Psypher13
Active member
Hey Gents
I have been apart of this forum for a number of years now and have never really started a thread with regards to my baby (335i)
After some thought and deliberation - i have decided to finally go for it.
for those whom like to read - enjoy
for those that don't sorry - but its a write up from over 2 years of playing around with the car..
here goes ......
I have had many BMW over my years of driving cars, from e36 325i to e90 335i's,
(can be viewed in My Garage Link) but have never really played with performance, always said if i want fast, buy fast until i met some crazy fanatics on this group whom showed me otherwise...
:ty:
At the time i was driving my 320i coupe when i got a call from my sale rep at Menlyn BMW whom said - "bud i have just received a 335i e92 n54 DTC - one owner, lady driver." i Immediately said awesome, sort paper work out without even looking at nor test driving the car.
My sales rep was shocked and said don't i wana test - i said no need to , i know the N54 335 well (some may say risky - but that's life)
He then proceeded to Finalize all the paper work so that i could take collection of the beauty.. a Couple of pictures were sent to me of which i picked up that the car was wrapped in carbon from day one...only question i had was , "what colour was under the wrap?', he said BLACK SAPHIRE - immediately i said please remove wrap as i love a black bmw.
As you can see the wrap was faded - so wise move on my side by requesting wrap be removed.
Delivery day - All Excited like a child on Christmas waiting for his presents.
I finally get to the Dealership to see the end product of my purchase - and to NO dismay - a beauty parked in front of me...you can only imagine the smile on my face.
My 'new' BMW 335i e92 n54 7 Speed DCT MSport
* Full house
* 19" sports mags which i swopped out with my OEM 313's
* Cream interior with Wood grain Finishes
* SATNav with Logic 7 Sound system
* Sun Roof
* etc......i'm sure we get the picture
At this stage i was over the moon with just the stock features of the car and not to mention again my 313's i transferred to the beauty.
After a few days of driving the car and meting up with the forum members, the Custom and Speed bug hit me....:skit:
First few things on my to do list where
* Custom Caliper Colour change - For some reason i liked the Green (eish)
* Fitted an HID Kit's kits to head lights, Fog lights and Angel eye rings
- Supplied by Exclusive mods (Pheonix90 joined me on the day with his
M6 Beauty)
* Fitted K&N DCI
- Supplied by Exclusive mods again
* Fitted 3" 304 Stainless Steel Downpipes
- Supplied by Mr Turbo
- Removed 2ndary Cats as well
* Fitted BMS JB4
- Supplied and Fitted & Tuned by SRSpeedworx
* Fitted CPE Chargepipe
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
A Special Thanx to Exclusive Mods and SRSpeedworx, at the time SRSpeedworx solely worked on my car and did a Great Job
THANX GUYS
:ty:
Some pictures after to do list
After All of this was done - i just had to take car to a Dyno to just to see what this beast is capable of.
So off to KAR performance as well as FR&R we went and the End result
was .......
Figures with just DCI + DP -> 234wkw & 501 nm
Figures with DCI + DP + JB4 -> 279wkw & 627nm
over the moon i was with that stupid grin one would have :skit:
With the never ending lust that i have to make my cars look like Christmas trees, i then set out to do few more custom changes and further performance mods
to do list included
* Some Green Custom vinyl around the car
- Included, front spliters, side skirts, boot spoiler and Mirror covers
- Lime green Laminex head lights
- Smoke Laminex Taillights
- Green Badges all round
- Green interior engine bay parts
- Gloss Black Grills
* added Forge DVs
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
* BMS water methanol
- Supplied & Installed by SRSpeedworx
* Custom Exhaust
- Supplied and Fitted by Tom from TMS
After mods - again we hit Dyno ..... 290.4wkw & 626nm
Here re some pix of the car at this stage and short vid of the Exhaust
At this stage the car was performing optimally with no hiccups what so ever.
I was asked to represent SRSpeedworx on a show called Tuned in SA where the car featured on TV.
This took place at Swartzkorp Race Track - a day of fun whereby we were allowed to track the car for while before it was featured on the show.
