What Would Your Next Mod Be?

MAKH 5 · 08-01-2019, 10:50 PM

Greetings All,

Provided you have the following mods:

[F30/N55]
Intercooler
Awe full exhaust suite
Charge pipe
M3 control arms

Which mod would you choose next and why?

Fabspeed Catted Downpipe
Bootmod3 Stage 1
M-Sport front and/or rear bumper

BowzerF30 · 08-02-2019, 12:31 AM

Tune it.. by far the best return for your $$$

JaredG_F30 · 08-02-2019, 07:13 AM

tune for sure

MAKH 5 · 08-02-2019, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JaredG_F30

tune for sure

So the jump in performance from stock to BM3 Stage 1 is overwhelmingly noticeable?

Also, will it auto change the burbles I'm getting now, or will i have to mess with that setting for it to change anything?
I think the burble frequency i get now is perfect. Wouldn't want it to increase or decrease.

JaredG_F30 · 08-02-2019, 08:19 AM

YEs, huge difference in power delivery and you can set burbles to OEM which is the stock setting.

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Originally Posted by MAK 5

So the jump in performance from stock to BM3 Stage 1 is overwhelmingly noticeable?

Also, will it auto change the burbles I'm getting now, or will i have to mess with that setting for it to change anything?
I think the burble frequency i get now is perfect. Wouldn't want it to increase or decrease.

Infamous039 · 08-02-2019, 09:03 AM

BM3 tune for sure

mike@x-ph.com · 08-02-2019, 10:31 AM

Bm3

BeerHerder · 08-02-2019, 02:02 PM

Not that you need another person to tell you to do bm3, but do that. Shifts the torque curve way left so your butt dyno will be very pleased. It's like 60-80 hp/tq increase in the low RPM range.

MAKH 5 · 08-02-2019, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerHerder

Not that you need another person to tell you to do bm3, but do that. Shifts the torque curve way left so your butt dyno will be very pleased. It's like 60-80 hp/tq increase in the low RPM range.

Wow! Yup, think I'm convinced

BeerHerder · 08-02-2019, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MAK 5

Wow! Yup, think I'm convinced

FWIW, I ordered from Mike @ x-ph and got the cord in 2 days and had the activation code in like 20 minutes. You'll either need a laptop, or build a raspberry pi wifi agent box for like $50: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1484555

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 08-02-2019, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MAK 5

Greetings All,

Provided you have the following mods:

[F30/N55]
Intercooler
Awe full exhaust suite
Charge pipe
M3 control arms

Which mod would you choose next and why?

Fabspeed Catted Downpipe
Bootmod3 Stage 1
M-Sport front and/or rear bumper

Tune, the best bang for the buck.

MAKH 5 · 08-02-2019, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerHerder

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAK 5

Wow! Yup, think I'm convinced

FWIW, I ordered from Mike @ x-ph and got the cord in 2 days and had the activation code in like 20 minutes. You'll either need a laptop, or build a raspberry pi wifi agent box for like $50: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1484555

Thanks bro. Funny thing is i actually received the cords from amazon yesterday. Just wasn't quite sure i wanted to pull the trigger. But you guys have convinced me BM3 is the way to go.

Thanks for all the responses

johnung · 08-02-2019, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MAK 5

Greetings All,

Provided you have the following mods:

[F30/N55]
Intercooler
Awe full exhaust suite
Charge pipe
M3 control arms

Which mod would you choose next and why?

Fabspeed Catted Downpipe
Bootmod3 Stage 1
M-Sport front and/or rear bumper

Definitely BM3, especially for the price versus the other more expensive mods you mentioned. Spend the extra $50 so you have Octane tunes to play with,and can move to Stage2 whenever you want.

Fabspeed catted DP is awesome. Couldn't be happier with mine and with BM3 Stage2 that I installed about five minutes later!

You didn't mention brakes or spring/damper mods. I'd do them before bumpers. Especially since you are adding power, unless you already have M Sport brakes standard. Add stainless steel brake lines to give better pedal feel.
Good luck!

johnung · 08-02-2019, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAK 5

Greetings All,

Provided you have the following mods:

[F30/N55]
Intercooler
Awe full exhaust suite
Charge pipe
M3 control arms

Which mod would you choose next and why?

Fabspeed Catted Downpipe
Bootmod3 Stage 1
M-Sport front and/or rear bumper

Why do you have M3 control arms? What is the advantage?

MAKH 5 · 08-02-2019, 04:17 PM

Body roll. Handling. Front end input response. Cornering. Grip. The negative degree of camber it adds looks cool to me and it makes cornering really fun.

Also, I had them for a previous car and never got to put them on. Upgraded the previous vehicle with turner motorsport upper control arms and it improved the handling exponentially. Had these laying around from that same purchase and never got around to installing them on the last vehicle, so i figured why not.

Guess i shouldn't have listed that.

Phyrexia · 08-02-2019, 11:12 PM

Why BM3 over MHD?

