Update from Racerbruce....

[Piper1]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle

....another seattle winter obsessive/compulsive-deep dive:


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The only way I’d consider you OCD is if there’s an Upper Super Duper Hyper Sensitive OCD. Otherwise that is on a whole other level. damn nice job. The great MI weather here I was able to get the oil changed and burn through half a tank in the roady last week in the 80s now we’re back in the 30s/40s and my sinuses are not liking it at all

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Piper1

The only way I’d consider you OCD is if there’s an Upper Super Duper Hyper Sensitive OCD. Otherwise that is on a whole other level. damn nice job. The great MI weather here I was able to get the oil changed and burn through half a tank in the roady last week in the 80s now we’re back in the 30s/40s and my sinuses are not liking it at all

wowie!
80's and then 30's....

we live 50 miles south of downtown seattle in a small commercial fishing village (gig harbor) and will never forget the summer of 21 (late june) when it reached 108f.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

greetings to the z colleagues!

racerbruce here (aka e93 seattle),

just completed the bms aluminum chargepipe, tial q50 bov w/11 lb spring, bms 6mm vacuum adapter for proper vacuum tubing size to the bov, veracious motorsport high temp silicone 6 mm bov vacuum line, jb+ plug & play boost software device, ngk 2 step colder plugs, dinan performance coils, ftp billet aluminum pcv valve, oem blowby vent hose, vrsf dual cone inlet air filters and bms cabin air filters.

since i bought the car (dec 2022) @ 36.5k miles she has had an intermittent miss @ idle and at low rpm under load (think under 2k rpm); the plugs were allegedly replaced prior to my purchase but not the coils; pleased to report the intermittent miss is solved now; btw all 6 plugs had a very clean and uniform appearance with no soot or oil on them which is good news.

idle is now perfect and she negotiates highway on-ramps to the posted speed limit in a blink.

the n54 is wildly powerful (3 liter, aluminum block/head, twin mitsubishi turbos) and the 335is platform has a ton of m factory components, weight saving aluminum parts and a 7 speed dual clutch transmission (dct) that is reported to create 8 millisecond shifts....it is incredible under wot and the sound of the oem specialty exhaust for the is series is intoxicating:

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

[Huz-Z]

Wow!

Looks great! I love my Z4 but I totally get the appeal of this car!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Huz-Z

Wow!

Looks great! I love my Z4 but I totally get the appeal of this car!

Thank you Huz!
It's a real one-off low production BMW:

-335is
-N54 3 liter inline 6
-Twin Mitsubishi turbos
-Aluminum block
-Aluminum head
-Forged crank
-Forged rods
-320 HP
-370 TRQ
-7 speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT)
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Manufactured 2011-2013
-US market only
-Retractable hardtop convertibles manufactured:3,396
-My car: Crimson Red / Dakota Saddle Brown / DCT transmission: 17 manufactured
-M Sports suspension
-Extensive use of aluminum
-Additional engine coolant radiator in LF wheel well
-Oil cooler in RF wheel well
-Charge cooler to accommodate twin turbos
-Stiffer engine mounts
-Larger watt cooling fan
-M steering wheel and other bits
-Style 313 BMW 18 inch rims
-Factory performance exhaust system (the best sounding factory exhaust I've experienced)
West coast car; purchased in Dec 2022 after selling my beloved 2007 Z4MR; 36.5K miles; have done a number of mods (see previous posts).

[Huz-Z]

More than just a pretty face - I love it!!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

[Emmrbee]

Why not post this on the E93 forum?

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Emmrbee

Why not post this on the E93 forum?

it is posted on the e9x forum; my 12.5 yr ownership of an 07 z4mr until recently has roots in the z4 forum and connections with fellow z4 owners still; collaboration and common interest in the bmw marque, etc.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

the rear lower control arms on my 13 335is are aluminum, but they looked unfinished in comparison to my recent OCD cleaning/heat painting of the oem mufflers....i tried to brighten the control arm's aluminum surface but it didn't look uniform, so sanded/primed/painted with a Hammertone Silver spray paint from HD: