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This is insane! Love it.

he also mentioned it was still dropping pressure for 500rpm in the midrange, where stock turbos make even MORE power than their stage 3 so it makes sense for the stock/stage 2's to seriously die in the ass

I agree with you on VAC. I have their UDP's on my E46 and the quality is really really good. However, I gave them a call asking for a quote on some parts install and they said they would emal me back. This was 2 months ago. A few days later, maybe a week later, I pm'd Mike here and he said the same thing. I will get back to you, and still never did. Sucks because they are pretty close to my parents house and I've always been a fan of their products and customer service. It's whatever though, their products are still well built. I would like my quote to be responded to though at some point in time.

Thanks man it was 6 months to the day today since I last drove it and blew the stockers lol

Congrats Dan, glad to see your car running again after many months under surgery. :)

I personally think it's a no brainer, however I am biased. :) I have had zero (nil/none) issues with my car (minus the engine mounts), it's literally indestructible. I really don't think you can beat a car up much worse than I do to mine... Point is - there will always be something said about an engine. There will always be some bad eggs in the crate (or however the saying goes). I don't think it's something you need to weigh your decision on, especially considering you don't want to add boost. How many engines have died that you know of? Of those, were they boosted? Those two last questions should indicate that it's very few - and yes, stock engines have went... We are talking like less than 1% here - and you will likely be covered under warranty based on what you are looking for. ^^^ All of that is what you seem concerned about. You won't find the next engine to be close to this thing. I suggest you try test driving one to feel it out. It's so hard to describe to people - but the throttle response is so above par, it's not even comparable to much anything... Just this alone will make you smile - and let you know that you have something special under the hood. The engine is a jewel - especially when mated to DCT. You can bet (whatever) that the S55 will not be like this. It's not NA, it won't have the response, it definitely won't have the revs (no reason to wear an engine "just because", if they can get power with boost/torque)... I am betting it will be much like the M5/M6 motors - very nice, but nothing in comparison (race engine wise) to an S54 or S65. Sad but true. Usually the M3 is "worse" than the M5 (not sure how to word that - but basically look at the E60 vs E90 - that's what I mean). I think we can gauge a LOT by looking at what BMW has put out with the M5/6 - I wouldn't even be wasting time considering another option. :) Cheers.

Don't forget to set JB4 to map 0, otherwise you cannot comm properly with the DME.

I love flashing trannies... And old people.

Yeah thats what we are hoping at this point. If that doesnt work meth is really my only option, or scrap the whole 100% e85 idea and move on.

I know Tony mentioned they were getting negative fuel trims (the DME was pulling fuel) when they added the Vargas HPFP, but they were also running a twin LPFP setup. Is it possible that a single LPFP might not be enough, causing the Lean Run conditions?

?O.D Outer spring I.D. Outer spring The same again for the inner if it has one. Fitted Height Pressure required at fitted height Total valve lift Pressure required at valve lift I’d also need to know if the spring base is flat (Only applies if it’s a Dual Spring) or has a raised or lower inner spring step. Is it Turbo Charged from factory, if so, how much boost and what do you plan on pushing the boost up to. If it’s not Turbo Charged will you be turbo charging it, if so, how much boost."

When is your smoke present, ex. idle? coming to a stop?

Theres a pic of the warranty work done for the valve stem seals. ajm8127 Car definitely feels smother all around. Lets see what happens when I install the dp's.

A big name in the industry recently took a Euro delivery of a E92 M3. An even bigger name in the industry went on the trip with him and they got some 'behind the scenes' access that normal schlubbs like us would never get. They spent some time with the ///M engineers who all were sad that the S65 was going away. They are proud of the new work, but I think they all died a little when forced to move away from what has been driving the ///M brand since day 1. They are all pretty nostalgic I guess ;-)

Looks like the JB4 is working nicely out of the box. Let's get the back end flash loaded to tide you over until we can do single turbo boost control on the JB4 end. :)

Sorry, I'm a total newb to atr. I was looking at the timing table for the ijeos stage 1+ agg st map as I want to get comfortable with atr before I actually mess with it at some point...it looks to me like that map advances timing from 3-5.5 degrees from 2500 to redline...is that right? Iow, is wot the highest load act values?

I was just about to post this. At 0:42 i expected the M5 to blow past it.... and it didnt

you are a boss just the external wg off the 1 bar spring

Like a normal car with an external wg. The cannisters and boost solenoids are not on the car.

Sorry if this has already been covered, how are WGs being operated?

Looks amazing!

Flashing your tranny most likely Friday. :)

Hey there, I just ordered this stuff from Chemical Guys earlier today: My plan is to use the V36 followed by the Pro Polish Nano 3n for the tougher stuff, and the Pro Polish Nano 3n on its own for a pre-wax polish/light swirling every now and then. Im going to try out the CG's Hex-logic pads for now. I debated between the Nano 3n and the Perfect Finish for a long time but wound up just going with the Nano 3n because it seemed a like what i need for the swirls on my car as it is. Wrong choice? How long does it take to cure a sealent? Can i drive it in between? Ive never messed with sealants before, so im somewhat uninformed...

Looks pretty badass. Almost like the best color BMW offers, Space Grey ;)

Thanks Terry. I might have to take you up on this. I still need to take my car back to the dealer to fix the stuff they failed to take care of on the previous two visits, but I did a bit more research and I think I may have two, unrelated issues. The AFR issue I think will end up being related to the O2 sensors and hopefully replacement of both will fix that issue. The surging issue may be related to the Torque Converter. Similar symptoms have been reported on the Audi forums and many of their cars share the 6AT in the 335i. Without codes it will probably be impossible to convince the dealer to replace it. Also a bit of a pricey part to blindly replace hoping it will fix the issue. I will probably flash the trans back to a stock config to see if that has any impact on this issue, but I doubt that it will.

any chance anyone knows specs on the springs? i have a shop asking for specs to see if they've got anything close to go off and i can't find anything with the part numbers ... as much as anyone could share out of ' Spring O.D. Spring I.D. Installed Height Seat Pressure Spring Part # Lift Nose Pres. @ Coil Bind Free L Outer Preload Inner i suppose, from a list i foudn online from other AM springs haha thanks :)

That's gonna be annoying