A Couple Short vids on YouTub of the Airing & Some pictures
After all the Features and few track day out i decided that it was time to do some TLC on the car as well as some Custom work again - I get bored with the look of the car very quick - also the fact that it was on Tuned in SA and Cops would be aware of the green tuned car on the streets
A Mate Anton and myself decided that we want to do the colour change to vinyl and some minor servicing on the car ...lol i say minor
to do list
*Custom Colour change to Red
- Red Spliters, Skirts, Mirror covers, and bootspoiler
* Added custom coated set of Injen Intakes
* Added Red LED Headlights - Colour changing
* Clean Injectors
* Check coil packs
* Change spark plugs - NGK 1 Step
* Change Tappet Cover Gasket
* Change Oil Housing Gasket
* Change Oil and Coolant
Man - this was a mission as we did all of this at home, we had to strip all parts from the engine bay, labeling each part so we would remember what went where when we reassembled. this whole process took us an entire weekend and a solid night included... but we came out on top at the end of the weekend with the car all fresh and purring again.
A Big Thanx to Anton - a true mate for sure.
here are some of the pix of my baby striped/Naked and the all dressed in red
I know - i know
Not that tasteful for sure :skit:
But was enough to start the next step of this crazy journey that i always put myself on - it never stops
After this TLC session - i decided to go even further with the red on the car as well as add a few more Performance Mods
To do List
* Customs Colour change of Mags to Red+Black
* Change of Caliper colour to gold
* Add n20 3.5 bar Sensor
* Add BMS Oil Catch Can
* Add VTT Inlets
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
* Added AA FMIC
- Got this of off Chris BT 335i
* Added walbro 450 stage 2 LPFP
- Supplied and fitted by FR&R
* Add Custom Back End Flash
- Supplied and Tuned by SRSpeedworx
* Added a set of Koni Sport Dampers
- Supplied by Sean - Axix
* Added EBC Brake Upgrade with Yellow Pads
Yet again after this round of Spending cash and getting things right
We hit the Dyno in GP as well as in KZN - wanted to see figures in both regions
As always car did not stop amazing us with the capabilities.
Figures in GP .....302wkw & 630nm
Figures in KZN ..... 344wkw & 701nm - Strongest 335i on Stock Turbos
(at the time - not sure if it still is)
We also ventured to Drag Wars 15 where the car ran a good 12.6 over the quarter mile on stock turbos in GP - Sadly i never took it to the coast to see what it could do.
Here are some Short Vids of Power runs for Stock Turbo Figures in KZN as well as some Drag Wars Runs
Along with some Pictures of the car at the time
https://youtu.be/IIxR-n2KHC0
At this stage in this crazy journey i was in the process of opening up Masstronix Performance Tuners and had a Fall out with SRSpeedworx.
Never the less - i must thank SRSpeedworx for all that they did for me and all that we achieved together. Thank you Guys.
Hereafter all modification and tuning was Done by Myself and with some Assistance from FR&R with installations and Firi/Rennzsport.
A new journey with greater results ahead ..........
As Myself and SRSpeedworx parted ways - i ordered my Vargas Stage 2 + Kit which i anxiously awaited to arrive in SA along with my Newly ordered Ericsson Amuse Front Bumper & Vented Carbon Bonnet.
After 6 months of waiting - Finally my New toys arrived, i race off and collected.
Now the install to begin and new tuning to happen. All this mere weeks before BMWfanatics first ODI. 2 weeks if i am not mistaken before the Race Day of which Masstronix was a Sponsor.
