E92 Options

[Mike335i]

Injectors have been revised many times, latest ones are revision 11 I think. Certainly would have been done by know I reckon. Same with hfpf.

[Drew986]

Mike335i said:

Injectors have been revised many times, latest ones are revision 11 I think. Certainly would have been done by know I reckon. Same with hfpf.

I believe the latest revision injector is an index 12.

I'll be speaking to BMW tomorrow to check the service history, I hope to find out what other work had been carried out of the course of the past 11 years, my feeling is I won't know what injector are fitted until I have the engine cover off.

[ferrisbueller]

Make sure you have somewhere safe to store the key i.e. well away from external walls and ideally in a metal. Not sure what the range is on them but I'd almost see comfort access as an unnecessary risk.

[Smuler]

Just get a Disklok , comfort access is cool.

[ferrisbueller]

I've never seen pressing a small button and putting the fob in the dash as uncomfortable. fking about with a disclock everywhere I went on the other hand, feels like a fk show.

[Silverbullet767]

Good choice, almost identical to my car (except I now have north of 115k on the clock)

Get a JB4 and do a MHD backend flash. I've been running the JB4 for years now.

If the previous seller didn't mention a walnut blast, get that done as it will seriously improve the smoothness of your engine.

Have a look into it as the N54 is direct injected, oil blow by will deposit on the inlet and reduce the air intake to the engine.

[Smokey32]

Do not get JB4, its old and redundant.

[Silverbullet767]

Smokey32 said:

Do not get JB4, its old and redundant.

No it's not, it has safety features which a MHD flash simply doesnt have, it's better to have a JB4 with backend flash, that way you get the benefits of MHD with the safety features of the JB4 failsafe modes.

[Drew986]

ferrisbueller said:

Make sure you have somewhere safe to store the key i.e. well away from external walls and ideally in a metal. Not sure what the range is on them but I'd almost see comfort access as an unnecessary risk.

I've seen a lot of the new F80 series M cars being taken by scanning the key, shouldn't be an issue for me, the car is always garaged.

It would not of been an option I ticked, as you say hardly a chore pressing a button or putting the key in the dash, but may be a ice feature to have, especially as I've not necessarily paid for the option.

But as a precautionary measure I may look in to a key shield of some sort.

[Drew986]

Silverbullet767 said:

Good choice, almost identical to my car (except I now have north of 115k on the clock)

Get a JB4 and do a MHD backend flash. I've been running the JB4 for years now.

If the previous seller didn't mention a walnut blast, get that done as it will seriously improve the smoothness of your engine.

Have a look into it as the N54 is direct injected, oil blow by will deposit on the inlet and reduce the air intake to the engine.

The walnut blasting is definitely on my list of preventative maintenance.

Any idea of the cost?

[Drew986]

Silverbullet767 said:

No it's not, it has safety features which a MHD flash simply doesnt have, it's better to have a JB4 with backend flash, that way you get the benefits of MHD with the safety features of the JB4 failsafe modes.

What additional safety features does the JB4 have over the stock DME?

I would of thought a remap via MHD would still retain the stock knock control and closed loop fueling.

[Silverbullet767]

Drew986 said:

What additional safety features does the JB4 have over the stock DME?

I would of thought a remap via MHD would still retain the stock knock control and closed loop fueling.

JB4 has overboost control, and won't activate the remap until the oil reaches operating temperature. There are other features too, but I can't remember them all, Youtube has a few videos that tell you everything.

I did a walnut blast around 2 years ago, I used Douglas Park BMW in Glasgow. A partial list of garages and the costs (as of a few years ago) here http://www.minitorque.com/forum/f15/walnut-shell-d...

[Acidrop]

Congrats on the car. It's very hit and miss with these as to what problems you might expect down the line. Mint low milers can have everything go wrong so it's just luck of the draw. I've had mine just under a year now and it's been super reliable. Only thing I had to replace was the water pump.

If you have any wastegate rattle, the wastegate assemblies can be replaced on their own instead of forking out on new turbos. All the other bits are relatively easy to do yourself if you're handy with the spanners. Fitting downpipes is a real pig though and something I wish I never did on my own. Lol.

I agree that JB4 is redundant now if you're only looking to run a different map. JB4 is known to be more trouble that it's worth in some cases and MHD on its own is brilliant.

This is mine. FBO with custom Wedge tune.

[Drew986]

Acidrop said:

Congrats on the car. It's very hit and miss with these as to what problems you might expect down the line. Mint low milers can have everything go wrong so it's just luck of the draw. I've had mine just under a year now and it's been super reliable. Only thing I had to replace was the water pump.

If you have any wastegate rattle, the wastegate assemblies can be replaced on their own instead of forking out on new turbos. All the other bits are relatively easy to do yourself if you're handy with the spanners. Fitting downpipes is a real pig though and something I wish I never did on my own. Lol.

I agree that JB4 is redundant now if you're only looking to run a different map. JB4 is known to be more trouble that it's worth in some cases and MHD on its own is brilliant.

This is mine. FBO with custom Wedge tune.

Thanks very much.

I hope to be collecting the car this weekend, unfortunately my wife has a girls weekend booked and I have the kids so I may have to wait another week.

What DP's did you go for?

And also, what wheels are those?

Can you post some more pictures please?

[Acidrop]

Drew986 said:

Thanks very much.

I hope to be collecting the car this weekend, unfortunately my wife has a girls weekend booked and I have the kids so I may have to wait another week.

What DP's did you go for?

And also, what wheels are those?

Can you post some more pictures please?

Ah so you haven't picked it up yet. One thing I did was get AA Breakdown cover with parts and labour for peace of mind. They'll pay £500 towards any repair that leaves you stranded which is bound to happen at some point.

I bought MTC downpipes. Cheap and fit like a glove... just. The wheels are CSL reps. I had to get rid of my stock alloys as they are made of chocolate and kept cracking.

[Silverbullet767]

Acidrop said:

Ah so you haven't picked it up yet. One thing I did was get AA Breakdown cover with parts and labour for peace of mind. They'll pay £500 towards any repair that leaves you stranded which is bound to happen at some point.

I bought MTC downpipes. Cheap and fit like a glove... just. The wheels are CSL reps. I had to get rid of my stock alloys as they are made of chocolate and kept cracking.

I can only see MTC downpipes on ebay, are these the correct ones?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MTC-MOTORSPORT-BMW-335i...

And have you passed an emissions test at MOT time with these fitted?

[Acidrop]

Silverbullet767 said:

I can only see MTC downpipes on ebay, are these the correct ones?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MTC-MOTORSPORT-BMW-335i...

And have you passed an emissions test at MOT time with these fitted?

Yep those are the ones. And yes I passed the emissions on my most recent MOT.

[Silverbullet767]

Acidrop said:

Silverbullet767 said:

I can only see MTC downpipes on ebay, are these the correct ones?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MTC-MOTORSPORT-BMW-335i...

And have you passed an emissions test at MOT time with these fitted?

Yep those are the ones. And yes I passed the emissions on my most recent MOT.

Interesting, now. To find a decent installer, you know it'll be difficult when the ad says it's difficult!

[Smokey32]

Nice 335i Acidrop what power figures are you running with that tune? Very very similar to mine hehe.

[texasjohn]

Nice car, with a lovely spec.

Adaptive Cruise switches off under about 20 mph on a manual car, but you've probably discovered that by now. That kind of cruise control works best with an automatic gearbox as the gears will shift themselves, but a manual transmission 335i is the best thing to have irrespective of the cruise control system.