ShocknAwe - 2010 1er Mutt Build Thread

[ShocknAwe]

Figured it's time to put this here as it seems I'm becoming more and more involved on SpoolStreet. Going to take me a couple days to copy and paste from 1addicts so bear with me. For the 1ers among us, I will always be active with 1addicts, so if you cant reach me here for something, try there.

This is the photo-diary history of my 135i from stock to current. Unfortunately some parts that are on the car, or have been part of the cars history have either been lost or were neglected and haven't been photographed.

The first picture will be semi-regularly updated as the build changes to reflect the current state of the car! I'm not much for words here, and I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Last Known State of Affairs:

Current Modifications:

Engine/Fueling/Exhaust/Cooling
MadDad Whisper Exhaust
MHD S2+ 95/102 Pump - flash only
Precision Raceworks Stage 2+ Modular LPFP
Precision Raceworks N54 Coils and upgraded pencils
NGK Plugs - 1 step colder, 0.022"
BMS 3" Downpipes
BMS DCI
BMS 7.5" RACE FMIC + 2.5" J-pipe
Evolution Racewerks 50mm Charge Pipe - Anodized Black Finish
TiAL Q 50mm BOV - Black
Vader Solutions 1/4" BOV adapter
Modified OEM BMW Clutch Delay Valve
Spring Bolt Delete


Suspension & Chassis
Coils
YCW custom coilovers
YCW M rear dampers
YCW Camber Plates
YCW Isolators
Fe1rx front spindle spacer
Swift Springs - 6k Front
Swift Springs - 18k Rear
Swift Thrust Sheets - 65mm rear
Dinan Rear Upper Shock Mounts

Arms & Bars
Meyle HD Front Sway Bar Links
OE BMW 135i Front Sway Bar
OE BMW 135i Rear Sway
TRW M3 Front Wishbones
TRW M3 Front Tension Struts
TRW M3 Rear Wishbones
TRW M3 Rear Guide Rods
OE BMW M3 Rear Lower Camber Link
HP Autowerks M3 rear headlight leveling bracket
Fe1rx custom "M3" Rear Toe Arms

Mounts
OE 1M Strut Brace
Rogue Engineering Transmission Mounts
Bimmerworld Aluminum Rear Subframe Bushings
135droptop Differential Lock Down Brace

Driveline
BMS Short Shift Kit
Drexler Clutch LSD: 40/10 ramps
YCW reinforced lightweight rear axles

Brakes
Racingbrake 2-piece Floating Hybrid Slotted-Drilled Iron Rotors - Front & Rear
Racingbrake Street Compound Pads


Wheels & Tires
APEX EC-7 Anthracite Wheels - 18x9.5 et 22 Front, 18x9.5 et 58 Rear
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires - 275/35/18 Square


Body & Cosmetic
OE BMW 1M Front Conversion
Lightweight Titanauspuffanlagen MotoGP 1M Front Lip - Gloss Black
iND 1M Sidemarkers - Custom finished in Black Chrome
OE BMW Performance Carbon Fiber spoiler - Painted Jet Black
OE BMW LCI Black Line Tail Lights
OE BMW E46 ZHP Shift Knob
OE BMW 1M Floor Mats
OE BMW Matte Black mud guards Front and Rear
OE BMW Matte Shadowline plate frame
Redline Goods Italian Leather Shift & Brake Boots
Matte Black custom mesh vented OEM diffuser
Matte Black Kidney Grilles
CSR Eyebrows - Painted Jet Black
PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow 2500k H8 Corona Ring bulbs
Coded AE Max Voltage, Corners Off, Windows Up on Key, Folding Mirrors on Key


Fluids
Redline MTL transmission fluid
German Castrol 0W40 BMW LL-01 engine oil


Parts Bin! (awaiting install)
iND Black Chrome Kidney Grilles
Rieger quad diffuser
F82 M4 Front Uprights
E46 M3 CSL BBK Front Rotors (ECS 2pc)
Hydra Performance CSL Rotor adapter
Hydra Performance N53 ported/drilled head
Hydra Performance SS cast HP800 turbos with N53 turbofolds
Hydra Performance relocated turbo outlets
Hydra Performance high flow 3" inlets and hybrid aFe GT Momentum sealed intake
Hydra Performance PCV system
Schrick Low-lift cams
X-Clutch Organic Twin-Disk Clutch
RevShift 80A Engine Mounts
Ohlins/3DM E82 1M Coilovers

Stock:

Added Ebay Performance Replica Spoiler:

Black Slat Kidneys:

CP-e DCI:

Disaster! Turns out it buffed right out!:

Front Duct Mod & Alufelgen SF-71 19" Wheels w/ Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta tires (225F/255R), Full 360* Ceramic Tint:

Mudguards (rear), Debadged 135i emblem, and Berk exhaust:

Matte Black Diffuser Project:

A little suspension work - Bilstein dampers paired with Swift Spec-R springs M3 Wishbones, and plugged up those pesky (squishy) RSFBs:

Matte Black Kidneys & upped the voltage on the angel eyes:

 

[ShocknAwe]

Deleted the sun visor airbag warning labels:

Custom Italian Leather boots (courtesy of Redline Goods) and ZHP shift knob:

Matte Black CSR Eyebrows (Thanks HondaGoneRogue!), external suspension, Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tires (increased to 235F/265R):

MadDad Whisper Exhaust, OEM BMW Performance CF Spoiler painted Jet Black, went back to N54 mids and stock DPs:

BMS 3" Downpipes

Spring bolt delete:
Yellow zinc hex bolts with appropriate stop length to match the springs. Separate nuts. Not ever having to worry about those soft threads or nuts on the midpipe ever again is a huge plus.

H&R 27mm Front Sway Bar and Rogue Engineering Transmission Mounts

DEPO Smoked Amber LED Sidemarkers

Dinan Rear Upper Shock Mount Kit
10mm extra shock travel!

OE BMW LCI Black Line Tail Lights
An Absolute must on modified BMWs, the Black Line/Darkline styling sets off every paint color I have seen.

CX Racing "Big Tom" FMIC
3" CX Racing core, custom silicone cold and hotside piping, T-bolt clamps. No leaks is essential.

Evolution Racewerks CP and TiAL Q 50mm BOV
Two (real) options for BOV on our platform, TialQ or Turbosmart. I prefer the Q as it is quieter and a little more OEM+

Differential Lock Down Brace
Welded steel. Several years on the road with DD use, no issues! Thanks 135droptop!

 

[ShocknAwe]

TC Kline S/A Coilovers: - 350f/600r
First iteration of coilovers. These are really good bang for the buck, especially up front.

BMS Short Shift Kit: - ~30% reduction in shifter throw, ~1cm height reduction
~30% reduction in shifter throw, ~1cm height reduction. Best part is my ZHP knob fit perfectly.

Swift Springs and Thrust Sheets: - 392/7k front spring rate

Swift Springs and Thrust Sheets: - 672/12k rear spring rate

Fe1rx Rear Lower Spring Isolator:
Pad for the lower race spring in the rear. Most coilover kits do not include this, and Fe1rx had a spare set, machined to fit the contour of the arm.

Precision Raceworks Stage 2+ Modular LPFP:
Single Walbro 450, ethanol rated fuel pump. No issues 30k+ miles DD.

Racingbrake 2pc Floating Rotors
Weight savings ~4lbs per corner (front and rear) with increase in rotor vanes and width to 28mm.

BMW Performance 6MT Pedals
Another must have for 6MT BMWs. No more slippery pedals when wet.

YCW Front and Rear coilovers - 6k front 18k rear
Next step in trying to perfect the suspension after deleting nRFT. Better valving and compression than the TCKs, but rougher on the street.

Fe1rx ///M Rear Toe Arms
Perfect addition to the YCWs. I disliked having to regularly clean the rust off my spherical toe arms.

APEX EC-7 Rear Wheels - 18x9.5 et 58 (275/35 MP4S)
The hunt for better grip. MPSS were vastly inferior. Plus, these are bigger in every dimension. RB Rear rotors seen here as well!

Bimmerworld Carbon Fiber Sunroof Delete Plug
Deleting ~40 lbs from the roof. No brainer.

OE BMW 1M Anthracite Slicktop Headliner
Lets get that added headroom, easier to clean and recover if it wears out. Downside, ridiculously expensive and had to be imported.