To do List at this time
* Custom parts to be installed
- Ericsson Amuse Front Bumper
- Supplied and Installed by J&K Customs
- Vented Carbon Bonnet
- Supplied by Fir/Rennzsport
- Removed all red Vinyl from the - YES GONE
- Gave it a fresh cleaner look
* Added N54 Air Scoops
* Added BMS Cowel Filters
* Added e92 Carbon MPerformance Bootspoiler
* Added e92 335i Carbon Rear Apron
* Added e92 Colour changing Remote Angle Eye
* Install of the Vargas Stage 2 +
- Turbo install
- RB PCV install
- new Back End Flash
- Created and Installed by Masstronix
Once all additions where done, i tested the beast on the R21 doing some strong pulls and fine tweaking the file i was working on. The backend was created to run JB4 map 3 daily with Pump fuel (95) and as much octane that i felt like using when i wanted to. The aim was to get a reliable daily file that would not take too much out of the cars use. I managed to achieve this eventually after a good few nights of playing around. _ a thank you to the wife for putting up with me during this time...:blowheart:
Once i had completed all that i could in the time that i had, i took the beast to FR&R to dyno the car the day before Fanatics Race Day (Chris Happened to be there at the time and welcomed me in to the 500+hp club)
Figures the day before Race......378wkw (507hp) & 619nm
This was on Map 3, Meth + 40% Eth
Sadly i did not get a chance to Tune a Map 6 - Race file before Race Day.
Again - To No Dismay - the Car Performed the way i expected it to...like a beauty
After race day - the wife and i made our way down to KZN for a weekend, where i took the car to Stealth to play around on the Dyno. With Some Help From Ashen at Stealth We managed to achieve some good figures of
....481wkw & 773nm (with 40% Eth - Map 6 JB4)
(I believe Hamza Akoo was there with us from Global Tuning)
before i had to run off to a wedding..tuning was placed on hold and stopped for a while as i did not get a chance to head back to stealth to finish up
Here are some vids of Race Day and Some runs when i was tuning car as well as some pictures of how she looked at the time.
https://youtu.be/ijnEvks3H6g
https://youtu.be/4drGK_bF7As
FR&R
After these great Achievements - i sadly ran into some personal Problems financially with someone owing me a kak load of money which set me & the family back substantially. This is when i took the decision to Strip my Baby to the stock bone and sell off all parts and eventually sell her as well.
I took the car to Stealth Kempton Park whom is now eBoost Tuners
(Kicked out by Riaz from Stealth for his Kak)
Whom assisted me in removing all the parts so i could sell them off.
https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=75985
All parts were removed as requested and sold as per thread link above. As you can see i had done quite a lot to this beauty of a car and was gutted that i had to strip her down to stock...but we all have to do what we have to when the time arises.
With all of this said - here is were it just got worse for me, I get a call from eBoost Tuners to say that the car does not want start. i was shocked as it was a 200% error free car. I rushed over had a look, reloaded a stock fiile and bobs your uncle she started first time, no issues at all, Let her idle for 30min, switched her off, waited 10min, started her up again first time, took her for a drive. All Good, so i gave the go ahead to sell as planned. 2 days later i get a call again, the car cannot start and buyer was on his way to view and collect if happy. I said i left the car in working order i expect it to be the same when buyer get there, sadly this was not the case, the car was simply fk'd up (Excuse the language - um sure you can feel my Anger and Pain) Eventually i had the car put on a Flat Bed to be brought to my House. On upon arrival i had a look to see what the issues could be, and to a stunned, shocked, disgusted look on my face, my car was literally striped bare, panels were off the car, the boot was stripped solid, Modules where missing, Under seat Subs removed..it was truly a sad sight to see such a pristine car come back looking like a piece of trash.
I later after calming myself down sent to a BMW Specialist down the road from me (Craig from BMW Menlyn) he went over the car with a fine tooth comb and sorted out the issues, which was the wiring in the car which had been damaged, ONLY god knows why this was the case, But at least she was running again at an extreme Cost. After that i then sent her to a Panel beater to get all the interior and Boot Sorted out - Again More cost - eish
(Cost to flat bed, Cost to assess and fix - we all know BMW is not cheap toy)
After all of this, she was put back together and in running order, not the best running order but running order needless to say.
