I recently got a 95 840ci wat are some performance mods that i can do?
Thanks,
Vaishali

Chip will make some difference price will depend on build date of the car.
Most of the cold air intakes are not! Factory box is cold air and the stock German paper filters appear to flow better than K&N and don't screw up the AFM with a coating of oil.

Exausts that work are $$$$ The stock system is near nominal for performance but way to quiet. Cheap add ons may cost HP.

Gearing is the only way to go to get "Quicker" but even with 3.64 or 3.94 gears it is still not ever going to be a serious drag racer!!

It is way too heavy to run with the big dogs until about 60+ It should pull HARD from about 25 till it runs out of steam at 150 or so.

It does exactly what it was designed to do very well--Look Good and Cruise Fast all day!! A racer it isn't.

well im not much into street and drag racing i just like to take it up a notch every once in awhile i get a lot of punk kids on I-95. i really like the way it feels and rides now. i just wanna see if it gets a lil more peppy. exhausts are nice but i dont wanna sound like i have a coffee can stuck to my ass. Sounds not priority tho i do like a throaty sound.
anyway, do u have any links for the chip? where is my build date anyway? and how do i go about with the gearing.
Hey thanks for all ur help. no one seems to frequent this section much.

oh yeah wat about tighter suspension and things of that nature? lowering? any links or info would be greatly appriciated.
PS- just rememebered are u using ur stock stereo and speakers?

I use this chip in both my 840 and 740
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2426598363&category=33597

It makes a noticeable difference at the bottom end . It is a Euro mapping and feels considerably faster than the Dinan. And it is a lot cheaper than either the dinan or Conforti.
The build date is on the federal label at the outer end of the drivers door and there is a cutoff build date in the 95's that changes the chip from the one I referenced.

For suspension and stereo go here and search the archives using the new beta search function at the top. There is a lot of information by owners far more knowledgeable than I. And I seem to be almost alone here most of the time.

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e31/

Lurk a while, don't get into any of the STS dialogs!!

wat are STS dialogs?

A Flame War!!!!

Post pics. we need more 8 series

Yea, i fell in love with them...mmm

Is this enough in one place?

76 8 series Together this last weekend. 5% of the cars imported were in one place!

OH WOW what was that? I wish i went!

Left Coast 8 Fest in Garberville CA

Yeah thats no where near me.... :(

They were talking about a mini event for those in the Southeast over on the 8 board on Roadfly. I think somewhere around Atlanta.
There should be a "Mid Major" event somewhere on the East coast next year and the "International" 8 Fest with a goal of 100+ is being set up for Denver in 2005.

hmm..... ILL BE THERE! :) :)

something too make you 8series to go faster is go to dinan in Mountain View and drop like a S-load of $$$ for a twin-turbo kit :) that will make it a rocket!

Dinan seems to be out of favor in the 8 community at the moment.
Limited availability, HIGH prices and questionable support unless you live next door were brought up.
I don't believe that the Twin -Turbo conversion has been available for a while either but there were 2 of the originals at 8-Fest.

damnit why dont you guys post pics of your 8 series! All this talk and one measly pic :(

Go here and run thru the Daily recaps--Don't get your pulse up!

As soon as I get a chance I'll wash up my Silver 840 and get a couple of shots now that it is lowered. I'll post them when I can.

Meanwhile...........

In the smoke and BIG trees!!

In case you hadn't noticed, I like looking at my 8 !!

OK I'll relent--Other Peoples 8's

Off Roading !

Enough for now. Mouse button finger Tired !!

thanks for the pics terry, she is beautiful

Thanks

About an inch lower all around now with H&R springs. The custom K-Bars will be on for Christmas to finish the suspension.

So just about all that will be left to do is the exaust and a bit of cosmetic work.

Before the new springs

After the new springs

Side view now