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[Drew986]

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've had the MTC down pipe on my eBay watch list for some time now, as well as their intercooler and inlet manifold pipe, they look reasonably priced parts, nice to see someone who's actually fitted some of their parts, and can vouch for the quality.

I think I need to spend a mouth or two getting to know the car and sorting any issues before the modding starts.

[Drew986]

texasjohn said:

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.

Thanks.

I'm getting a little excited about picking it up tomorrow, I'll be sad to see the e36 go, it's been a great car, but it's time to move on I guess...

[lord trumpton]

Drew986 said:

texasjohn said:

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.

Thanks.

I'm getting a little excited about picking it up tomorrow, I'll be sad to see the e36 go, it's been a great car, but it's time to move on I guess...

Lovely car OP, hope the collection goes well tomorrow.

Did you sell your e36 already?

[Drew986]

lord trumpton said:

Lovely car OP, hope the collection goes well tomorrow.

Did you sell your e36 already?

Collection went really smoothly, couldn't of been easier, and considering I had two kids with me and the ruminants of a hangover the ease if the transaction was welcomed, I highly recommended Wentworth specialist cars.

I ended up part exchanging the e36, M3 against the 335, ended up negotiating a deal that was impossible to turn down, which also means I have avoided dealing with the messer I seem to attract when selling cars, which is an added bonus.

The 90 mile drive home was most enjoyable, I love the first few drives of a new car, playing the 'what does this button do' game, and this thing has enough of buttons to keep me busy for days to come, must admit I do love the adaptive cruise, great option.

I'll crack on with a quick clean of the interior tomorrow, weather permitting, it will get a much more intensive clean when I have a clear weekend to really get stuck in to it.

[Smuler]

Congrats, Drew.

I can remember my 335i's journey home from Gatwick to S/Wales and when I floored it I heard this bong, cos the previous owner had set the speed limiting warning

Won't say what he set it at

Enjoy.

[Acidrop]

Smokey32 said:

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

Thanks bud. I haven't had it on the dyno since getting the custom tune done so will need to get it on the heartbreaker some time. It's fairly quick though as I hung onto the back of a new RS6 a while ago. Thought he would leave me for dead so I was quite surprised.

Traction is also a problem. If I put my foot down at 80mph the traction control steps in, and that's with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres all round and in the dry!

Any pics of yours?

[Smokey32]

Acidrop said:

Thanks bud. I haven't had it on the dyno since getting the custom tune done so will need to get it on the heartbreaker some time. It's fairly quick though as I hung onto the back of a new RS6 a while ago. Thought he would leave me for dead so I was quite surprised.

Traction is also a problem. If I put my foot down at 80mph the traction control steps in, and that's with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres all round and in the dry!

Any pics of yours?

Should be between 430 and 460 assuming your on normal fuel at a guess and around 500lbs/ft. Yeah they are pretty quick.

I used to find mine could barely go down the road in a straight line, but since ive had 4x new wheels 4x new PS4s and 4 wheel tracking, the car feels a lot more planted. Sure the traction does kick in in 1st and 2nd, but I turn it off completely if its dry. You shouldn't have it kicking in at 80mph to be honest, have you had the tracking looked at? is the suspension ok? You can also run with the DSC half off, just press it once, it will let you have a bit of fun till it stops you.

I had a Audi R8 V10 at santa pod last year, and 911 Carrera's seem like Micra's.

Plenty of pics of mine here, lastest ones at the end:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Acidrop]

Smokey32 said:

Should be between 430 and 460 assuming your on normal fuel at a guess and around 500lbs/ft. Yeah they are pretty quick.

I used to find mine could barely go down the road in a straight line, but since ive had 4x new wheels 4x new PS4s and 4 wheel tracking, the car feels a lot more planted. Sure the traction does kick in in 1st and 2nd, but I turn it off completely if its dry. You shouldn't have it kicking in at 80mph to be honest, have you had the tracking looked at? is the suspension ok? You can also run with the DSC half off, just press it once, it will let you have a bit of fun till it stops you.

I had a Audi R8 V10 at santa pod last year, and 911 Carrera's seem like Micra's.