Here are some pictures of the whole debacle
After all of this headache, sweat and effort put in to getting the car running again, the wife said we spent way too much money on it to let it just go. SO I got the BOSSES go ahead to keep the car, but this put me back to square one - NO Customs Looks, NO Performance Modifications.....:thumbdo:
So here we go again....:skit:
To Do List
Styling/Customs
* Carbon rear apron to be replaced
* Air scoops to be replaced
* CSL bootspolier to be replaced
* 1M front bumper to Be Added (replacing the Ericsson Amuse Front bumper)
* OEM bonnet to be fitted (For Now) - Custom later on
* Colour Changing angel eye to be replaced
* OEM subs fitted to be replaced (upgrade of sound system to be later)
* Brake disc + pads to be replaced
* Coilover shocks to be replaced
* Radiator to be Replaced
* Oil cooler upgrade to be Added
* New set rimz - dpe 20" to be Added
* Full Paint Correction to be done over time, then Colour Change entirely of Car
- Still undecided on Colour for now
Performance Modification
* Vargas 2+ to be reinstalled
* CPE chargepipe + bov to be Replaced
* n20 3.5 bar sensor + adapter to be Replaced
* BMS intakes to be Replaced & later upgraded to ether Injen/AFE
* Downpipes to be Replaced
* stage1 lpfp to be installed & later upgraded to Stage 2 LPFP
* JB4 + usb to be Replaced
* BMS occ to be Replaced
* BMSwater meth to be Replaced
* Intercooler Upgrade to be Replaced
* JB4 Bluetooth to be reinstalled
* Custom Backend Flash to be Installed
* Cowel filters to be Replaced
* Custom exhaust to be Replaced
* DCT Dodson clutch to be Added
* MMP port injection + BMS controller to be Added
* M3 or Quaife diff to be Added
With the grace of GOD, my wife, Firi & Zaaheir/Rennzport, we managed to acquire a number of items from the to do lit.
Done -
Customs
* OEM bonnet Fitted and Aligned
* Colour changing bluetooth angel eye Fitted
* OEM subs purchased and installed
Styling
* Carbon rear apron Installed
* Air scoops Installed
* CSL bootspolier purchased and Installed
- Supplied by CSP Motorsport
* 1M front bumper Purchased and Installed
- Supplied by Rennzport
Mods
* Vargas 2+ reinstalled with VTT Inletts
- Done by FR&R
* CPE chargepipe + bov installed
* n20 3.5 bar sensor + adapter
- Supplied by Rennzpport
* BMS intakes installed
- Supplied by Rennzport
* Downpipes Installed
- Supplied by Mr Turbo & fitted by FR&R
* Fuel-IT stage1 lpfp installed
- Fitted by FR&R
* JB4 + usb installed
* BMS OCC installed
* BMS water meth Installed
- Purchased off of Rishie
* Wagner intercooler Installed
- Supplied by Kish2064
* JB4 Bluetooth installed
* BMS Cowel filters installed
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Still Must do
* Brake disc + pads (ebc)
* Coilover shocks replacement
* Radiator replacement
- Currently have a small leak
* Oil cooler upgrade
* New rimz - (dpe 20")
Styling
* Custom bonnet
* custom colour change
Mods
* Fuel-It/Walbro 450 stage 2 lpfp
* Custom exhaust
- This will be done by TMMS (Nishen)
* DCT Dodson clutch
* MMP port injection + BMS controller
- To be supplied by Rennzport
* M3 or Quaife diff
- To be supplied by Rennzport
With all the Customs, Performance modifications and small nitty gritties, i also went ahead and did a good service on the car which included, Cleaning filters, Changing Spark plugs to the NGK 2 Step (Supplied by Rennzport), new oil filters, and oil (Liquid Moly TopTec), Coolant flush and replacement, some new boost pipes fitted as well.
Here are some pictures of the new progress of the car
This was after car was fixed and back to running order
Wagner FMIC about to be installed
Mr Turbo Donwpipes Being Installed
Carbon Diffuser reinstalled
New Water Meth Kit Installed with Bigger Tank
Swopped my 313s with the Wife's Vosson for a different look
My New 1M bumper from Rennzport waiting to be installed
Air Scoops installed and prepped for Front Bumper Install
1M Bumper installed and aligned along with Angel Eyes (Colour Changing)
CSL Bootspoiler being installed & QA'd by the BOSS
Carbon CSL Spoiler & Rear Apron Installed
Custom Carbon Steering Done by Myself
Below Current Look and feel of Car with all done as per above write up
I would like to give a Massive Thank you To all that have helped me on this crazy 2 year journey, we have some truly great Forum members that i can proudly call friends today.
