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 From : Eugine Tukin                        2:5020/324.1    Sat 26 Apr 97 01:49
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From:  Shel Hall   >INTERNET:76701.103@compuserve.com
Subject: The Famous 323i

Folks-

A couple of people have asked about the 323i, so I though I'd drag out
my book and give some specs ...

The 323i is basically the car we Americans think of as the 320i, but
with a 2315 cc inline "small block" fuel-injected SOHC six cylinder
engine of 143 DIN horsepower. Bore and stroke are 80 x 76.8.  That same
engine is available in sizes down to 1990 cc, BTW.

My spec book also lists a DOHC engine of 3452 cc and 277 DIN hp as being
"optional" but I assume that's for some sort of racing class. 277 hp
would make the old girl really pick up her skirts, though!

The "320i" style cars were built from 1975 forward, and came with
engines like this:

Model       Weight      Engine type     Disp/Cyl  Carb  DIN Hp

316         2250            48          1573/4    1x2    90
318         2250            49          1766/4    1x2    90
320         2250            50          1990/4    1x2    98
320i (Euro) 2315            51          1990/4    EFI   125
320i (US)   2610            52          1990/4    EFI   110
320/6       2458            42          1990/6    1x4   122
323i        2502            53          2315/6    EFI   143

Production of the 323i started in 1977, as did the US-market 320i.

Looking at those figures does tell you a little something about the US-
market 320i; the US crash and emissions regs added almost 300 lbs and
subtracted 15 HP, compared to the European 320i.  The US car was
pleasant to drive (if a little small inside) but it wasn't a barn
burner, and now you know why.

The 323i's engine is more of a revver than a torquer, as its undersquare
bore/stroke ratio and 6000 HP peak would suggest.

The 323i is _much_ faster than the US 320i:

Model       0-60    0-100    SS.25mi    Top speed

320i (Euro)  10       35     17@78         111
320i (US)    12       45     18@74         105
323i          9       31     17@80         118

I've driven a 323i, and it was very sporty, but too small for me.

If you come up behind a de-badged series I 3-series car, the tip-off on
the 323i is the dual exhausts.

-Shel
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Eugine

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