Quote Originally Posted by JIgou View Post
In just this two-page thread, I've seen 215, 220+ and 230 quoted as the "known" horsepower level for an E36.

The discussions I've had with others who used to, but no longer, run an E36 325 said 215 was the top dog number, and those engines were only capable of that for a short period of time.

Is there legit, non-marketing-based dyno data floating around that can put THIS portion of the discussion to rest?
I worked for Sunbelt turning this time period. The average hp for these was 215whp. The most I ever saw was 227whp. But dyno varies.