Hopefully handling and fitment can go together. 135i fun.

[becausephilchow]

You should get a Catch can to help prevent as much buildup.

Also, look into Water/Methanol Injection. Also helps teh buildup. Nothing will remove it completely, but it can prolong it.

Not to mention, Water/Meth also yields more power, and cools your motor down!

[becausephilchow]

You should get a Catch can to help prevent as much buildup.

Also, look into Water/Methanol Injection. Also helps teh buildup. Nothing will remove it completely, but it can prolong it.

Not to mention, Water/Meth also yields more power, and cools your motor down!

[TechnoV]

You should get a Catch can to help prevent as much buildup.
Also, look into Water/Methanol Injection. Also helps teh buildup. Nothing will remove it completely, but it can prolong it.
Not to mention, Water/Meth also yields more power, and cools your motor down!

I'm going to make a custom oil catch can setup and get a billet PCV Valve. That should solve the problem to a certain extent.

UPDATE

So I've had my old BBS CH's black edition collecting dust since I got the Advans for my wagon. I decided to give them a try on the 1.

Specs:
Front 18x8.5 ET35
Rear 18x10 ET40

Get it girl



Here they are.



Front is perfect for the 245/40/18's Falken RT615's



Rear shot



Well, for "stance" its a perfect fit. For a grip set up unfortunately is a no



So i decided to try the 18x8.5 ET35 in the rear also



Perfect!!!



So no I need to trade someone my 18x10 ET40's for 18x8.5 ET35's. Some E46 M3 guy will be very happy.



So 18x8.5 ET35 Square with a 245/40/18 Falken RT615 Square setup is up next

[TechnoV]

UPDATE

What a week. Everything was last minute.

I signed up to do another rally this year. It was in part with the Epilepsy Foundation. We raised money and brought awareness while doing a road trip to HRE Open House and having fun.

After trying to fit those 18 inch BBS CH's last week, my buddy traded me his 18x8.5 for my two 18x10's. Now I finally got 18x8.5 ET35 Square. That being said even though it sounds like nothing hard to fit, on the 1 series it's a pain in the ass. I was told I can't fit the front with anything wider than a 225/40/18 and the rear nothing bigger than a 245/35/18. That's crazy considering I want to fit 245/40/18. Reason why I want a meaty tire is grip/comfort/road noise/tire wear.

Let's begin:

So my tires came in. Thanks to Falken USA for pulling strings and getting me the tires so fast. I currently have these tires on my E36 M3 and E91 Touring. I love them and can't say anything bad about them. The grip is phenomenal, they are nice and quiet and they last a long time with a proper alignment. They perform better than the Michelin Sport tires everyone seems to buy for the M3 and they are quieter than my R888's I have and they last longer. Again, I love them.



The second they came in, I threw them in the wagon and took off to have them mounted.



By the time I got home it was late but I couldn't wait



Since I'm doing this much work, I might as well put my bullnose studs on as well



On it



It actually ended up getting dark and I did not take anymore photos. I just focused on finishing.

The next morning though........ since I have camber plates and the coilovers are nice as well, the front is super close but clears with no issues. I have a hint of rubbing from the front bumper corned but nothing I can't live with



The rear on the other hand rubs constantly. This is because the inner lip is in the way and because my rear springs are 500 and not the 700's I need. No biggie, my buddy is giving me his springs and he's on his way. Let's make this fit



You can see the area thats rubbing bad



A little tape, a little silver Sharpie and this dremel







Two and a half disks later, here we are





Quarters are done. Now for the springs. My buddy came through. Old springs are red (500lb) and the teal springs are new (700lp). This is perfect since I'm running 350lb in the front. This is the perfect combo for the 1 series chassis. 350lb front and 700lb rear.





And just as I thought I was done.....NOPE

My girlfriend surprised me with the craziest birthday gift. I had no idea she ordered me a bumper and even had it painted. Crazy. Her and 5 of our other friends pitched in money for it. I was speechless.



I can't freaking wait......screw it, guess I'm putting the bumper on.



No more headlight washers.....oh no



Swapped over my black grills



It's on



Hood seal is back on and done. That was actually really fast.



Time to wash the car..... I guess it's also shower time





Now, for the shoot

Time to pull out the good camera.

