Maintenance schedule for '03 E46 325i

Apr 17, 2007 42 Replies
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Ok so they list it as a 750 it's close enough and the 745 was a 4.4 and the 740 is 3.9 I actually meant the V12 sorry about that.

I notice that the Ford Jaguar has to also use a supercharger to anywhere near the torque of the new 535d or even that of the euro 4.0 V8 diesel BMW.

It is such a pity that your gas prices are not near the European prices because US engineers might just start to go smaller with high efficiency.

BTW I absolutely adore the 69-72 Cuda' & Challenger pity they don't go around corners and have that big iron donk up front - the Hemi is nice @ 6MPG

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The base Cuda had a "slant six" engine that is, in many ways, remarkably similar to the M30 BMW engine. Ranged in size from 170 to 225 cubic inches (about

3.1L to 3.9L).

FloydR

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IMHO it dates from the early days of emission control where the mods made to US spec cars did reduce the maximum power output of a European engine - and by quite a margin. These days there is little difference in emissions spec anyway and methods of achieving this are far more sophisticated with consequently less losses.

There are a few more recent examples of US spec BMWs having poorer performance, though. Early 6 cylinder E39 autos (and others) had 4 speed autos rather than the ZF 5 speed which did make a difference to the performance. Why, I've never discovered.

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