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The problem I see with that and any other "plates" that essentially cover part or all of the cooler, ut the restriction of airflow and not allowing the cooler to perform as intended (and needed). |
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Based on this concept, the screen design from Zunsport offers some protection but less restricted air flow than the plate design of Mish or Tuner? Or is there a 3rd more happy medium?
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12-20-2023, 08:05 AM | #70 |
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That’s a good point and before this work was done I consulted a local shop whose work is predominantly high performance luxury cars. At installation my car was, perhaps, the least “exotic” (BMW, Ferraris, Mercedes, Porsche performance models) of the 8-10 in for work. Anyway, the tech servicing mine said not to be concerned; the cooling will be more than sufficient. YMMV
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My concern is due to my tune (increased power --> increased heat --> cooling more of an issue). |
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12-20-2023, 08:41 AM | #72 |
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The turner is too open around the oil cooler imo, good protection against flat curbs but not rocks. Just haven't seen any reports of people needing protection on the sides from road debris.
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A tune is not going to increase your temps unless you're going flat out for a long time, a few pulls on the street isn't enough.
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I have the larger oil cooler, heat exchanger and trans cooler. Yes, the tune (stage 2 at 700+ whp) will definitely increase temps. |
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How high were your temps before and after the bigger oil cooler?
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12-20-2023, 09:23 AM | #78 |
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i have already heard a few "pings" off my mishi plate. for my peace of mind i needed something rigid protecting the oil cooler. worth the $ to me. roads suck around me and i am on dirt roads a few times a year...
i had the ECS skid shields on my last daily and they paid for themselves a few times over. some nice gouges in there after 2 years of use. the zunsport screens just look too flimsy for me |
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12-20-2023, 09:32 AM | #79 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if they sold you the car with that fault, you have to be very unlucky for that to happen on the first day with only 650 miles on the odometer.
Something similar happened to me but with the exhaust system. During the 1200 mile (2000 km) inspection, when doing the oil change, it was discovered that the car had a crushed exhaust system. Obviously it hasn't happened to me, that must have happened during the transportation phase to the dealership. At the moment I am waiting for a new exhaust to arrive from Germany. |
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12-20-2023, 09:42 AM | #81 |
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Any updates on this; have you reached out to BMW NA? This is a design flaw that they've run with for years on multiple M cars. We've seen this movie before on older M cars. Can't imagine how distraught anyone would be if this happened to their brand new car. To put the onus on someone that simply took delivery of their car isn't right. For that reason, curious to learn what BMW NA does or doesn't do. |
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12-20-2023, 09:49 AM | #82 |
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Yeah, it looks too open, I don't know that it would have protected the OP in his case if it was truly a small rock that flew in there. Would need to add another mesh or something to it. Mishimoto looks better in that aspect, but still a bit open.
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12-20-2023, 10:28 AM | #83 |
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That's what I'll be doing, I'll order the mishimoto skid plate and put that mesh from from amazon around the openings.
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As I posted similarly in another thread, for me the Turner skid plate is basically a form of insurance. Is it 100% foolproof? Of course not but it does offer added protection to a fairly well know M owners problem. Having invested about $75K, give or take, in my car an additional 1% for a little peace of mind is a pittance IMO.
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12-20-2023, 10:31 AM | #85 | |
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This is not meant to reduce the empathy for the OP or anyone else who may face these issues (whether oil cooler or radiator damage) however its not like BMW didn't do any R&D on this car, the G Series M cars or any other cars you want to throw into the mix. Plenty of research was done in multiple locations and under multiple conditions. Unfortunately, shit happens. Its not like 90% of these cars are coming in with damage. These are truly isolated incidents (considering the number of cars in circulation around the world). I am not blaming any driver but its not always an unavoidable situation. Some people pay no attention and some dont care (I see people launch over speed bumps at 30-40mph as they have no care in the world), they just drive along like driver and the car are invincible (or they want/hope to be). Its Murphys Law at play here, it is what it is. Those screens are not going to prevent damage causing rocks/debris from doing their damage. Will they stop certain smaller debris, yes, but that smaller debris is not really the killer here. How often do you encounter bouncing rocks? Why you ask, cause unless its a damn huge rocks, how is it going to hit the cooler (how many inches from ground to cooler face? That is a more than decent size rock that everyone should avoid, no matter what car they drive.) If you have lowered your car so much that small rocks will not pass through, well that is on the car owner, not BMW. The CFS heat exchanger I have comes with a "rock guard" which will do nothing to stop a debris/prevent damage from anything other than small innocuous items. To literally stop/prevent the damage, you would need a very sturdy steel plate...and that would not be a feasible option as it would defeat the purpose of the cooler. My B9 S5 had a plastic honeycomb in front of the intercooler...sure not going to stop any debris of damaging size. Case in point, my tuner has a B9 S5 and he had debris fly through that honeycomb on I95...result, smashed honeycomb and hole in the intercooler. Sorry for the rant, and sorry if I offended anyone. My take, gotta pay if you want to play. Just my two pennies... |
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That protects the edges but still.leaves a fair amount of the cooler exposed. |
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Anyone who buys an M car already pays to play by spending much more on an M vs the standard model. To expect buyers to first beware of the issue and then have to address it isn't paying to play, it's ridiculous. P.S. I wasn't offended by your comments. Anyone should be able to discuss an issue and offer other perspectives. It's how we all learn from each other. |
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I would flat out demand a new car. Be nice about it but this isnt bad luck its a bad design. Interestingly I ordered my guard yesterday after reading about someone elses experience piercing their radiator.
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