My E92 335I SE
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Here it is from a cold, 1 or 2 degrees if memory serves me correctly, start in all it's anti social glory.
https://youtu.be/NtiIyzYNGv4
It actually gets quieter as the revs drop just before the exhaust valve opens when the car is warming. When warm it's fine.
https://youtu.be/NtiIyzYNGv4
It actually gets quieter as the revs drop just before the exhaust valve opens when the car is warming. When warm it's fine.
f1nn said:
Here it is from a cold, 1 or 2 degrees if memory serves me correctly, start in all it's anti social glory.
https://youtu.be/NtiIyzYNGv4
It actually gets quieter as the revs drop just before the exhaust valve opens when the car is warming. When warm it's fine.
It is on the loud side isn't it! It does seem to settle down to near stock level after the cold start cycle ends though. General driving much the same volumes? I keep considering a sports exhaust but if a downpipe will give me that extra noise with real world gains it seems a better option (although would be interest what your emissions are now with just mid cats).https://youtu.be/NtiIyzYNGv4
It actually gets quieter as the revs drop just before the exhaust valve opens when the car is warming. When warm it's fine.
Going to "treat" my N54 to a walnut blast next month!
Yeah, it is a bit much for the first 30 seconds or so unfortunately, however as you can see it starts to become sensible once it comes off its cold start cycle.
A lot of that comes from the PE exhaust, which surprised me how much louder it was than stock. I think decatted downpipes with the standard back box would be a good compromise, especially considering the PE exhaust is £1250!
It "should" go through the MOT with an issue, but I don't have to worry about that until The end of the year.
A lot of that comes from the PE exhaust, which surprised me how much louder it was than stock. I think decatted downpipes with the standard back box would be a good compromise, especially considering the PE exhaust is £1250!
It "should" go through the MOT with an issue, but I don't have to worry about that until The end of the year.
I had the misfortune that have to go to Basildon today.
Averaged 36.2mpg (according to the OBC, I don't want to work it out as I am firmly in denial) over the 160 miles of 70-80mph motorway miles, which I think is more than reasonable for a car running a stage 2 map and somewhere in the region of 420+ish bhp.
helps of course the car is seeing no boost at all at those rpms and throttle inputs.
Averaged 36.2mpg (according to the OBC, I don't want to work it out as I am firmly in denial) over the 160 miles of 70-80mph motorway miles, which I think is more than reasonable for a car running a stage 2 map and somewhere in the region of 420+ish bhp.
helps of course the car is seeing no boost at all at those rpms and throttle inputs.
General Fluff said:
I priced up brembo front discs and pads at £150 earlier on euro car parts, £115 in their sale which seems to happen every other week.
Now you mention it, the price I paid seems high so I looked at it again. I meant to say it included: OEM discs, OEM pads, ABS sensor, diagnostic and labour for said abs sensor, wear sensors and brake fluid change service.
I've removed the downpipes and refitted the standard cats.
Starting from cold was just too rowdy for my tastes, the final straw being after a long drive to a meeting in Exeter, which meant the car had to sit in a sleepy enclosed courtyard for a coupe of hours.
I winced I pressed the start button as the people I'd just had a meeting with looked out of the windows, no doubt suitably impressed...........too loud for my tastes unfortunately.
So, I spent the weekend laying on my back in the freezing cold refitting the standard cats, what great fun I had fitting the V band on the rear turbo....
I've reverted to a softer map which should still be around 390-400ish while drawing far less attention.
Oh, and fitted the colder grade plugs.
Cars eh?
Starting from cold was just too rowdy for my tastes, the final straw being after a long drive to a meeting in Exeter, which meant the car had to sit in a sleepy enclosed courtyard for a coupe of hours.
I winced I pressed the start button as the people I'd just had a meeting with looked out of the windows, no doubt suitably impressed...........too loud for my tastes unfortunately.
