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Bawb's E92 335i M-Sport
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BillyBob
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Thanks for all the positive comments guys.
With the 330d having sold quicker than expected, I've been daily-driving the 335i before getting a chance to attend to everything I'd planned to do - so now the mods and maintenance items are on a bit of a go-slow as I find time for it.
B3 Alpina Flash done - which works fantastically well for the most part... it takes a bit of getting used to over the stock transmission profile, especially the way it short-shifts into 5th and 6th gears at very low speeds, sometimes catching you off-guard... also, its insistence on revving through to 7000 RPM in Sport mode is higher than I'd like, so need to rather get used to using the steptronic shifter - or get a set of steering paddles.
I've had a set of Mr Turbo downpipes in my boot since Friday last week... will be having them fitted tomorrow, and doing a secondary cat delete while I'm at it.
PrevP is bringing up the Spearco Intercooler on Monday, so will make a plan to have that fitted next week, and also take the car through to The Carbon Doctor for some loving, and fitting new T-Clamps all round to keep the boost in. (Thanks Kish & Firi - I'm a big fan of T-clamps, just didn't have any extra when fitting the charge pipe.)
From there, it'll go to a decent indy shop for a vehicle check (gotta stamp that log book!
), and an auto transmission specialist to see if an ATF change is still feasible or whether I should just budget for a recon-job.
Only after all that is done, will she get mapped / JB4'ed.
Oh, and I have to fit a body detailing job + leather care in there somewhere.
Sounds a bit lite a whip crack... not terribly loud at stock boost levels though, so taking a video clip right now would be a bit of a waste really.
Will do so once it's been mapped.
Ta dude - yes, it's the one from PMB that was on Scumtree.
With the 330d having sold quicker than expected, I've been daily-driving the 335i before getting a chance to attend to everything I'd planned to do - so now the mods and maintenance items are on a bit of a go-slow as I find time for it.
B3 Alpina Flash done - which works fantastically well for the most part... it takes a bit of getting used to over the stock transmission profile, especially the way it short-shifts into 5th and 6th gears at very low speeds, sometimes catching you off-guard... also, its insistence on revving through to 7000 RPM in Sport mode is higher than I'd like, so need to rather get used to using the steptronic shifter - or get a set of steering paddles.
I've had a set of Mr Turbo downpipes in my boot since Friday last week... will be having them fitted tomorrow, and doing a secondary cat delete while I'm at it.
PrevP is bringing up the Spearco Intercooler on Monday, so will make a plan to have that fitted next week, and also take the car through to The Carbon Doctor for some loving, and fitting new T-Clamps all round to keep the boost in. (Thanks Kish & Firi - I'm a big fan of T-clamps, just didn't have any extra when fitting the charge pipe.)
From there, it'll go to a decent indy shop for a vehicle check (gotta stamp that log book!
), and an auto transmission specialist to see if an ATF change is still feasible or whether I should just budget for a recon-job.Only after all that is done, will she get mapped / JB4'ed.
Oh, and I have to fit a body detailing job + leather care in there somewhere.
FiRi@TheFanatics said:
Sounds a bit lite a whip crack... not terribly loud at stock boost levels though, so taking a video clip right now would be a bit of a waste really.
Will do so once it's been mapped.
///Maniac said:
Ta dude - yes, it's the one from PMB that was on Scumtree.
BillyBob
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Mr Turbo Downpipes & secondary decat done...
Straight pipes welded in place of the secondary cats is a big no-no - it loses the 6-cylinder tone at idle, and develops an Opel fartcan exhaust drone around 1800-2500 RPM that is downright embarrassing... Though it sounds plenty angry when you get it up and going, and spits / pops on overrun, I just wouldn't have been able to live with the drone
I drove it for about 5 km, turned around and headed back to Powerflow Randburg to get two small 30cm silencers installed.
Drone is gone, idle sounds like a 6 cylinder again, and the exhaust note sounds deeper & sportier than stock, without being obtrusive.
Straight pipes welded in place of the secondary cats is a big no-no - it loses the 6-cylinder tone at idle, and develops an Opel fartcan exhaust drone around 1800-2500 RPM that is downright embarrassing... Though it sounds plenty angry when you get it up and going, and spits / pops on overrun, I just wouldn't have been able to live with the drone
I drove it for about 5 km, turned around and headed back to Powerflow Randburg to get two small 30cm silencers installed.
Drone is gone, idle sounds like a 6 cylinder again, and the exhaust note sounds deeper & sportier than stock, without being obtrusive.
BeemerFanatic
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Congrats
BillyBob
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ShaunB said:
Not much to tell.
Had the car carbon cleaned and fitted a Spearco intercooler in March.
Had it remapped 2 weeks ago - but been struggling with misfires beyond 6000 RPM - I've replaced a few coil packs, but I suspect it to be fueling related - so I'm in for either injectors, or an HPFP.
Logs before you replace stuff