Height/fitment







Full car

Really happy with how this turned out. The bumper makes the complete setup look good.











And for the Rallye stuff

I'd like to point out, it's now 11pm and we are putting on stickers



Girlfriend putting in the work. We ended up getting done at 2:47am



Next morning at 9am, we had a meeting and...... let the Rallye begin!



I had so much fun. San Jose to Santa Barbara to San Diego was awesome. Somewhere along the way, I drove a 993 RWB behind a P1, a GT3 RS, E63 AMG and a E90 M3. I'm going to edit photos and post them up. All to come.

[becausephilchow]

Looks great man!

Need to get a front lip on that bumper!

[ak-]

Love everything you're doing.

[GrantLDN]

This looks cool!

Gonna post a couple of the photos from the shoot on onestance instagram

[Dome]

Looking good man but I liked the previous wheelsset a bit more than the BBS

[TechnoV]

Looks great man!

Need to get a front lip on that bumper!

Im looking for one as I type

Love everything you're doing.

Thank you

This looks cool!

Gonna post a couple of the photos from the shoot on onestance instagram

Tag me in them @alexbucur

Looking good man but I liked the previous wheelsset a bit more than the BBS

Same here. Its good to have these wheels on for now, it made me clean up the fenders and make room. Im going to go back to the Kinesis. I need wider barrels. Im going to shoot for 255/40/17 square.

UPDATE
Engines4Epilepsy Rallye

We started at 9am on Thursday morning at Santana Row in San Jose CA.









On the freeway



This car sounded amazing and was a rocket. E63 AMG S with Renntech downpipes and tune plus 19" Work VSXX's and R888's for times. It was close to if not 700hp.











45min into it and the SLS AMG had a low tire pressure warning light. We pulled over to check how low it really was since the light was not yellow but red. I always have my Longacre gauge with me









It ended up being at 18psi on one back wheel. So we decided to go to the nearest gas station.



We will call this #gasstationtakeover1





You're never safe bending over like that to add air in your tires









I've learned my lesson from previous rallies, when at a gas station.....fill up. This little 135 has a tiny tank so I might as well fill it every chance I get.



Chrome seems to be a popular GTR color.



Back on the road again



1 hour later....... Rocket Bunny GTR is running out of gas. Guess all those freeway pulls did not help

#gasstationtakeover2





We had 2 18 wheelers in front of us that came off a dirt road. Nothing but rocks falling off them. Look at my girlfriends reaction to the front bumper.... yeah, its blasted. Rock chips everywhere and it just got painted 4 days ago. We had no time to clear bra it, oh well.



Thank you Falken Tire USA for all the support. I did not forget you guys









Wait, also thank you Fatlace and Rallye as well





Back on the road again. Santa Barbara, here we come!

My front view



My rear view



We got so many thumbs up from people. By the time the 2nd car would drive by someone, their phones would come out and record the rest of the pack



Time for lunch







After lunch, we thought we should get gas one last time before we get to Santa Barbara.
Here is #gasstationtakeover3







Hmm. Seems like we have a problem now. Out of all the cars, the Supercharged SLS won't start. Battery is dead....awkward Good thing the Range had jumper cables. English cars have to be ready for this type of thing



My buddy was tired so he asked me to drive his GT3 RS. Can't really say no to that, plus my girlfriend wanted to drive the 1. She loves the car.







We made it to Santa Barbara. We had a small incident with the other AMG. All the Rallye TShirts were in the roof box. Somehow at high speed the bottom of the roof box broke we lost about 25 tshirts on HWY 101. So our way of fixing it was to tape it down with one of the HelloKitty Stripes we had.



The Hotel reserved parking for us. Yay





The next day we started off on some great roads. The E63 AMG led the pack. It was beautiful and the road was freshly paved.



I'm almost positive this is where the turbos blew on the 1 series Right as I hit about 130 I had a quick stutter. After this, every time I let off the throttle, the car behind me wold go over the walkie-talkie and tell me white/blue smoke would come out slightly. It's under warranty, so I guess BMW will get the car after the Rallye.



It was beautiful. The experience was amazing. No place I would rather be than a smooth mountain road, beautiful scenery, friends and some amazing sounding cars.



