Procede 135 vs Gallardo

Dr House · 17 Jun 2008 at 12:35

The 135i seems to be shockingly quick after being tuned up.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148655

They claim that the stage 1 will take the 335i/135i to 400 to 410 bhp!! 06 to 60 in 4.4s

TONY · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:19

I would love to up the bhp on my 335i to 400+ but am too scared about losing my warranty.

Morba · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:19

for a second i thought you were talking about the proceed!!

olv · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:20

blimey...

Killa_ken · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:38

sweet mother of holy jesus.

I really cant wait to get one of these once my lease is up

Booner! · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:50

WOAH. How much would that BMW cost with all those mods? you save a few quid instead of buying a lambo...

Ideal car would be a 135i M sport convertable with those vishnu mods. Now that would be sweeet.

Morba · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:51

Booner! said:
WOAH. How much would that BMW cost with all those mods? you save a few quid instead of buying a lambo...

Ideal car would be a 135i M sport convertable with those vishnu mods. Now that would be sweeet.

Then you have a fast car that is still a 1 series....
you buy a lambo because you want the lambo experience and occasion, not just for the power.

Dr House · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:52

TONY said:
I would love to up the bhp on my 335i to 400+ but am too scared about losing my warranty.

Yep I had planned to mod my one but was too concerned about voiding the warrantee and killing the engine, so I decided to sell it and upgrade to something a bit quicker but im having trouble selling it.

Dr House · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:53

Booner! said:
WOAH. How much would that BMW cost with all those mods? you save a few quid instead of buying a lambo...

Ideal car would be a 135i M sport convertable with those vishnu mods. Now that would be sweeet.

I think around 2500 pounds and you would see 400 bhp Plus.

To be honest I think it would be better to mod a 335i and not the 135i as its not the much quicker.

Jez · 17 Jun 2008 at 13:56

Booner! said:
WOAH. How much would that BMW cost with all those mods? you save a few quid instead of buying a lambo...

Ideal car would be a 135i M sport convertable with those vishnu mods. Now that would be sweeet.

Totally missed the point of a supercar there dude, as pointed out by Morba

Booner! · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:01

Morba said:
Then you have a fast car that is still a 1 series....
you buy a lambo because you want the lambo experience and occasion, not just for the power.

Jez said:
Totally missed the point of a supercar there dude, as pointed out by Morba

No not really, I see the point and was just messing around. My dream car is a lambo and it's all about the experience and lifestyle attached to it rather than speed.

However, you have to see fun in beating a supercar with something that costs 1/3 the price and doesn't really look like much more than a rep-mobile

Jez · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:05

Not really mate to be honest, anything can be made to go fast. I'd not regret the purchase.

Booner! · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:08

...and nor would I, though most regular people can't afford a lambo....so a tuned 135i with lambo performance would be a great choice for those who want a quick rep mobile who can't afford a ferrari, lambo etc. The point of the video is to show how quick they are after minor tuning, which to be fair is pretty dam impressive!

Jez · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:11

Impressive certainly

Something that appeals, no way.

Booner! · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:14

Do you think that they will ever make an M1? considering that the stock exhaust system is probably holding it back somewhat, possibly a twin exhaust and some M bling here and there. I would be interested to see how that would turn out.

Muffin` · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:20

They said no to an M1 iirc

Morba · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:28

Booner! said:
However, you have to see fun in beating a supercar with something that costs 1/3 the price and doesn't really look like much more than a rep-mobile

why pay 1/3rd then? plenty of even cheaper cars that can be modded to have that sort of power.

Booner! · 17 Jun 2008 at 14:37

That wasn't the point I was trying to make. The point I was trying to make is that it is a great engine and overall car to be able to reach that kind of performance with very little money spent on it. I wasn't bigging up the idea of buying a mk1 Golf and sticking a huge engine in it and saying omg this can race a lambo so it is much better.

BigglesPiP · 17 Jun 2008 at 15:29

It's because it doesn't follow the usual BMW ethic of weighing as much as the moon.

Demon · 17 Jun 2008 at 16:25

Booner! said:
That wasn't the point I was trying to make. The point I was trying to make is that it is a great engine and overall car to be able to reach that kind of performance with very little money spent on it. I wasn't bigging up the idea of buying a mk1 Golf and sticking a huge engine in it and saying omg this can race a lambo so it is much better.

Was I reading the linked thread correctly, because it sounds like the the 'race' was a little contrived, the Lambo was in 2nd gear at 40mph, when 1st tops out at 75mph, meaning it's well out the sweetspot, and it was said that heat build up would start slowing the BMW down, so had it gone on much longer, the lambo would have clawed it back? surely a standing start mile run would have been a little fairer?

The 135 does have a great engine, but from reading that thread, it sounds a little 'made up' to me..