My 135i... "It's just a daily"...

[Rampant_Lion]

Great work, beautiful car.

[nishan777]

It's testament to your writing skills that I even went through your Celica build thread.

Not knowing much about Celica's prior, I am now enlightened and have also seen the destructive power of the humble potato chip!

Tell me you are a journalist / budding writer / columnist and did not follow the typical Asian requisite of Doctor / Lawyer / Engineer!

Long may your posts continue......

[NoOg_sTaR]

Hahaha. No I am not a journalist/budding writer/columnist.

I also didn't follow the Asian prerequisite... That much. I just enjoy making these build threads for others to see.

[Curare86]

Whats being done now that takes 6 weeks? Any hints?

[NoOg_sTaR]

I am involved with a offer from someone in Australia to buy/test out a new clutch/flywheel combo. It is a custom item which should have excellent performance. It should beat the price and performance of equivalent US options.

However since its a custom item and version 1... It will take a few weeks to fabricate. I will mention more about it closer to having the combo in my possession. For those who are looking for a heavy duty single plate or heavy duty twin plate mated with a single mass flywheel. Hold on for a bit and stay tuned.

The car will also be tuned once the drivetrain is sorted.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by NoOg_sTaR

I am involved with a offer from someone in Australia to buy/test out a new clutch/flywheel combo. It is a custom item which should have excellent performance. It should beat the price and performance of equivalent US options.

However since its a custom item and version 1... It will take a few weeks to fabricate. I will mention more about it closer to having the combo in my possession. For those who are looking for a heavy duty single plate or heavy duty twin plate mated with a single mass flywheel. Hold on for a bit and stay tuned.

The car will also be tuned once the drivetrain is sorted.

could you give any clues as to what brand it would be? or will that come later :P

i'll be after a strong twin plate myself, and cheaper than the $2500 only-options-currently would be amazing hah

[Aussieboxy]

Any tips on installing the RHD downpipes?

Got my set & can't get to bloody anything. Got a quote of 5 Hrs @ $95P/Hr so would prefer to fit myself if possible but only have ramps & stands no lift.

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by Aussieboxy

Any tips on installing the RHD downpipes?

Got my set & can't get to bloody anything. Got a quote of 5 Hrs @ $95P/Hr so would prefer to fit myself if possible but only have ramps & stands no lift.

Just pay it man. It's worth it.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by NoOg_sTaR

I am involved with a offer from someone in Australia to buy/test out a new clutch/flywheel combo. It is a custom item which should have excellent performance. It should beat the price and performance of equivalent US options.

However since its a custom item and version 1... It will take a few weeks to fabricate. I will mention more about it closer to having the combo in my possession. For those who are looking for a heavy duty single plate or heavy duty twin plate mated with a single mass flywheel. Hold on for a bit and stay tuned.

The car will also be tuned once the drivetrain is sorted.

did anything come of this?

[Kiwi Peter]

Originally Posted by Aussieboxy

Any tips on installing the RHD downpipes?

Got my set & can't get to bloody anything. Got a quote of 5 Hrs @ $95P/Hr so would prefer to fit myself if possible but only have ramps & stands no lift.

If you have the TIME just do it.
You will end up buying more tools from suppercheap $$$$
You will wast about two days
You will probably pay for a tow truck to take it to the workshop $$$$
You will piss off your misses $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
You will piss off yourself for not listening to all the comments on the forum
You could end up in A&E

Good luck

$95 an hour is cheap come to Sydney i will charge you $150 p/hr.

[dr335e93]

Originally Posted by Peter@Advan

If you have the TIME just do it.
You will end up buying more tools from suppercheap $$$$
You will wast about two days
You will probably pay for a tow truck to take it to the workshop $$$$
You will piss off your misses $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
You will piss off yourself for not listening to all the comments on the forum
You could end up in A&E

Good luck

$95 an hour is cheap come to Sydney i will charge you $150 p/hr.

Lol!
Pete charges that much so he can feed the dog

[UR25IO]

Man its only $500 just pay it and get it done, just look at it this way you spent all this time on the forum, it would of been done by now. Again you will spend as much money on tools and you may still come out with a head fuck of a job.
hahaha

Ps good luck

[dr335e93]

Originally Posted by froop

About US$13?

Have you put them on yet?

I purchased a set from there and they sent me out LHD ones which don't fit on our RHD cars. I asked them about it and they said as they're a US shop they only stock LHD and couldn't offer any other resolution other than telling me to remove the blade inset of the new wiper and replace it with my old one.

When I asked them a couple times how to remove the ends of the wiper blade to remove the insert they stopped replying... It was only $13 but still, not very happy.

I'm sure you figured this out by now...
There is a tab on us supplied wipers that you lift remove flip over and reinsert to convert them to rhd

[7smurfs]

Originally Posted by Aussieboxy

Any tips on installing the RHD downpipes?

