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      11-22-2019, 07:59 AM   #353
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Love this thread. Read the whole thing.Thank you for the inspiration!!
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      12-28-2019, 02:25 PM   #354
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Christmas 2019 was a good one. After entertaining a few offers on this car over the past month, and feeling very uneasy about letting it go, I’ve found a way to keep the 135i and upgrade to a newer, performance sedan sometime in 2020 without getting rid of something I’ve invested so much time and effort into. I knew I’d regret it big time eventually.

The 1er also got a present -- a set of brand new Berk midpipes. For the past 100,000 miles I’ve been running a hacked up N54 midpipe with Vibrant 1790 resonators installed in place of the secondary cats and it’s been great, but I’ve always eyeballed this purpose-built two-piece midpipe setup from Berk for some time now. Build quality looks top notch and came with new hardware and gaskets. It should sound great in between the ACF 3” downpipe and the MadDad Whisper. Should be installing these sometime in January.







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      12-30-2019, 10:37 AM   #355
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Do those make the car much louder? I've stuck with stock mids and axel back and only added catless dps because I'm not looking for anything too loud . But I think I'm at the point I want my car to breath better.
Nice pipes BTW!!
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      12-30-2019, 11:10 AM   #356
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Do those make the car much louder? I've stuck with stock mids and axel back and only added catless dps because I'm not looking for anything too loud . But I think I'm at the point I want my car to breath better.
Nice pipes BTW!!
I'm expecting a slight increase in volume, but not that much. The current setup has two Vibrant resonators and the larger stock resonator -- this one gets rid of the larger stock resonator, but does still have two smaller resonators that are similar to the size of the Vibrant ones.



I will say that catless DPs + catless mids + MadDad Whisper is a great combo. Not too loud at all during normal scenarios, but really comes alive under more performance oriented driving.
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Congrats on keeping the 1er Chad! Great news, and you def would have regretted selling it; I know.

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      01-08-2020, 11:50 AM   #358
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I'm happy to hear you're keeping it! Congrats. I am running the Berk Resonated Mids on my 2011 N55 and love them. I was running stock N55 mids before with the large resonator cut out, so basically a straight pipe. The Berk mids are refined, and eliminate drone. They sound great when you get on it! Looking forward to see how they sound on yours.
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      01-16-2020, 07:45 PM   #359
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I had the chance to spend some time with the 1er over this past weekend in order to install the new Berk midpipes I’d gotten recently, as well as take care of a few other maintenance items. I’d been getting some intermittent o2 sensor codes, which is common with single turbo setups, and since the downpipe has to be removed to access them, this would be a good time to swap those out with a new set of NTKs. The last set lasted almost 60,000 miles before they started triggering codes occasionally, so I stayed with the same brand. I also had some Redline D4 ATF and 75W90 gear oils on hand to flush out the fluids in the manual transmission and rear differential while the midpipe was out -- they were both due. Here’s a comparison pictures of my old midpipe and its shinier replacement.



After replacing the o2 sensors, which is a most unpleasant job given the extremely small amount of space to work with, I noticed how worn all of my top mount heat protection gear had become. I’d only had the turbo blanket on and off a handful of times over the nearly 60,000 miles I’d had this top mount setup, but the extreme heat had gotten the best of it. The v-band clamp attaching the downpipe to the hot side of the turbo was also destroyed during removal. The heat wrap on my downpipe was tattered and had come off in spots.



The next time I have my car torn down completely, I’ll probably take the time to have the hot parts ceramic coated and get rid of the exhaust wrap all together. Here’s a shot of the engine bay after the o2 sensors were replaced, the downpipe was reattached with a new 3 inch v-band clamp and a new Amazon turbo blanket. From what I’ve read, all the turbo blankets break down eventually, so might as well consider this something I’ll have to replace every few years. I prefer the darker color of this one, but it didn’t fit quite as snug as the one included with the ACF kit.





Installation of the Berk midpipes was pretty straightforward, but even with swivel sockets and extensions, getting all of the nuts and bolts tightens took patience. Berk included new hardware and gaskets, along with another exhaust hanger. Initially I did not install the exhaust hanger because I wasn’t sure what it was for, and experienced some rubbing. After some more research I discovered that the shorter exhaust hanger is actually for the axleback portion of the exhaust and it pulls the entire midpipe enough to avoid any vibrations from hitting the v-brace below it. Once that was corrected, everything fit nicely and wasn’t rubbing on anything. These pipes look great underneath the car mated up to the ACF downpipe and MadDad Whisper axleback.







First impressions are that volume is increased probably 20%, but still not too loud. Just perfect. The modified OEM midpipe I had been running had mellowed out some of the aggressiveness of this engine/turbo setup, but the elimination of the stock resonator and larger diameter piping from the Berk really gives the car a sinister snarl. Sound clips to come.
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      01-16-2020, 08:43 PM   #360
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Great work; looking forward to the audio clips...

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      07-12-2020, 10:54 PM   #361
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      09-29-2020, 12:16 PM   #362
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It's been almost 9 months since my last update and quite a bit has changed in my life (new house, new baby, etc.), but the 135i has remained on the road continuously racking up miles and performing fantastic. It's up to 175,000 miles on the odometer and has only required a replacement set of o2 sensors and some oil changes.

