Jake's Epic BMW 135i Build Thread! (5+ Years of Ownership)

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snap said:

Excellent work, Jake! Im very impressed, the car sounds so good!

Thanks El Snapo!

[Jdesign]

It sounds sooooo good single turbo.    I want a ride!!

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Jdesign said:

It sounds sooooo good single turbo.    I want a ride!!

I'm sure I'll meet up with all of you guys at some point this year!

Anyways, another video. This time including a cold start (grumpy) and first datalog review...

[SteelBlue]

Drone footage is fire. Can you just make a video of drone shots of our area and edit it together?

Lived here since birth but for some reason seeing things I'm familiar with but at a higher angle is fascinating.

jake pls

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Not exactly a 135i update, but I bought another N54 car. I have three of them now!

Thanks @Jdesign for posting it and thanks TJ for running the CarFax!

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I fixed the 335i for cheap and announced the giveaway winners, even though some of you guessed 

[GunMetalGrey]

Why is there a white pixel in the middle of the screen through most of the vid?
0:46 - to next clip
5:55 - 7:28

I like the black handprint on the b pillar at 9:47

Too much talking, not enough burnouts or pulls

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GunMetalGrey said:

Why is there a white pixel in the middle of the screen through most of the vid?
0:46 - to next clip
5:55 - 7:28

I like the black handprint on the b pillar at 9:47

Too much talking, not enough burnouts or pulls

There has been a white pixel in the middle of the screen for almost all of my videos. Something between my camera and lens, dead pixel or something.

Didn't see the blank handprint you're talking about, but I know there was one in my 135i. Good call on the talking vs. car stuff. I think I need to shorten these videos up and include more action again.

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Here is some video content for you guys!

And a few recent pictures...

[SteelBlue]

ul ul ulllll

[straight6pwr]

your video production is excellent, and thank god someone who knows wtf they are talking about is making videos for the masses.

however, i beg you to please stop with the click-baity titles and video stills. just say what is in the video! you know why I don't like it? it wastes my time. i have to watch part of the video to figure out wtf youre going on about. it would be nice to know before i click and not waste my time.  it makes me want to punch you in the face. and you're a nice guy, so, I feel guilty about that. but the urge is still there. you don't do it every time, but you are creepin into that zone.

For instance:

"The BEST Thing About BMW's in the WINTER! Do you have it?!one1OMG! "

RWD? Traction control? Heated seats? WTF are you talking about?

Instead try:

The rest button feature of my BMW: things are going to get heated

In summary:

Dont be click-bait Jake.

/rant

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straight6pwr said:

your video production is excellent, and thank god someone who knows wtf they are talking about is making videos for the masses.

however, i beg you to please stop with the click-baity titles and video stills. just say what is in the video! you know why I don't like it? it wastes my time. i have to watch part of the video to figure out wtf youre going on about. it would be nice to know before i click and not waste my time.  it makes me want to punch you in the face. and you're a nice guy, so, I feel guilty about that. but the urge is still there. you don't do it every time, but you are creepin into that zone.

For instance:

"The BEST Thing About BMW's in the WINTER! Do you have it?!one1OMG! "

RWD? Traction control? Heated seats? WTF are you talking about?

Instead try:

The rest button feature of my BMW: things are going to get heated

In summary:

Dont be click-bait Jake.

/rant

Have you read my username title? 

I will admit the winter BMW feature video was a stretch. I don't think the video I just posted was clickbaity at all though.

[straight6pwr]

suspenceful said:

Have you read my username title? 

I will admit the winter BMW feature video was a stretch. I don't think the video I just posted was clickbaity at all though.

lol, glad you see it. the one you just posted certainly wasn't.

[B C]

You continue to amaze with your photography skills. You could make an 86 Ford Taurus look awesome

[SteelBlue]

Gotta play the content game if you want to succeed. You have to give someone a reason to click if you want them to even think about watching your video. With how many people are in the YouTube realm now and with how much content there is out there, you have to do what you have do. Pretty much all content creator driven channels do it, even the big ones. With only one platform with that has the user base (YouTube), you have to play the game and the cards that are given to you. If you make good content, everything else falls by the wayside as you grow a following, including clickbait titles.

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[B C]

When is the dyno day?

[YoungCR]

what are the benefits of the intake?

[patsbimmer1]

When's the closed deck happening?  1,000whp or bust!

[SteelBlue]

YoungCR said:

what are the benefits of the intake?

I was told it looks cool