[Cripple]

My E9x friends, I have missed you.

As I was a member years ago, building one of my first cars a 2009 E92 I had fallen madly in love with this platform. It is such a beautiful vehicle, with great driving characteristics that I could never get back for the money.

I had sold my 09 335i back in 2013 for a M235i which I absolutely hated - at that point I started to search for a new car after only a few weeks of ownership. After a year of searching I found a 2015 brand new 981 Cayman S - I was in love with driving again. As the mod bug hit me on my P car, I slowly started to put that vehicle in track only duty.

Now, with having a dedicated track car, I wanted to have something I could mod and enjoy on the street. My heart sent me back to the N54 engine. I was able to pick up a 2013 335is with 60,000kms (45,000 miles) for relatively cheap. The best thing, the car was an exact replica of my previous E92 which I loved so much. Space grey metalic on Saddle brown. The only difference, is this car has a DCT transmission.

Here is a picture the day I put the car in the garage for the winter.


At time of purchase of the E92 - I knew my plans. To make a car I can drive enjoyably on the street and modify it tastefully. So, the parts purchases started and I want to document my build on this thread.

As I work, I'll keep lots of photos uploaded. I know people love photos, so here we go!

Completed mods / Waiting on parts:

Engine:

• VRSF 5" Stepped Intercooler
  VRSF Charge Pipe /w Tial Blow off valve
  VRSF Downpipes
  VRSF Dual Cone Intakes
  MHD Stage 2 tune

Suspension / Brakes

• Rotora 4 piston 350mm Rear (Installed)
  Rotora 6 piston 356 Front (Installing currently right now)
  KW V1 Coilovers
  Monroe Power flex rear strut mounts (top and bottom)

Interior

• Sparco SPX Driver & Passenger side inbound
  

Wheels

• AGL 23's in one piece 19x8.5 et 33 and 19x9.5 ET28 - En route.
  Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
  

[AlpineBoost]

Nice, welcome back

[Unknown_Car]

Looking good. Welcome back.

[Cripple]

Picture of how the front wheels are sitting just finished adjusting the KW and added the front Rotora brakes.

[mashimarho]

Hit the ground running, eh?

[Cripple]

Originally Posted by mashimarho

Hit the ground running, eh?

Got to catch up!

[Aus335iguy]

Looks great already, and welcome back!

[meekz]

Love it.

[playground]

I agree with you. M235i is trash.

[Cripple]

Good weekend of work.

[TonyTony]

Can't go wrong with yellow calipers. Looks great!

[Underground6t9]

Love the brake setup

[JLGM4]

how much were those front brake calipers?

[Drifter2090]

Wow those brakes look good! Cant wait to see more updates!

[Cripple]

Going to put it on my alignment rack tonight, install new M3 control arms & do a final ride height adjustment.

Fronts were about $2750 USD.

[NoGuru]

Very nice IS!

[EB89]

Dam going hard and fast

[Cripple]

I'm trying to go hard! Got to get a new sway bar link (stripped it by accident). Put the car on the rack and didn't have enough time. I'll align it tomorrow and get the M3 control arms put on.

I'll update with a photo of final ride height.

[mr_vys]

Looks awesome man!

[mike@x-ph.com]

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Welcome Back!

[PJLou335is]

I dusted an M235i the other day, much to the drivers dismay. Car was beautiful though, especially in the rear view. Im not quite FBO yet, will go hunting for bigger game soon.....a lot of Lambos driving around my hood waaaaaay too cocky.