We stopped at Safeway for some drinks. We got gas also but my camera was in the E90 M3 and they went to the gas station across the street



Love this Illest hat. I got it last week and I've been getting nothing but compliments on it. I almost want to go buy another before they fully run out and I won't see one ever again.



And a few minutes after.....DISASTER. The Aux cable broke. Good bye Pandora, hello garbage radio



Spotted this beautiful Jag on the freeway.



Btw this Kiwi Redbull is tasty. Better not be Summer Edition only.



We stopped on HWY 1 to take a photo. Our group got split up. Some of us got food at Neptune's Net from Fast and the Furious and other half decided to drive straight to San Diego and go swimming in the pool.





AND... welcome to LA traffic.



Yup. Turbos are done. It's now puffing smoke every time you get off the throttle.



We ended up getting 2 Air BnB places. Houses were close by. Both views were fantastic.

Pool at house number 1



Pool and beach at house number 2





After a long fun night everyone started waking up. I did not take photos the night before but our 3 other friends made it over. The McLaren P1 showed up and so did both RWBs with Rotiform Wheels.







And we now have a little problem. Something is rattling bad on the front of the C4 RWB. I drove it up and down the street and it sounds like the front diff bushing is shot. Right as I'm about to pull it on our driveway, everyone hears something hit the ground



I'm fucking sure. Thank god the driveway is steep. We can use it to our advantage.





I can see where it fell from but I can't get close to it. This is where we got sketchy and inventive



Now the question is who will go under it. I **** this part because I'm more car savvy so I always get volunteered. YUP. That train is never late.

Damn it. It's me.



Where it's missing from



And it's now back on



While I did the diff mount, others vinyled the cars. My girlfriend is doing the vinyling and she has about 5 other people doing the managing job. Everyone is so good at micro managing. lol





Brought the 2nd RWB down.



Now to meet everyone and roll in to HRE Open House. This will be fun. Got to drive the RWB since I fixed it. Loved every second of it. Following the P1 on the freeway was an added bonus.



I don't know if the Ihop parking lot was the best place for the meet up









Our other 2 friends showed up a little later. They could not take off Thursday and Friday but they made it down.



AND... HRE Open House. Here we are.

















It was part of the Rallye also



Full family. Dad, Mom, Son.



HRE Open House was awesome. Place was packed.







Kids loved the P1 and the owner is really nice. He let all the kids sit in it.







Mr. Smoking Tire talked to us for a bit and gave out some prizes. We all got tickets as a group. 72 tickets and we won nothing



But some dude won 2 times in a row. You can see everyone looking back like WTF



Good bye HRE Open House 2016, until next year. Now to the Hotel and pool. Downtown San Diego, here we come.



Driving the E90 M3. This car is a blast. Every single bushing has been changed to spherical. I'm sure the 3 way external reservoir coilovers make the experience that much better also



It's now Sunday morning. We got breakfast at the hotel... Let's go home. San Diego to San Jose. I left driving the E90 M3 while my buddy rested in the 135i with my girlfriend driving.









Super happy with the car. It did not rub anywhere the whole trip. I'd like to thank my E90 M3 friend as he helped me dial in my Rebound and Compression perfect over the course of the Rallye. The car handles like a dream and I've achieved my Fitment/Handling look







A few more "gas station take overs" later





Window is so dirty. I forgot to wash it at the last stop... damn.



Right as the sun was going down, we pulled into Gilroy. I'm now 35 miles from home. I'm ready to sit on my couch, see my dog and fall asleep watching Netflix.



The End

[TechnoV]

UPDATE

The car got dropped off at the dealer for the blown turbos. Lets see if they cover them through my extended warranty. FML

[BuFFyZA]

The car is looking awesome! Great pics of the even to!

[Back_in_Black]

As soon as I saw, that you drove with 2 (! in Words: TWO) RWB, I immidiatly started to **** you.

JK. Awesome Thread. Awesome Photos. And also: I need meatier tires, like you.
Car looks awesome!

[cblock406]

Car looks great man, good luck with the dealer.


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[nsogiba]

Great story. Hope the turbos get sorted soon. I also hope that the fitment/handling thing becomes the next trend.

[190Evan]

Lmao that FRZ is Elvis Skenders car! The founder of Stance Nation