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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Hi, Thanks all for the chat. I got the emissions checked today, it failed, 0.7 for the CO, it should be below 0.2. I am pleased if anything as there is a problem clearly now. My car is going to get faster! Will report back. Cheers, Sam
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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Hi Oldcarman, the car isn't for drifting, the idea of looking to the drifting sites was that the e36 328i are very popular and so get tuned, it was the engine tuning advice I would be seeking.
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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Not a lot £30-35. Well worth it.
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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Thanks for the comments, I think an injector clean and rebuild will be worth the cost, £12.50 per injector, hopefully they are not flowing correctly and I will get my horses back! I believe as the car is OBD1 I cannot remap the ecu? It needs to be done the old school way, take the ecu apart and...
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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Shell V-power Nitro is what I have in the tank, it is a weekend car so when it goes out I thrash it so I think I will start with a compression test!
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    Z3 2.8 Rolling Road

    Hi, I took my 1997 Z3 2.8 to a rolling road yesterday and achieved 165.2Bhp@5045rpm and 178.3Ibft@4080rpm at the flywheel. The car is totally unmodified apart from a standard replacement cat and exhaust (They are not genuine parts). This is lower than the 190Bhp and 210Ibft of torque that I...
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