Driving a Super Rare 4-Cylinder BMW E90 on Track
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Built for the E90 WTCC program the 320si is a special car. Big thanks to BDS Motorsport for letting me take it out!
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Here comes some facts about the 320 Si: True BMW motorsport homologation cars. Handbuilt at BMW motorsport AG. They are actually more motorsport cars than all the M cars, except the M3 E30, which also is a homologation special (5000 first built). All were built within a year to be able to homologate the 320 Si for WTCC. They have a handbuilt engine from Hams hall F1 factory in England, based on the N43 but with bigger bore with liners and a special steel crank with shorter stroke to stay under 2000cc. Made for higher revving. The have also steel rods and high compression (11:1) pistons and a specially casted cylinder head with big valves and ports.
The engine is located further back and is also lowered. To make this work they used the Z4 gearbox and a shorter propshaft. Rear axle ratio is 4:10 instead of 3:62.
Suspension is special tuned M sport with M sport sway bars and control arms. Brakes are from the 325 (300mm). They all had BBS Motorsport wheels model 216 standard. Weight distribution is 50/50 and the Si is the lightes E90ever produced. They also are full M sport equipped inside and outside. In race trim they produced 280-300 hp at 8400 rpm, depending on when in the racing season.
280hp on 2L N/A? Or did you mean 180
280 in race trim.
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@@JohnnyLehti how do you get 280HP out of a 2L N/A under 10k rpm? :D I would really like to know that
@@lolish1234 you have to take a look at every manufacturer that competed in touring car racing back from the late 80's and up to late 2000. Everyone used 2 liter n/a engines with rev limitation as that was the regulations back then. At the peak of development the engines produced over 300 hp at 8500 rpm.
*Now then Dan! Good to see someone that can actually drive checking out Bruno's excellent work at BDS, as opposed to that other channel where there's way too much screaming and scripted 'banter'. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on his Z3 too. BMW have built some epic four pots over the years. The M10 and the S14 spring to mind. Anyway, thanks for the mid week entertainment. Mark*
oh wow yes the 320si!
170bhp and a carbon fibre rocker cover!
A perfect Wednesday evening/night has been achieved 🙏🏼 thank you Danny
That intake looks harmonically tuned like a 2 stroke expansion chamber. BDS must’ve anticipated dry weather with that tyre choice, perhaps narrower fronts would’ve turned in better for oversteer. Testament to your driving skills that you kept it headed in the right direction Danny nicely done man
Great to see a review on these, always wondered what a 20si would be be like, its a weird mix of a zippy 4 pot is a heavy cruiser, as a daily i think it would feel odd but as an out and out track car, with some weight out, I can see the appeal. Cheers Dan
Sure didn’t feel so heavy, but wasn’t exactly flat out. In the dry it might
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I wonder why they didn't think to stick this engine in a 1 series with an LSD and a Shorter Diff. Surely be a Great Road and Track Car!!
@@markwalton8644 that sounds like it’d be a fun car. However, the 320si was merely to allow BMW to go racing so, they probably did the bare minimum with the road cars just to meet the regulations. I’d love one though, they’d be a hoot as a daily. 🤝
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Yeah, I appreciate it was a Homolgation for Touring car, just it was a shame that they didn't do something more special, especially considering the M3 had the same engine and it was 200bhp+, LSD with 1200kg and the E90 was 170bhp, no LSD and nearly 1500kg.
BMW had the chance to Resurrect the M3!
@@markwalton8644 These are not 1500kg, they're 1325kg at the kerb..Probably the best handling E90 and i used to own one :) I'd say it's a better balanced car than the E87 1 serries also..
I remember the days of the 320 WTCC/BTCC racing ...great days! The 4-cyl BMW sounds were amazing!
That sound! What a good car
Nice!
Considering getting one of these for a while.
I’s say the coolest thing about them is that the engine is moved down and backwards a bit compared to a normal 320 😁
i love the e90 chasis very underated
Amazing car control!
