Suspenceful's 2008 BMW 135i build thread!

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I like this a lot!

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I went to the dyno today to get baseline numbers before I order JB4 and possibly some downpipes.

She put down 283whp and 292wtq with just a drop-in air filter and catback exhaust.

Click the link below to go to my blog post about it. There is a dyno video and a scan of the dyno graph

www.my1series.com/2014/05/10/dyno-day


135i Dyno by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

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I ordered JB4 and the BMS clutch stop last week and got around to installing both this weekend. Very happy with both products! I even found a little surprise while installing JB4 that you can read about on my blog, just click here.

Filled up with a mix of 93 octane and E85 and was amazed on map 5! No traction until 3rd gear...

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Seems like not too many people care on here, oh well. Something came in the mail today


BMW Performance spoiler - box by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

Of course I had to set it on the trunk to see how it'd look.


BMW Performance spoiler - test by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

I plan on mounting it tomorrow. I picked up an oil filter kit from the BMW dealership today, so I'll be giving the car my first oil change tomorrow as well.

[philohlean]

Car looks great! Spoiler will set it off really nicely. Jealous of the drop-in tunes haha.....Newer cars have their perks. Checked out the blog too, I'll be waiting for more updates

[nsogiba]

love that lip spoiler. this is a great looking car.

[Stancyeze]

Have always been a huge fan of these cars. Probably one of the only modern day cars I would really like to have. Really like where this is going.. keep the updates coming!

[royalife]

love these cars, keep it up man!

[Minuki]

Don't these make 300bhp out the box?

LM's look great on it man. Had a lot of fun when I drove one of these.

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Thanks for the compliments guys, I appreciate it!

Car looks great! Spoiler will set it off really nicely. Jealous of the drop-in tunes haha.....Newer cars have their perks. Checked out the blog too, I'll be waiting for more updates

Thank you, I always update it with more detail than I post in my build threads. I always regretted not keeping track of stuff for my previous cars, so I decided to finally change that.

Don't these make 300bhp out the box?

LM's look great on it man. Had a lot of fun when I drove one of these.

BMW rates them at 300hp/300tq, but those figures aren't at the wheels. I dyno'd it with just a K&N drop-in air filter and a custom axle-back exhaust and made 283whp/292wtq. I'll be hitting up the dyno again after the next round of mods.

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Anyways, I finally got around to working on the car this weekend. Needless to say, I love the spoiler!





Then I changed the oil with some Castrol Edge, fully synthetic 5W-30. I used an OEM BMW oil filter kit too.



Since I was already underneath the car, I figured I'd try removing the clutch delay valve. 30 minutes later it was out. Look at how restrictive this thing is!



As always, check www.My1Series.com for more pictures, details, and impressions. The first two posts include everything I did this weekend. One for the CDV delete and oil change, and another for the BMW Performance spoiler install. Also, I scored a set of used VRSF downpipes for a good deal and will be buying the 255 inline fuel pump to run up to 100% E85. When I install those, I’ll add the BMS E85 race flash. Should put it 400whp/wtq.

Stay tuned!

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Here is a photo until I install the downpipes and E85 fuel pump.


Sundown - BMW 135i by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

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I installed my ZHP shift knob today.

Before: worn BMW Performance shift knob


Oooo, what's this? Excuse the fingerprints all over the top.


And installed... still fingerprints.

[sterling archer]

cars on point so far. i love my 135i so damn much.

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I decided that I wanted to install the downpipes yesterday. On the forums, most people say that the install is a major pain-in-the-ass. They said that they would rather pay someone else do it if they ever had to do it again. So, I went into this expecting it to take a while...

Some friends and I grabbed gaskets from AutoZone, ordered pizza, and slowly got started around 1:45pm.



We were pretty lazy throughout the whole process. I ended up getting most of the bolts off, but one in particular was giving us trouble. It was in a really tight spot and we ended up rounding it off. So, why not take a break and light up the hookah?



Starting to get dark now... better get back at it. We ended up having to torch the shit out of it and use an air chisel to snap off the stud/nut.



After we got that out of the way, we still needed to unbolt brackets, v-bands, four O2 sensors, and unhook the whole exhaust from the hangers. We even had to unbolt the steering rack and move it out of the way for more room. Maybe we should have started earlier?



Around 10:00pm we finally got the catted pipes out. I was hoping the car would be buttoned up and back on the road by this time.



That was enough for the night, I decided that we would have to finish the next afternoon. I didn't really take any more pictures of the actually install process, but we finally got them in today!




Also, I don't have a picture of them, but I wet-sanded and polished my exhaust tips since we removed the exhaust. They were black and caked with crap. I always assumed my exhaust was some sort of custom setup but as I cleaned the tips they revealed a "Riss Racing" stamp. Sure enough, this thing has a $1300 3" catback exhaust!

I had a friend take some cell phone videos to capture the exhaust sound inside and outside of the car. Excuse my excitement as I grannyshift up the onramp, I've never lost traction in 3rd like that before. Also, I'm not sure why I sound like a boy going thru puberty right at the beginning of the video...

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After this video I put bus lengths on a new Camaro a few times from 50-120mph as he tried messing around. I'll drop in the E85 fuel pump next weekend and reflash the ECU more aggressively. Can't wait to hit up the strip and get her on the dyno again.