New to the forum :)

[B135i-e82]

Hey guys, from perth

Wanted to say hello on the forum
Just purchased my 135i last week and was so happy with my buy!
picked up a 2008 135i from a mates dealership, the guy who previously owned it was a fly in fly out worker, never drove the car but was treated like royalty and only had 31000kms on it.
had a 325i e92 before and was itching for more speed and couldn't have been happier with what I got

[yawn]

Welcome! You will definitely enjoy the ride

[7smurfs]

Welcome!!

[Simonnn]

Welcome! extremely low mileage example you have there, well done.

Let us know if you feel the mod bug hit you and we'll steer you in the right direction hah!

[B135i-e82]

Thanks guys!

Loving the car! I think the mod bug has already hit me haha
Bought some angel eyes from BMR which Im still waiting for (been 2 weeks ) got the matte black grille on the way and trying to decide what rims to get!
Tune is next! U guys have any good recommendations on whats the best tune? Heard COBB and JB4 are the best?

[Simonnn]

Originally Posted by B135i-e82

Thanks guys!

Loving the car! I think the mod bug has already hit me haha
Bought some angel eyes from BMR which Im still waiting for (been 2 weeks ) got the matte black grille on the way and trying to decide what rims to get!
Tune is next! U guys have any good recommendations on whats the best tune? Heard COBB and JB4 are the best?

I've had both the JB4 and COBB, both have their pros and cons (e.g. JB4 has steering wheel controls and gauge highjacking but is a piggyback tune whereas a COBB is a full flash). The COBB also comes with a standalone unit which is quite handy, it is also a lot easier to install/uninstall as all you need is access to the OBD port, whereas with the JB4 you actually need to access the ECU box from the engine bay (which isn't that difficult after you've done it a few times FYI)

The price difference between the two used to be much larger a few years back.. however now with the aussie dollar dropping in strength its not as big a difference as the JB4 seems to have increased in price (JB4 was ~$750 when I last checked recently, COBB is around 1.2k)

Can't really go wrong with either, there are a lot of JB4 vs COBB threads out there, have a read of those and it should help you with your decision

[vtl]

Welcome!

I'd say MHD is the best value tune, just uses a generic eBay cable and an Android phone/tablet to upload a flash tune to the car. Can get different maps according to the mods fitted to your car or upload a custom tune.

I'll be probably be uninstalling my Procede piggyback and going to MHD soon

[B135i-e82]

COBB sounds good just coz u can uninstall it! Ive got just a factory 3 year warranty car so that would be good to have when it comes to servicing the car etc haha
Vtl @ MHD sounds awesome to!
Might have to do some research

How much power does a tune usually give? And will it effect the stock parts as ur pushing more power?
Thanks so much for the help guys, feel a bit like a noob haha

[Scooby2]

Welcome to the forum.
Getting a tune will transform the car.
Some would say upgrade other parts to ensure they do not cause issues. Charge pipe etc.
Its more a precaution but I have had a piggyback and bmr dual cones not upgraded the charge pipe… yet.
Been ok so far.

[sr2223]

Welcome from Perth as well! Can't tell of your car is blue or black in your pic

[martymil]

Welcome

Well done getting such a low km car

[vtl]

Originally Posted by B135i-e82

COBB sounds good just coz u can uninstall it! Ive got just a factory 3 year warranty car so that would be good to have when it comes to servicing the car etc haha
Vtl @ MHD sounds awesome to!
Might have to do some research

How much power does a tune usually give? And will it effect the stock parts as ur pushing more power?
Thanks so much for the help guys, feel a bit like a noob haha

We had a dyno day here in melbourne last month (figures are kw at the wheels):

All had N54 engines

Stock 335i e93 dynod 190kw
Tuned 135i e82s dynod around 225kw
My 135i with Procede tune, FMIC, and down pipes dynoed at 241kw although it was misfiring on a couple runs
335i with custom tune, downpipes, fmic did 243kw
One of the BMW 1Ms did around 255kw with tune, downpipes fmic and exhaust
One 335i did 243kw on JB4 (no FMIC or downpipes) on the first run, then heatsoaked and went to 225kw after the 3rd run
E85 blend tuned cars did anywhere from 260-280kw

People said the dyno was reading 15kw low but I think it gives a decent idea of what the mods will give you.

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by vtl

We had a dyno day here in melbourne last month (figures are kw at the wheels):

All had N54 engines

Stock 335i e93 dynod 190kw
Tuned 135i e82s dynod around 225kw
My 135i with Procede tune, FMIC, and down pipes dynoed at 241kw although it was misfiring on a couple runs
335i with custom tune, downpipes, fmic did 243kw
One of the BMW 1Ms did around 255kw with tune, downpipes fmic and exhaust
One 335i did 243kw on JB4 (no FMIC or downpipes) on the first run, then heatsoaked and went to 225kw after the 3rd run
E85 blend tuned cars did anywhere from 260-280kw

People said the dyno was reading 15kw low but I think it gives a decent idea of what the mods will give you.

Those numbers seem similar to the numbers an oem, tune, FBO and FBO with E85 put out on the advan dyno also

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by B135i-e82

Hey guys, from perth

Wanted to say hello on the forum
Just purchased my 135i last week and was so happy with my buy!
picked up a 2008 135i from a mates dealership, the guy who previously owned it was a fly in fly out worker, never drove the car but was treated like royalty and only had 31000kms on it.
had a 325i e92 before and was itching for more speed and couldn't have been happier with what I got

Congrats on your purchase mate, she looks like a great blank canvas

[B135i-e82]

Originally Posted by sr2223

Welcome from Perth as well! Can't tell of your car is blue or black in your pic

hahaha that's what I loved about it, its actually blue but at night can barely tell

[B135i-e82]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Congrats on your purchase mate, she looks like a great blank canvas

Thanks heaps

[B135i-e82]

Originally Posted by Scooby2

Welcome to the forum.
Getting a tune will transform the car.
Some would say upgrade other parts to ensure they do not cause issues. Charge pipe etc.
Its more a precaution but I have had a piggyback and bmr dual cones not upgraded the charge pipe… yet.
Been ok so far.

Thanks heaps for that, will keep that in mind!

[B135i-e82]

thanks for the warm welcome guys

[rbdazzled]

I recently bought my first one too so Im like you, also very happy. Just installed JB4 and it seems excellent. Had a accessport on a different car and loved it, but went the JB4 for something different plus all the quick cars Ive seen listed have it. Have fun!

[B135i-e82]

Originally Posted by rbdazzled

I recently bought my first one too so Im like you, also very happy. Just installed JB4 and it seems excellent. Had a accessport on a different car and loved it, but went the JB4 for something different plus all the quick cars Ive seen listed have it. Have fun!

What do you prefer more? JB4 or the accessport?

[martymil]

I use to have the cobb and switched to JB4 and never looked back.

But it really depends what type of modifications you are planning to do.

The cobb is set and forget with no updates in years.

The jb4 is an evolving monster, constant new updates coming out and always improving.

With the cobb the best I could manage was 12.5s@115mph down the quarter

With the latest firmware from jb4 and a lot of mods but still on stock turbos my best is 11.6s@121 mph last Wednesday

If you do decide to get the jb4 get the data cable with it so you can log and fault find your car yourself if needed, its easy to use and lots of support in the forums with people willing to help.

[yawn]

Don't count out Cobb's protune - no comparison to their ots maps