I will try and keep this thread up to date with all the new changes that are to come in time..thanx for reading :ty:
I have been apart of this forum for a number of years now and have never really started a thread with regards to my baby (335i)
After some thought and deliberation - i have decided to finally go for it.
for those whom like to read - enjoy
for those that don't sorry - but its a write up from over 2 years of playing around with the car..
here goes ......
I have had many BMW over my years of driving cars, from e36 325i to e90 335i's,
(can be viewed in My Garage Link) but have never really played with performance, always said if i want fast, buy fast until i met some crazy fanatics on this group whom showed me otherwise...
:ty:
At the time i was driving my 320i coupe when i got a call from my sale rep at Menlyn BMW whom said - "bud i have just received a 335i e92 n54 DTC - one owner, lady driver." i Immediately said awesome, sort paper work out without even looking at nor test driving the car.
My sales rep was shocked and said don't i wana test - i said no need to , i know the N54 335 well (some may say risky - but that's life)
He then proceeded to Finalize all the paper work so that i could take collection of the beauty.. a Couple of pictures were sent to me of which i picked up that the car was wrapped in carbon from day one...only question i had was , "what colour was under the wrap?', he said BLACK SAPHIRE - immediately i said please remove wrap as i love a black bmw.
As you can see the wrap was faded - so wise move on my side by requesting wrap be removed.
Delivery day - All Excited like a child on Christmas waiting for his presents.
I finally get to the Dealership to see the end product of my purchase - and to NO dismay - a beauty parked in front of me...you can only imagine the smile on my face.
My 'new' BMW 335i e92 n54 7 Speed DCT MSport
* Full house
* 19" sports mags which i swopped out with my OEM 313's
* Cream interior with Wood grain Finishes
* SATNav with Logic 7 Sound system
* Sun Roof
* etc......i'm sure we get the picture
At this stage i was over the moon with just the stock features of the car and not to mention again my 313's i transferred to the beauty.
After a few days of driving the car and meting up with the forum members, the Custom and Speed bug hit me....:skit:
First few things on my to do list where
* Custom Caliper Colour change - For some reason i liked the Green (eish)
* Fitted an HID Kit's kits to head lights, Fog lights and Angel eye rings
- Supplied by Exclusive mods (Pheonix90 joined me on the day with his
M6 Beauty)
* Fitted K&N DCI
- Supplied by Exclusive mods again
* Fitted 3" 304 Stainless Steel Downpipes
- Supplied by Mr Turbo
- Removed 2ndary Cats as well
* Fitted BMS JB4
- Supplied and Fitted & Tuned by SRSpeedworx
* Fitted CPE Chargepipe
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
A Special Thanx to Exclusive Mods and SRSpeedworx, at the time SRSpeedworx solely worked on my car and did a Great Job
THANX GUYS
:ty:
Some pictures after to do list
After All of this was done - i just had to take car to a Dyno to just to see what this beast is capable of.
So off to KAR performance as well as FR&R we went and the End result
was .......
Figures with just DCI + DP -> 234wkw & 501 nm
Figures with DCI + DP + JB4 -> 279wkw & 627nm
over the moon i was with that stupid grin one would have :skit:
With the never ending lust that i have to make my cars look like Christmas trees, i then set out to do few more custom changes and further performance mods
to do list included
* Some Green Custom vinyl around the car
- Included, front spliters, side skirts, boot spoiler and Mirror covers
- Lime green Laminex head lights
- Smoke Laminex Taillights
- Green Badges all round
- Green interior engine bay parts
- Gloss Black Grills
* added Forge DVs
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
* BMS water methanol
- Supplied & Installed by SRSpeedworx
* Custom Exhaust
- Supplied and Fitted by Tom from TMS
After mods - again we hit Dyno ..... 290.4wkw & 626nm
Here re some pix of the car at this stage and short vid of the Exhaust
At this stage the car was performing optimally with no hiccups what so ever.
I was asked to represent SRSpeedworx on a show called Tuned in SA where the car featured on TV.
This took place at Swartzkorp Race Track - a day of fun whereby we were allowed to track the car for while before it was featured on the show.
