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      09-02-2014, 06:57 PM   #19
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A few additional things to consider if you are considering the 330 or 335 brake swap:

The 330i weighs 3417 lbs and the 128i weighs 3208. Harder to decelerate.
The 330i has 255 HP/220 ft-lbs torque. The 128 has 230 HP/200 ft-lbs torque.
330 is 13.3 lbs/hp and 15.5 lbs/ft-lb. The 128 has 14.6 lbs/hp and 16 lbs/ft-lb. 3208 lbs. Faster to accelerate???
People, like myself, have swapped out 330 calipers and disks for 335s because of the same issue you are trying to solve on your 128i.

I'm not sure what the right answer is for you. A 330 swap or 335 swap? Like you said, you have the winter to sort it out.
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