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As I said, you might not need better brakes for autocross. Lets face it. Running a car in a mall parking lot with speeds kept under 60mph or whatever isnt like the abuse a car will face on a 'real' track at much higher speeds. I guess its ones point of view to what constitutes a high performnce system. I and many would call a Brembo multi piston, fixed caliber system high performance even if installed as an OEM product. All the reviews written about them praise them. By the way, the BB(big buck) BBK Brembo kit for the 128/135 clocks in at about $3500 and thats just for the fronts! Not including installation of course. Putting these huge monsters on a 128 is really overkill. These brakes are made for high hp dedicated track terrors, not weekend warriors autocross and occasional forays to tracks. Heres a review of the 135i which they do much testing of the car at Willow Springs race track. About the brakes, they have nothing but good to say about them, cept some noise and, the dust. As BMW owners, we all know that! http://www.insideline.com/bmw/1-seri...-bmw-135i.html Last edited by NYC6; 07-25-2012 at 07:07 PM.. |
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... and this thread is about neither!
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Niot sure why front bumper matters - I can't see it unless I go to the trouble to walk to the front of the car LOL
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I have not noticed any brake fade using the 128 as a DD - and I've had a few panic stops. I may change over to ceramic pads whan its time for a pad change.
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LOL BRAKES: Wouldn't ceramic pads hurt performance since they need heat? they are designed for track not street e93 SWAY: Had it installed, still need to check if I need to tighten it. First impressions: Steering is more accurate,car feels tighter, less body roll and slightly more effort to turn steering wheel. Not sure about extra under steer, its wet today. I feel maybe less understeer due to more DTC light blinking than usual. Is this all normal for M-sport suspension
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One day M school is about $1500. 2 day is almost $3600. 15% is significant.
Performance driving events are cheaper but also not the same. These schools are taught by professional race drivers and you are using their cars. Still they are pretty expensive - but worth it to me. Jim
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I played with RealOEM for a few minutes comparing a 2009 e70 X5 n52 to my 2009 e88 n52 to a 2006 330ci n52. I was looking at the intake and exhaust. I previous compared internal parts (pistons, camshafts) of the e70 and e88 and couldn't see a difference. I confirmed what Stig said previously, the injectors are all the same. The intakes and the exhausts are different. To be more specific, the e70 and the 330ci share the same intake - exact same part number. The e70 is rated 260 hp and the 330ci 250 or 255 (can't remember). Both more than my e88. I think the e70/330ci intake is three stage and the e88 is two stage. All the exhausts are different. But looking at them, I got an idea.
The primary catalytic converter is effectively part of the exhaust manifold on our cars. So wouldn't there be aftermarket parts available that might also improve flow? I looked for the 330ci and magniflow makes these parts and claims higher flow. The set of front and rear manifolds is about $1500. I'm not sure 330ci parts would fit my e88 but it seems more likely than e70 manifolds would fit. The advantage over headers is just clean air compliance. They are legal, in other words. You might get legality with even higher flow with headers and a catalytic in the exhaust tubing, however. But it seems like we ought to be able to get to the ~260hp level with complete legality with a new intake manifold and higher flow exhaust (need the cat back - magnaflow is around $600). Jim
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The danger of using X5 parts is that they may be long or tall and not meet e82 exhaust.
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I am pretty sure I was looking at a e90 which I believe started in 2006. In that year, the 325 was a n52 rated 215hp and the 330 was a n52 rated 255hp. Later the e90 went to the 328 and 335 nomenclature.
Magnaflow makes both a cat back exhaust for the e88/82 n52 and replacement exhaust manifolds with catalytic converters for the 330 n52. I am theorizing that the 330 manifolds might fit (?) or magnaflow might offer replacement catalytic/manifolds for our cars. The replacement manifolds with the cat back should get us to at least 255hp (with intake manifold and probably some tuning). The observation, which makes most sense if you look at the nice diagrams on realOEM, is that replacing a catalytic converter on our cars involves either a lot of cutting and welding or a replacement exhaust manifold. It is not unusual to have to replace a catalytic when a car gets up around 8-10 years old. So it was not surprising to see Magnaflow offering replacement manifold/catalytic converters for an early e90. Jim
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These should fit, i haven't seen anything that said otherwise LIGHT BULBS : Replaced my burned out Halogen H7 main lights with PIAA intense white 4100 lumens. I like. Last edited by andrey_gta; 07-27-2012 at 12:25 AM.. |
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So yeah I called a shop that had a Dyno and I asked them how much would it be to tune the car and they told me that try couldn't do it to my car........ Reason?
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And you are even in Miami, close by to get it don without sending the ECU or buying the Simon tool!
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On the topic of the thread, good thread just popped up in the 128i engine section. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...7#post12406577
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Went to play tennis with a friend today.
Decided to make a little rev video for you guys. I only went to 3k or 3.5k. For some reason it sounded a lot louder from inside my car and I was afraid the people in the park would get mad at me. Probably that iPhone mic
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128i fitment of e87 Side Splitter posted in cosmetics thread. enjoy
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=636186
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I need some input on my last mod for the year, just lookign to increase the everyday joy of the car. Options:
m3 arms kit, on stock mSport suspension ssk, Rouge Engineering + replace all bushings/bearing DISA, not doing AA tune Most are same cost, DISA is cheapest
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