335i auto or 335d auto?

[noneedtolift]

RE: 335i exhaust note: Am I the only one on PH who has disconnected the exhaust butterfly on the LH exhaust? Makes a hell of a difference. Posted a topic about it a while ago, but got no response whatsoever.
Makes it sound even sweeter an costs bugger all

[JakeR]

is it an easy job? Is it a sound-only mod? Any other effects on car/engine/emmissions etc...?

[noneedtolift]

Very easy indeed. You don't even need to jack the car up. There's a vaccum pipe connecting to the actuator just a hand's length from the LH tailpipe. Take it off, block it, pipe back on, job done. Takes the best parts of two min. I have spoken to the engine guys at BMW and they say it will have an effect on emissions and fuel consumption (the heating up cycle for the cat is apparently prolonged), however I have not noticed any difference at all.

[spice]

330i forget the Turbo's, read last Evo on there 335i, i have a new 530i, engine is as sweet as honey roast nuts, car is as fast as you will ever want on the road and 35mpg, the 3 is lighter so will be even better plus you will save about £5k, new 6 speed auto a gem

[fade2grey]

Surely you can never be too fast

[spice]

fade2grey said:

Surely you can never be too fast

ah but thats when i get the 360 out

[JakeR]

something I mentioned earlier in the thread, but havent seen a response on, was the AC Schnitzer/Hartge catalogues...

I am thinking buy an SE and then put Hartge suspension, wheels and LSD on it...

any thoughts on this chaps?

[murzo]

JakeR said:

something I mentioned earlier in the thread, but havent seen a response on, was the AC Schnitzer/Hartge catalogues...

I am thinking buy an SE and then put Hartge suspension, wheels and LSD on it...

any thoughts on this chaps?

I have a 335i forsale on ph. Fully loaded se with 22k. lovely car in silver and auto. 07812347164

cheers

[JakeR]

spice said:

330i forget the Turbo's, read last Evo on there 335i, i have a new 530i, engine is as sweet as honey roast nuts, car is as fast as you will ever want on the road and 35mpg, the 3 is lighter so will be even better plus you will save about £5k, new 6 speed auto a gem

been looking at the specs, and I think you have a point! 330i satisfies the head side (good mpg, low emmissions and hence BIK etc etc) and also the heart side (3 litre petrol straight six and 270 odd horses!) plus, it's cheaper than both 335s... I think I might have a winner...

[spice]

The 3 litre srtaight six is perfectly balanced for BHP and Tourque a perfect match for the 6 speed box, quiet and very smooth i got a 15% uk discount so excellent value for money as well and none of the worn out Turbo prob's if you want to keep it out of warrenty

[JakeR]

trying to get a test drive sorted out... what are the BMW flappy paddle autos like? I've driven a Cambriocorsa Maserati (a guff 'box) and a Golf GTI DSG (very nice, I like!)...

cheers

JakeR

[spice]

BM have launched there first one this year on the M sport models, it's a bit of a gimmick, puts auto box in sport mode and you change gears on paddles instead of sliding selector accross and moving it up and down,you get to keep your hands on the wheel, paddles block the veiw of the dials abit,well on the 5 dont know about the 3 , BMW dont seem to have many test cars about only entry level diesels, they need a BMW world like Merc so you can test all the varients in one visit ,compare and buy.it's up to you if you thing the paddles are worth the small extra, all the cars i had with them i never used them after the novelty wore off

[spice]

the Maser and the Ferrari are a proper automated manual boxes, all the mass makers like BMW just follow the trend but on a totally auto box, just slip it in D and enjoy

[JakeR]

from what I can gather, autos on bigger engined 3's are all flappy paddle now... Will try and get a test drive and see