At how many km or miles did you install the SSTT on your car

///M Boss · 10-07-2008, 06:27 PM

Ok i got my SSTT today. Now i'm not sure if I should install it just yet. I only have 1422km on my car and plus winter is coming soon. I assumed the install would be like the 335i but no you have to do way more work. I really haven't push my car to the max yet because its still in break in mode. I will have nothing to compare. So the question is should I install it and test it out or wait till spring when my car is done its proper break in?

Red135 · 10-07-2008, 07:05 PM

If you already bought it, why wait until after break-in? That just has to do with rpm's. With the SSTT on, follow the same guidelines as you would've otherwise.

And it really isn't that much work. Once the airbox is removed it is simple.

adrean8j · 10-07-2008, 07:05 PM

I installed mine with about 400miles on the car with no probs. And the work isnt really that difficult...takes a little bit of muscle though to get the darn airbox off of its mounts is all....

///M Boss · 10-07-2008, 08:11 PM

ok fair enought i'll install it tommorrow. I'm excited ahhh. Hopefull it a noticable difference as ppl stated

jeremyc74 · 10-07-2008, 08:17 PM

I put mine on with about 3k on the clock. I had the same concerns as you and waited until after the break in was well over with.

never · 10-08-2008, 06:38 AM

Just take it easy if you are still breaking it in.

adrean8j · 10-08-2008, 12:50 PM

make sure you give it about 100miles to completely adjust before you really, really notice it.

Alex@AKMotorwerk · 10-08-2008, 01:59 PM

i had about 1,000 miles on my 335 when i installed my SSTT... then switched over to the Helix Attache at about 3,000 miles... i have about 7000 miles now :w00t:

tec548 · 10-09-2008, 07:58 AM

I never put one on my car but if I would have it would have gone on at 120 miles.

Joel

WhiteOne · 10-09-2008, 12:07 PM

I suggest you get a feel for the car before you put it on. If you don't know what stock feels like, how will you know the difference? JMHO

///M Boss · 10-09-2008, 01:36 PM

Yah that is right. That is why i decided to wait till spring and also I tired installing it today and FAILED. I everything was easy until I had to take the rubber wire holders off the intake box. It was so difficult because there is barely any room for my hands to fit and pull the rubber pieces of shit off. That was about the last thing i had to do to take out the intake box. I figured that it was too much of a hassle do it twice since i was just putting it on to test it out and would be removing it in about a week. It is cold here 3 degrees here(37 f) and its going to snow soon. I was kind of dissappointed in myself. So i search for a DIY video and sure enough i found one. The BMS intake install that shows you how to remove the intake box. Didn't know you can remove the plastic covers at the bottom of the windshield. That was a relief and it should make things so much easier.

adrean8j · 10-09-2008, 02:12 PM

Yeah those rubber thingamajigs are the exact things I was talking about when I said you have to 'muscle' it off. They can be a pain in the derrier and even worse when it is cold outside and you are trying to do it. And it is your decision but it really wont make a bit of difference if you install it now or in the spring.

nordique14 · 10-09-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 135i RiDa

Yah that is right. That is why i decided to wait till spring and also I tired installing it today and FAILED. I everything was easy until I had to take the rubber wire holders off the intake box. It was so difficult because there is barely any room for my hands to fit and pull the rubber pieces of shit off. That was about the last thing i had to do to take out the intake box. I figured that it was too much of a hassle do it twice since i was just putting it on to test it out and would be removing it in about a week. It is cold here 3 degrees here(37 f) and its going to snow soon. I was kind of dissappointed in myself. So i search for a DIY video and sure enough i found one. The BMS intake install that shows you how to remove the intake box. Didn't know you can remove the plastic covers at the bottom of the windshield. That was a relief and it should make things so much easier.

take long needle nose pliers and use them to pull them off. Use needle nose as you want to be able to slide the tip down into the rubber slot. You do not want to pull from just the top as it might rip the rubber. After wresting with them for like 10 minutes the first time without pliers, I can now pull them off in less than a minute with the pliers.

///M Boss · 10-09-2008, 06:20 PM

Thanks for the tips i'll try the plier solution

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///M Boss First Lieutenant 43 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2015 ///M4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (7)	At how many km or miles did you install the SSTT on your car Ok i got my SSTT today. Now i'm not sure if I should install it just yet. I only have 1422km on my car and plus winter is coming soon. I assumed the install would be like the 335i but no you have to do way more work. I really haven't push my car to the max yet because its still in break in mode. I will have nothing to compare. So the question is should I install it and test it out or wait till spring when my car is done its proper break in?
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Red135 La Flama Blanca 27 Rep 1,545 Posts Drives: 1-series Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Abq, NM iTrader: (1)	If you already bought it, why wait until after break-in? That just has to do with rpm's. With the SSTT on, follow the same guidelines as you would've otherwise. And it really isn't that much work. Once the airbox is removed it is simple. __________________ AMS, Berk Technology, aFe, ER
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///M Boss First Lieutenant 43 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2015 ///M4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (7)	ok fair enought i'll install it tommorrow. I'm excited ahhh. Hopefull it a noticable difference as ppl stated
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jeremyc74 Banned 76 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	I put mine on with about 3k on the clock. I had the same concerns as you and waited until after the break in was well over with.
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10-08-2008, 06:38 AM	#6
never driver 1 Rep 142 Posts Drives: not a 135 anymore Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Just take it easy if you are still breaking it in. Last edited by never; 03-12-2009 at 02:00 PM..
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Alex@AKMotorwerk 205 Rep 9,339 Posts Drives: 2012 AW F10 535i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsborough, NJ iTrader: (7)	i had about 1,000 miles on my 335 when i installed my SSTT... then switched over to the Helix Attache at about 3,000 miles... i have about 7000 miles now :w00t:
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tec548 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 49 Posts Drives: Alpine White Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	I never put one on my car but if I would have it would have gone on at 120 miles. Joel
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WhiteOne Major 28 Rep 1,000 Posts Drives: 2008 AW 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	I suggest you get a feel for the car before you put it on. If you don't know what stock feels like, how will you know the difference? JMHO
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10-09-2008, 01:36 PM	#11
///M Boss First Lieutenant 43 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2015 ///M4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (7)	Yah that is right. That is why i decided to wait till spring and also I tired installing it today and FAILED. I everything was easy until I had to take the rubber wire holders off the intake box. It was so difficult because there is barely any room for my hands to fit and pull the rubber pieces of shit off. That was about the last thing i had to do to take out the intake box. I figured that it was too much of a hassle do it twice since i was just putting it on to test it out and would be removing it in about a week. It is cold here 3 degrees here(37 f) and its going to snow soon. I was kind of dissappointed in myself. So i search for a DIY video and sure enough i found one. The BMS intake install that shows you how to remove the intake box. Didn't know you can remove the plastic covers at the bottom of the windshield. That was a relief and it should make things so much easier.
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///M Boss First Lieutenant 43 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2015 ///M4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (7)	Thanks for the tips i'll try the plier solution
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