I had talked myself into (and out of) and into (and out of) an E90 335i multiple times. At the end of the day, I think I like the *thought* of it, but a 328 could give you 7-8/10ths of the power and 3-4/10ths of the headache?
Not to mention they are also more plentiful, less $, and $ left over to modify/customize it to my tastes.
Thinking of moving on from the vanilla V6 Accord, might need to drive one and see how it fits.
racerdave600 said:gunner said:This seems like the appropriate place to ask this question.
I have spent over a year doing research and making decisions as to what my next car will be.
My final two were BMW 128 and FR-S/BRZ.
A couple days ago I finalized on a 128. I do all of my own maintenance and 80% of all repairs exterior to the engine. Engine internals are a no go for me for many reasons. After reading this thread it makes me want to reconsider my choice. What say the hive?
Ah, a question I can answer! I bought a '15 BRZ new and now own a 128i and R56 Cooper S. My first thought is I should have driven the BMW before I bought the BRZ, I never would have purchased it. I love the BMW, even with the added maintenance, the BRZ I tolerated. I know that goes against the grain here, but it's simply not even close in terms of driving enjoyment. Now if it were just going to be a track car, that might change in the Subaru's favor, but as a real car, the 128 is simply better. I drives better, brakes better, is more comfortable to be in, etc. I've owned BMWs in the past, but this one is perhaps my favorite, so much so I am thinking about adding a 135 to the lineup for taking to the track.
Exactly what I put a few posts up. It's just a superior vehicle in everyway. Of course it cost twice as much, so it should be.
Buy another 128 and do the intake manifold, exhaust tune and enjoy 240-250whp in NA form. Of course even an N55 is a downpipe and tune away from 360whp and all the torque all the time.
CobraSpdRH said:I had talked myself into (and out of) and into (and out of) an E90 335i multiple times. At the end of the day, I think I like the *thought* of it, but a 328 could give you 7-8/10ths of the power and 3-4/10ths of the headache?
Not to mention they are also more plentiful, less $, and $ left over to modify/customize it to my tastes.
Thinking of moving on from the vanilla V6 Accord, might need to drive one and see how it fits.
Coming from a V6 Accord, the E90 328i is going to feel slow and small. Mileage will probably be about the same, but it will handle a whole lot better though.
In reply to rothwem :
Interesting. I'd be okay with smaller, and better handling, but was hoping it wouldn't "feel" slower. Others above mentioned intake manifold, exhaust and tune to get to ~V6 Accord levels of power, but maybe it feels more linear and therefore less fast.
In reply to z31maniac :
I keep seeing talk about the intake manifold and I know the 25 suffered from a crappy manifold; is it an OEM swap? RealOEM is showing the same manifold all across the board and chassis' so I really don't know.
FuzzWuzzy said:In reply to z31maniac :
I keep seeing talk about the intake manifold and I know the 25 suffered from a crappy manifold; is it an OEM swap? RealOEM is showing the same manifold all across the board and chassis' so I really don't know.
There's a three stage intake manifold swap that you can do. The 2006 330i had it, but the 325i didn't, which resulted in a 40hp deficent from 330i to 325i. People put the 3-stage intake on the 328i and get ~250-260hp at the crank. The three stage manifold is pretty plentiful, it came on the 2007+ E83 3.0si, the E60 530i, and a couple other cars.
In reply to rothwem :
Dammit, then my E61 already has it. Looks like I'll just need the tune and exhaust then.
There's also a guy/company that's working on a supercharger kit for the N52 that uses the M122H blower as opposed to the ESS kit; that I can't wait for
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