Max performance out of a C230K???
02-20-2002, 03:37 PM
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Max performance out of a C230K???
Does anyone know what is the max performances you could get out of a C230K? I sometimes wish they would offer a V6 version of the coupe.
02-20-2002, 03:52 PM
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2000 BMW Z3 2.3 Roadster (hardtop current ly attached)
I disagree, since they give you the blower and all the plumbing for free (essentially) it offers a TON of tuning possibilities that don't exist in a naturaly aspirated engine. all you would need to get about 280-320hp from the C230 is do a pully kit; maybe "rebuild" the blower to get a little more kick; pull the heads and port-polish, bigger valves; add a girdle for the main caps; screw with the engine management software to accept the increased boost and RPM, and viola a chunk 'o' power. for realistic bolt-on upgrades (custom pulley, custom dyno-tuned chip, intake, exhaust) you may be able to squeeze out 250hp.
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02-21-2002, 10:57 AM
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Lexus IS300....then lettin my buddy Mo at SRT get ahold of it
The Brabus V8 cost anywhere from 18-24k to have done to your car.....
By a Lexus IS300 and spend 18-24k on it and you will have about 600 rwhp!
The Brabus V8 cost anywhere from 18-24k to have done to your car.....By a Lexus IS300 and spend 18-24k on it and you will have about 600 rwhp!
02-21-2002, 11:08 AM
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Buy a Lexus IS300 and spend 18-24k on it and you will have about 600 rwhp!
Buy a Lexus IS300 and spend 18-24k on it and you will have about 600 rwhp!
02-21-2002, 11:13 AM
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What are they, carbon fiber? That's damn expensive, though if it makes the rear end look less gimmicky, it'd be worth it.
02-21-2002, 11:16 AM
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'05 c240 4matic wagon
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haha...actually there is a place in Japan that you can order different lites....I have ordered them for mine. Front and back, cost about $3800 though
haha...actually there is a place in Japan that you can order different lites....I have ordered them for mine. Front and back, cost about $3800 though
BTW, whats rwhp stand for - rear-whoopping horse power?
02-21-2002, 11:54 AM
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the back ones are carbon fiber and the front are black housed......rwhp = rear wheel horse power....the biggest reason I like it is because of all the upgrades you can do to it. Plus its less pricey on after market products!
02-21-2002, 09:34 PM
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I suppose if hp is the only consideration the IS has an advantage... but then again if thats the only consideration you can get a Honda Civic and tweak it to 400 for not much. I think on my 230 I'm going for Brabus 18" Monoblock V rims, AMG exhaust, and maybe a short shifter (after reading that other thread). Good move on the taillights, now it can look it respectable. 
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haha...a civic...with 400 hp....oh yeah...it can happen....but who are you gonna outfun....its not going to hookup. My friend has 300 whp on his Si, and the best he ran in a 1/4 was 14.9...he cant hookup...not even on the streets hardly. I had about 280 whp in my Si....it was hard to hookup.....
