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kilobyte;451316 said:Juan,
I always see your nice E92 NBX6 at the your basement carpark. I also notice that you always park at good spot as in those parking space that can fit max 2 cars in between the pillars.... am I right? I have to say you "protected" you car well from side dent..
Darn, I love your E92
Hellooooo there! (Better not disclose exact building in a public forum). I do try to park at those spots even with my other car NBX7 but I have to compete with the 595s. Yes, there are 3 cars belonging to the same owner who has all three cars with the number 595. There's also an expat with a S60 who likes to take those spots.
You must have also noticed the E60 M5 parked at the corner? That's the real deal you know. I know the owner but haven't got him to take me for a ride yet, heh.
So, when I do put the car for sale, I hope fellas here can take this into consideration. In fact, E46F's car park at his office is also a double spot he was lucky to get.
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Yo, that's why I didnt mention where the location is... haha.. I even spotted you on the road about 6 something on Thursday evening.
Yeah, I noticed lotta cars like to take those spots. Unfortunately, you might have a new competitor for those spots soon! :wink:
I have to agree that the M5 is a real deal, the like move once every 3 months!!!!
Yeah, I noticed lotta cars like to take those spots. Unfortunately, you might have a new competitor for those spots soon! :wink:
I have to agree that the M5 is a real deal, the like move once every 3 months!!!!
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kilobyte;452109 said:
Hmm... 6 something on Thursday... Oh yes, I was taking the E92 for a wash at this new Meguiars centre in Desa Sri Hartamas. Would love to check out your new ride. Bring 'em on bro.
About the same car park, there's also a new white 911 Turbo, WRC7. I believe it belongs a really cute chick. There was also a yellow Ferrari 430 Scuderia once but he has since moved down the road.
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Spaceman;452214 said:
Sorry for late reply. Yes, they do car wash too for a promotional rate of RM13. So far, their job looks pretty good for just the car wash. They use Meguiars Soft Gel (the pink one that smells nice) but if you opt for the Meguairs Professional Shampoo, they charge RM5 extra. For me, I'm ok with just the regular shampoo.
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Its behind Souled Out, a few doors down from Kiwi Express next to a Michelin tyre shop. Checked it out today, and good enuff to try one day since its quite near my office.
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As some of you are aware, I installed the BMW Performance Exhaust on my E92 323i about a month ago. This report is long outstanding simply because Freddie of Obermaier quite rightfully advised me to let the exhaust run in for 500-1,000 kms before I make any judgment. Because the E92 is a second car, it took a while for me to get there (should have joined the Singapore drive!)
I remember the first day the exhaust was installed, it made all the wrong noises - sounded rough and overly metallic. No improvement in performance felt. Over time, the sound has changed. It sounds gorgeous now in the right amounts. Firstly, it's amazing how you can hear it most when your windows are down, only for it to be more subdued (in a nice kind of way) when the windows are up. Hence, it's not intrusive at all. Then, the exhaust sound actually diminishes at higher revs where the engine sound completely takes over. Amazing! This makes the occasional sprints off the traffic lights and toll booths so much more satisfying and oh, driving through tunnels too.
In terms of performance, I must objectively say that a bit of low end torque has gone missing from about 1,000 to 2,500 rpms, only for meatier torque to develop after 2,500 rpms. Essentially, it's just a fraction of a second of flat spot before a nice swell builds up. Overall, I think the meatier torque in mid range makes up for the slight loss and certainly, the more aggressive scream towards red line. Even my gear change is a bit more jagged at high revs (which I like) as the revs climb more convincingly towards the red line. Here, there's a discernible performance gain albeit quite slight for some of you.
Is this a worthwhile mod for the money? Yes! The sound is really nice, not too loud for you to look pretencious, not too soft for you to feel absolutely nothing, just nice to put a smile on yer face and make you think you got a V8 in your hood even if you can't quite kill off scarlet ferraris yet. The chicks might be fooled into thinking you can though, hahahahaha....
My next project is to work out the low end flat spot. E90-1000's suggestion to replace the silencer back to stock comes to mind but I love the sound too much to sacrifice any of it, as well as the very immaculately made and inscribed BMW Performance silencer. I think it can be redressed with ecu tuning with Bernard, just a matter of tweaking the air fuel mix I hope.
P.S. I must compliment Freddie of Obermaier on a superb, problem free job they did with the installation..!
I remember the first day the exhaust was installed, it made all the wrong noises - sounded rough and overly metallic. No improvement in performance felt. Over time, the sound has changed. It sounds gorgeous now in the right amounts. Firstly, it's amazing how you can hear it most when your windows are down, only for it to be more subdued (in a nice kind of way) when the windows are up. Hence, it's not intrusive at all. Then, the exhaust sound actually diminishes at higher revs where the engine sound completely takes over. Amazing! This makes the occasional sprints off the traffic lights and toll booths so much more satisfying and oh, driving through tunnels too.
In terms of performance, I must objectively say that a bit of low end torque has gone missing from about 1,000 to 2,500 rpms, only for meatier torque to develop after 2,500 rpms. Essentially, it's just a fraction of a second of flat spot before a nice swell builds up. Overall, I think the meatier torque in mid range makes up for the slight loss and certainly, the more aggressive scream towards red line. Even my gear change is a bit more jagged at high revs (which I like) as the revs climb more convincingly towards the red line. Here, there's a discernible performance gain albeit quite slight for some of you.
Is this a worthwhile mod for the money? Yes! The sound is really nice, not too loud for you to look pretencious, not too soft for you to feel absolutely nothing, just nice to put a smile on yer face and make you think you got a V8 in your hood even if you can't quite kill off scarlet ferraris yet. The chicks might be fooled into thinking you can though, hahahahaha....
My next project is to work out the low end flat spot. E90-1000's suggestion to replace the silencer back to stock comes to mind but I love the sound too much to sacrifice any of it, as well as the very immaculately made and inscribed BMW Performance silencer. I think it can be redressed with ecu tuning with Bernard, just a matter of tweaking the air fuel mix I hope.
P.S. I must compliment Freddie of Obermaier on a superb, problem free job they did with the installation..!
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Need to do a benchmark with the E90 325i once its all tuned OK?
Last adhoc benchmark we did was with a bone stock E39 M5 and a Pajero with a Supra Twin Turbo engine transplant with the E90 325i. What a strange night that was!
Last adhoc benchmark we did was with a bone stock E39 M5 and a Pajero with a Supra Twin Turbo engine transplant with the E90 325i. What a strange night that was!
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hi...every daikor hr....i just bought my E90 Japan spec from sunway thr. Aledy modified 19" Breyton sports rims,fully Breyton bodykit, titanium supersprint exhaust system,Bilstein adjustable suspension kit, smoke tail lamp.....hope 1 day can meet up tt wif urs all......me from Penang island!!