Sideways Wednesdays come on 💪💯👏😎🎶
Real touring car hours
Thanks for the video. I used to own a 320i. A very comfortable car for long journeys, but I found the 4 cylinder to be a bit gutless. Ended up selling it and getting an e82 135i (possibly a bad financial decision?).
Very cool to see a tuned 320si on track. Makes some mega sounds that you wouldn't expect from an E90.
E90 are great. The E87 is basically the compact version of it. Very similar chassis
Man the video of the wtcc car being produced is beautiful
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I have a red one. Nearly 6 years now ❤
Had my 320si there last week. Great balance for a road car. Mine on NS2-Rs was similarly slippery first thing when Blyton was damp, but great fun later when it dried. Hoping to save some ££ to get Bruno to work on my car too
This one was tuned already so maybe that’s why it felt peppy
The rocker is just carbon, resin goes yellow with heat cycles! Lovely beemer
“Just carbon” 🤣
Haha, you know what I mean. No kevlar. Lovely piece of jewellery though @@dannyDC2
Actually it is not 100% carbon, it is CFRP
@@the0mat25 rrrrrr actually rrrrrrr 🤣
I've got a n52 325i e90. Only paid 2k for it and have used it for a few track days plus a Nurburgring trip and it's been great fun. Parts aren't too bad and the chassis is pretty good for some fun. Would love to have a go in one of these just to see if the lighter engine makes a difference on handling
Of course it’ll have some effect. They are lighter in a few other areas too. I think they had to make certain parts out of different metals for the homologation
I have a e90 325i It's a fun drive you feel its power.
Take it Ginetta didn't offer you a session in one of their cars? 👀 BDS are great, have made some seriously good race cars, shame the Z4 wasn't ticking right on the day
Haha, not yet
nice to see you keep it on track aye slippery Silvester😉
Do a skid m8
Ah yes the intrusive mat. Same issue with the E46. For such well engineered cars, something so simple went under the radar 😂
The clips break, you can replace them
confirm same issue e91 :)
Happy midweek Danny
320si is very cool unknown about car. So whens the 130i drive incoming? 👀
I’d never given the Si enough consideration, it always amazed me thinking back how well the touring cars went compared to the road going 320i
Deserves an lsd really, otherwise I love seeing bds creations like this
Missed "Hey its rainin" meme opportunity here...
I owned an n43 it it was, 1.6 in an e36. It was an 8v and it wasn't a bad engine, not much power but was ok. The biggest problem was cooling issues, I couldn't get to the bottom of them. It killed the engine eventually.
Cooling issues on a E36.. what are the chances
Funny story my old boss at a dealership brought one at auction cheap without them or him knowing what it was made a killing
Nice
I have an e90 330i right now and its stupidly cheap for what you get out of it, 255hp N/A for £3k and you can lean on it all day - the N52 is bomb proof, if sometimes a bit oil leaky from common places.
The bane of my life though is the ABS reluctor rings that get too hot on track and cause TCS / ABS / DCS havoc, especially after a cool-down.
Its not even thst heavy by modern standards.
Yeah the 330i would be the one to buy, but the 320si stands on its own legs away from everything else I think
BDS are doing a lot of development on the N52 lately
@@dannyDC2 honestly, I'm being very disciplined and not doing any power mods or anything at all that compromises reliability. All I want is a car I can drive the shit out of all day. If it's a second slower on track as a result, I don't care. Even the open diff is fine, she still skids and that's fine for track days.
Yeah are they really bomb proof though? Everybody says the M54 is reliable, except they don't mention they'll overheat unless you replace the entire cooling system. Then they still run like crap until you replace even more plastic bits to fix all the vacuum leaks. You end up replacing everything attached to engine.
My pick for a cheap car has to be a 350z, 280bhp, lsd, brembos.
@@user-ue6iv2rd1n Yes, you do have to replace some cheap parts on a 20 year old car.
350z feels much worse to drive than a 3 series.
@@mnoovurvi I don't know about that, I'd jump into a 20 year old Honda and be confident to drive anywhere. I wasn't saying maintaining my e46 was expensive, I've only put about 1k into it, it's more just all the labour.
