What did you do to your car today?

ATLIEN · 09-06-2019, 09:58 AM

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Man, I love and am fortunate to have both cars. I've had my 335 for about 7 years and would not give it up for anything. It's mildly tuned with an upgraded inter cooler and stage 1 mhd. I've got dual cone intakes but I keep the factory intake in because I like the cleaner look. The 335 to me in this state is fast enough for me and brings a smile to my face with it's all around performance especially off the line and mid-range. It's flat out untouchable.

I've had the M3 since May of 2019 and got it for an absolute bargain at CarMax. I paid $23k for it and had it shipped from Ft.Lauderdale to me in SC for $400. It was a big gamble but I covered myself with the extended warranty for about $3k. The only thing I've done to it is swapped the Toyo Proxes to Michelin P4S which was a great improvement in overall ride quality.

As far as the differences between the two, the M3 is a legend and gets a lot of attention from car dudes and bmw drivers which is cool. You'll always get respect at the local Cars and Coffee. From a performance point of view, the M3 is very analog and it literally took me about two weeks to really learn to drive the car well as I learned the DCT shift algorithm. People talk about the lack of torque but honestly I don't feel that is the case. If you lay into the M3 it's very fast. Now it doesn't give you that warp speed feel of the 335 off the line but it puts the speed down differently and never feels like it's overpowering the car if that makes sense. Perhaps it's the LSD that helps but the DCT definitely balances the car out and is excellent when you want to go fast. The DCT can be a little clunky in stop and go traffic but you can adjust the sensitivity down to make it tolerable. The 335 is definitely the better commute car by a large margin and feels like a luxury car in comparison especially with the AS3+ tires. The intake and exhaust never get boring with the M3 but for a long trip I'd take the 335. It's smoother and quieter for that duty and uses less gas. However, the M3 on the open road is very entertaining in that it just keeps going and accelerating like it has limitless capacity.

At the end of the day, both great cars with different personalities. I drive the M3 more because it's new to me but that 335 is just as special to me as the M3.

nice. i am on the fence myself - pony up for a v8 m3, or just bathe in the power of an e55amg.

how many miles?

I hear you on that. I've got 80k miles.

Emilime75 · 09-06-2019, 05:37 PM

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...bathe in the power of an e55amg.

2 years ago I set out to buy either an E38(740il, 750il), E55AMG or CLS55 AMG. When that search resulted in no good local candidates, mid/late 2000's CL 65s and S65s made it on the list, but then I reminded myself that I didn't want to spend that kind of cash. Then, in December 2018, I came across a 2010 E92 335i. Bought it and love it, but still keeping an eye out for a good example of those above.

unrulyteach · 09-06-2019, 10:27 PM

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Was nbt evo worth it? And did u hav to align sensor

For me, the evo was definitely worth it, I wanted google or waze maps on my dash, and better control of music that keeps me from looking down at my phone. And, I was going from pro radio, so it had no screen before at all.

This brings the entertainment system up to what's modern now, so I can drive it for another 5 years, instead of selling and buying something else.

I enjoy the project of it though...
Between the install time, the time researching parts, the time learning and coding and flashing modules, the dozen or more trips to 8 different parts yards... I'm into it 50 hours plus including all the other mods.

Also, $1000-$3000 of parts... which is kinda stupid... just buy an F series car.
I wanted a manual transmission wagon, and they never made one in an F.

Once this thing dies, I'll probably buy a gran coupe and start over adding all the things to it.

I will need to align the steering angle sensor because I replaced the clock spring. I'll do that when I have my icom hooked up this weekend

Nice i hav cic I'm learning towards nbt evo but not sure if it's worth it to me

salpone · 09-07-2019, 06:07 AM

for X5 x6 for my friends

KOWTOWN · 09-07-2019, 11:18 AM

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Purchased a spring to fix my exhaust flap rattle

Mine has started to do the same thing and I've been too lazy to see where it's coming from. I'm wondering if it's the same thing

mweisdorfer · 09-07-2019, 11:45 AM

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for X5 x6 for my friends

What paint brand did you use?

unrulyteach · 09-07-2019, 06:26 PM

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for X5 x6 for my friends

What paint brand did you use?

+1 and paint code

Bmw_Crazy · 09-07-2019, 06:41 PM

Changed o2 sensor no check engine😀

S65Hunter · 09-07-2019, 10:23 PM

Why do fast cars always try and race me? (I.e CTS-v, any SRT mopar, 5.0s) do they not understand that my car weighs 4000lbs and has 230hp and 200ft lbs of torque....?

salpone · 09-08-2019, 02:11 AM

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+1 and paint code

B05 Montecarlo Blue

Delta0311 · 09-08-2019, 05:51 PM

This week it was the 228s turn for a wash and wax

vilord · 09-08-2019, 06:24 PM

Yesterday took the wagon out for adventures (brought the kayaks to the lake and the camping gear to the woods), then reprogrammed the engine computer to fix a data fault it developed when I was getting a replacement key.

Got all that missing power back

Also: installed 2011 battery monitor / IBS... the old style monitors are sh*t. Mine would drain the battery if plugged in. Yeah, that's not helping to monitor the battery.

oVeRdOsE. · 09-08-2019, 07:56 PM

Clean the winter beater !

The B7 will get a salt n' calcium break this winter

MartinWake · 09-08-2019, 08:16 PM

I put the chargepipe and intake manifold back on

mweisdorfer · 09-08-2019, 08:31 PM

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for X5 x6 for my friends

What paint brand did you use?

+1 and paint code

I gotta do something with my calipers. The expensive G2 paint is chipping off and the salt in the winters is killing them!

AandSC · 09-08-2019, 10:09 PM

135,000 mile oil change and a new cabin filter cover. Should be good for another year (knocks on wood).

colorado.e9x · 09-08-2019, 10:33 PM

B12 ProKit is now 100% installed. Worked on it from 11am to 8pm, between 3 people. Definitely recommend getting the 5pc strut nut socket set from ECS.. I didn't. PITA

salpone · 09-09-2019, 01:35 AM

kit Msport for X5

F13.KENN · 09-09-2019, 05:30 AM

Hey guys im new here. Just picked up a 335i a week ago and i love it. Replaced my 128i with this. Anyways, washed her up and went and took some pics

NoGuru · 09-09-2019, 07:48 AM

Upgraded the upgraded FMIC

Wingnutts · 09-09-2019, 09:30 AM

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Why do fast cars always try and race me? (I.e CTS-v, any SRT mopar, 5.0s) do they not understand that my car weighs 4000lbs and has 230hp and 200ft lbs of torque....?

Most likely a 335 picked on them and they aren't smart enough to know the subtle exterior differences. Don't feel bad though, everyone wants to race me in my 328. When I drive my 335, everyone seems to leave me alone, which is preferable to me.

unrulyteach · 09-09-2019, 09:33 AM

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Upgraded the upgraded FMIC

What size

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