So, I spent the weekend laying on my back in the freezing cold refitting the standard cats, what great fun I had fitting the V band on the rear turbo....
I've reverted to a softer map which should still be around 390-400ish while drawing far less attention.
Oh, and fitted the colder grade plugs.
Cars eh?
A bit of an update, and as the car has trickled over ten thousand miles in my ownership today, asensible place to recap.
The reason for me posting this was to give a warts and all account of the costs, so if we ignore, conviently the not inconsiderable amount I've spent on "improvements", this is what the car has cost outside of routine servicing:
£40 for a repair to a vacuum line after it threw a fault code
£15 for a brake pad wear sensor
£978 for a replacement water pump and new coolant/thermostat (over £600 of this was coughed up by the warranty company)
£32 for a replacement ignition coil
£50 repair to wheel (okay, I chose to replace the set, but I could have got away with a repair)
The car has required assistance once from the AA with the water pump, but otherwise has largely provided reliable, swift service.
Would I class it as reliable? Hmm, over a grand in 10k and 8 month on a car that's worth around 8K may be hard to stomach for some, but on the flip side is it's a 10 year old BMW and things are going to need replacing. I'm still fairly relaxed about it.
These cars are not for you if you like to run cars on a shoestring is probably the fairest thing I could say.
So in other news, I purchased a Carly OBD adaptor and downloaded the Pro version of the app, which allows me to reset the service computer very easily, run diagnostics and resets etc, and also, code features which BMW omit as standard, such as folding mirrors off the key, digital speedo in the instrument cluster, heated seat display in the I drive, etc etc. Good bit of kit really.
I've decided to ditch the runflats for a full set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports, which get fitted on Wednesday. Bit of an impulse buy this, as the Bridgestone RE050A runflats were wearing exceptionally well, infact far better than the Pirelli Pzeros did on my last 330D, but I got a decent deal in light of perhaps of them being just about to be superceeded by the Pilot 4S.
I'll book it in for an oil change, and perhaps the carbon clean and gearbox service next month.
Then hopefully it'll be fine for the next 10K. I've started to think about possible replacements, but it's hard to see what will significantly better this car for anything less than 3 times it's value. i may just fancy a change though.
The reason for me posting this was to give a warts and all account of the costs, so if we ignore, conviently the not inconsiderable amount I've spent on "improvements", this is what the car has cost outside of routine servicing:
£40 for a repair to a vacuum line after it threw a fault code
£15 for a brake pad wear sensor
£978 for a replacement water pump and new coolant/thermostat (over £600 of this was coughed up by the warranty company)
£32 for a replacement ignition coil
£50 repair to wheel (okay, I chose to replace the set, but I could have got away with a repair)
The car has required assistance once from the AA with the water pump, but otherwise has largely provided reliable, swift service.
Would I class it as reliable? Hmm, over a grand in 10k and 8 month on a car that's worth around 8K may be hard to stomach for some, but on the flip side is it's a 10 year old BMW and things are going to need replacing. I'm still fairly relaxed about it.
These cars are not for you if you like to run cars on a shoestring is probably the fairest thing I could say.
So in other news, I purchased a Carly OBD adaptor and downloaded the Pro version of the app, which allows me to reset the service computer very easily, run diagnostics and resets etc, and also, code features which BMW omit as standard, such as folding mirrors off the key, digital speedo in the instrument cluster, heated seat display in the I drive, etc etc. Good bit of kit really.
I've decided to ditch the runflats for a full set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports, which get fitted on Wednesday. Bit of an impulse buy this, as the Bridgestone RE050A runflats were wearing exceptionally well, infact far better than the Pirelli Pzeros did on my last 330D, but I got a decent deal in light of perhaps of them being just about to be superceeded by the Pilot 4S.
I'll book it in for an oil change, and perhaps the carbon clean and gearbox service next month.