I actually toyed around with selling the car a few times over the summer to free up funds for another vehicle, but ultimately decided against it after receiving a bunch of low ball offers from a ton of flaky buyers. I did manage to get some rather flattering photos in the meantime, but the setup is the same as it's always been.























In bigger news, the 135i now has a new place to sleep as well as a roommate. Last week I purchased a new-to-me 2016 BMW M5 Competition in Alpine White with 40,000 miles in mint condition. Bone stock at the moment, but I have some things planned.

























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Glad you are keeping your 1er! The M5 is one heck of a family car, how many children you have? I have 1 baby and the 1er has been doing great as the family car!
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Glad you are keeping your 1er! The M5 is one heck of a family car, how many children you have? I have 1 baby and the 1er has been doing great as the family car!
Yes, at least for the time being the 1er will be sticking around. So we just had our first child back in March. I certainly give you props for turning the 1er into a family car. We tried it for a few months, and it was tough to say the least. Our Nuna car seat barely fit in the back and it had to be in the passenger side because my seat would be too far forward if we put it behind the driver's seat. This in turn made the front seat semi unusable because of how far forward it sat, so most of the time my wife ended up sitting in the seat behind me with the baby and it just wasn't ideal.

The M5 on the other hand is far better suited for a family obviously. A much larger backseat, a dedicated back door, no need to push the front seats up so far, DCT transmission, and the rear has sunshades on every window.

Having them both at our disposal is the best of both worlds however!
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      10-16-2020, 01:26 PM   #365
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Glad you are keeping your 1er! The M5 is one heck of a family car, how many children you have? I have 1 baby and the 1er has been doing great as the family car!
Yes, at least for the time being the 1er will be sticking around. So we just had our first child back in March. I certainly give you props for turning the 1er into a family car. We tried it for a few months, and it was tough to say the least. Our Nuna car seat barely fit in the back and it had to be in the passenger side because my seat would be too far forward if we put it behind the driver's seat. This in turn made the front seat semi unusable because of how far forward it sat, so most of the time my wife ended up sitting in the seat behind me with the baby and it just wasn't ideal.

The M5 on the other hand is far better suited for a family obviously. A much larger backseat, a dedicated back door, no need to push the front seats up so far, DCT transmission, and the rear has sunshades on every window.

Having them both at our disposal is the best of both worlds however!
What made you steer towards an M5, especially that gen?
From what the forums provide, it sounds like a reliable car.
Have fun blasting doors off people when you pass them, and be aware that using your signal indicator may cause people out of jealousy to close the gaps you are trying to merge in.

It's the reason BMW drivers don't use their indicators
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What made you steer towards an M5, especially that gen?
From what the forums provide, it sounds like a reliable car.
Have fun blasting doors off people when you pass them, and be aware that using your signal indicator may cause people out of jealousy to close the gaps you are trying to merge in.

It's the reason BMW drivers don't use their indicators
I had budgeted around $40,000 to add another car to our garage, and after months of research I'd narrowed it down to the F80 M3 versus the F10 M5. The M3 in many ways was very similar to the 1er, and my wife would not have enjoyed having only manual transmission cars -- I was not willing to buy the F80 M3 without a manual and the F10 M5 was almost impossible to find with a manual. In the end, the room, the engine sound + power, and the DCT transmission sold me. I've had the M5 for a little over a month now and don't regret the decision at all. I had to spend a little more than originally planned, but ended up with a 2016 year model with Competition package and only 40,000 miles.

Infact, added a Dinan exhaust to it this weekend, which immediately made me love the car even more.





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The 135i is still loving life and getting a lot of exercise. Just turned over 180,000 miles and counting with no signs of slowing up any time soon.



I also found the time to make a quick video of the car this afternoon showing the exhaust note with the Berk mids installed. Unfortunately no WOT pulls, just free-standing revs, but sounds incredible. The port injection E85 tune + even the mild burble setting through MHD results in all kinds of fun noises.

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Looking, and sounding, great!
Where's the part where you talk about the new steering wheel cover? (Did a search - can't find it.) Which one is that? How hard was it to install?
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Looking, and sounding, great!
Where's the part where you talk about the new steering wheel cover? (Did a search - can't find it.) Which one is that? How hard was it to install?
Thank you sir!

I installed the steering wheel almost three years ago now and it's holding up great with regular cleanings. I use Sonax Alcantara cleaner every few weeks. It's the OEM BMW Performance version. You can get them on ECS for around $700. Installation is very simple. Here's the link to my post about it:

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Car was sold this morning for $12,750. What a ride. Hope the new owner enjoys it as much as I have.

Come follow my F10 M5 build at the link below if you're interested.

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Sorry to see you go. Was quite a ride for us too!
Enjoy the M5C.
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Car was sold this morning for $12,750. What a ride. Hope the new owner enjoys it as much as I have.

Come follow my F10 M5 build at the link below if you're interested.

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Aw man!! I really enjoyed looking at your posts on this forum!

Sad to see you go but glad you are enjoying the M5! The new owner will definitely enjoy the car and great price considering the mileage!
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