didnt have variable vale timeing, and thry had a distributer instead of coil packs (i think)

[keiiken]

lol damn found a steal on a 84 325i xD
mreh ><

..tx again cisco

*edit* although im still thining about it ^^*

[Bmw1990]

I have an E30 325i and the engine is great. The E30 engine was biult to last and is very strong. If u are lookin for a good year for a 325i i would try to find somethin between 87-90. Hope u find what ur lookin for!


O yea and

[BlackMamba]

Originally posted by keiiken@Jun 16 2004, 08:33 PM
oops i mean tmore like.. what makes the 325i better? or is it not, lol
i really dont know, but no one really talks about them it seems like;p
also: any drwabacks to having ealrier years? like is there a big differance in performance between a late 80's 3251 or e compared to the 90's cars?
tx alot for the response btw man ^^
-keii

The e vs. an i is that the e is an economy version of the engine so it gets better gas mileage and the i is a sport version. The i is bettter I would go for that.
The 80's are the E30's and the 90's are the E36's they are both great builds of cars and since you don't know much about them I would pick what body style you like and what's in your budget.

[Torque]

e - eta/ economy engines. their rev limiter is much lower (more like a 6000rpm max)...
i - fuel injection, higher rev limiter, more power.

[keiiken]

very nice guys, tx
that sums it up nicely ;p
ill keep looking around then till i find a 325i or get sucked in to the other car i like the nissan 240sx xD
used to want that car really bad... but now i would rather find a 325 xD
i get so torn up inside lol
anyways tx again~!

[MrM3]

there was no 84 325i. the 'i's ran from 87-91 in the e30 body style, and the 'e's ran from 84-88. the 'e's, or ETA's, were revlimited at 4500rpm but you could still get sport versions in 86-87 which gave it better looks and a sportier suspension. both cars were fuel injected and used M20 engines however the e=2.7L and i=2.5L, along with many other differences internally.