A Couple Short vids on YouTub of the Airing & Some pictures
After all the Features and few track day out i decided that it was time to do some TLC on the car as well as some Custom work again - I get bored with the look of the car very quick - also the fact that it was on Tuned in SA and Cops would be aware of the green tuned car on the streets
A Mate Anton and myself decided that we want to do the colour change to vinyl and some minor servicing on the car ...lol i say minor
to do list
*Custom Colour change to Red
- Red Spliters, Skirts, Mirror covers, and bootspoiler
* Added custom coated set of Injen Intakes
* Added Red LED Headlights - Colour changing
* Clean Injectors
* Check coil packs
* Change spark plugs - NGK 1 Step
* Change Tappet Cover Gasket
* Change Oil Housing Gasket
* Change Oil and Coolant
Man - this was a mission as we did all of this at home, we had to strip all parts from the engine bay, labeling each part so we would remember what went where when we reassembled. this whole process took us an entire weekend and a solid night included... but we came out on top at the end of the weekend with the car all fresh and purring again.
A Big Thanx to Anton - a true mate for sure.
here are some of the pix of my baby striped/Naked and the all dressed in red
I know - i know
Not that tasteful for sure :skit:
But was enough to start the next step of this crazy journey that i always put myself on - it never stops
After this TLC session - i decided to go even further with the red on the car as well as add a few more Performance Mods
To do List
* Customs Colour change of Mags to Red+Black
* Change of Caliper colour to gold
* Add n20 3.5 bar Sensor
* Add BMS Oil Catch Can
* Add VTT Inlets
- Supplied by SRSpeedworx
* Added AA FMIC
- Got this of off Chris BT 335i
* Added walbro 450 stage 2 LPFP
- Supplied and fitted by FR&R
* Add Custom Back End Flash
- Supplied and Tuned by SRSpeedworx
* Added a set of Koni Sport Dampers
- Supplied by Sean - Axix
* Added EBC Brake Upgrade with Yellow Pads
Yet again after this round of Spending cash and getting things right
We hit the Dyno in GP as well as in KZN - wanted to see figures in both regions
As always car did not stop amazing us with the capabilities.
Figures in GP .....302wkw & 630nm
Figures in KZN ..... 344wkw & 701nm - Strongest 335i on Stock Turbos
(at the time - not sure if it still is)
We also ventured to Drag Wars 15 where the car ran a good 12.6 over the quarter mile on stock turbos in GP - Sadly i never took it to the coast to see what it could do.
Here are some Short Vids of Power runs for Stock Turbo Figures in KZN as well as some Drag Wars Runs
Along with some Pictures of the car at the time
At this stage in this crazy journey i was in the process of opening up Masstronix Performance Tuners and had a Fall out with SRSpeedworx.
Never the less - i must thank SRSpeedworx for all that they did for me and all that we achieved together. Thank you Guys.
Hereafter all modification and tuning was Done by Myself and with some Assistance from FR&R with installations and Firi/Rennzsport.
A new journey with greater results ahead ..........
As Myself and SRSpeedworx parted ways - i ordered my Vargas Stage 2 + Kit which i anxiously awaited to arrive in SA along with my Newly ordered Ericsson Amuse Front Bumper & Vented Carbon Bonnet.
After 6 months of waiting - Finally my New toys arrived, i race off and collected.
Now the install to begin and new tuning to happen. All this mere weeks before BMWfanatics first ODI. 2 weeks if i am not mistaken before the Race Day of which Masstronix was a Sponsor.
To do List at this time
* Custom parts to be installed
- Ericsson Amuse Front Bumper
- Supplied and Installed by J&K Customs
- Vented Carbon Bonnet
- Supplied by Fir/Rennzsport
- Removed all red Vinyl from the - YES GONE
- Gave it a fresh cleaner look
* Added N54 Air Scoops
* Added BMS Cowel Filters
* Added e92 Carbon MPerformance Bootspoiler
* Added e92 335i Carbon Rear Apron
* Added e92 Colour changing Remote Angle Eye
* Install of the Vargas Stage 2 +
- Turbo install
- RB PCV install
- new Back End Flash
- Created and Installed by Masstronix
Once all additions where done, i tested the beast on the R21 doing some strong pulls and fine tweaking the file i was working on. The backend was created to run JB4 map 3 daily with Pump fuel (95) and as much octane that i felt like using when i wanted to. The aim was to get a reliable daily file that would not take too much out of the cars use. I managed to achieve this eventually after a good few nights of playing around. _ a thank you to the wife for putting up with me during this time...:blowheart:
Once i had completed all that i could in the time that i had, i took the beast to FR&R to dyno the car the day before Fanatics Race Day (Chris Happened to be there at the time and welcomed me in to the 500+hp club)
Figures the day before Race......378wkw (507hp) & 619nm
This was on Map 3, Meth + 40% Eth
Sadly i did not get a chance to Tune a Map 6 - Race file before Race Day.
