Iceddragon
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I feel good about these numbers and the graph itself looks healthy. There was an mr2 on before me and his graph was a mess, like it was missing or not getting good ignition.
Anyways, up we go
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Put the car on a Dyno today to see how it does stock. Numbers were 240hp and 288tq.
I thought it would be a little higher but the power curve is amazing.
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Looks like PO already did the PE mod. And I'll take your word on the mufflers and leave them alone lol, I have lots to learn about modding this thing and advice is one of the reasons I come here.
Case and point, your first suggestion just arrived today. I'll take it for a spin tomorrow to try it out since my car cover disappeared somehow anyway, I'll need a new one to keep birds away...
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PE Mod is removing all the stuff inside the mufflers, isn't it? I don't have that sort of equipment
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I didn't know that golf tee mod was a thing, I'll do that tonight and see how it sounds. I really just want volume for now and I'm not sure when I'll have a chance to put downpipes on.
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Opinions on muffler delete? I want to do exhaust work eventually but just want more volume for now, everything online is mixed between sounds great and drone.
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Hey how would you feel about doing walnut blasting on my 335 on the 14th after our cruise? How long does it usually take? I think I spoke to you over Facebook a while ago
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I'm late here but I miss comfort access, my 330 had it and I loved it so much I went out of my way to get it in my Honda too. Now the 335 doesn't have it anymore and I hate digging keys out of my pocket.
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Could set up a mini meet there beforehand? I'll be driving out from 2 hours away so I'll probably be hungry when I get there.
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That looks like so much fun, this is one of my plans for next year. Maybe I'll see you out there
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I'm not that interested in the huge power gains from it, its more something I was looking into for the cooling. There isn't any real downside to it after the install so I figure why not, it sets the car up nicely for later. I started looking into E85 a little but that sounds like a bigger pain.
I could be barking up the wrong tree here, but heat kills everything so it sounds like a relatively good way to keep things a lot cooler. I just wasn't sure how the tunes play with it.I really want to invest in parts in an order that will keep things from blowing up on me.
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47 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
2nd that. It is a cold start issue but not necesaarily heat dependant. Get MHD. The car is going to break eventually so you might as well have fun before hand.
Stop telling me its going to break, that ruins it!
MHD is coming first, is that compatible with a water/meth kit though? I thought JB4 and cobb specifically have maps for running those but I don't know if MHD does as well.
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haha, I'll get one at the october cruise
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Experienced a couple of firsts in the car this weekend.
Heard my first wastegate rattle while leaving the hotel, which I'm assuming stemmed from not letting things cool off properly after beating on it a little. It never came back the rest of the weekend but at least I know what it sounds like now.
I also did my first race. A friend of mine owns an 07 300 SRT8 and we've been talking about running it against whatever I buy for a while now, so that finally happened. I should have beat him in a 20 roll but I hesitated going into third, just inexperience on my part. We both agree that I should have won with a better driver, but I'm extremely impressed that it performed that well. I'm still completely stock so he has at least 100 hp on me...
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Congrats! I always heard replacing those is a pain in the ass, I actually need to change mine from yellow to white at some point. Last time I just had a shop do it for me because I'm lazy
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7 hours ago, suspenceful said:
In my opinion, it's only annoying. If your turbos struggle to hit target boost and start throwing 30FF codes, then it becomes a problem.
For what it's worth, my 135i had no problem peaking at 22psi and making 450whp with turbos that rattled like a son of a bitch. They didn't smoke or anything, but had horrible wastegate rattle. You can tune it out with settings in JB4 and/or MHD. I used JB4 to mask the rattle and still made gobs of power.
Enjoy the car!
Thanks man, I needed that haha
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That sounds expensive...
I guess we'll find out soon enough, fingers crossed. I'd rather not worry about it too much for now, cold air is coming and I want to enjoy it a little first.
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23 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said:
It sounds like someone is spinning a ratchet under your hood and yes, it's loud. For limp home mode all you have to do is turn it off then back on and the car will be fine unless something is seriously wrong, in which case you'll turn it off then wait an hour or so for the tow truck to show up.
