Vishnu/FFTEC VFF700 Single Turbo **FULL / DETAILED REVIEW**

Former_Boosted_IS · 09-06-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainInsano

So much so I just got pulled over for the first time in it lol. Cali cops let me go though.

Drive careful! Noise or speed get you pulled over?

CaptainInsano · 09-06-2012, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

Drive careful! Noise or speed get you pulled over?

Probably the noise at first. Then the tires when I slammed on the brakes.

cupertinosteve · 09-07-2012, 12:21 AM

Thanks FBIS ... Much better review than I could have ever done.

For me, I just love driving the car. You can beat on it relentlessly and its stable and consistent. It sounds amazing inside. I don't feel like I gave up anything.

It took a little time to re-learn the sweet spot of the car, but that was easy enough. On a 6AT, DS shifts a little low 2600-ish RPM. I just drive it Manual mode nowadays and I cruise at 3000-3200 RPM, always within striking distance. The transient response of the 58mm is even faster than the 62mm (if you can believe that).

This weekend I finally decided to let my other 335 FBO go ... It was a waste just sitting in the driveway. I had enough miles and seat time to realize there was nothing the FBO had that the single didn't.

So it went from FBO+Meth to Stock to Trade-in material ... for a ... (wait for it)

2012 Honda Odyssey (yes, a minivan).

I hope my blue single turbo 335 still allows me to keep my "man-card".

R1000K3 · 09-07-2012, 12:22 AM

Very interesting and well made review

Great you also covered important support mods.

Dave W. · 09-07-2012, 01:11 AM

Nice! Loved the backroad tour!

akotten · 09-07-2012, 01:19 AM

Sounds great! I bet its a blast to drive

blackshan · 09-07-2012, 02:21 AM

Nice review! Thank u for sharing your experience

BES335xi · 09-07-2012, 08:07 AM

Nice review FBIS, enjoyed reading it. Hope you get us some 1/4 or 60-130 whenever you get some time.

Alpina_B3_Lux · 09-07-2012, 08:21 AM

Great review as usual, well written and documented. Very interesting read!

Alpina_B3_Lux

Slops · 09-07-2012, 08:59 AM

fantastic car! Sounds amazing, pulls beautifully ... its just the perfect car! Congrats!

Tony@vargasturbotech · 09-07-2012, 09:37 AM

Awesome review man. The car sounds amazing and looks like it pulls hard. Congrats!

GeorgiaTech335coupe · 09-07-2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cupertinosteve

2012 Honda Odyssey (yes, a minivan).

I hope my blue single turbo 335 still allows me to keep my "man-card".

You only get to hold it when you are behind the wheel of the 335. Otherwise, consider it gone. And that is letting you off easy.

Slops · 09-07-2012, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaTech335coupe

You only get to hold it when you are behind the wheel of the 335. Otherwise, consider it gone. And that is letting you off easy.

troof.... man card is gone when you aren't behind the wheel of your 335. I felt it yesterday when a couple kids at a WAWA looked at me like i have no card getting into my flex.... ugh...

Sniz · 09-07-2012, 10:28 AM

Good review FBIS.......i'm strongly considering the r888's now....my M/T drag radials almost wrecked my car yesterday on a short drive when I hit some rain. Scared the crap out of me.

have you driven the r888's in the rain yet?

JamesM3M5 · 09-07-2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sniz

Good review FBIS.......i'm strongly considering the r888's now....my M/T drag radials almost wrecked my car yesterday on a short drive when I hit some rain. Scared the crap out of me.

have you driven the r888's in the rain yet?

I ran them on my E36 track car in steady rain a few days at VIR. Great grip, but you still need to keep your max speed down to about 100-105 MPH. Wider is worse in the rain.

hemi to e90 · 09-07-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Evil///M

Omg. I want to see you run e85..

is there gonna be a gain on e85?

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Originally Posted by themyst

Great review. Glad to see you did an independent dyno to back up the results vishnu did on your car.

gotta love independant reviews.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 09-07-2012, 10:59 AM

Wow that's a serious review! Love the videos! Car makes great power and awesome sounds! I'm a little jealous! Good luck with it.

pentaxis · 09-07-2012, 11:15 AM

Great stuff, FBIS. I gotta say though... I was definitely hoping for a few more flyby videos..

Looks like a great balance of wicked power and control.

BQTuning · 09-07-2012, 11:18 AM

I love the exhaust sound of the OP

MikeB@fftec · 09-07-2012, 11:34 AM

Thanks for writing the great review and the kind words!

kenneth · 09-07-2012, 11:59 AM

Thanks for the great review FBIS. Any plans to do some road tracking sessions? Would be interesting to see such a review! Or lend me your car and I'll do it for you

magha · 09-07-2012, 01:48 PM

great review FBIS, car must be a blaaaaaaast to drive!!! enjoy the single! looking forward to alternate tuning solutions once more of these kits are available

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cupertinosteve Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 227 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cupertino, Duh? iTrader: (0)	Thanks FBIS ... Much better review than I could have ever done. For me, I just love driving the car. You can beat on it relentlessly and its stable and consistent. It sounds amazing inside. I don't feel like I gave up anything. It took a little time to re-learn the sweet spot of the car, but that was easy enough. On a 6AT, DS shifts a little low 2600-ish RPM. I just drive it Manual mode nowadays and I cruise at 3000-3200 RPM, always within striking distance. The transient response of the 58mm is even faster than the 62mm (if you can believe that). This weekend I finally decided to let my other 335 FBO go ... It was a waste just sitting in the driveway. I had enough miles and seat time to realize there was nothing the FBO had that the single didn't. So it went from FBO+Meth to Stock to Trade-in material ... for a ... (wait for it) 2012 Honda Odyssey (yes, a minivan). I hope my blue single turbo 335 still allows me to keep my "man-card".
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09-07-2012, 12:22 AM	#48
R1000K3 Major 55 Rep 1,311 Posts Drives: 335i MT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Very interesting and well made review Great you also covered important support mods.
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09-07-2012, 01:11 AM	#49
Dave W. Lieutenant 5 Rep 538 Posts Drives: Porsche 951, 1992 Eagle Talon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Nice! Loved the backroad tour!
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09-07-2012, 01:19 AM	#50
akotten Major 38 Rep 1,079 Posts Drives: 2004 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wichita, KS iTrader: (2)	Sounds great! I bet its a blast to drive __________________ 2004 E46 M3 \| Imola Red on Cinnamon \| Slicktop \| Manual Seats \| 6spd MT \|
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09-07-2012, 08:07 AM	#52
BES335xi Colonel 83 Rep 2,132 Posts Drives: FBO+ N54xi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 03/07 E90 335xi [1.00]	Nice review FBIS, enjoyed reading it. Hope you get us some 1/4 or 60-130 whenever you get some time. __________________ JB4+usb \| P3 Vent Boost Gauge v2 \| BMS OCC \| BMS DCI \| AMS FMIC \| AR xi CL DP's \| BT Tool \| Edibias/NCSExpert/INPA BMW Coding \| Cyba Quad Exhaust tips \| M-Tech Rear & M3 Front Bumper \| Red Cyba Air Scoops \| Blacklines \| Vinyl Overlays \| ACS Roof Spoiler \| Matte Black Grilles \| LED Side Mirrors \| Rear Euro Fogs \| etc.. .
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09-07-2012, 08:21 AM	#53
Alpina_B3_Lux Colonel 263 Rep 2,559 Posts Drives: Audi R8 LMX, BMW M550i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335i [8.90]	Great review as usual, well written and documented. Very interesting read! Alpina_B3_Lux __________________ Audi R8 LMX, BMW M550i xDrive (G30 LCI); gone: Alpina B3 3,3 (E46), BMW 335i, Audi R8 V10 manual, Audi R8 V10, BMW M235i, BMW 550i F10
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09-07-2012, 08:59 AM	#54
Slops Major General 188 Rep 5,417 Posts Drives: 2005 C55 AMG Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oxford iTrader: (2)	fantastic car! Sounds amazing, pulls beautifully ... its just the perfect car! Congrats!
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09-07-2012, 09:37 AM	#55
Tony@vargasturbotech Banned 136 Rep 1,202 Posts Drives: N54 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Awesome review man. The car sounds amazing and looks like it pulls hard. Congrats!
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09-07-2012, 10:28 AM	#58
Sniz Lieutenant General 654 Rep 10,587 Posts Drives: e92 335 - gone // e36 M3 turbo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD iTrader: (1)	Good review FBIS.......i'm strongly considering the r888's now....my M/T drag radials almost wrecked my car yesterday on a short drive when I hit some rain. Scared the crap out of me. have you driven the r888's in the rain yet? __________________
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3441 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	Wow that's a serious review! Love the videos! Car makes great power and awesome sounds! I'm a little jealous! Good luck with it.
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09-07-2012, 11:15 AM	#62
pentaxis Captain 30 Rep 685 Posts Drives: Space Grey E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (3)	Great stuff, FBIS. I gotta say though... I was definitely hoping for a few more flyby videos.. Looks like a great balance of wicked power and control.
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09-07-2012, 11:18 AM	#63
BQTuning Banned 469 Rep 4,392 Posts Drives: 2012 Z4 sDrive35i M Sport 6MT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: bq@bqtuning.com iTrader: (0)	I love the exhaust sound of the OP
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09-07-2012, 11:34 AM	#64
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09-07-2012, 11:59 AM	#65
kenneth Major General 125 Rep 8,745 Posts Drives: 335i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal iTrader: (16)	Thanks for the great review FBIS. Any plans to do some road tracking sessions? Would be interesting to see such a review! Or lend me your car and I'll do it for you __________________ SB, Terra, 6MT. Only a few mods here and there.....nothing extreme!
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09-07-2012, 01:48 PM	#66
magha Lieutenant 93 Rep 523 Posts Drives: '18 M2 AW 6 spd Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	great review FBIS, car must be a blaaaaaaast to drive!!! enjoy the single! looking forward to alternate tuning solutions once more of these kits are available __________________ 18 M2 6 Spd AW - VRSF DP / CP & Race FMIC, ER TIC & GFB DV+ with BM3 Stage 2 Retired 09 135 JB4 G5 ISO w/BEF, N54 Tuning Performance DPs, BMS DCI, ER Charge Pipe
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