[Dr. Nate]

Originally Posted by *********

Wow he was suckered into buying a pointless tune.....

I have never understood tunes on stock cars, or people that think that tunes are the fix all for performance. Most higher end cars are actually tuned pretty good from the factory. A tune should should be used to compliment and take advantage of modifications that have been made. I think a lot of people forget that. I wish that HP Tuners would actually make an application that works for BMWs, that is where true "tuning" comes in. Most of the tunes I have seen for the 328i seem to just be throttle remapping. They aren't actually changing any other variables which I'm shocked that people are dropping $400 for throttle remapping.

Originally Posted by pits200

Once they stopped making the 330 didn't the newer 328s take over the 330 engine and everything moved up a class? Like the newer 328 = older 330. newer 325 = older 328???

Perhaps I'm wrong but I really thought a new 328 is equivalent to the old 330..

The 328i is actually 0.2 seconds slower to 60 at 6.4 compared to 6.2 and 0.1 seconds faster in the quarter @ 14.6 compared to 14.7. So I would say they are pretty close. I got the data from Motor Trend's website.

-Nate

[E90MCF]

Originally Posted by Legion5

The 335i does have 320 hp stock, it's under rated.

Roflmao here we go

[chazzz]

"Akropovic" sounds very Russian to me.

[Dr. Nate]

Originally Posted by chazzz

"Akropovic" sounds very Russian to me.

It comes with a bottle of vodka and a new Russian bride.

-Nate

[ScaredOnce]

Originally Posted by Legion5

The 335i does have 320 hp stock, it's under rated.

This always happens.

[CAPSGOD]

Originally Posted by Ahmad11

My friend has a LCI 328i. He Told me his car has 280hp from a Akropovic tune and flywheels..I told him there is no way in hell a 328i will gain 60hp from these two mods..I personally own a 330i and is talking smack saying it will smoke my car. And supposedly he dis a 'dyno'..

Is this true?

Originally Posted by Ahmad11

OH! And supposedly it can keep up with a 335i? lol

Originally Posted by Legion5

The 335i does have 320 hp stock, it's under rated.

[ScaredOnce]

Originally Posted by CAPSGOD

[drummer12]

Originally Posted by Dr. Nate

The 328i is actually 0.2 seconds slower to 60 at 6.4 compared to 6.2 and 0.1 seconds faster in the quarter @ 14.6 compared to 14.7. So I would say they are pretty close. I got the data from Motor Trend's website.

A 6MT 328i should do 0-60 right around 6.0 flat. Right from BMW's site (which usually is conservative).

[cloakster]

Ahmad11, tell him to race or shut up And if your Honda Accord friends wanna race you, tell them to do some lap times at the local track to see how much you will beat them by

[BTTGMan]

Originally Posted by Ahmad11

My friend has a LCI 328i. He Told me his car has 280hp from a Akropovic tune and flywheels..I told him there is no way in hell a 328i will gain 60hp from these two mods..I personally own a 330i and is talking smack saying it will smoke my car. And supposedly he dis a 'dyno'..

Is this true?

This is like a slap fight. A 10 year old fwd Acura tl-s woll blow his doors off. Your friend is smoking rocks, unless as someone mentioned he has nitrous.

With what he would have had to spend to get to 280' he could have gotten a 335

[PeteW84]

Originally Posted by chazzz

"Akropovic" sounds very Russian to me.

As Russian as it sounds, Akrapovic not "Akropovic" is actually a Slovenian exhaust manufacturer. They're well known in the motorcycle community, but recently got into car exhausts as well. The make high quality exhaust systems, that are quite expensive. I just checked out their website, and I don't see any exhausts, tunes for a 328. I smell B.S here....--> http://www.akrapovic.com/car-exhaust/products/bmw/

[BTTGMan]

Originally Posted by Pete84

As Russian as it sounds, Akrapovic not "Akropovic" is actually a Slovenian exhaust manufacturer. They're well known in the motorcycle community, but recently got into car exhausts as well. The make high quality exhaust systems, that are quite expensive. I just checked out their website, and I don't see any exhausts, tunes for a 328. I smell B.S here....--> http://www.akrapovic.com/car-exhaust/products/bmw/

Maybe he put a modded ducati motorcycle exhaust on his 328... similar output?

[Ahmad11]

Originally Posted by cloakster

Ahmad11, tell him to race or shut up And if your Honda Accord friends wanna race you, tell them to do some lap times at the local track to see how much you will beat them by

I will definitely race the 328i...I don't care too much about the accord ahaha

[Ahmad11]

Yea I'm thinking bs also.
But what about the flywheels and cams, would that make a huge difference?

BTW..I have seen the in person and heard the start up. Doesn't seem very special to me...

[BTTGMan]

Originally Posted by Ahmad11

I will definitely race the 328i...I don't care too much about the accord ahaha

Once you've got some red cyba scoops installed that 328 and accord won't stand a chance!

[Ahmad11]

Are you being sarcastic?

[Ahmad11]

Lol

[Kayani_1]

He is right the 335i N54 twin turbo is quite a bit under rated by the factory. The 335i was posting figures that were equal to or better in some cases compared to the E46 M3. Which was lighter and had more power. Also, it was faster then other competeing manufacturers 300hp cars making similar power.

So Automobile magazine did an article where they took a stock N54 335i and put it on dyno to verify these rumors. After the article it was proven that the car was quite a bit under rated from the factory and was making a lot more then BMW was advertising.


Here is an article for you to read.
http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...ter/index.html


Also, there are other dyno charts available on the internet that verify the same thing. Almost every one knows that N54 335i were under rated cars from the factory.

The person you were arguing with might have been wrong on maybe other accounts but he was not wrong on the fact that 335i are under rated from factory.

Originally Posted by E90MCF

Roflmao here we go

[Delta0311]

Right, and my butt dyno puts my 328 at 1200hp, I'm keeping up with the Veyron SS.

Your friend claims aren't wort crap unless he has dyno results.


and a stock 335 has roughly 305hp at 300lb-ft of torque the 335is is rated at 320hp at 330lb-ft of torque

[Ahmad11]

How should I confront him about it?
He is a good friend and I don't wanna piss anyone off. btw he bought the car like that from new jersey!

[BTTGMan]

Originally Posted by Ahmad11

How should I confront him about it?
He is a good friend and I don't wanna piss anyone off. btw he bought the car like that from new jersey!

"with all due respect bro, not even dinan or [insert name of whatever tuner the boys in nj respect these days, such as Unique Auto ]has a 328 tune that comes anywhere close. I think maybe Someone is lying to your cousin. Did they give either of you a dyne printout? I just don't buy it."

This let's him and his cuz save face. Dares him to prove the world otherwise.

Alternatively, grow a set and invite him to comment on this thread. He'll get edumacated real fast.

[CJ421]

Just let the guy believe what he wants to believe, he'll get educated the hard way if he tries to race someone. No sense in arguing ... don't let his antics bother you.