2013 135i

[fatmatt0116]

Pardon me if this has been hashed out already, but I'm thinking of picking up a '13 135i and turning it out as a daily driver. Exactly how fast can you make these things go for a 4-5k budget? Any thoughts on mt vs dct?

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Depends on the quality of parts. Stock turbo's can take you up to 430-450WHP though with full bolts ons, E85 and a few other things.

If you want to swap turbo's, 600-700whp isnt too hard but well over 5K budget.

[VRG_135]

Originally Posted by fatmatt0116

Pardon me if this has been hashed out already, but I'm thinking of picking up a '13 135i and turning it out as a daily driver. Exactly how fast can you make these things go for a 4-5k budget? Any thoughts on mt vs dct?

I'd go manual fo rthe joy of reving the engine. I had to go DCT because sometimes my wife has to drive it. But I also believe the DCT is faster 0-60 and for track use.

[houtan]

Originally Posted by Jeff@TopGearSolutions

Depends on the quality of parts. Stock turbo's can take you up to 430-450WHP though with full bolts ons, E85 and a few other things.

If you want to swap turbo's, 600-700whp isnt too hard but well over 5K budget.

Those look like n54 numbers, he is buying an n55.