Plenty of pics of mine here, lastest ones at the end:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

My tracking is spot on and suspension is fine. I never used to get the traction control step in at motorway speeds before I had the custom map done so maybe it's just providing extra grunt.

[lord trumpton]

Acidrop said:

My tracking is spot on and suspension is fine. I never used to get the traction control step in at motorway speeds before I had the custom map done so maybe it's just providing extra grunt.

Not wanting to come accross as a bellend but is it worth it having all that power on a chassis unable to lay it down?

My last car, f10 m5 was a similar story and unless it was a warm dry day then any hard acceleration in lower gears resulted in wheel spinning but to a lesser extent than described above.

Power is nothing without control etc etc

[Drew986]

Even though I had intended not to start modding the car for a couple of months so i could get to know the car, and to give me time to address any maintenance points that need addressing, Well... things took on a whole different tack over the weekend when I found a Cobb access port for sale, for a really good price, I had intended going down the MHD route for engine mapping, but the Cobb is a tried and tested platform so though it worth a punt.

I may well swap the Cobb out at a later date if I'm not happy with the way the car drives, but for now, I'm sure it will add a little additional Oomph

I should be picking up the Cobb at the weekend, I don't think I'll be mapping straight away, I will have the car checked over and diagnostics checked prior to doing any re-flashes.

[tbourner]

Nice car!
I've never even heard of Cobb/MHD/JB4 - does this mean I can remap the car with my phone? Is there an idiots guide somewhere? Or is this not something an idiot should be attempting!
we were planning on taking our 335i to a standard remapping place, although today it developed a cold start misfire - so that's off for a bit.

[Drew986]

tbourner said:

Nice car!
I've never even heard of Cobb/MHD/JB4 - does this mean I can remap the car with my phone? Is there an idiots guide somewhere? Or is this not something an idiot should be attempting!
we were planning on taking our 335i to a standard remapping place, although today it developed a cold start misfire - so that's off for a bit.

The Cobb is a handheld device that is plugged in to the OBDII port, it can down load and save the cars default DME calibration files and replace them with an altered (remapped) versions. the standard calibration file can be returned to the DME by reversing the process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyjMCxLSoP4

The JB4 is a box of tricks that is plugged in to the cars wiring loom between the cars DME (ECU) and alters the signals being received and alter the perimeters of things such as boost targets and fueling ETC.. prior to handing the information on to the ECU, The JB4 has the ability to alter the cars mapping on the move via the steering wheel controls, as well as a host of other nice features, the only down side of this platform is it requires a lot more in the way of installation than either the Cobb or MHD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBDdo28DH_g

The MHD seems to be the most up to date remap method for the N54/N55 and can be done via any android device using a K+DCan cable (USB to OBD) simply a case of down loading the MHD App from Play store, plugging your cable in, again via the OBDII, letting it connect with the cars DME and purchasing the map that compliments the other (if any) modification fitted tot he car.

MHD can also be used in conjunction with the JB4 in whats known as a BEF or back end flash, doing this means you have the best of both the platforms good points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP5Y6lXkiwI&t=...


Like all these things it's a case of pays your money makes your choice.

[tbourner]

(at the risk of hijacking your thread) we were just going to take it to a place up the road, a Celtic Tuning outlet - standard re-mapper for all OEMs kind of deal, albeit one of the better ones. Would be nice to have some control over options, but I'd be too scared to play with it I think.

[Silverbullet767]

tbourner said:

(at the risk of hijacking your thread) we were just going to take it to a place up the road, a Celtic Tuning outlet - standard re-mapper for all OEMs kind of deal, albeit one of the better ones. Would be nice to have some control over options, but I'd be too scared to play with it I think.

If you have an android device, it's worth looking at MHD if you don't want to install a JB4. Just watch a few how to's on youtube, as long as you create a backup, you won't do any harm.

[Dannbodge]

Good to see another well spec'd N54 manual.

Looks like a good example. With that mileage I'd have a look at the BMW warranty.
It's been worth every penny for me so far.

I remember when I picked mine up, it was the first time I'd driven it and I made sure I went the long way home down the country A roads.

First thing I did was golf tee mod, I suggest you do the same

Mine has Active cruise control too, it's brilliant until there are hills or bends in the roads as it tends to get a bit confused. Manual and ACC isn't really an issue as you can change gear whilst it is still active.