13blk335ix · 08-03-2019, 12:59 AM

try mhd. i went bm3 and have had issues of my car breaking up since day 1. i have multiple upgrades stage 2 plus. im looking at switching to mhd now.

MAKH 5 · 08-03-2019, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 13blk335ix

try mhd. i went bm3 and have had issues of my car breaking up since day 1. i have multiple upgrades stage 2 plus. im looking at switching to mhd now.

What do you mean by breaking up?

Also, do you think it can be contributed to stage 2 and the accompanying required mods or just BM3 as a whole?

What about 6mT vs 8 speed Auto? Could that be a factor?

ronanz · 08-04-2019, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 13blk335ix

try mhd. i went bm3 and have had issues of my car breaking up since day 1. i have multiple upgrades stage 2 plus. im looking at switching to mhd now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAK 5

What do you mean by breaking up?

Also, do you think it can be contributed to stage 2 and the accompanying required mods or just BM3 as a whole?

What about 6mT vs 8 speed Auto? Could that be a factor?

More of a PWG vs EWG...seems a few people have had issues with PWG vehicles on bm3.

I haven't heard of anyone really having issues on EWG that could not be attributed to HPFP and/or plugs.

.

BigJack75 · 08-04-2019, 08:10 AM

You probably don't need another vote for the BM3 but here it is anyway. Also I think you need to figure out whats more important to you: performance or appearance. I tend to do a little of both. The bumpers imo are gonna be expensive and time consuming. The tune is pretty quick once you get the license and cables.

Tpriest7893 · 08-04-2019, 02:52 PM

Personally, I did downpipe first before others. If I had to choose from the list you provided downpipe and then tune.

genius764 · 08-04-2019, 04:22 PM

I did the stage one from stock. Definitely difference in the car. I also did the trans tune. Now I am gonna do pipes but leave it as stage one until I do a fuel pump upgrade. I can hear the pump chattering when I'm WOT.

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MAKH 5 First Lieutenant 89 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i RWD [Portimao Blue] Join Date: May 2019 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	What Would Your Next Mod Be? Greetings All, Provided you have the following mods: [F30/N55] Intercooler Awe full exhaust suite Charge pipe M3 control arms Which mod would you choose next and why? Fabspeed Catted Downpipe Bootmod3 Stage 1 M-Sport front and/or rear bumper
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JaredG_F30 Lieutenant Colonel 1106 Rep 1,499 Posts Drives: 2014 335i, M-Sport, Manual Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	tune for sure __________________ 2014 F30 335i, M-Sport, 6MT, V804s, custom exhaust, CTS Turbo Intake & IC, FTP CP, VRSF DP, TMS Strut Brace, BM3 Stg 2, AEM WMI, H&R Sport Springs (381 whp, 429 wtq on Cali 91oct before WMI). SPI Films Blog/DIY Vids
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BeerHerder Lieutenant 251 Rep 426 Posts Drives: F30 335, G01 X3, Victory Vegas Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: IL iTrader: (1)	Not that you need another person to tell you to do bm3, but do that. Shifts the torque curve way left so your butt dyno will be very pleased. It's like 60-80 hp/tq increase in the low RPM range. __________________ Glacier Silver Metallic 335i X-Drive - Can't leave well enough alone... Fabspeed DP, Wagner Evo Comp II IC, ER CP, BM3 Stage 2 93 OTS, Bimmertech Amp (more to come... always more) Graphite Metallic X3 (nothing yet, but... you know)
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MAKH 5 First Lieutenant 89 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i RWD [Portimao Blue] Join Date: May 2019 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Body roll. Handling. Front end input response. Cornering. Grip. The negative degree of camber it adds looks cool to me and it makes cornering really fun. Also, I had them for a previous car and never got to put them on. Upgraded the previous vehicle with turner motorsport upper control arms and it improved the handling exponentially. Had these laying around from that same purchase and never got around to installing them on the last vehicle, so i figured why not. Guess i shouldn't have listed that.
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13blk335ix First Lieutenant 75 Rep 323 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW F30 N55 335ix 6mt Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335ix [0.00]	try mhd. i went bm3 and have had issues of my car breaking up since day 1. i have multiple upgrades stage 2 plus. im looking at switching to mhd now.
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BigJack75 Lieutenant 202 Rep 533 Posts Drives: M5 Dream Car Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Right Here iTrader: (0)	You probably don't need another vote for the BM3 but here it is anyway. Also I think you need to figure out whats more important to you: performance or appearance. I tend to do a little of both. The bumpers imo are gonna be expensive and time consuming. The tune is pretty quick once you get the license and cables. __________________ 435i GC
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genius764 Private First Class 14 Rep 127 Posts Drives: BMW 4351 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	I did the stage one from stock. Definitely difference in the car. I also did the trans tune. Now I am gonna do pipes but leave it as stage one until I do a fuel pump upgrade. I can hear the pump chattering when I'm WOT. __________________ 2014 435i Convertible - Alpine White IG: @1stockvert
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