Quafie Whine Question
After installing my VAC built Quafie last weekend, I have a slight high pitched whine when under light decel (engine braking in 6th at 70mph) or slight accel (cruise control on the interstate). It is...
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Upgraded Stett oil cooler SS lines (pics)
My old stett stage 2 oil cooler lines started leaking a bit from the fittings so I called "Chad" and he madfe these for me. They are top notch in every way! Here they are: I modified the canisters to...
View ArticleAutomatic Transmission Malfunction
Hello, I just got my first BMW. It is a 2007 335i with an automatic transmission (it has 77,000 miles on it). Anyhow, when I put it into manual shift, I can shift through the first four gears, and then...
View ArticleCOBB OTS RACE map with 100% E85 with walbro upgrade
....got me thinking, has anyone tried to run the COBB OTS RACE map with 100% E85 with walbro upgraded LPF pump?
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Heads up on new 6at 60-130 record
"Hi guys, We've been quietly working on the 6AT single turbo application for the last few months and today CupertinoSteve finally got a chance to run some VBOX times in his Laguna Blue e90 daily...
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Quafie/DEFIX/DSS/SPEC instal pics
Here are some pictures from my install this past weekend. I had to do the tranny removal a second time last night because the SPEC TO bearing wouldn't let the clutch fully engage. So I had to put the...
View ArticleHow many people here are reliably running upgraded twins and meth with an...
Simply because curiousity killed the cat; who here has rb's, asr's or whatever with an auto tranny? What power are you making with meth? Is the tranny holding together when touching ~500 whp? Any other...
View ArticleMethanol Injection Coolingmist vs Aquamist vs BMS
As title states... what are the pros and cons of each kit? I've been doing some research lately, and it appears that most agree that Aquamist is very good but extremely expensive. After talking to a...
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PWM-V vs. PPS methanol kits
There's been some discussions recently on methanol kits, PPS vs PWM. Here's an article/study done and posted on NASIOC that discusses systems and their operation for those interested in reading it and...
View ArticleStacking an External Boost Controller on top of COBB for 21+ psi...
This discussion only pertains to tuning large than stock frame turbos. It does not apply to stock turbos, or hybrid turbos such as RB, Vargas Stage 1 or 2, ASR or TD so let's leave those out of this...
View ArticleRENNtech DCT 335is 11s after 11s
:music-rockout: Special thanks to Lenny@ Renntech Ryan @ aFe Power Storm @ cP-e Thomas @ Renntech and no, I am not done, consistency was the objective here, now time to start working on the speed traps...
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I just did 60-130 in 7.555 sek RB turbos full weight E92 335i with PFT E50...
Well it finally got dry enough so I don't totally spin my winter tires in 3rd gear, and then I found a 2.6% slope as well. Seemed to work out great. I did a 100-200 kmh in 6.575 s and a 60-130 mph in...
View ArticleQuafie Whine Question
After installing my VAC built Quafie last weekend, I have a slight high pitched whine when under light decel (engine braking in 6th at 70mph) or slight accel (cruise control on the interstate). It is...
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Upgraded Stett oil cooler SS lines (pics)
My old stett stage 2 oil cooler lines started leaking a bit from the fittings so I called "Chad" and he madfe these for me. They are top notch in every way! Here they are: I modified the canisters to...
View ArticleAutomatic Transmission Malfunction
Hello, I just got my first BMW. It is a 2007 335i with an automatic transmission (it has 77,000 miles on it). Anyhow, when I put it into manual shift, I can shift through the first four gears, and then...
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Photo Contest + ar design N54 Downpipe Giveaway!
Win a set of ar design downpipes!!! ar design's sister company Alpha Motorsports is holding a Facebook photo contest with the winner getting a free set of our N54 catless downpipes! All you have to do...
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N54 Short Shift - Myth?
Hi Folks, I hear pretty frequently about people who short shift the N54 because it runs out of steam at the higher RPMs and the power band drops off. When you look at a dyno, I can totally understand...
View ArticleAny experience with Okada Plasma Direct ignition coils ?
Hi, RB 6MT FBO here. I am looking to change the coil packs on my car. I don't have any problem with mine (aside from a rumble in the exhaust - or diff :) - at lower RPMs which a tuner said it could be...
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On Dyno - Which wire for RPM pickup? - N54 E85 results
I'm on the dyno now but we can't find an rpm pickup wire. Are the coil wires the ones on the passenger side front? I didn't bring my tools, so I can't take off the valve cover to verify. Attached...
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Stage 2 shipped!
At long last, well maybe not that long, we have shipped our first sets Stage 2 beta's. 4 sets have gone out, 1 set is still here to be be installed on Mike's car this week and one more set is going to...
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