Again - To No Dismay - the Car Performed the way i expected it to...like a beauty
After race day - the wife and i made our way down to KZN for a weekend, where i took the car to Stealth to play around on the Dyno. With Some Help From Ashen at Stealth We managed to achieve some good figures of
....481wkw & 773nm (with 40% Eth - Map 6 JB4)
(I believe Hamza Akoo was there with us from Global Tuning)
before i had to run off to a wedding..tuning was placed on hold and stopped for a while as i did not get a chance to head back to stealth to finish up
Here are some vids of Race Day and Some runs when i was tuning car as well as some pictures of how she looked at the time.
https://youtu.be/ijnEvks3H6g
https://youtu.be/4drGK_bF7As
FR&R
After these great Achievements - i sadly ran into some personal Problems financially with someone owing me a kak load of money which set me & the family back substantially. This is when i took the decision to Strip my Baby to the stock bone and sell off all parts and eventually sell her as well.
I took the car to Stealth Kempton Park whom is now eBoost Tuners
(Kicked out by Riaz from Stealth for his Kak)
Whom assisted me in removing all the parts so i could sell them off.
https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=75985
All parts were removed as requested and sold as per thread link above. As you can see i had done quite a lot to this beauty of a car and was gutted that i had to strip her down to stock...but we all have to do what we have to when the time arises.
With all of this said - here is were it just got worse for me, I get a call from eBoost Tuners to say that the car does not want start. i was shocked as it was a 200% error free car. I rushed over had a look, reloaded a stock fiile and bobs your uncle she started first time, no issues at all, Let her idle for 30min, switched her off, waited 10min, started her up again first time, took her for a drive. All Good, so i gave the go ahead to sell as planned. 2 days later i get a call again, the car cannot start and buyer was on his way to view and collect if happy. I said i left the car in working order i expect it to be the same when buyer get there, sadly this was not the case, the car was simply fk'd up (Excuse the language - um sure you can feel my Anger and Pain) Eventually i had the car put on a Flat Bed to be brought to my House. On upon arrival i had a look to see what the issues could be, and to a stunned, shocked, disgusted look on my face, my car was literally striped bare, panels were off the car, the boot was stripped solid, Modules where missing, Under seat Subs removed..it was truly a sad sight to see such a pristine car come back looking like a piece of trash.
I later after calming myself down sent to a BMW Specialist down the road from me (Craig from BMW Menlyn) he went over the car with a fine tooth comb and sorted out the issues, which was the wiring in the car which had been damaged, ONLY god knows why this was the case, But at least she was running again at an extreme Cost. After that i then sent her to a Panel beater to get all the interior and Boot Sorted out - Again More cost - eish
(Cost to flat bed, Cost to assess and fix - we all know BMW is not cheap toy)
After all of this, she was put back together and in running order, not the best running order but running order needless to say.
