My first BMW e90 330d

[Wes]

Car looks really good bud.

Congrats and welcome to the forum

 

[Shuaib1]

Welcome :thumbs: congrats on the car

 

[Alley-C]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and kind words :ty:

feels awesome being part of a community which is actually lively and not dead, I can see im going to be learning a lot from everyone here as it is I've already learnt so much from low_flyer (Kyle) in the last few weeks :tiptoe:

 

[FILV]

Congrats man!

Love the colour :bravo:

Take some pics of it in the sun and share it with us :chef:

 

[StrollingCoal]

Congrats! Nice car man :bravo:

 

[Dirtydeedsman]

Welcome, that is a nice color plus the toys :blowheart:

Wishing you many happy trouble free miles

:cartel: Rolling coal

 

[low_flyer]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and kind words :ty:

feels awesome being part of a community which is actually lively and not dead, I can see im going to be learning a lot from everyone here as it is I've already learnt so much from low_flyer (Kyle) in the last few weeks :tiptoe:

Its a pleasure bro, i am always around if you need anything.

there is a wealth of knowledge on this forum as well and everyone
here actually helps...... well most of the time mgwaiting:

You will see on the meets and runs and stuff there admin and mods
are a lekker bunch of oaks and go out their way to make it fun and promote the family vibes.

Out of all the forums i am on, gotta say this is one of the better ones that i enjoy probably the most.

 

[Gordvisr]

Welcome, nice car, still looks clean.

 

[Alley-C]

So on the 21 July before any mods were done bearing in mind the guy I bought the car from said it has a mild Map for economy I went to KAR for a Dyno, needed to get a base figure (well almost base due to the mild software):fencelook:,

as soon as i got home after the Dyno, I let the car cool down nicely and began fitting the 335i cooler which i sourced from a fellow fanatic (Kamz) which @low_flyer (Kyle) actually arranged for me.
Just a picture to show the difference between the stock and 335i cooler.

On the 28th July I booked with Keithan (RK Motion) and had the software done, I literally cannot explain the difference the new software has made, its like a completely different car:smilebounce:

At this point I couldn't wait any longer to let her start roaring, so last week Thursday 2 August went to one of my friends exhaust shops and had the Downpipe and exhaust done with a split rear.
Will post a few pics as soon as I get the Tow Bar removed as the previous owner did not have the key.

 

[yush1]

Great stuff. Your stock power seem on par. I predict between 200 and 210kw after the tune and about 100nm. The difference is day and night. Hope you enjoy it. :thumbs:

 

[Alley-C]

Great stuff. Your stock power seem on par. I predict between 200 and 210kw after the tune and about 100nm. The difference is day and night. Hope you enjoy it. :thumbs:

Thank you, Will get a Dyno done as soon as I free up sometime, then next step will be the Box flash :tiptoe:

 

[FerdiBotha]

Great stuff. Your stock power seem on par. I predict between 200 and 210kw after the tune and about 100nm. The difference is day and night. Hope you enjoy it. :thumbs:

Remember it’s pre-LCi, so it’s actually at least 20-25kw higher than it would be when stock.

With a nice and strong map OP could be looking at around 215kw and 700nm+ on the pre-LCi.

 

[Alley-C]

Great stuff. Your stock power seem on par. I predict between 200 and 210kw after the tune and about 100nm. The difference is day and night. Hope you enjoy it. :thumbs:

Remember it’s pre-LCi, so it’s actually at least 20-25kw higher than it would be when stock.

With a nice and strong map OP could be looking at around 215kw and 700nm+ on the pre-LCi.

well im hopping for 200kw, so anything over that is just bonus kw's :smilebounce:

 

[FerdiBotha]

well im hopping for 200kw, so anything over that is just bonus kw's :smilebounce:

@sash car is a prime example of what a pre-LCi motor (M57) is capable of if it’s in good shape mechanically.

Hopefully you get the power you are hoping for:cartel:

 

[tman]

some good stock figures! raise:

 

[FerdiBotha]

some good stock figures! raise:

The mild file makes it Durban stock...:cartel:

 

[Alley-C]

well im hopping for 200kw, so anything over that is just bonus kw's :smilebounce:

@sash car is a prime example of what a pre-LCi motor (M57) is capable of if it’s in good shape mechanically.

Hopefully you get the power you are hoping for:cartel:

you right same m57 motor, that actually slipped my mind :hammerhead:

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some good stock figures! raise:

Thanks but dont know if you can call it stock with a mild file :fencelook:

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some good stock figures! raise:

The mild file makes it Durban stock...:cartel:

Good point :biglol: if only we had Durban's Air here raise:

 

[yush1]

The black smoke will be the same, up here or down at the coast. :smilebounce:

 

[Alley-C]

The black smoke will be the same, up here or down at the coast. :smilebounce:

I'll go to Durban and take one 2L coke bottle and fill it with Durban Air, then come back here and see if Durban air in JHB makes blacker smoke :roflol: