My New Car

[andrew@southernBM]

Hi Guys,

It is with great delight i let you know Southern BM have joined the 135i party.



Yes i know what your thinking if you have been on these boards long, and yes you would be right, He's upgraded, more details soon, but moving forward this is now SBM's ride and it's purpose is to further enhance what we are already providing the 135i Australian market. This car will help us develop products faster like the catted down pipes for example and get them for all of us to enjoy much much quicker.

The following is the current list of performance modifications this car has:

Active Autowerke Active Processor with R3DPI tune
*Riss Racing Stage 1 intake and Stage 2 scoops, plenum
*Riss Racing RHD catless downpipes
*C-pe Catted mid pipes
*Dixis Titanium Rear muffler
*Forge Divertor valves
*Spearco intercooler
*Quaife 3.46 LSD conversion
*Forgeline Wheels, 255/35/18 and 275/35/18 Yokohama Advan Sports
*AST Vorshlag coil over and shocker kit
*BMW Performance Rotors
*BMW Performance Grills, Carbon Mirror Covers, Carbon Rear Spoiler, Carbon Rear Diffuser
*Year of the one Stop start button
*BMW Carbon Interior Trim kit
*BMW Performance Steering Wheel
*Window Tint
*BMW Performance Short Shift kit
*Riss Racing Oil catch can
*Modified CDV
*Sprint Booster
*Auxillary oil cooler kit
*M3 E92 Front castor rod arms and lower control arms
*Rear subframe M3 E92 bushes
*Rear M3 E92 upper trailing arms, both sets

A few pics of the car,
Titanium muffler and BMW Performance Carbon Diffuser
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Vorshlag AST coil overs, BMW Performance Rotor

BMW Performance Short Shift kit and Carbon Interior trim kit

BMW Performance Steering Wheel

M3 E9x lower control arm and castor rod arms


You can view the whole build since the car had 100kms and 1 day old, HERE

So we have a drive day this weekend, car club meeting next week, meeting a supplier of ours with it the following week, but after that i need it the 21st June for our race day (for show, only at the moment) and then i can start to pull apart to get to job number 1- Finish catted downpipes......

[Zuzu]

Congrats Andrew...Looks like Prof spent some $$ on this 1er..

Like you said...at least now you can get these RR catted DP's finalised once and for all..

[BBK]

Wow... talk about some $$$! So what did he upgrade too?!

[Yep 135]

M5?

[qship]

M3 i believe.

some people have all the luck.......

[Kris]

LOL - I bet there was a pretty penny he lost - good work Andrew Such a shame, a car with so much development only to be behind the hands of someone who couldnt ever use it! At least now it will get some work

[TimMc]

Nice one Andrew. I know a good mechanic in Melbourne if you ever want to mod it from standard

[professor]

Congratulations Andrew. Sorry for being off the boil everyone. My excuse is that I had a rather poor two calendar quarters. But, hey, life moves on as it does so well, and so I shall not bum you all with details. I am very pleased Andrew has the 1er he put so much blood, sweat and tears into. It is a very special car and is in the hands of some very special people. SBM put their money where their mouth is by showing so much interest in making it their pride and joy. I am thrilled that I will get to see it whenever I am there and what new pranks it has been up to. It is after all a very naughty 1er!

[andrew@southernBM]

Went for a drive up the black spur today with the BMWCCV and some of the guys on M3Post. It was good to put a face to the usernames...and get some time behind the wheel.

The day started off foggy but we got there early with a coffee to ease into it. Cars turned up quick quickly and before we new it we were off.

This car has serious power, i new it was quick but even with the 275's you lose traction constantly which is not so great when you are heading towards the spur. It actually feels edgy or like as you accelerate the car cannot put down the power. I really need to spend some quality time adjusting the suspension, i will definately raise it and want to change the settings. I need to feel comfortable because as you accelerate now combined with the traction loss you get the uneasy feeling and it doesn't inspire confidence into the corners.

As much as i have driven this car locally previously, while doing the stages of work, there is nothing like 'driving' it for extended periods of time to see what needs attention and improvement.

Besides what i felt was a poor suspension set up you cannot go past the power this thing has, just incredible how this car pulls up hills and pulls and accelerates. Put it this way i was never wanting more all day and i have never felt that before in any car. Definately brought a smile to the dial.

I'll be doing a small talk on 135i's tomorrow night at the BMWCCV meeting if anyone is interested, turn up and say Hi

[~sarah~]

Oh cool, i was planning on going to that.

What is that stuff on the steering wheel?

[AussieRacer]

Originally Posted by andrew@southernBM

This car has serious power, i new it was quick but even with the 275's you lose traction constantly which is not so great when you are heading towards the spur. It actually feels edgy or like as you accelerate the car cannot put down the power. I really need to spend some quality time adjusting the suspension, i will definately raise it and want to change the settings. I need to feel comfortable because as you accelerate now combined with the traction loss you get the uneasy feeling and it doesn't inspire confidence into the corners.

Andrew was it just the suspension setup? I would have thought the grippy tyres and proper LSD would have improved the rear grip beyond it's current standard level which is laughable compared to how the engine puts the power down.

I was kind of hoping swapping out RFTs (in about 5000kms for me) and fitting an LSD (after warranty expires) would fix the rear grip under anything more than 50% throttle.

[WAY]

I have a feeling Prof's car...I mean Andrew's car (lol) is too stiffly sprung at the rear. I have driven it once with Prof and I thought it was a bit skittish at the rear as well. I have offered to help Andrew by giving his car a good drive given how much experience I have with the 135i at the limit. While the car has a lot of power, it shouldn't be so skittish with a 275 tyre at the rear unless cannot get enough weight to the rear due to the rear being too stiff. Also, given how much power it is putting out, and it has a sprint booster, you have to be extremely sensitive with your right foot.

[WAY]

Originally Posted by ~sarah~

Oh cool, i was planning on going to that.

What is that stuff on the steering wheel?

Sarah, that is an LCD screen which displays all sorts of cool stuff like your water temp, some performance numbers etc.

[Breville]

Congrats Andrew and to the Prof as I am sure it's gone to a good home. Let me know if you want to get rid of any more parts from Prof's old car..

[WAY]

Breville, I have first dips on a couple of the things.

[Breville]

NP, you can have the carbon trim...

[WAY]

Haha I don't think so. I am done with spending money on cosmetic enhancement. The only cosmetic enhancement I have are the carbon mirrors and black grille that I ordered at the start. Everything since then serves the purpose of going faster!

[takahashi]

Keep some dirt on the dash to remind you Wayne?

Expensive go fast mod you have coming for the front... Dry carbon is more to me a bling more than go fast?

[andrew@southernBM]

Originally Posted by ~sarah~

Oh cool, i was planning on going to that.

What is that stuff on the steering wheel?

Sarah, sorry for all the hoo ha at the meeting last night, beyond my control but what a PITA it was.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

[~sarah~]

Man, that was pretty bad form. I thought it was supposed to be a car club.
From my experience car clubs are supposed to be about having fun and most of all CARS!!!!

[WAY]

Originally Posted by takahashi

Keep some dirt on the dash to remind you Wayne?

Expensive go fast mod you have coming for the front... Dry carbon is more to me a bling more than go fast?

Huh? Dry carbon is a lot lighter than metal! But anyway, that is not the point. The point of getting that kit is that the front will be 2.5 inch wider each side. Car is too understeery for my liking still despite all the suspension and tyre mods, so this is the only way to go.

Sarah and Andrew, what happened at the BMWCCV meeting last night?

[takahashi]

Originally Posted by WAY

Huh? Dry carbon is a lot lighter than metal! But anyway, that is not the point. The point of getting that kit is that the front will be 2.5 inch wider each side. Car is too understeery for my liking still despite all the suspension and tyre mods, so this is the only way to go.

Sarah and Andrew, what happened at the BMWCCV meeting last night?

Fibreglass is just as good as dry carbon for a bumper... That was my point. . Bumper don't need to be that strong. The way you drive it you will smash it in pieces anyway ...