Got my set & can't get to bloody anything. Got a quote of 5 Hrs @ $95P/Hr so would prefer to fit myself if possible but only have ramps & stands no lift.

As said, it's a massive headfk job and will take a lot of time. Refer to my post on my experience on a dp install here.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...2&postcount=12

TL;DR - will never DIY it again! Take it to a shop

[suspenceful]

Awesome read. I look forward to the next update.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by flinchy

did anything come of this?

Lots of clutch smoke from what I can gather.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Originally Posted by Aussieboxy

Any tips on installing the RHD downpipes?

Got my set & can't get to bloody anything. Got a quote of 5 Hrs @ $95P/Hr so would prefer to fit myself if possible but only have ramps & stands no lift.

It's not a hard job. Just a bit of a c#$t of a job due to space constraints. If you have the tools, knowledge, and time. You can do it. I did it at a workshop with my mechanic/mate, did it within the night but it came with its share of curse words and cuts.

Originally Posted by flinchy

did anything come of this?

Originally Posted by Nugget

Lots of clutch smoke from what I can gather.

It did not end well. There was several months of delays and issues getting the SMFW and ceramic clutch in my hands. The end product was not what I was sold and it still had problems and not performing the way it should. It is currently slipping already and it will be ripped out in the coming weeks once I return from my Sydney/Melbourne trip. It was pretty disappointing, what made matters worst is that the suppliers have ceased contact. I will not name them for the time being.

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I have been meaning to finish it for quite some time now and I have made my attempts. I am just lacking the motivation, the pictures are uploaded, I have already story boarded it, and it is half typed at home. I will try to commit to finishing it soon. The car has been transformed recently with further changes both cosmetically and mechanically. It is currently punching out 420RWHP on 100% E85.

It will also be featured on BMW Car Magazine in the UK in the coming weeks. I can't comment too much on this but once the magazine is on the shelves I can post a few more things.

Here is the dyno anyway:

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Peter@Advan

$95 an hour is cheap come to Sydney i will charge you $150 p/hr.

you charge $150/hr?! holy crap i know you're amazing, but that's phenomenally expensive

That's the exact reason i DIY, no matter how frustrating/painful something is... unless it takes me literally 5 hours for every workshop hour, i've saved what i consider worth my time >_<

Originally Posted by NoOg_sTaR

It's not a hard job. Just a bit of a c#$t of a job due to space constraints. If you have the tools, knowledge, and time. You can do it. I did it at a workshop with my mechanic/mate, did it within the night but it came with its share of curse words and cuts.



It did not end well. There was several months of delays and issues getting the SMFW and ceramic clutch in my hands. The end product was not what I was sold and it still had problems and not performing the way it should. It is currently slipping already and it will be ripped out in the coming weeks once I return from my Sydney/Melbourne trip. It was pretty disappointing, what made matters worst is that the suppliers have ceased contact. I will not name them for the time being.

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I have been meaning to finish it for quite some time now and I have made my attempts. I am just lacking the motivation, the pictures are uploaded, I have already story boarded it, and it is half typed at home. I will try to commit to finishing it soon. The car has been transformed recently with further changes both cosmetically and mechanically. It is currently punching out 420RWHP on 100% E85.

It will also be featured on BMW Car Magazine in the UK in the coming weeks. I can't comment too much on this but once the magazine is on the shelves I can post a few more things.

Here is the dyno anyway:

sorry to hear it turned out bad

one day, there'll be a high quality, high power twin plate clutch for the N54 haha. As it is.. still seems like SPEC or bust (or MAYBE clutchmasters if you're game)

UK magazine? interesting haha

[Aussieboxy]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll take it to a specialist to get the DP's isntalled. It's a much tougher job on a RHD than LHD it seems.

What mods are required to run 100 E85?

Am I reading that Dyno correctly...639 Nm of torque. WOW.....I thought my 500 was pretty good.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Aussieboxy

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll take it to a specialist to get the DP's isntalled. It's a much tougher job on a RHD than LHD it seems.

What mods are required to run 100 E85?

Am I reading that Dyno correctly...639 Nm of torque. WOW.....I thought my 500 was pretty good.

lower power (450-500hp stock frame max), second LPFP and stock HPFP should cover it

nothing currently with bigger power, until the Vargas twin HPFP stuff comes out.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by flinchy

lower power (450-500hp stock frame max), second LPFP and stock HPFP should cover it

nothing currently with bigger power, until the Vargas twin HPFP stuff comes out.

Or a complete replacement LPFP rather than adding another one in line, me and Noog use the same mechanic and I copied his fuel pump solution
You will also need a good tuner.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Or a complete replacement LPFP rather than adding another one in line, me and Noog use the same mechanic and I copied his fuel pump solution
You will also need a good tuner.

yeah there's some good drop in LPFP solutions coming to market atm, should be a twin parallel walbro 450 drop in really soon.