OE BMW 1M Front Conversion - With Lightweight MotoGP Lip
First shot. Did this in my garage on jack stands. Also includes image of the BMS 7.5 RACE FMIC.

APEX EC7 Front Wheels 18x9.5 et 22 (275/35 MP4S)
The 1M front clip allowed me to square up the wheels and tires. 275/35 MP4S with no rubbing while driving. This is how the front end was meant to be!

BMS 7.5" RACE FMIC & 2.5" J-pipe
Getting serious about IAT control. 90-100 degrees with 99% humidity is tough to combat, but lets see how this does. No idea how people fit a 3" up pipe in there. Dangerously close to my serp.

Drexler Clutch Type Limited Slip Differential - 40/10 Ramps
Built and imported from Germany by limitedslip.de. Thanks to Omar@HydraPerformance for helping me order this!

 

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[fmorelli]

Woaw ... just went through the photo tsunami. Nice looking car! Waiting on the rest (given the reserves), and well, that I have a few guesses

Filippo

 

[ShocknAwe]

Thanks Filippo. The reserves are due to the 30 picture limit per post. Dunno that I'll need them but.. yeah. Lots of photos coming once I get the camera out.

Woaw ... just went through the photo tsunami. Nice looking car! Waiting on the rest (given the reserves), and well, that I have a few guesses

Filippo

 

[ShocknAwe]

Updated the front list and edited all photos for appropriate size. Added descriptions where warranted.

 

[alarcon]

When do you plan on installing the M4 uprights and CSL rotors? Looking forward to your thoughts on the whole set up.

 

[ShocknAwe]

When do you plan on installing the M4 uprights and CSL rotors? Looking forward to your thoughts on the whole set up.

My front suspension is being built currently and will go in with the rest of it, so, probably 1-2 weeks.

 

[alarcon]

My front suspension is being built currently and will go in with the rest of it, so, probably 1-2 weeks.

@ShocknAwe Any update or more details you can share about the M4 spindles and suspension changes needed to make it work?

 

[ShocknAwe]

@ShocknAwe Any update or more details you can share about the M4 spindles and suspension changes needed to make it work?

Need spindles/uprights and pinch bolts, speed sensor bolt, and hub bolts. Then I recommend the Hydra caliper bracket if sticking with E82 calipers, and use E46M3CSL rotors. Or convert to full F8x brakes.

Stock wheel bearing fits with M4 hub bolts.

You will need E9xM3 front dampers and top hat/plates which match our strut towers.

Mine fit fine with nonM steering rod ends.

Think that's it off the top of my head.

I'll post my new alignment spec once I know what it is lol. Assembled with Dinan fixed plates so we'll see what that nets me with the full M suspension.

 

[fmorelli]

@ShocknAwe your 3DM Motorsport stuff in yet? Looks like my stuff will be on the car in the next 1-2 weeks, along with the big brakes. Been working on this part since end of last year - I'm chomping at the bit to feel like we've made progress somewhere. @barry@3DM has cranked out what looks to be a juicy setup. Can't wait ...

Please post back here on progress on your car.

Filippo

 

[ShocknAwe]

@ShocknAwe your 3DM Motorsport stuff in yet? Looks like my stuff will be on the car in the next 1-2 weeks, along with the big brakes. Been working on this part since end of last year - I'm chomping at the bit to feel like we've made progress somewhere. @barry@3DM has cranked out what looks to be a juicy setup. Can't wait ...

Please post back here on progress on your car.

Filippo

It is. Haven't really seen my car in 3 months, installed the parts and it swiftly went to the body shop, upholstery shop. And then Indy mech for the Hydra stuff.

Hoping to pick it up today or tomorrow.

 

[Blaster3500]

Awesome build! Refreshing to still see quality builds on this platform. Do you live in South Carolina?

 

[ShocknAwe]

Awesome build! Refreshing to still see quality builds on this platform. Do you live in South Carolina?

I do, Charleston. You?

 

[Blaster3500]

I do, Charleston. You?

Nice! I I'm in the upstate, so pretty much the opposite side of the state.

 

[ShocknAwe]

Nice! I I'm in the upstate, so pretty much the opposite side of the state.

Got in-laws in simpsonville. Maybe we can link up sometime.