Injen Intake and H&R front and rear sways on the way..

[Totti]

Originally Posted by janus77

No, i didn't drive the 135i in the manual

Exactly. The trannys in the 35 and the 25 are two completely different things. The auto 135 absolutely flies, with literally no lag in between changes and the paddles are a blast.

[jksgoh]

Originally Posted by janus77

Gotta be manual on a sports car, would be cool if you could get a computer mod to blip the throttle to match the revs on down changes like the new 370z though.

you tested the new 370z in manual? how did you find the auto rev matching???
went to a nissan dealer and they only had an auto for me to test...
duno if id want something to "blip" for me, its so satisfying when you nail it!

[janus77]

Nah, i just read the review on it and watched the top gear vid or whatever it was.. they said it was a pretty cool setup.

[janus77]

Just dropped the car off at ALS Performance to have the front and rear sway's installed by Andrew, nice guy. Had some cool cars in there.

Andrew reckons to get the 125i up to 130i power, there are a couple of differences, but mostly it's just getting a 130i intake manifold installed, and then flashing the 125i ecu with the 130i software. Food for thought.

[chylld]

janus did you manage to take any pics of your injen install? i'm thinking of doing it for my little 1er on recommendation from wmj73

also any chance i could have a listen to it? i'm in north sydney so if you can spare some time please let me know

[BMW86]

Hey janus77 why did you go with the H&R Sways over the M3 sways? Also, how is the setup going? Would love to hear your feedback.

[janus77]

I haven't taken any pics yet. I've got to get my camerma back in operation, have been useless.

Chylld, i'm in Newtown, but i do head over your way a bit, would be happy to come and let you see how the injen goes. PM me. I spoke to Wmj73 before ordering mine, definitely a good buy, and i installed it during my lunch break at work, peice of cake (and i'm not very mechanical). Next thing is to hear how the BMS goes!

BMW86, I didn't look at the M3 parts to be honest, the research i did indicated that the H&R combo was well proven to give a good balance to the handling. I'm happy with it, it hasn't effected the ride much, now the understeer is all but gone, it's really really well balanced. Before the handling was great, as i have the M pack, however i noticed when driving near the car's limits, a tendancy for the front to grind (i guess a handling trait they build in since it's safer in most situations, and more easily controlled to have front wheels sliding rather than the rear hanging out). As an example (and i'm not saying the 125i handles like a carrera), but i went for a ride in an 08 Carrera S on the track, and the balance of the car felt very similar to the 125i after the sway install, i just hangs on for longer, the front doesn't grind, and you can manage the grip with the accelerator. It's really really fun to drive now.

The sways only really come into their own when you're pushing the car hard though, until you get a chance to test the limits you don't notice them so much. Initially i was worried i'd spent money on a mod that wasn't doing much, but i think if i went back to driving my car before, I'd notice a big difference now.

[cozza]

Hey mate, have you been happy with the intake? Is it worth the coin? What difference does it make to the car?

[janus77]

Yeah, i'm happy with it.. the car sounds like a beast now, i reckon it goes a little better, but the difference would be minimal. I think it was worth the money, it's a pretty individual thing though if you want to spend cash on something like that.

[cozza]

I think I need to hear it. When you get a chance let's see some photos and maybe a video

[janus77]

will try, probably meeting up with Chylld on Saturday.. maybe he has a camera??

[chylld]

Originally Posted by janus77

will try, probably meeting up with Chylld on Saturday.. maybe he has a camera??

Of course I will bring my camera

[wmj73]

no 125i love in Brisbane

[janus77]

at least you're representing though dude, go hard or go home.

[cozza]

Bump for photos/video...

[janus77]

There's a photo of the intake on that northern beaches meet..

as far as the sways go, it's not something that's easy to get a pic of..

[janus77]

Will get some vid with Chylld in the next couple of weeks hopefully.

[chylld]

forgot all about the sways, should have taken a pic although it's hard to wrestle a camera at the right angle.

video of the sway would be an interesting one, but i'm not sure how best to approach it. probably with the camera on the side of the road where there's a curve, looking onto the front of the car as it comes around?

[cozza]

Originally Posted by janus77

There's a photo of the intake on that northern beaches meet..

as far as the sways go, it's not something that's easy to get a pic of..

Ah, saw that, sweet. Wouldn't worry about photos of the sway bars. Well, not for me anyway...

[janus77]

The sways are awesome.. not really noticeable during normal driving, but when you push it, the suspension is now solid and the car handles really flat

[delete-this-account]

pics of intake? would this intake fit a 130i as well?

[wmj73]

here you go intehnet http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317607
I reckon it should, fits all n52 engines but you will have to double check mate