2017 Melbourne red 440i build thread

strawhatdan · 10-26-2023, 01:30 AM

So I purchased my car in March of this year and never got around to officially posting it on here. It is a 2017 rwd auto 440i with M-Sport and track handling packages. I had my downpipe, intake, mhd super license, xhp license and enet adapter purchased before even picking the car up (I was excited.) Upon purchasing the car and bringing it home I installed the downpipe and went to flash stage 2 mhd and stage 3 xhp and unfortunately found out the DME was locked. I visited SSR Performance in Orange to get a bench unlock and flashed the stage 2 mhd and stage 3 xhp tunes and had fun all the way home. I then purchased a TU pump and mhd eca kit and installed those to run mainly an e40 blend and at that point loved driving the car. I really wanted to upgrade my wheel/tire setup and alohasurftoad helped me tremendously in deciding my setup. I ended up going with Apex VS5-RS in brushed clear 18x9 in the front and 18x10.5 in the rear accompanied by 255/40/18 front and 285/35/18 rear tires. I went ahead and got 034motorsport dynamic lowering springs and f80 bumpstops at the time I had the new wheels and tires installed. I got the itch for more power and decided on a Vargas GC with a custom tune. I reached out to Steven at wedge performance and he let me know I wouldn't be able to properly run e50 with the TU pump so I went ahead and got the Dorch Stage 2 hpfp as well. Once I had this new setup the car really woke up and became insanely fun to drive. Today I got a paint correction/detail/2 year ceramic coating and its looking beautiful so I figured it's finally time to make a post and add some photos. I love where the car is at right now but do plan on doing kw v2 coilovers, an lsd, and possibly a speedtech top mount kit in the future but for now I'm still enjoying it as it is. This is my first BMW and by far my favorite car I have ever owned.

strawhatdan · 10-26-2023, 01:35 AM

Here are a couple pics from after the detail

strawhatdan · 10-26-2023, 01:37 AM

Forgot to mention my most recent mod: AFE power catback exhaust. Also forgot to mention I purchased it with 28k miles bone stock and it's currently at 36k

cfm56d7b · 11-05-2023, 03:05 PM

What a great car. Thanks for sharing!

10-26-2023, 01:30 AM	#1
strawhatdan New Member 12 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F32 BMW 440i Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Bakersfield, CA iTrader: (0)	2017 Melbourne red 440i build thread So I purchased my car in March of this year and never got around to officially posting it on here. It is a 2017 rwd auto 440i with M-Sport and track handling packages. I had my downpipe, intake, mhd super license, xhp license and enet adapter purchased before even picking the car up (I was excited.) Upon purchasing the car and bringing it home I installed the downpipe and went to flash stage 2 mhd and stage 3 xhp and unfortunately found out the DME was locked. I visited SSR Performance in Orange to get a bench unlock and flashed the stage 2 mhd and stage 3 xhp tunes and had fun all the way home. I then purchased a TU pump and mhd eca kit and installed those to run mainly an e40 blend and at that point loved driving the car. I really wanted to upgrade my wheel/tire setup and alohasurftoad helped me tremendously in deciding my setup. I ended up going with Apex VS5-RS in brushed clear 18x9 in the front and 18x10.5 in the rear accompanied by 255/40/18 front and 285/35/18 rear tires. I went ahead and got 034motorsport dynamic lowering springs and f80 bumpstops at the time I had the new wheels and tires installed. I got the itch for more power and decided on a Vargas GC with a custom tune. I reached out to Steven at wedge performance and he let me know I wouldn't be able to properly run e50 with the TU pump so I went ahead and got the Dorch Stage 2 hpfp as well. Once I had this new setup the car really woke up and became insanely fun to drive. Today I got a paint correction/detail/2 year ceramic coating and its looking beautiful so I figured it's finally time to make a post and add some photos. I love where the car is at right now but do plan on doing kw v2 coilovers, an lsd, and possibly a speedtech top mount kit in the future but for now I'm still enjoying it as it is. This is my first BMW and by far my favorite car I have ever owned. __________________ F32 440i rwd zf8 with Vargas GC, Dorch stg2.5, AFE catback, and flex fuel Wedge performance tune
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10-26-2023, 01:35 AM	#2
strawhatdan New Member 12 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F32 BMW 440i Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Bakersfield, CA iTrader: (0)	Here are a couple pics from after the detail Attached Images __________________ F32 440i rwd zf8 with Vargas GC, Dorch stg2.5, AFE catback, and flex fuel Wedge performance tune
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10-26-2023, 01:37 AM	#3
strawhatdan New Member 12 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F32 BMW 440i Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Bakersfield, CA iTrader: (0)	Forgot to mention my most recent mod: AFE power catback exhaust. Also forgot to mention I purchased it with 28k miles bone stock and it's currently at 36k __________________ F32 440i rwd zf8 with Vargas GC, Dorch stg2.5, AFE catback, and flex fuel Wedge performance tune
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11-05-2023, 03:05 PM	#4
cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5886 Rep 10,256 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	What a great car. Thanks for sharing!
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