Is your mechanic familiar with n54's at all?
Okay yeah, definitely haven't heard anything like that in the car. I thought I heard something like it the second time I fired it up but it must have been something else.
And yeah, I spoke to him about working on these cars specifically before I picked one up, knowing I won't be able to do a lot of this work myself. He's an old BMW guy and actually worked with my last mechanic who worked on german cars almost exclusively, specifically Audi and BMW, for over 30 years. I trust him and he seems like generally a nice guy, they've treated me well on everything else I've done through them including the wheels and water pump on the last car. He likes 335s and thinks they aren't that bad to work on.
13 hours ago, suspenceful said:Pat did a pretty good job of describing it. You can hear it while driving with just the passenger window down while decelerating next to a curb or wall on that side of the car. Keep the music off. Otherwise you can free-rev it in the driveway and listen for a fast metallic clicking noise on the way down. When I bought my car I thought it was a rattling heat shield.
I've put my car into limp mode many times. It always fixes itself if you turn it off and back on again. The one time it was still missing after restarting it was when my motor was shot.
That's good to know, I'm glad the car is smart enough to protect itself from my screw-ups. I'll definitely keep an ear out for that noise, but is that something to worry about if the rattle does start? I've heard mixed things about it, from needing new turbos to some people saying its completely normal. And apparently MHD can keep them quiet, is that legit? I don't want to tune it until I get more comfortable with what I have now.
I'll also be bringing it to the car show in Eau Claire this weekend if anyone is out that way and wants to come see it, should be hanging out with some friends up there all weekend.
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On 9/4/2017 at 4:21 PM, suspenceful said:
Looking good! Those are my favorite OEM 335i wheels.
Nice to see that the HPFP was done. Plugs are never a bad idea. Coils are probably fine if you're not having any misfires or stumbles. If you are, replace them and take a look at the injectors. Turbos or injectors could be the cause of your startup smoke. Keep an eye on your oil filter housing, if you notice leaking or seeping, those gaskets should be replaced. Do you hear any wastegate rattle on decel?
No misfires, only one bad thing that happened bad so far; I was leaving a toll booth on the way home and bounced it off the rev limiter (accidentally, forgot to move foot off the go pedal), car immediately went into reduced power mode. Stopped 2 miles later and turned it off, sat for 5 minutes and turned it back on again and everything was back to normal. I guess that could have been from a misfire but idk.
I'll keep an eye on the smoking, and I did make an appointment with my local shop to have him do an oil change and check for leaks or anything else that needs attention. I won't be surprised if the gaskets are due.
I don't hear any rattle, but would I know it if I hear it? Is it an obvious noise? Keep in mind I've never owned a turbo or a manual car before, so it makes loads of new sounds to me.
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Got it all cleaned up today, paint shined up well. The engine bay was a complete mess, dirt caked everywhere, but even that cleaned up really well. Next thing is cleaning these wheels up if I can, but its caked on pretty good. Also the tires are super cheap general tires, so maybe I'll just run these through the fall and shop for new wheels over winter and next spring, we'll see.
Also gaining confidence in the third pedal and let myself do a decent pull down an on-ramp, and damn the power is fun.
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Cool, that's good to know.
I'm not 100% sure on any of the work, the guy I bought it from claims he hasn't had to do anything to the car except oil changes, but the carfax is full of work done to the car by BMW and Merc dealerships. My best guess is that the usual stuff was addressed by previous owner under warranty, but is there a way to tell if those things have been done?
And yeah I want to get a ZHP knob, I always hear high praise for them.
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Yeah I'm glad I got these, I almost bought Style 162's for my last car because I like them so much.
The power honestly surprised me. Its only 45hp more than my last one, but it comes out of nowhere. The car just wants to go above 2500 rpm
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Yeah exactly, that's what I figure. I didn't think I'd be near 300 obviously, it just feels so much faster than 240 lol. I guess that's the torque doing its magic. And the guys working the dyno said they have never done a 100% stock 335 before, so they didn't know what to expect either.
Either way I have my number to look back on, I plan to make this a yearly thing to keep progress visible and track goals.