Jake's Epic BMW 135i Build Thread! (5+ Years of Ownership)
-
Wow those get nasty, what is the recommended cleaning interval?
They say every 40-50k miles. I have 84k and it had never been done. However, I do have an oil catch can, which helps to reduce the problem a little bit.
-
Great pics, love the wheels! Do you ever have the urge to walk up to the car, put your one arm on the roof, and give the windshield a noogie with your other hand?
Didn't see this post but I did see you at Beyond Redline today! Nice meeting you and I look forward to seeing that M5 again
Anyways, I went to the dyno today to get baseline numbers before I order JB4 and possibly some downpipes.
She put down 283whp and 292wtq with just a drop-in air filter and catback exhaust.
Click the link below to go to my blog post about it. There is a dyno video and a scan of the dyno graph
www.my1series.com/2014/05/10/dyno-day
135i Dyno by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr
-
That is pretty impressive!
-
I ordered JB4 and the BMS clutch stop last week and got around to installing both this weekend. Very happy with both products! I even found a little surprise while installing JB4 that you can read about on my blog, just click here.
Ben (GunMetalGrey) came over and helped, plus then we had a blast testing it out. I filled up with a mix of 93 octane/E85 and was amazed on map 5! There is no traction until 3rd gear...
-
I'm still amazed that something so reasonably priced and easy to put in gave it so much extra power! I look forward to more modifications!
Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2
-
. I filled up with a mix of 93 octane/E85 and was amazed on map 5! There is no traction until 3rd gear...
Yeah - ain't it a blast? I have lost traction on map 5 with AWD and my 6AT...
How much E85 did you blend in?
-
I'm still amazed that something so reasonably priced and easy to put in gave it so much extra power! I look forward to more modifications! Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2
Me too! The mod bug bit me hard here... I see downpipes, bigger FMIC, an inline fuel pump, and a flash. After all that, I'll be needing a clutch too.
Yeah - ain't it a blast? I have lost traction on map 5 with AWD and my 6AT...
How much E85 did you blend in?
It made me giggly. I did 6 gallons of 93 and 2 gallons of E85.
-
Well... something came in the mail today
BMW Performance spoiler - box by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr
Of course I had to set it on the trunk to see how it'd look.
BMW Performance spoiler - test by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr
I plan on mounting it tomorrow. I picked up an oil filter kit from the BMW dealership today, so I'll be giving the car my first oil change tomorrow as well.
-
Did you fix your undertray yet? Also, you need to start looking for a daily driver......and if you don't want to call it that, call it a spare car.
Picking up a new piece from the dealership today
I have a spare car at home that I can use if something were to happen. If it needs to be down for an extended period of time, I have an extra $1000 or so for an emergency daily.
-
Picking up a new piece from the dealership today
I have a spare car at home that I can use if something were to happen. If it needs to be down for an extended period of time, I have an extra $1000 or so for an emergency daily.
Good to hear. I always seem to do better with projects if I know I'm OK if I don't finish
Did you sell the miata? Loving the progress=)
I believe he did, the guy had it dynoed at the dyno day with Jake. He had a whole entourage.
-
Did you sell the miata? Loving the progress=)
Yes, it was a sad day. I raised it about an inch and piled his truck full of spare parts...
Good to hear. I always seem to do better with projects if I know I'm OK if I don't finish
I believe he did, the guy had it dynoed at the dyno day with Jake. He had a whole entourage.
Same here! Part of me wants another rusty Jeep Cherokee that I can pile full of parts.
And yes, I forced the new Miata owner to come with to the dyno day. I wanted to see what kind of power it was putting down after all the hard work I put into that car. It ended up doing 220whp/205wtq on 12 lbs of boost. I ran it at 15 lbs, but turned it down because I didn't want the new owner to die.
Anyways, more parts are on the way for my 1-series. Ordered these VRSF downpipes today for $300 shipped!
I'm gonna get an inline E85 fuel pump soon so I can run 100% E85. I'll also be flashing the car with a BMS E85 flash and getting a 2-step relay. It should be putting down 400+ whp this month.
-
I'm gonna get an inline E85 fuel pump soon so I can run 100% E85. I'll also be flashing the car with a BMS E85 flash and getting a 2-step relay. It should be putting down 400+ whp this month.
Fun! It's crazy the power you can get with such minor mods to these cars. -
Fun! It's crazy the power you can get with such minor mods to these cars.
It really is...
Anyways, I finally got around to working on the car this weekend. Needless to say, I love the spoiler!
Then I changed the oil with some Castrol Edge, fully synthetic 5W-30. I used an OEM BMW oil filter kit too.
Since I was already underneath the car, I figured I'd try removing the clutch delay valve. 30 minutes later it was out. Look at how restrictive this thing is!
As always, check www.My1Series.com for more pictures, details, and impressions. The first two posts include everything I did this weekend. One for the CDV delete and oil change, and another for the BMW Performance spoiler install. Also, I scored a set of used VRSF downpipes for a good deal and will be buying the 255 inline fuel pump to run up to 100% E85. When I install those, I’ll add the BMS E85 race flash. Should put it 400whp/wtq.
Stay tuned!
-
Since I was already underneath the car, I figured I'd try removing the clutch delay valve. 30 minutes later it was out. Look at how restrictive this thing is!
Yay for no more clutch slippage! So its looks like you just simply pulled the valve out and reconnected the lines? I've had customer's tell me they replaced the line with the E92 M3 line as they didn't come with CDV's.
-
Yay for no more clutch slippage! So its looks like you just simply pulled the valve out and reconnected the lines? I've had customer's tell me they replaced the line with the E92 M3 line as they didn't come with CDV's.
Haven't heard of swapping the line, I know plenty of people have to pulled it out and re-connected the lines. Exactly what I did and works fine
-
[quote name="suspenceful" post="41388" timestamp="
It made me giggly. I did 6 gallons of 93 and 2 gallons of E85.
I am still a bit on the fence for running some e85. You had no issues at all? How close to empty were you and how many gallons does your tank hold?
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login