Backstory:
This car was purchased on March 18, 2017 at Euro Auto Specialist in Chantilly, Virginia. It was purchased with just over 159k miles on the clock, and was bone stock, and in very good mechanical shape, with no rust on the body or major structure of the car. It is a 2009 model year, built in October of 2008, meaning it has the "Year One of the 1" engraving on the starter button surround. It's an N52-powered 128i with the 6-Speed manual transmission. It is Monaco Blue with an all-black (except headliner) Sensatec Vinyl Interior, with swapped-in Sport Leather seats. The only options I can tell is on this car are heated seats (thank you, PO!). The exterior shows the cars mileage, the hood has many rock chips, and the rear bumper shows signs of a much-traveled PO, and there are some spots that need touching-up and correction.
This is my first car, and I absolutely love it!
Mods:
The important bits!
Drivetrain Mods:
• 3-Stage DISA Intake Manifold
• Turner Motorsports Tune (Active Autowerke)
• Mishimoto Silicone Intake Boot
• CDV Delete, Clutch Pedal Spring Delete, BMS Clutch Stop
• ECS Teflon Shifter Bushings, Turner Shift Arm Bushing
• BMW Performance Short Shift Lever
• Condor Speed Shop Tall Shift Knob
• AKG 75A Motor Mounts
• E46 M3 Transmission Mounts
• M Front Position Differential Bushings
• PowerFlex Rear Position Differential Bushing
• DiffsOnline 3-Clutch 35/60 LSD with 3.73's
• E60 Finned Diff Cover
• BMW Performance Y-Pipe, Corsa Performance Muffler (Both for a 135i)
• OE 135i Oil Cooler and Thermostat
• AKG DTM Shift Selector Rod
• Bimmerworld Oil Distribution Block
Suspension Mods:
• Ohlins Road and Track Coilovers:
• 1M Valving by 3DM Motorsports
• Swift Springs 7" 70N/mm Front, 10" 160N/mm Rear
• Vorshlag Camber Plates
• fe1rx Strut Spacers
• M Front Control Arms
• M Rear Upper Control Arms and Guide Rods
• ECS 12mm Rear Sway Bar w/ Meyle HD End Links
Brake Mods:
• F30 335i 340mm Brembos (Painted G2 Orange)
• Porterfield R4-S Street Pads
• Porterfield R4 Race Pads
• F30 Front Splash Shields
• Perf. Aero Brake Ducts
• Turner SS Brake Lines
• ATE Type 200 Racing Brake Fluid
Exterior Mods:
• Winter Wheels/Tires:
• Sport Edition SE-16 17x7.5" ET40 with 225/45R17 General G-Max AS-05's
• Summer/Track Wheels/Tires:
• Bimmerworld TE:AL TA5R 17x8.5" ET38 with 245/45-17 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500
• 130i Badge
• Bimmerworld Fiberglass Sunroof Delete Panel
• BMW Performance Front Aero
• BMW Roof Rails
• RockyMounts Tomahawk Bike Mount
• M-Sport Rear Bumper and Diffuser with Mesh Mod
Interior Mods:
• Xuji Leather Steering Wheel Wrap
• 3M 1080-Series Wrapped Trim Pieces
• UK Slicktop Headliner
• M3 Instrument Cluster Retrofit (DIY Below)
• OEM Manual, Heated Sport Seat in Black Boston Leather
• VDO Engine Oil Pressure Gauge
Maintenance Items:
• Regular 5k Mile Oil Changes
–Mann Filters
–Synthetic Oil (0w/5w-40)
• Tranmission Oil Change
–Redline MTL
• Differential Oil Change
–75W-110
• Replaced Severely Punctured Goodyear Eagle LS3 RFT's (Stupid roads)
• Replaced Passenger Side Axle Shaft (Noise from rear)
• Driver Side Front Wheel Bearing (Praying that it wasn't the rear)
–Genuine BMW Unit
• Passenger Side Rear Wheel Bearing (Noise fixed)
–F A G Bearing
• PCV Breather Hose (Brittle plastic snapped during DISA manifold swap)
• Shocks and Springs Replacement (Blown shocks found after first track day)
• Shifter Support Arm (Snapped trying to press-in rear poly bushing)
• DIY Alignments (First time I had it done, it wasn't right; took matters into my own hands!)
• Starter Motor and Battery-Alternator-Starter Cable (Died before school one day)
• Valve Cover (Blown PCV causing whine, oil in manifold, and hard-to-open oil filler cap)
• Spark Plugs @ 182k miles (Denso Iridium Power)
• Battery @ 195k miles (Duralast Platinum H7-AGM)
• Rebuild upper DISA at 199k miles. Literally split open.
Tips, DIY's, etc:
Retrofitting an M3 Instrument Cluster:
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...5#post25278175
Alignment DIY:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1503027