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Thread: MWerks Feature Car: BMW Performance 135i

  1. 07-01-2009 03:40 PM #1
    We loved our Project 135i and were happy with how it turned out, but that doesn't mean we're not man enough to admit when we've been outdone. That we've been beat by BMW itself, an international corporation with virtually unlimited engineering and financial resources, makes it even easier to swallow our pride. Which is a good thing, because the BMW Performance Parts-equipped 135i we recently drove was one seriously well-put together package...FULL STORY AND GALLERY


  2. 07-01-2009 03:48 PM #2


    Will do without the color and wheels, everthing else is gold Jerry


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    07-01-2009 03:56 PM #3
    Quote, originally posted by DoubleNaught »


    Will do without the color and wheels, everthing else is gold Jerry

    Why isn't it called round-teen?


    Car looks good though


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    07-01-2009 04:01 PM #4
    What's up with the pics?

    Anyway, I'd rather take a stock 135iS to be honest. I'm not into the sportiness of this.

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  5. 07-01-2009 04:02 PM #5
    They gotta find a solution for the high pressure fuel pump on the N54. It is ruining their reputation. All they did so far was to extend warranty to 100000 miles/10 years. Many owners had to change it twice and more. Unacceptable.

    I don't like the style of the 1-series, it doesn't have the sex appeal of the 3-Coupe but it is at the same time subtle and purposeful.

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    07-01-2009 04:04 PM #6
    Quote, originally posted by 01tj »

    Why isn't it called round-teen?

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    07-01-2009 04:36 PM #7
    Either the tires or TPMS are ridiculously expensive at $2500 for both! Aren't the VAG TPMSs around $100 a piece? If that's the case, those tires are over $500/tire.

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    07-01-2009 04:42 PM #8
    I suppose since you guys liked BMW's short shift kit so much I'll probably go with that one (seeing as how doing so would avoid potential warranty issues) - did you have a different kind of SSK on the project car?

  9. 07-01-2009 07:10 PM #9
    Quote, originally posted by paskal »
    I suppose since you guys liked BMW's short shift kit so much I'll probably go with that one (seeing as how doing so would avoid potential warranty issues) - did you have a different kind of SSK on the project car?

    Unfortunately, we never got around to doing a SSK in ours.


  10. 07-01-2009 07:18 PM #10
    Quote, originally posted by Son of a B...5er! »
    What's up with the pics?.

    We tried a little stylizing for added effect.


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    07-01-2009 07:26 PM #11
    The stylizing, it's no good.


    Modified by FBMphil at 7:27 PM 7-1-2009

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    07-01-2009 07:30 PM #12
    Quote, originally posted by FBMphil »
    The stylizing, it's no good.

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    Keep it real, guys.


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    07-02-2009 08:38 PM #13
    good read, as always. thanks.

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    07-02-2009 09:30 PM #14
    Quote, originally posted by Bryan@mwerks »
    We tried a little stylizing for added effect.

    Good article, but you guys killed the pictures on this one. You'd get spanked if you posted these in the photog forum

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  15. 07-02-2009 10:30 PM #15
    Great read - I wholeheartedly agree on the cat-back exhaust and the SSK...two must have warrantied accessories!


    Modified by AchtungE30 at 7:41 PM 7-2-2009

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    07-02-2009 10:35 PM #16
    Nice write up, I enjoyed reading that.


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    07-02-2009 11:14 PM #17
    the wheels look too 'weak'

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    07-03-2009 12:00 AM #18
    Looks like a blast to drive.
    Paint it black and take it back.
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    01-19-2012 11:20 AM #19
    Car is real clean those wheels should be on that model stock i think they fit it real well
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    01-19-2012 12:39 PM #20
    Quote Originally Posted by fcpgroton View Post
    Car is real clean those wheels should be on that model stock i think they fit it real well
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    01-19-2012 12:54 PM #21
    so ugly

    proportions are just whacked on these cars - too tall, too narrow.
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