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

[suspenceful]

Had a bit of an issue with the cheap eBay wheels, so @Tkuhn sold me a pair of rear Style 68 wheels from an E46. My girlfriend wouldn't let me steal some from her car. They're one of the only available wheels that have a high enough offset with some decent width. I'd still like a 9.5" wheel instead of these 8.5", but they'll work. The MT radials are on and it's a very tight fit.

Any opinions on color? I am going to clean them up and spraybomb them tonight. Silver, gray, black or red?

[B C]

RIP halfshafts

I like sleepers so I vote to match the front.

[SteelBlue]

I vote gray.

are those Eileen’s wheels? Lol

[suspenceful]

snap said:

RIP halfshafts

I like sleepers so I vote to match the front.

I already picked up a spare set to keep on hand, lol.

SteelBlue said:

I vote gray.

are those Eileen’s wheels? Lol

I asked. She said no. Lol...

I just updated original post with more info on where I got them.

[straight6pwr]

needs more tire lettering.

[B C]

Stencil your social media handles on the sidewalls

[GunMetalGrey]

snap said:

Stincil your social media handles on the sidewalls

Fixed

[m42b32]

Definitely the gray to match the fronts if you're going to paint them

[patsbimmer1]

Gray.  In for wheelies.

[wasnt m3]

I vote gray. Good luck with your shenanigans!

[P_Roloff]

I also vote gray. Can’t wait to see some videos on the new setup.

[patsbimmer1]

When's the RA video going up?

[Jdesign]

grey FTW

[suspenceful]

I plastidipped them black the night before leaving. Better than the dirty factory finish, in my opinion.

Just got back from a long weekend. The event was great, but very hot. Real-feel of 110-115* and very humid both days. I was very careful with the car, turned down the boost and didn't make a ton of passes. Had a few hiccups, but still a solid turnout. Stay tuned for a video soon!

patsbimmer1 said:

When's the RA video going up?

Sometime in the next month! It won't be anything crazy because all I have is GoPro footage from the event.

[Daggerty]

Nice time considering the temps. Did you log the iats? I'd be interested to see that.

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Daggerty said:

Nice time considering the temps. Did you log the iats? I'd be interested to see that.

Yes, most times they started between 110-130*F, then dropped during the pull and eventually rose up a bit at the top end. Never really exceeded 140*F.

[Daggerty]

suspenceful said:

Yes, most times they started between 110-130*F, then dropped during the pull and eventually rose up a bit at the top end. Never really exceeded 140*F.

When does it start pulling timing? Is it in stages?

[suspenceful]

Daggerty said:

When does it start pulling timing? Is it in stages?

My tune ramps up timing to redline. It gradually increased to 9* at 7k RPMs. If it senses knock, it will pull timing until the knock goes away.

[Daggerty]

I've never n54'd before but I can see it in my future

[suspenceful]

Full video is finally up