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

[asiflicious]

Bad picture but look how pretty the HKS is

[1and1]

Originally Posted by Mandinca

...Got everything apart only to find that the Harbor Freight media blaster I bought didn't actually blast any media. Pissed wasn't the word....

Note to self, test everything from HF tools prior to planned usage.

> Be me...
> Walk to the garage and stare at the HF media blaster, still in the box...
> Stare with authority, contemplate peeing on it to establish dominance...
> Respect_Mah_Authority.jpg
> Wolf.jpg
> MoonMoon.jpg... ... ... hmmmm, maybe not...
> Note to self, "Self" I say, "Be sure to test fire this POS before tearing
> the car apart! Don't be that guy, you've been warned!"
> Walk back inside, and to the back bedroom where the box of walnut
> shells are stored. (store the media in a climate controlled environment)
> Give them a dirty look too, just for good measure...
> back to drinking with reasonable confidence established that I can
> fuck this up, now with added authority (.jpg.....)

Originally Posted by iminhell1

I ran a 7.5 @ 98mph
He ran something like a 4.6 @ 150+

Yeah, when he started his engine I laughed- had to replay it again just to hear that turbo spool, and only then realized you were laughing too!
#BitchBeFast

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[rowsdower]

Originally Posted by Mandinca

Yeah, pull intake manifold. Rotate engine until one cylinder has the valves closed then tape off the other ports to avoid shells getting in them. Media blaster has a pipe (nozzle) on it which goes through a small hole in a vacuum adapter. Put adapter on the intake port you want to clean, poke the blaster "nozzle" through the hole in the adapter and blast while vacuuming.
I imagine a small amount doesn't hurt, just don't "walnut lock" it.

Got it, thanks!

[low135]

DCI and charge pipe felt good today. Nice to hear a little induction noise. Hoping to do the down pipes this weekend and order intercooler. Also going to look at oil coolers since mine hits 250ish during spirited runs. That's pretty normal right? I think I asked a while back but then also saw some FB posts talking about that being too hot

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Even dirty, those are great looking wheels.

Thanks!

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by Droptop986

Nice and in the shade too

Only in the afternoon, all morning it's under the blasting sun

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by low135

DCI and charge pipe felt good today. Nice to hear a little induction noise. Hoping to do the down pipes this weekend and order intercooler. Also going to look at oil coolers since mine hits 250ish during spirited runs. That's pretty normal right? I think I asked a while back but then also saw some FB posts talking about that being too hot

N55 here, mine sits just below 250 when fully warmed up.

[HyeWarrior]

Drove it.

REALLY happy with the MHD stg2 and catless downpipe. I finally remembered why I even bought this car lol

[Mandinca]

Originally Posted by HyeWarrior

Drove it.

REALLY happy with the MHD stg2 and catless downpipe. I finally remembered why I even bought this car lol

I know that feeling, I did the same thing this week - finally put the tune on and drove it hard. Let me know what your MPG's look like now, I'm just curious. LOL.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by HyeWarrior

Drove it.

REALLY happy with the MHD stg2 and catless downpipe. I finally remembered why I even bought this car lol

Originally Posted by Mandinca

I know that feeling, I did the same thing this week - finally put the tune on and drove it hard. Let me know what your MPG's look like now, I'm just curious. LOL.

These cars DUMP fuel when you drive hard, the MHD is a little easier on the consumption than JB4's but you'll be in mid to low teens driving aggressively.

[desertman123]

Originally Posted by rowsdower

Got it, thanks!

Bask in the glory of our self-cleaning intake valves. Port injection!!!

[Mandinca]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

These cars DUMP fuel when you drive hard, the MHD is a little easier on the consumption than JB4's but you'll be in mid to low teens driving aggressively.

I noticed that....270 miles to a tank to 200 miles to a tank....overnight. The price we pay....

[low135]

Originally Posted by Esteban

N55 here, mine sits just below 250 when fully warmed up.

Thanks, that eases my mind a bit. Mine sits just below 250 during normal driving as well. During more enthusiastic driving I've seen it just tip the right edge of the 250 mark. Sounds like that's still a pretty safe zone. Though I'm curious what I'll be seeing after MHD 2+

[asiflicious]

Originally Posted by low135

Thanks, that eases my mind a bit. Mine sits just below 250 during normal driving as well. During more enthusiastic driving I've seen it just tip the right edge of the 250 mark. Sounds like that's still a pretty safe zone. Though I'm curious what I'll be seeing after MHD 2+

Normal. From what I understand, the oil cooler starts to kick in at around 240-245. Anything 250 and below is perfectly normal

[HyeWarrior]

Not sure if it's a DCT thing but my fuel efficiency hasn't suffered... yet

[Zombie_Head]

Been trying to wash the car the last 3 weeks, every other day it rains so that is a bummer.

Also have been calculating what more work needs, such as sway bars,M3 arms, RSFBs, LSD and track day wheels and tires...it is expensive as if i already did not spend enough.

Not to mention better seats.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by asiflicious

Normal. From what I understand, the oil cooler starts to kick in at around 240-245. Anything 250 and below is perfectly normal

Yeah, agree. 250 is the magic number as far as our oil temp goes. You don't want it to go above that.

[low135]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Yeah, agree. 250 is the magic number as far as our oil temp goes. You don't want it to go above that.

I'll monitor after the tune. If needed I'll add the oil cooler I didn't end up having

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by low135

I'll monitor after the tune. If needed I'll add the oil cooler I didn't end up having

You guys with the verts don't have the oil cooler in the front passenger side wheel well, right? I never understood why BMW didn't put it there. Same engine, so why not?

[low135]

Originally Posted by Esteban

You guys with the verts don't have the oil cooler in the front passenger side wheel well, right? I never understood why BMW didn't put it there. Same engine, so why not?

Oh is that unique to verts? I was told it might have been a package I didn't have. But yeah, kind of strange if that's the case of it only being for verts. Imagine my surprise when I went to attach my 1M ducts lol

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by low135

Oh is that unique to verts? I was told it might have been a package I didn't have. But yeah, kind of strange if that's the case of it only being for verts. Imagine my surprise when I went to attach my 1M ducts lol

You know, I'm not positive on all verts not having the oil cooler. It could be just a Sport/M Sport pkg thing. But still, either way, it's the same engine so why not put the oil cooler in all 135s?

PS - I'm pretty sure the 135is verts have the oil cooler, so like I said, not positive.

[HyeWarrior]

99% certain that only the 135IS models had the oil cooler