06-27-2018, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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What would you do to my F32?
Hey guys, my current vehicle is the 2014 428i X-drive sport line coupe.
My current mods are: 405M 20 inch wheels M-sport axle-back exhaust Injen intake BMS stage 1 tune M4 style spoiler I have a couple reasons for starting this forum. 1. I'm interested in hearing interpretation of how much power I'm currently making, and the best way to safely deliver more (considering a JB4 and charge pipe) 2. I'm very keen to continue cosmetic modding of the vehicle, I just don't know where to start as I'm looking to keep it OEM looking as possible, and thinks like lips for the F32 sport front bumper are very scarce, and I'm worried about rubbing with springs on 20s. 3. Id like more noise out of the vehicle, but am apprehensive of regretting doing something semi permanent such as a resonator delete. I love the sound of catless on the n20, but am worried about passing inspection. I understand separate forums exist for each of these topics, but Im looking for more of wholistic inputs balancing each of my priorities as my budget does not allow me to attack all of this at once. Please, provide your honest input and elaborate on what you'd do to this vehicle!! Should make for a good discussion. My uses of this vehicle include commuting 30-40 minutes, traveling in between NY and DC (5 hour drives) for school almost monthly, and doing numerous laps on local NY mountain roads really pushing the vehicle. Here are some pictures of my vehicle for inspiration:
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06-27-2018, 05:08 PM | #2 |
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Hello!! Love that spoiler.
I'll start this thread off with suggesting an upgraded FMIC. I was pleasantly surprised at how it made the car pull harder in 3rd. Lower intake temps are always good! If you have the adaptive suspension, look into Dinan's Shockware tune.
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Great point! What drop and spacer size would you recommend? There's plenty of deals on springs in the classifieds I've been considering. Also, if you have any experience putting spacers on f3x how do you feel it affects performance?
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I forgot to mention that Since these pictures were taken I plasti-dipped the front bumper whiskers back to black which had sun damage and turned blue () and added carbon wrap on my front reflectors as a temporary until I buy inserts/ paint them black sapphire. It really brought together my front end and gave it a meaner look. Also yes, it's OEM.
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Spacers are manily a cosmetic mod, but wont affect performance that much. 10-12mm front and 15-18 rear are common sizes on 4 Series. But wait with spacers until you have taken decision regarding lowering. |
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Get gfb dv+, fmic I got er, charge pipe, er catless for them kitty hp, jb4 if u not ready for a flash tune (selling my jb4 n26 ewg ig ur interested located in li)
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20" wheels plus H&R springs plus NY area roads are likely to produce a much harsher ride than you are willing to accept. Before buying springs, it would be valuable to explore coilovers with individually adjustable dampen / rebound controls, giving you many options to tune suspension behavior.
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If anyone could help me out in the decision between keeping the MPE and going permanent resonator delete, or going muffler delete and keeping the MPE to the side for a rainy day, I'd appreciate it. Also, I've been having no luck with quotes from shops! Everyone I call seems very shady when it comes to customization/modification. Any tips?
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