Dynoed my coupe!

DanHarman · 01-03-2007, 09:47 PM

Had a chance to throw the car on the dyno today. It's amazing how quick torque comes on with these cars.

Since I just finished breaking the car in, the dyno was the first chance I had to run the car to redline. Let the mods begin!

Best Regards,

Dan

DanHarman · 01-03-2007, 09:54 PM

specialque · 01-03-2007, 10:03 PM

Those are some strong stock numbers. How did you break your car in? What School of thought did you use?

teknochild · 01-03-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by specialque

Those are some strong stock numbers. How did you break your car in? What School of thought did you use?

i agree, but i doubt its his break in technique

Weedo · 01-03-2007, 11:22 PM

Great numbers! I hit the dyno today as well, but not in my 335i. I took my '86 944 Turbo to make sure the A/F was good. Put down 253rwhp/290rwtq. It has a chip and catless pipe. Chips (tunes/programs/etc) are just insane on turbo cars!!

wj4 · 01-03-2007, 11:30 PM

I see you joined the 335i team too, Dan. Nice stock numbers btw.

If you don't remember me, I was the guy waiting for Robi to align my car after he was done with yours (Black evo with gold Advans).

BoostedBMW · 01-04-2007, 12:15 AM

Very nice stock #'s.

Even though I don't place much stock in it, i'm also interested in hearing how the car was broken in.

2007/335i/coupe · 01-04-2007, 12:19 AM

Amazing huh? I also posted just about the same numbers as yourself before the Xede.

Ado · 01-04-2007, 12:21 AM

The best breakin technique is to push the card hard from day 1

(not a joke)

wj4 · 01-04-2007, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ado

The best breakin technique is to push the card hard from day 1

(not a joke)

That's subjective IMO. Some say to push it hard to help the rings seal better. Some say to follow the manual and the rings were already sealed well from the factory.

teknochild · 01-04-2007, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ado

The best breakin technique is to push the card hard from day 1

(not a joke)

really, did you take that synthetic oil out from the factory? because the same idiot that told you to do that says that sythetic oil will ruin your breakin

not saying you shouldnt do it that way, just that the moto dude should be shot

MichaelATL · 01-04-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by teknochild

really, did you take that synthetic oil out from the factory? because the same idiot that told you to do that says that sythetic oil will ruin your breakin

not saying you shouldnt do it that way, just that the moto dude should be shot

yeah he is dumb. psuedoscience. at least it's stupid in this application.

kujo · 01-04-2007, 08:59 AM

Great numbers indeed, but it's also HIS personal dyno !!!!!!!!!! at his shop.

drive it like you stole it !!!

bnj · 01-04-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by teknochild

really, did you take that synthetic oil out from the factory? because the same idiot that told you to do that says that sythetic oil will ruin your breakin

not saying you shouldnt do it that way, just that the moto dude should be shot

This is OT, but we can continue this discussion in the correct thread. Shortly, I did not find good enough non-synthetic oil easily enough, I thought what the heck, I don't care if my piston rings do not seal as well as they could. Some unnecessary burn of oil and its only the fourth owner who will miss the engine longevity addition after the half a million miles. And the loss of a couple of bhp due to unproper sealing of the rings cannot be noticed anyway. (You would need to have real good quality non-synthetic.)

DanHarman · 01-04-2007, 01:17 PM

I used the same break in I've used on all my cars and engines I've built over the last couple of years.

Total Miles: 600
Rev Limit: 5k until 600 miles then the full range
Driving: Varying RPM and load, lots of deceleration in gear
Oil: No changes

I put 600 miles on it in 3 days, almost all of them in the Malibu Canyons. I just went driving for 2 hours after work. The canyons work great for break in as it really varies your RPM and load and allows a lot of deceleration (which I believe really helps the rings seal).

Regards,

Dan

CASHBY · 01-04-2007, 01:31 PM

mine is broken in as well. 900 miles on the clock!

Dan I want to dyno my car stock first as well.

I used a slightly different break in method. I put about 100 miles on it and then drove it like i normally would.

can we set up a dyno time for me soon, to do a little comparison.

Also, Dan did you get a manual or auto... knowing you im sure you got a manual.

specialque · 01-04-2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanHarman

I used the same break in I've used on all my cars and engines I've built over the last couple of years.

Total Miles: 600
Rev Limit: 5k until 600 miles then the full range
Driving: Varying RPM and load, lots of deceleration in gear
Oil: No changes

I put 600 miles on it in 3 days, almost all of them in the Malibu Canyons. I just went driving for 2 hours after work. The canyons work great for break in as it really varies your RPM and load and allows a lot of deceleration (which I believe really helps the rings seal).

Regards,

Dan

Dan,

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. These are the kinds of responses that I was looking for from an professional that has had his hands on some very impressive cars.

Luke

baltik · 01-04-2007, 02:41 PM

Nice Dan.. Always a good sign when tuners quietly show up on the forums with a new personal boosted beemer, I doubt you'll give it away this easy but I have to ask... EcuTek? (most likely) Accessport (less likely) Utec?

2007/335i/coupe · 01-04-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanHarman

The canyons work great for break in as it really varies your RPM and load and allows a lot of deceleration (which I believe really helps the rings seal).

With all my cars and bikes, I always took it for a run through the mountain roads on the first day

Where do you go in the LA area? Palomar?

Do you already have plans for performance orientated mods to your 335?

Panoz · 01-04-2007, 03:48 PM

Dan ...is the Dynotest too "painful" for the car, as they push it to the limits?
(guys..i think i'm becoming a nutter with my 335-baby)

Panoz · 01-04-2007, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanHarman

The canyons work great for break in as it really varies your RPM and load and allows a lot of deceleration (which I believe really helps the rings seal).

Dont you think that decelaration causes increased damage to the car, due to the extra "force-load" applied to gearbox/clutch during decelarating??

I'd never thought that this could somehow be good for the engine.

The only thing that i can think its good for is to save the brakes

teknochild · 01-04-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Panoz

Dan ...is the Dynotest too "painful" for the car, as they push it to the limits?
(guys..i think i'm becoming a nutter with my 335-baby)

havent you asked this like 6 times now?

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DanHarman Private 10 Rep 58 Posts Drives: 335i Black Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I used the same break in I've used on all my cars and engines I've built over the last couple of years. Total Miles: 600 Rev Limit: 5k until 600 miles then the full range Driving: Varying RPM and load, lots of deceleration in gear Oil: No changes I put 600 miles on it in 3 days, almost all of them in the Malibu Canyons. I just went driving for 2 hours after work. The canyons work great for break in as it really varies your RPM and load and allows a lot of deceleration (which I believe really helps the rings seal). Regards, Dan
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CASHBY 171 Rep 2,114 Posts Drives: E90 335 "done up" Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: GARAGE iTrader: (2)	mine is broken in as well. 900 miles on the clock! Dan I want to dyno my car stock first as well. I used a slightly different break in method. I put about 100 miles on it and then drove it like i normally would. can we set up a dyno time for me soon, to do a little comparison. Also, Dan did you get a manual or auto... knowing you im sure you got a manual.
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