[Acidrop]

Drew986 said:

Even though I had intended not to start modding the car for a couple of months so i could get to know the car, and to give me time to address any maintenance points that need addressing, Well... things took on a whole different tack over the weekend when I found a Cobb access port for sale, for a really good price, I had intended going down the MHD route for engine mapping, but the Cobb is a tried and tested platform so though it worth a punt.

I may well swap the Cobb out at a later date if I'm not happy with the way the car drives, but for now, I'm sure it will add a little additional Oomph

I should be picking up the Cobb at the weekend, I don't think I'll be mapping straight away, I will have the car checked over and diagnostics checked prior to doing any re-flashes.

Please do yourself a favour and bin the Cobb AP. It's old and unsupported now and you would be doing yourself a disservice. MHD is the only way to go and you won't look back. Plus you can do live logging with MHD where you can monitor around 50 different parameters and see exactly what your car is doing. Checking boost levels, timing, all temps, fuel trims etc. It's invaluable and a godsend if you're trying to diagnose any problems!

[Acidrop]

lord trumpton said:

Not wanting to come accross as a bellend but is it worth it having all that power on a chassis unable to lay it down?

Of course it is. It's a lot of fun as long as you don't end up in a ditch. Lol. I know two guys with 335i's who wrote both their cars off a couple of days apart. One put his foot down on an A road when it was slippery without the traction control switched on, the backend stepped out and he had an altercation with the central reservation.

[Drew986]

Acidrop said:

Please do yourself a favour and bin the Cobb AP. It's old and unsupported now and you would be doing yourself a disservice. MHD is the only way to go and you won't look back. Plus you can do live logging with MHD where you can monitor around 50 different parameters and see exactly what your car is doing. Checking boost levels, timing, all temps, fuel trims etc. It's invaluable and a godsend if you're trying to diagnose any problems!

While I understand the Cobb is no longer supported I don't see what problems that can cause, I'm really not interested in squeezing every last hp from the engine, I'm limited by the flow of the stock turbos, which I have no appetite in upgrading (unless the die) so other than increasing the boost, fuelling and timing adjustments to suit I want no more from any remap.

I may look at a inlet pipe replacement and larger intercooler further down the line, more for reliability than power, from what I've read the expensive 7" intercoolers only net a hand full of additional hp and that's in far hotter climates than here in blighty a reduction in pressure drop is probably more of a benefit to us than reduction in inlet temperatures.

I can absolutely see the benefits of the monitoring side of MHD but from what I can see, the Torque App I have covers most of the parameters the MHD could log, for the limited mileage the car will be doing annually, 2-3k I feel the Cobb will suffice for a while.

One thing you may be able to tell me is the cost of the MHD maps?, a good K+Dcan cable is £50 give or take, but I cannot see what the individual maps cost on top of this cost.

Edited by Drew986 on Wednesday 9th May 16:48

[Drew986]

Dannbodge said:

Good to see another well spec'd N54 manual.

Looks like a good example. With that mileage I'd have a look at the BMW warranty.
It's been worth every penny for me so far.

I remember when I picked mine up, it was the first time I'd driven it and I made sure I went the long way home down the country A roads.

First thing I did was golf tee mod, I suggest you do the same

Mine has Active cruise control too, it's brilliant until there are hills or bends in the roads as it tends to get a bit confused. Manual and ACC isn't really an issue as you can change gear whilst it is still active.

A BMW warranty is nit something I had considered but worth investigating, I'll have a word with my local dealers see what the coat would be.

Golf Tee mod, done, the day after I picked it up.
https://flic.kr/p/JRrgsm

Along with a really good clean of the exhaust tips.
https://flic.kr/p/25iTShi

Edited by Drew986 on Wednesday 9th May 16:43

[Dannbodge]

Drew986 said:

A BMW warranty is nit something I had considered but worth investigating, I'll have a word with my local dealers see what the coat would be.

Golf Tee mod, done, the day after I picked it up.
https://flic.kr/p/JRrgsm

Along with a really good clean of the exhaust tips.
https://flic.kr/p/25iTShi

Edited by Drew986 on Wednesday 9th May 16:43

Just stick your details in here:

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/Start