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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #150 on: May 05, 2013, 08:22:57 pm »
M135i has the most simple front pipe to swap ever, I'm on the case designing a replacement section next week that should really liven the exhaust note. The exhaust has 3 elements, rear box, mid section with 1 small resonator and the front cat/downpipe
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #151 on: May 08, 2013, 01:06:19 pm »
Took it to Millbrook, drifts on its lock stops like a proper diff'd car. Very happy.
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #152 on: May 08, 2013, 06:42:15 pm »
Excellent write-up!

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #153 on: May 11, 2013, 09:52:32 pm »
Mine has had a wake-up with some decent fuel:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=162830590551952&set=p.162830590551952&type=1&theater

(Car came filled with 53litres of Asda finest for first dyno test)

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #154 on: May 12, 2013, 06:54:23 am »
Yoiks, that's a jump!!
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #155 on: May 12, 2013, 06:01:07 pm »
Wow didn't expect it to make such a difference, will definitely be sticking to the good stuff.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #156 on: May 12, 2013, 08:35:14 pm »
380+lbft on a stock car?!?!  :surprised: I do hope all this '450-500nm safe limit' on the ZF box isn't true Dave? I assume it will be well over that once software has been played with?  :scared:

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #157 on: May 12, 2013, 09:06:23 pm »
Limits, schmimits.

The car has been to Wales. It worried sheep.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #158 on: May 13, 2013, 09:13:01 am »
Was this on the M135i meet Mike or your own personal hoon?

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #159 on: May 13, 2013, 09:45:39 am »
380+lbft on a stock car?!?!  :surprised: I do hope all this '450-500nm safe limit' on the ZF box isn't true Dave? I assume it will be well over that once software has been played with?  :scared:

I've seen graphs of them making 360+ on other dynos so I'm not too shocked. More testing will be carried out when I get time, there seems to be a lot of difference between gears on the dyno when it ones to power figures.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #160 on: May 13, 2013, 09:54:05 am »
Was this on the M135i meet Mike or your own personal hoon?

It was the week before. Under the radar style!
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #161 on: May 13, 2013, 10:07:20 am »
Took mine out for a blast yesterday across from newcastle to Alston (fantastic roads) and found out a lot more about the car.

Chassis is brilliant, even in light rain the grip is huge, struggled to find the cars limit of grip. Sport mode is great, steering feels very natural, not old fashioned BMW feel but very intuitive and fast. 8 speeds are too many as you find yourself getting a little lost but a louder exhaust note will help with that. You can make rapid acceleration from pretty much any part of the RPM's so if you do get caught out by the stupid amount of gears it doesn't matter.

Brakes are a sore point, I dislike them. They seem to do what they want, not what you ask for on the pedal. I haven't driven another one yet to compare. Hard to explain what they do but when you apply pedal force they have an initial effect, then seem to back off by themselves and then bite again. My old 135i with pagid rs29 were so much better.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #162 on: May 13, 2013, 10:17:14 am »
They initially lack feel/bite, the power is there though. You need to try and kill the pads like a race pad bedding in process, they'll come to you a bit more then. I think braided lines and different pads would help, never really been a fan of Brembo's own stuff.
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #163 on: May 13, 2013, 11:28:54 am »
I still want one, with DCT.............  :sad1:
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #164 on: May 13, 2013, 11:46:47 am »
Although they don't offer DCT with the M135i, the ZF auto box is near enough as quick to be honest and you would be very hard pushed to notice the difference.