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12-09-2010, 11:49 AM | #3 |
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1. Suspension/Coilcover to low down your car
2. 19 wheels but pls use front 225/35/19 and rear 255/30/19, otherwise you car will have slow response. 3. Body kit such as M tech kit or other just "styish" model 4. Change the whole audio system - personal preference 5. Do a good car coating or wax to protect the paintwork 6. BMS power box - must install for N52/53 engine 7. Ignition coil - okada plasma direct 8. K&N air filter |
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12-09-2010, 08:48 PM | #4 |
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12-09-2010, 09:27 PM | #5 |
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I have no glue about the 335 promotion but quite frankly, 323 is a bit under-power in HK's geograhical environment with lots of up hills, slopes and most importantly, you need the power to react sudden stop traffic or changing lane/s.......with a set of 19" wheels, you car is just sluggish like a Toyota Corolla (exggerate a bit though).....unless/oherwise, you are very city drive driver just use the car from Happy Valley to Causeway Bay back and forth everyday.....I'm not asking you to change the order but think twice before you purchased the vehicle and then, blaming the power issue with only 3-4 months usage......that's very bad...
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12-09-2010, 09:51 PM | #6 | |
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12-10-2010, 12:25 AM | #8 |
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Hey Bro,
Not really poisoning him but instead, just a token of advice especially some live examples in our forum members who regreted of his (seldom her so far) few months old 323 which windup putting more $$ to mod the car in squeezing most cream from the cookie jar whereas, getting fed up......not even mentioned, the real poisoned victim Ken Ken ![]() ![]()
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12-10-2010, 12:37 AM | #9 | |
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12-10-2010, 12:47 AM | #10 | |
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![]() I'm ok tmw....give me a call so that, I can go there to check out yr modding exercise!! I'm well readiness for yr poisoning.....that's life while it goes around and then, comes around ![]()
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12-10-2010, 01:08 AM | #11 |
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Its two really different cars and depends on what you want!
IMHO 323 is adequate for HK city driving you won’t be able to unleash the full potential in our ever so jam roads! The only time is when you “fly” with friends that driving more powerful cars that you find yourself behind. But you need to consider the pro and con: 335 Better resale value after you had enough with it Better power delivery, more mod friendly Bad fuel consumption – almost 1k V power and last around 340km or so 323 Better fuel consumption and cheaper to maintain – only 700 V power Cheaper mods but not too many choices
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12-10-2010, 01:11 AM | #12 | |
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Anyway, i wont be in the office tomoro, call you and let you know... BTW the car is not driveable yet... doesnt have a headliner and rear seats......
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12-10-2010, 07:35 AM | #15 |
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12-10-2010, 09:43 AM | #16 | |
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![]() As of yr not drivable 335, I'm anxious to take a deep look for yr VIP style of mod....by the way, Terry just sent me email telling me he saved one G4 board for me, it is on its way to my office!! I'll let you have a try after installed upon I learnt the tricks of G4!! Trust me, it is a totally different ball game or simply a different tuning board whilst, I cannot use my laptop to change the setting like the way I'm doing now....Some testers recorded 420whp on Mahe Dyno & super smooth..with our 100 ron gas, we can use the mild Race map as a starter...will see ![]() |
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12-10-2010, 12:48 PM | #17 |
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Never really needed the power in HK, but in North America I wouldn't buy anything with under 250 horses under the hood
I spend most of my day in traffic from Wan Chai, Admiralty, Quarry Bay, Lai Chi Kok and Central... I can tell you that if I had a 335i I'd need to be pissing money for gas! |
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12-10-2010, 10:31 PM | #18 |
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I tried both 323i and 325i, there is a difference, but not significant for me to spend another 100K.
If I prusuit for horse power, then I will go for 330/335. Personally, I prefer to have 18 inch forge wheel instead of 19. |
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12-11-2010, 02:15 AM | #19 | |
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![]() Cool....our reminder is somwwhat friendly, since you realize what you needed, this is the crucial point!! Instead of instaling the tires by max width, a size or 2 smaller can also help reduce the power lost on wheels!
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12-13-2010, 11:32 PM | #21 |
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For my own point of view, it really doesn't matter if the aero kit is authentic or not..but fitment is something I concerned the most especially there are some authentic kits fitment even worst than copied kits.....then, why bother to pay premium price in supporting their joking R&D!!
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12-14-2010, 01:53 AM | #22 | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() where you going to order yours? i am oso interested if you can good price.... Actually why not trying removing 1 layer of the drop in filter? there is 2 layers 1 is the filter paper to filter out sand and dust another one is the acutal filter..... remove the outer layer one first and see if it improved....
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