Getting Ready for Show Season...It's a Start haha

[bigEC]

So I am part of a car club that attends a pretty decent amount of car shows. I just got my AW 135i in November so I don't have a lot of time to mod the car before my first show on March 27th, but I think I am off to a decent start. Just wanted to post a few pics of my car and 1 with a few car club guys.

Current Mods:

-Interior:
BMW Performance Steering Wheel With Screen and Paddle Shifters
BMW Performance Aluminum Pedals and Footrest
Blue LED Dome Lighting
-Exterior:
BMW Performance Shadow Line Exterior Trim (Grills and Window Trim)
Tinted Side Markers
Tii Stripe
BMW Peformance Side Skirts
-Exhaust:
BMW Performance Exhaust (Soon to Change though)
-Intake:
BMS (Burger Motorsports) Dual Cone Intake
-Wheels & Tires:
BMW – Style 269 18” Performance Wheels
Front – 18” x 7.5”
Back – 18” x 8.5”
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 A
-Lighting:
GP Thunder H8 H.I.D Halo Bulbs (8500k)
-Tune:
COBB AccessPort

Future Mods (As of now, but is subject to change):
-Exterior:
Part:
iCarbon 1 Series iCS Carbon Front Lip
iCarbon 1 Series iCS Carbon Trunk Spoiler
20% Tints
Carbon Fiber Engine Cover

-Performance:
RaceLand Catless DownPipes
iCarbon Catless MidPipes
Rogue Engineering Muffler Delete
AR Design Gasket Kit (For DP)
AR Exhaust Hardware Kit (For DP)
Active Autowerke BOV Kit
ETS Intercooler

[bigEC]

night shot of the angels. sorry for cell phone pic! lol

[UdubBadger]

Not bad, I like it.

However if you plan on trying to place at these shows the judges probably wanna see more originality than just a tii replica.

[bigEC]

just starting to mod it bro. I have been doing this for a long time now. My ralliart before never lost haha

[Sylon]

Good start dude, Im trying to get back into the game too. I've been out of it for 2 years while being overseas. I miss it, can't wait to start showing again. Once I get settled in next month in my new place, the part ordering will begin while I wait for my car to make the swim across the pond

Good luck this season! Maybe we'll cross paths at some point, I'll keep a look out for ya.

[EINSER M]

very hot bud. aw ftw!

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by bigEC

just starting to mod it bro. I have been doing this for a long time now. My ralliart before never lost haha

i understand just saying that at where the car sits right now. judges don't grade on what you "plan" on doing.

How much of this stuff you figure you'll get soon?

[bigEC]

almost everything on my list will be completed before and during car show season. the only reason i am even showing it this yr is because i go to car shows with my car club as a team and i am not gonna leave them hanging. honestly i just love the shows so even if i win nothing this yr it wont matter to me because i just love it lol as we speak right now my car is at bmw getting the performance side skirts put on and shortly after i get it back i am going to be ordering the icarbon spoiler. then hopefully by mid march i will have the icarbon front lip. i will probably do performance stuff also i am just indecisive as to what i want to start with as far as performance haha off topic, but do we get a discount from icarbon at all for being part of 1addicts?

[UdubBadger]

unfortunately not but you can always ask

[bigEC]

Damn alright. thanks haha

[randomquickness]

JB4 should be on your list.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by randomquickness

JB4 should be on your list.

With all the supporting mods you'll have I'd hate to just use a map overlay to tune it.

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by randomquickness

JB4 should be on your list.

PROcede V5 should be on your list

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

With all the supporting mods you'll have I'd hate to just use a map overlay to tune it.

Ehhh....not as huge a difference as some might think ("map overlay" since '08 50k+ miles no major issues)...

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

PROcede V5 should be on your list




Ehhh....not as huge a difference as some might think ("map overlay" since '08 50k+ miles no major issues)...

yeah but even though you have been fine, doesn't mean its always fine.

way more issues with pnp tunes than ecu flashes on these cars in general. not knocking jb or vishnu but for me, the reliability and customization of a true flash is way more appealing. I think just because JB has been marketed hard on these forums people automatically assume its the best out there, which isn't necessarily true.

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

yeah but even though you have been fine, doesn't mean its always fine.

way more issues with pnp tunes than ecu flashes on these cars in general. not knocking jb or vishnu but for me, the reliability and customization of a true flash is way more appealing. I think just because JB has been marketed hard on these forums people automatically assume its the best out there, which isn't necessarily true.

Hmmm....don't know how true that first statement is...I seem to recall some having so pretty serious issues with the Dinan tune when it first came out....and most of the PROcede issues have been install related (improper connections, computer not configured properly, etc, etc...). I definitely do agree with our final statement though that it is not necessarily the best tune. I guess the reason I am loathe go with a flash is if I need to reflash I have to be regionally or locally in an area where I can get reflash/updated...with a PNP you dont have to worry about that.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

Hmmm....don't know how true that first statement is...I seem to recall some having so pretty serious issues with the Dinan tune when it first came out....and most of the PROcede issues have been install related (improper connections, computer not configured properly, etc, etc...). I definitely do agree with our final statement though that it is not necessarily the best tune. I guess the reason I am loathe go with a flash is if I need to reflash I have to be regionally or locally in an area where I can get reflash/updated...with a PNP you dont have to worry about that.

well that is my understanding and the only reason dinan had issues (and i hate dinan FWIW so I'm not defending they) was because they were the 1st flash and had pushed the car too far beyond the safe limits of what the engine could handle (so i hear).

I have a local tuning company i work closely with so i understand your concern but with stuff like accessPORT and MYgenius, you can load and unload your tunes in a matter of minutes just like switching maps on a proceed or JB.

besides you shouldn't have to reflash your car anyway, I had one on my 328xi for 2 yrs and never once needed a reflash.

[adrean8j]

^^^Reflash if you get new supporting mods?

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

^^^Reflash if you get new supporting mods?

ah i see, well i got flashed with everything already on the car but again, with the accessport and mygenius the tuners can just send you a new file for you to upload onto the device and then put into the ecu.

[adrean8j]

OP is this why you are going for the Cobb AP? Why did you choose the mods you did for your "coming soon" list?

[bigEC]

I just did a lot of reading on the mods themselves and i wanted to go that route. I want to get the accessport because i have faith in the upcoming stages that havent been released and on top of that it will make it easier when i get a protune to detune it if i ever have to bring the car to bmw for a warranty issue.

I had an accessport on my ralliart and i know a lot of other people who have it too and i have never had or heard a complaint about it. I just trust COBB and their customer service was always great when i had questions.

Theres no other logic behind the mods i chose other than i just like them and decided they are the ones i want lol

[adrean8j]

^^^Cool....Well don't hesitate to ask people like myself, Udub, randomquickness, jzhang, and others questions as we have all done pretty extensive modifications already! Good luck and wish I was there to steal your thunder!

[bigEC]

haha thanks a lot man. i am sure i will be pming you within the next month or so to ask a few questions. where r u from? and what r your current performance mods?