Here are some pictures of the whole debacle
After all of this headache, sweat and effort put in to getting the car running again, the wife said we spent way too much money on it to let it just go. SO I got the BOSSES go ahead to keep the car, but this put me back to square one - NO Customs Looks, NO Performance Modifications.....:thumbdo:
So here we go again....:skit:
To Do List
Styling/Customs
* Carbon rear apron to be replaced
* Air scoops to be replaced
* CSL bootspolier to be replaced
* 1M front bumper to Be Added (replacing the Ericsson Amuse Front bumper)
* OEM bonnet to be fitted (For Now) - Custom later on
* Colour Changing angel eye to be replaced
* OEM subs fitted to be replaced (upgrade of sound system to be later)
* Brake disc + pads to be replaced
* Coilover shocks to be replaced
* Radiator to be Replaced
* Oil cooler upgrade to be Added
* New set rimz - dpe 20" to be Added
* Full Paint Correction to be done over time, then Colour Change entirely of Car
- Still undecided on Colour for now
Performance Modification
* Vargas 2+ to be reinstalled
* CPE chargepipe + bov to be Replaced
* n20 3.5 bar sensor + adapter to be Replaced
* BMS intakes to be Replaced & later upgraded to ether Injen/AFE
* Downpipes to be Replaced
* stage1 lpfp to be installed & later upgraded to Stage 2 LPFP
* JB4 + usb to be Replaced
* BMS occ to be Replaced
* BMSwater meth to be Replaced
* Intercooler Upgrade to be Replaced
* JB4 Bluetooth to be reinstalled
* Custom Backend Flash to be Installed
* Cowel filters to be Replaced
* Custom exhaust to be Replaced
* DCT Dodson clutch to be Added
* MMP port injection + BMS controller to be Added
* M3 or Quaife diff to be Added
With the grace of GOD, my wife, Firi & Zaaheir/Rennzport, we managed to acquire a number of items from the to do lit.
Done -
Customs
* OEM bonnet Fitted and Aligned
* Colour changing bluetooth angel eye Fitted
* OEM subs purchased and installed
Styling
* Carbon rear apron Installed
* Air scoops Installed
* CSL bootspolier purchased and Installed
- Supplied by CSP Motorsport
* 1M front bumper Purchased and Installed
- Supplied by Rennzport
Mods
* Vargas 2+ reinstalled with VTT Inletts
- Done by FR&R
* CPE chargepipe + bov installed
* n20 3.5 bar sensor + adapter
- Supplied by Rennzpport
* BMS intakes installed
- Supplied by Rennzport
* Downpipes Installed
- Supplied by Mr Turbo & fitted by FR&R
* Fuel-IT stage1 lpfp installed
- Fitted by FR&R
* JB4 + usb installed
* BMS OCC installed
* BMS water meth Installed
- Purchased off of Rishie
* Wagner intercooler Installed
- Supplied by Kish2064
* JB4 Bluetooth installed
* BMS Cowel filters installed
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Still Must do
* Brake disc + pads (ebc)
* Coilover shocks replacement
* Radiator replacement
- Currently have a small leak
* Oil cooler upgrade
* New rimz - (dpe 20")
Styling
* Custom bonnet
* custom colour change
Mods
* Fuel-It/Walbro 450 stage 2 lpfp
* Custom exhaust
- This will be done by TMMS (Nishen)
* DCT Dodson clutch
* MMP port injection + BMS controller
- To be supplied by Rennzport
* M3 or Quaife diff
- To be supplied by Rennzport
With all the Customs, Performance modifications and small nitty gritties, i also went ahead and did a good service on the car which included, Cleaning filters, Changing Spark plugs to the NGK 2 Step (Supplied by Rennzport), new oil filters, and oil (Liquid Moly TopTec), Coolant flush and replacement, some new boost pipes fitted as well.
Here are some pictures of the new progress of the car
This was after car was fixed and back to running order
Wagner FMIC about to be installed
Mr Turbo Donwpipes Being Installed
Carbon Diffuser reinstalled
New Water Meth Kit Installed with Bigger Tank
Swopped my 313s with the Wife's Vosson for a different look
My New 1M bumper from Rennzport waiting to be installed
Air Scoops installed and prepped for Front Bumper Install
1M Bumper installed and aligned along with Angel Eyes (Colour Changing)
CSL Bootspoiler being installed & QA'd by the BOSS
Carbon CSL Spoiler & Rear Apron Installed
Custom Carbon Steering Done by Myself
Below Current Look and feel of Car with all done as per above write up
I would like to give a Massive Thank you To all that have helped me on this crazy 2 year journey, we have some truly great Forum members that i can proudly call friends today.
I will try and keep this thread up to date with all the new changes that are to come in time..thanx for reading :ty:
