What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[low135]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

I like the M3 cluster for it's simplicity. I wish it didn't have the M logo, but I'll take it, it makes some passengers ask questions I like answering. Sorry about the bad picture, I didn't take the photo and we were obviously moving at a clip...

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Also, I got a picture of my shifter and e-brake boots. I love the tie-in with the orange trim. Looks much less out-of-place than the tri-color stitching I had. Now I want to re-do the steering wheel to match.

Ordered the AKG DTM selector rod today. Can't wait to get that installed.

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Those look great. Seeing that makes me happy with my purchase from Redline

Oh, I just sold some old parts so I ordered a new steering wheel as well. It'll be similar to this with some changes. The airbag will also be done in Alcantara with red stitching and the trim around the buttons in leather. I'm gonna need to hit up NRW for some of his new paddles with tritium + & -

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Nice. Where from?

I gave Venoxy a Photochop of what I wanted and He nailed it.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I gave Venoxy a Photochop of what I wanted and He nailed it.

Nice! I need to do this. Want something plain with 200mph and an 8k redline.

[low135]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I gave Venoxy a Photochop of what I wanted and He nailed it.

That's who I reached out to also. Glad to hear people are happy with his work!

[bobowar135]

I gave her a new charge pipe and diverter valves to eliminate some plastic. I swear that overall she sounds a little angrier, especially decelerating off-throttle & at warm idle.

[low135]

Preview from Venoxy

[Divbetic]

Got the bumper back on and was able to take her out for the first real pulls since the PS2 swap. Running an OTS tune right now and still driving with pump gas (Wedge tune coming) but all I can say is WOW! This is how BMW should have sold this baby from the start.

[low135]

Got a quote today for full alcantara or leather wrapped dash. Just waiting on a quote from NRW for a full carbon dash before deciding. Leather is winning for sheer convenience of cleaning right now, we'll see what the cost of the carbon would be

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I like it! Here's mine, head on.

Edited your cluster... Maybe something like this. Still brainstorming.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Edited your cluster... Maybe something like this. Still brainstorming.

Kinda clutters things up, doncha think?

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Kinda clutters thing up, doncha think?

Yes, thats my problem though. Will have 7800 redline. Need to think on how best to reflect that.

Maybe E9xM3 faces, but dont know if tach could be reprogrammed.

[crowtrobot]

Been a while since I've done anything besides wash the car...

Did my valve cover this weekend. The Valvetronic motor gasket was leaking and I had ordered MILVS a while back, so I took the opportunity to install them. Boy, people aren't joking when they say the valve cover is a PITA - I had a pretty experienced mechanic buddy helping me out and the job still took probably 6-7hr, definitely was thankful to have a helping hand.



MILV installation was reasonably straightforward. I would definitely suggest getting the tool, but even with the tool, it's a bit tricky. The Valvetronic spring needs to be perfectly flush inside the tool or it will go back on wonky and screw up the linkage to the valve springs (ask me how I know). On the upside, fighting with this stuff gives one a much better idea how the Valvetronic system actually works.

Nic @ AA was helpful in revising my tune for the MILVS, so got that flashed and took the car out. The difference is certainly noticeable, butt dyno says similar to getting headers again (but without adding a ton of noise, haha). Will hopefully schedule some actual dyno time soon to see exactly what it did.

Main troubles I ran into over the course of the install:

• Windshield wiper arms would not come off, which made removal of the cowling for extra clearance for the valve cover impossible.
• One of the little oil baffle caps fell off when trying to reinstall the cover. These are just glued on by BMW and apparently it's not uncommon for this to fall apart. JB welded the crap out of it and reinstalled.
• After the MILV tune, had significant issues with misfires across most cylinders. The spark plug sleeves were not fully seated, I think this pushed the ignition coils up enough to make intermittent contact with the plugs. I had to remove the little circlets at the bottoms to be able to get them to seat.
• After sorting the misfires, I got a yellow half-engine CEL and codes 2CFB and 2D09, these are codes relating to throttle valve and adaptations. I turned the car on, held the gas pedal down for 30s and turned the car off without releasing the pedal, which I think resets the adaptations. The CEL was gone after this.

Also found that one of my 1M strut tower braces sheared off. I have no idea when or how this happened, as the stud was still attached to the bar, but this does not appear to be high quality metal used for these things:

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by crowtrobot

Also found that one of my 1M strut tower braces sheared off. I have no idea when or how this happened, as the stud was still attached to the bar, but this does not appear to be high quality metal used for these things:

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Hate seeing shit like this. Wondering if the stock strut tower braces are actually stronger and should be modified for use with the 1M/M3 tower cap/rings

[crowtrobot]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Hate seeing shit like this. Wondering if the stock strut tower braces are actually stronger and should be modified for use with the 1M/M3 tower cap/rings

What's really weird is that the strut bar itself was fine, it was the mount that sheared off underneath. Maybe heat cycling with the different materials between the stud and the mount? I dunno, but I'm out $80 to replace it :\

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by crowtrobot

What's really weird is that the strut bar itself was fine, it was the mount that sheared off underneath. Maybe heat cycling with the different materials between the stud and the mount? I dunno, but I'm out $80 to replace it :\

Any idea what these are made of? I'm guessing aluminum alloy pot metal.

[desertman123]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Yes, thats my problem though. Will have 7800 redline. Need to think on how best to reflect that.

Maybe E9xM3 faces, but dont know if tach could be reprogrammed.

Yeah you can edit the scaling with Perfekt Toolbox + BMW standard tools

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Any idea what these are made of? I'm guessing aluminum alloy pot metal.

My guess is regular old cast aluminum. The material type should be identified on the part like on most BMW parts.

[Elderado82]

Got the VRSF DP in finally bought it back in Christmas and pushed the MHD Stage 2 tune to the car with soft burbles and loving it. The sound, throttle response, and added power puts a genuine smile on my face.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by desertman123

Yeah you can edit the scaling with Perfekt Toolbox + BMW standard tools

Well there we go. Assuming possible to scale and open limit of speedo too?

[desertman123]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Well there we go. Assuming possible to scale and open limit of speedo too?

Yep, all the gauges. It's a pretty powerful tool. I used it to make my needles rest almost perfectly on the lines after my 135i cluster swap lol.

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

My guess is regular old cast aluminum. The material type should be identified on the part like on most BMW parts.

Yeah, it definitely looks like cast Alumn.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by desertman123

Yep, all the gauges. It's a pretty powerful tool. I used it to make my needles rest almost perfectly on the lines after my 135i cluster swap lol.

Appreciate the help. Do I need a guide for this or is the tool user friendly.