great choice.
ive heard you cant change the battery without going to the dealer to have it reprogrammed? i wonder if there is a diy tool.
how bout oil changes?
I have nothing but good things to say about my Mickey Thompson ET Street 315/35/17 if you're looking for a tire. Nitto 555R if you need something a little less soft that won't shed 10 miles of tread life just rolling down the driveway :awe: The Mickeys seriously leave high res black tread marks even when they aren't spinning and they are soft as gum when you sink your fingers into them.
Also you're a bastard because now I don't know what I would like better, a E46 M3 or a 335i. I'm a sucker for cars that are cheap and easy to mod.
Just a note about running your car "hard" *ahem*like it was meant to*cough*, especially with your new found power.
The 2007 Model Year did not have an aux oil cooler with the sport package as standard equipment. That was later added with the 2008 model after many complaints of over-heating. Some vehicles were retro-fitted from BMWNA for free, but many not. You might want to check to see if you have the aux cooler and if not, contact BMWNA and see if they will install it for you under the original manufacturer warranty (assuming you are still under that). If not, there are aftermarket solutions as well.
Very interesting. I'll have to go dig into the car and check. The JB4 lowers the boost if the oil temps are too low/high which I imagine helps a ton, but I'll have to do something about it if it doesn't have it for the sake of longevity.
EDIT: Just read some other forums, they won't give you one if you're not first owner. If I don't have it, any brands you recommend? I'm not going to Dinan, those fuckers are crazy.
Crappy. I hate it when manufacturers do this. A warranty is a warranty, right?
EDIT: Just read some other forums, they won't give you one if you're not first owner. If I don't have it, any brands you recommend? I'm not going to Dinan, those fuckers are crazy.
AR Design has one, but it's pretty spendy as well if you need the retrofit kit since you don't have the factory cooler, but it's $1200 cheaper then Dinans solution.
Any reason you went with the JB4 over Cobb?
Well that didn't take long. Lost cylinder 4/5 today. Removed JB4 when I got home and sent it to BMW. The mechanic said it was likely the plugs considering they were factory as well as how it was barely driven before and is suddenly being wrung out all the time.
lol. Better now then when the warranty dies off.
I couldn't even find a local shop with the right plugs. The pain of owning a german car is coming on strong...
Really? Where do you live? Theres a dedicated VW shop about 15 minutes from my house if I need anything obscure, other than that autozone/Oreileys/napa would probably have it if I looked.
Eventually. Especially with how bad my traction issues are now. I need more width in the rear. I also can't think of too many visual mods I'm willing to do to this car, so wheels and LED halos are about it.
Try Falken Azenis or Dunlop Direzza Star Specs..or one of the other ultra sticky summer tires.
Or drag radials. :awe:
I put an LSD in it before changing to wider wheels and tyres.
I couldn't even find a local shop with the right plugs. The pain of owning a german car is coming on strong...
Nope, no LSD on 335's, M cars only.Doesn't have one already?
Yeah, that would probably help. MR2's can light up both rear tires without an LSD - something funky, I guess, but if he's spinning one wheel, that would definitely help.