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ShocknAwe's 2010 1er Mutt Photo History & Build
Major updates coming. In the process of updating the thread.
This is the photo-diary history of my 135i from stock to current. Unfortunately some parts that are on the car, or have been part of the cars history have either been lost or were neglected and haven't been photographed. The first picture will be semi-regularly updated as the build changes to reflect the current state of the car! I'm not much for words here, and I'll let the pictures do the talking. Last Known State of Affairs: New photos coming Current Modifications: Current Modifications: Engine/Fueling/Exhaust/Cooling Hydra Performance HP800 turbos N53 head port matched by Hydra Performance Hydra Performance high flow outlets Hydra Performance CF 3" rear inlet Hydra Performance 3" short front inlet Aluminium hot side heat shield BMS 3" downpipes Nth Degree Fabrication custom DP back 3.5" exhaust, secondary cat, resonator, MadDad Whisper muffler Precision Raceworks 535 bucketed LPFP Nexsys B58 coil conversion polished aluminium OE B58 coils OE B58 plugs gapped to 0.022" BMS vacuum canisters ECS booster line relocation BMS 7.5" RACE FMIC + 2.5" J-pipe Evolution Racewerks 50mm Charge Pipe - Anodized Black Finish GoFastBits 50mm adjustable BOV Modified OEM BMW Clutch Delay Valve Spring Bolt Delete Suspension & Chassis Coils Front - E9xM3 Ohlins R&T Rear - E9xM3 Ohlins TTX Fe1rx front spindle spacer Ohlins 1M spec beehive springs Swift Springs - 18k Rear Swift Thrust Sheets - 65mm rear Arms & Bars Meyle HD Front Sway Bar Links OE BMW 135i Front Sway Bar OE BMW 135i Rear Sway TRW M3 Front Wishbones TRW M3 Front Tension Struts TRW M3 Rear Wishbones TRW M3 Rear Guide Rods OE BMW M3 Rear Lower Camber Link HP Autowerks M3 rear headlight leveling bracket Fe1rx custom "M3" Rear Toe Arms Mounts OE 1M Strut Brace Rogue Engineering Transmission Mounts Bimmerworld Aluminum Rear Subframe Bushings 135droptop Differential Lock Down Brace Driveline BMS Short Shift Kit Drexler Clutch LSD: 40/10 ramps YCW reinforced lightweight rear axles Brakes Racingbrake 2-piece Floating Hybrid Slotted-Drilled Iron Rotors - Front & Rear Racingbrake Street Compound Pads Wheels & Tires APEX EC-7 Anthracite Wheels - 18x9.5 et 22 Front, 18x9.5 et 58 Rear Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires - 275/35/18 Square Body & Cosmetic OE BMW 1M Front Conversion Lightweight Titanauspuffanlagen MotoGP 1M Front Lip - Gloss Black iND 1M Sidemarkers - Custom finished in Black Chrome OE BMW Performance Carbon Fiber spoiler - Painted Jet Black OE BMW LCI Black Line Tail Lights OE BMW E46 ZHP Shift Knob OE BMW 1M Floor Mats OE BMW Matte Black mud guards Front and Rear OE BMW Matte Shadowline plate frame Redline Goods Italian Leather Shift & Brake Boots Matte Black custom mesh vented OEM diffuser Matte Black Kidney Grilles CSR Eyebrows - Painted Jet Black PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow 2500k H8 Corona Ring bulbs Coded AE Max Voltage, Corners Off, Windows Up on Key, Folding Mirrors on Key Fluids Redline MTL transmission fluid German Castrol 0W40 BMW LL-01 engine oil Parts Bin! (awaiting install) iND Black Chrome Kidney Grilles Rieger quad diffuser F82 M4 Front Uprights E46 M3 CSL BBK Front Rotors (ECS 2pc) Hydra Performance CSL Rotor adapter Hydra Performance N53 ported/drilled head Hydra Performance SS cast HP800 turbos with N53 turbofolds Hydra Performance relocated turbo outlets Hydra Performance high flow 3" inlets and hybrid aFe GT Momentum sealed intake Hydra Performance PCV system Schrick Low-lift cams X-Clutch Organic Twin-Disk Clutch RevShift 80A Engine Mounts Ohlins/3DM E82 1M Coilovers Stock: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Added Ebay Performance Replica Spoiler: ![]() Black Slat Kidneys: ![]() CP-e DCI: ![]() Disaster! Turns out it buffed right out!: ![]() Front Duct Mod & Alufelgen SF-71 19" Wheels w/ Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta tires (225F/255R), Full 360* Ceramic Tint: ![]() Mudguards (rear), Debadged 135i emblem, and Berk exhaust: ![]() ![]() Matte Black Diffuser Project: ![]() ![]() A little suspension work - Bilstein dampers paired with Swift Spec-R springs M3 Wishbones, and plugged up those pesky (squishy) RSFBs: ![]() ![]() Matte Black Kidneys & upped the voltage on the angel eyes: ![]() Deleted the sun visor airbag warning labels: ![]() Custom Italian Leather boots (courtesy of Redline Goods) and ZHP shift knob: ![]() ![]() ![]() Matte Black CSR Eyebrows (Thanks HondaGoneRogue!), external suspension, Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tires (increased to 235F/265R): ![]() MadDad Whisper Exhaust, OEM BMW Performance CF Spoiler painted Jet Black, went back to N54 mids and stock DPs: BMS Downpipes ![]() Spring bolt delete: Yellow zinc hex bolts with appropriate stop length to match the springs. Separate nuts. Not ever having to worry about those soft threads or nuts on the midpipe ever again is a huge plus. ![]() H&R 27mm Front Sway Bar and Rogue Engineering Transmission Mounts ![]() ![]() ![]() DEPO Smoked Amber LED Sidemarkers ![]() ![]() Dinan Rear Upper Shock Mount Kit ![]() ![]() OE BMW LCI Black Line Tail Lights An Absolute must on modified BMWs, the Black Line/Darkline styling sets off every paint color I have seen. ![]() CX Racing "Big Tom" FMIC 3" CX Racing core, custom silicone cold and hotside piping, T-bolt clamps. No leaks is essential. ![]() ![]() ![]() Evolution Racewerks CP and TiAL Q 50mm BOV Two options for BOV on our platform, TialQ or Turbosmart. I prefer the Q as it is quieter and a little more OEM+ ![]() 135droptop Differential Lock Down Brace Welded steel. Several years on the road with DD use, no issues! Thanks 135droptop! ![]() TC Kline S/A Coilovers: - 350f/600r First iteration of coilovers. These are really good bang for the buck, especially up front. ![]() ![]() BMS Short Shift Kit: ~30% reduction in shifter throw, ~1cm height reduction. Best part is my ZHP knob fit perfectly. ![]() Swift Springs and Thrust Sheets: 392/7k front spring rate ![]() Swift Springs and Thrust Sheets: 672/12k rear spring rate ![]() Fe1rx Rear Lower Spring Isolator: Pad for the lower race spring in the rear. Most coilover kits do not include this, and Fe1rx had a spare set, machined to fit the contour of the arm. ![]() ![]() ![]() Precision Raceworks Stage 2+ Modular LPFP: Single Walbro 450, ethanol rated fuel pump. No issues 30k miles DD. ![]() Racingbrake 2pc Floating Rotors Weight savings ~4lbs per corner (front and rear) with increase in rotor vanes and width to 28mm. ![]() BMW Performance 6MT Pedals Another must have for 6MT BMWs. No more slippery pedals when wet. ![]() YCW Front and Rear coilovers - 6k front 18k rear Next step in trying to perfect the suspension after deleting nRFT. Better valving and compression than the TCKs, but rougher on the street. ![]() ![]() Fe1rx ///M Rear Toe Arms Perfect addition to the YCWs. I disliked having to regularly clean the rust off my spherical toe arms. ![]() APEX EC-7 Rear Wheels - 18x9.5 et 58 (275/35 MP4S) The hunt for better grip. MPSS were vastly inferior. Plus, these are bigger in every dimension. ![]() Bimmerworld Carbon Fiber Sunroof Delete Plug Deleting 40+ lbs from the roof. No brainer. ![]() OE BMW 1M Anthracite Slicktop Headliner Lets get that added headroom, easier to clean and recover if it wears out. Downside, ridiculously expensive and had to be imported. ![]() OE BMW 1M Front Conversion - With Lightweight MotoGP Lip First shot. Did this in my garage on jack stands. Also includes image of the BMS 7.5 RACE FMIC. ![]() APEX EC7 Front Wheels 18x9.5 et 22 (275/35 MP4S) The 1M front clip allowed me to square up the wheels and tires. 275/35 MP4S with no rubbing while driving. This is how the front end was meant to be! ![]() BMS 7.5" RACE FMIC & 2.5" J-pipe Getting serious about IAT control. 90-100 degrees with 99% humidity is tough to combat, but lets see how this does. ![]() ![]() Drexler Clutch Type Limited Slip Differential - 40/10 Ramps Built and imported from Germany by limitedslip.de. Thanks to Omar@HydraPerformance for helping me order this! ![]()
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The ride is compliant over bumps at mid/high speed. At low speed (40 and under) you'll feel them, but it's not spine shattering or kidney powdering by any means. Also, it's firm enough that where the road goes, you go. What I mean by this is that if the road bumps up and then dips, so do you. If it repeatedly undulates, so do you. A lot of the harshness that would go along with that does get soaked up but the car still moves with the road, there is ZERO floatiness. I will add that this typically isn't a problem and actually works in your favor for flat cornering and transfers. My wife loves the change, and she's super picky about being comfortable. Thanks bud! Need some more pics of your car, been a while!
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08-26-2014, 12:53 PM | #6 |
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Finally some pictures of your car Alex!!! Your car looks beautiful and sharp! Good taste in mods too!
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2011 135i 6MT | Alpine White | Terracotta Boston Leather | M-Sport | BMW Performance Exhaust Resonator Delete | Active Autowerke Signature Exhaust | BMW Performance Suspension | Blackline LCI Taillights | BMW Performance CF Spoiler | CF Rear Diffuser | PPK | E92 M3 FSB | Matte Black Kidney Grilles | VMR V710 Jet Anthracite | Michelin PSS | BMW SS Pedals
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Your car looks great, I have similar plans for mine. Bilstien hd's and swift, as well as a mesh insert in the rear diffuser. The only difference is I bought a front lower grill to cut out and use for the rear, I have a few ideas for securing it but wanted to ask how you secured yours. Do you have a photo you could post of the back side of the diffuser?
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No worries. There are a LOT of different, correct ways to go about doing this, and I'm far from finished. If you have any other questions or need help feel free to fire away.
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Thanks mike.
![]() On another note, gonna throw some front mud flaps on there soon. Got a wild hair and pulled my 3mm spacers off the front end. Also starting an intercooler project. Going to try to source a KL Racing unit.
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So small update, made the upgrade from the G4 to the G5 ISO board and figured it was time for a new harness too. Very nice box improvement from BMS and the isolated boost control is SO MUCH SMOOTHER. All my complaints about the JB4 have been resolved. Going to pick up a bavarian technic cable soon and play around with backend flashing. I figure it's time.
Also finally got front mud flaps, going on after I detail the car this weekend. Decided to re-evaluate my catless DP situation as I got an unbelievable deal from a friend in Mass who just sold his 335. Hoping they get here this weekend so I can install before my roadtrip. Also grabbed a new underhood shield. Those things are stupid expensive. I was hoping to hold off until I did my 1M OEM wide body conversion but it looks like that is taking a back-seat for at least another 6 months (seems to be a recurring problem).
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Are you using the Ebay spoiler or the OEM spoiler? I have the ebay spoiler and i think it looks very off from the oem spoiler. Do you have pics for comparison if you had both?
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Happy to help. If you have any other questions let me know.
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