Then hopefully it'll be fine for the next 10K. I've started to think about possible replacements, but it's hard to see what will significantly better this car for anything less than 3 times it's value. i may just fancy a change though.
Edited by f1nn on Sunday 29th January 21:39
Edited by f1nn on Sunday 29th January 23:02
Really, that's encouraging.
I must admit to having a indifferent-hate relationship with the runflats.
Some days I think they are not too bad, and I'm yet to drive an E9x platform car that rides properly, even my old 318D SE spec company car on 17"s was and the busy side of acceptable to be honest, but some days I find myself "clenching" when I see a bad bit of road. I also think runflats are very sensitive to tyre pressure.
I know I can't expect miracles from a 30 profile tyre, but any improvement will be welcome.
I must admit to having a indifferent-hate relationship with the runflats.
Some days I think they are not too bad, and I'm yet to drive an E9x platform car that rides properly, even my old 318D SE spec company car on 17"s was and the busy side of acceptable to be honest, but some days I find myself "clenching" when I see a bad bit of road. I also think runflats are very sensitive to tyre pressure.
I know I can't expect miracles from a 30 profile tyre, but any improvement will be welcome.
Well, there's something oddly perverse about watching a set of tyres with over 6mm come off and be replaced with £750 of Pilot super sports....
As much as I hate to admit it as I persevered with the runflats, people are right.
The ride is far, far more compliant on non runflats, which is not surprising. I wasn't expecting the difference to be quite so marked if I am honest.
As much as I hate to admit it as I persevered with the runflats, people are right.
The ride is far, far more compliant on non runflats, which is not surprising. I wasn't expecting the difference to be quite so marked if I am honest.
f1nn said:
Well, there's something oddly perverse about watching a set of tyres with over 6mm come off and be replaced with £750 of Pilot super sports....
As much as I hate to admit it as I persevered with the runflats, people are right.
The ride is far, far more compliant on non runflats, which is not surprising. I wasn't expecting the difference to be quite so marked if I am honest.
Told you so! It felt like the SE car was riding like an SE, not M Sport (I know 335i's all have the same suspension, I think) just saying.As much as I hate to admit it as I persevered with the runflats, people are right.
The ride is far, far more compliant on non runflats, which is not surprising. I wasn't expecting the difference to be quite so marked if I am honest.
What have you got in mind as a replacement ? After the joy of a 6 cylinder twin turbo maybe it's time for a lovely AMG mega V8?
The price you were charged for a water pump change was way over the top for anyone thinking of getting a 335 you need to stay away from main dealers for repairs (I've had a few 335i and find them very cheap to run compared to my previous M3's). Just avoid main dealers and read up on stuff on e90 post.
The price you were charged for a water pump change was way over the top for anyone thinking of getting a 335 you need to stay away from main dealers for repairs (I've had a few 335i and find them very cheap to run compared to my previous M3's). Just avoid main dealers and read up on stuff on e90 post.
The water pump change wasn't at a main dealer....
It was at a local specialist, but using genuine BMW parts with the appropriate 2 year guarantee. It also included a new genuine thermostat and the required bolts etc.
The non genuine BMW water pump was actually more expensive believe it or not, so it was a no brainier going genuine.
It was at a local specialist, but using genuine BMW parts with the appropriate 2 year guarantee. It also included a new genuine thermostat and the required bolts etc.
The non genuine BMW water pump was actually more expensive believe it or not, so it was a no brainier going genuine.
In terms of the replacement, I've no idea. I'm in no rush so i'll see what takes my fancy.
i did see a 2012 B8? Audi S4 in black today which looked pretty good in a fairly subtle, could have been a diesel sort of way, which appeals....
Although I like cars like the C63...they are just too shouty for what I use the car for.
i did see a 2012 B8? Audi S4 in black today which looked pretty good in a fairly subtle, could have been a diesel sort of way, which appeals....
Although I like cars like the C63...they are just too shouty for what I use the car for.
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