I've never driven an e90 but compared to my e46 the 350z had it beat on all fronts.
Like it, i bet it would be mint in the dry😎
Does someone have the link for the intake?
I'm getting a e92 4cylinder
Drive it when it's dry
Hi ,Name tyre please ? Thank you. I have 320si in same color Carbon Schwarz - 416/9 ,its beatifull and agresive car . Love it. How much does this car cost in england please ? + - 217k km.
Need to import one.
What a noise.
Great video 👍 proper slippy 😂 What do you think of the track?
It’s definitely a bit piddly compared to the big ones but a track is a track
@dannyDC2 yeah definitely 👍 Only ever done Castle Combe so want to try some new tracks this year when my new track car arrives 👍
Sauber were involved in the engine development and the rocker cover is carbon fibre. But are they really any good at all ? Power's not great from them, they didn't have a limo and the elephant in the room with the 320Si is the cylinder block cracking - which has or will happen to every single one of them because of the way it's designed.
What makes you think they aren’t good?
When compared to other E90s maybe. But for what it is and why it exists… it’s got E30 M3 DNA
@@dannyDC2 I really wouldn't put it in the same category as an E30 M3 at all. OMG when that came out [yes I'm that old] it was a jaw-dropping game changer on the road and track. It was devastatingly quick with incredible handling [for the time]. The 320Si is luke warm and has a catastrophic flaw in the engine design - the gap between the cylinders is too narrow and the walls crack. I'm a straight six E46 man myself so that may colour my opinion on all E92s but I honestly don't think the 320Si was one of BMWs best.
@@dannyDC2 They were a marketing con. 2600 made, 500 for UK market. Homologation specials are built in numbers to satisfy Governing Body's (FIA....?) These were built AFTER they won the WTCC, to 'celebrate' winning it. OR........ "What the hell are we going to do with all these weird engines.....?" Reputedly made in the same factory that built the F1 engines......but @davyboy888 is correct, they failed, sometimes badly enough that it destroyed the engine. I have one, rebuilt needing one replacement piston, & liners in the block. Very very smooth engine. M-sport suspension gives huge grip. Makes no sense, but it's actually a great motorway car too. Approx 80k miles now.
I have one of those Si's. The problem with the engines is not the design, it was the bad quality that BMW got from the factory that made the aluminium liners. They were made from recycled aluminium. My car has the new engine version on warranty from BMW with steel liners.@@davyboy888
@@garydunn7014 No, they were built before they won the WTCC chamionship in 2006 and 2007, otherwise they couldn't be homologated. They had to produce 2600 cars within a year to be able to compete in WTCC.
I dont like beemers but I like this a lot.....
Ahhhh a rare BMW , however dude can I please point out that a 320d N47 WITHOUT a snapped timing chain is rather more rarer ( dunno if that’s a proper word in the context but who gives a damn at half 5 in the evening 🙄) . desirable motor .
Me just sticking to ye ol 6 cylinder.
Nice cars though 5 series and cheap for the car 👍
Yeah 4 cylinder BMW doesn’t feel quite right. Obviously there’s been a few good ones, this car included
@@dannyDC2318is e30&e36 were always quite fun, the engines had a bit of character much like this one.
Sometimes a bit slower and a bit of soul is more fun 😁.
Some of the 6cyl engines are pretty soulless even if a bit quicker.
Eventually watched the footage, yeah ok it’s not on the spritely side but to be fair it still looks fun so alls good . A friend has an e46 2.0l with a straight 6 which is rather torquey also has the bonus that it sounds like a bigger engine. Shame about the other car not playing . As usual pleasant entertaining content . 👍
🔥💥wtcc car👍🏻👍🏻👌
Que gran coche
wonder what the rear diff ratio is in that car? putting the 4.71 in the N52 rwd cars makes a big difference
Not sure. Definitely could do with a shorter ratio
it is 4,10.
Would probably be good for track use, but for open road the 4.10 stock diff is already quite short
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Ackchually the rarest E90 is the CRT 🧐
I know that, you know that, the thumbnail has a question mark, everybody is happy