Before and after dyno results on the 335i

Axeboy · 29 Dec 2011 at 02:35

yup, same time.

Bargains for the power, mine went for a little over £10k (saloon).

panthro · 29 Dec 2011 at 05:25

Lucero said:
So you basically now have a more fuel efficient, cheaper to service, M3?

Dr House said:
This is what has put me off buying a M3, I have 90% of the power but for half the running cost.

I don't want to come across as trying to stick up for my car, but its not really the same as an M3 is it. Just because they have close to matching power, the drive in both of them is night and day.

Dr House · 29 Dec 2011 at 08:48

panthro said:
I don't want to come across as trying to stick up for my car, but its not really the same as an M3 is it. Just because they have close to matching power, the drive in both of them is night and day.

I do understand the M3 is a much better car I just don't know if its worth justifying twice the running costs over a mapped 335i.

ScoobyDoo69 · 29 Dec 2011 at 09:06

Now that is a big jump from just a remap! Great results!

Conanius · 29 Dec 2011 at 09:19

impressive results !

A lot of people say 'OMG THE REMAP TRANSFORMED MY CAR!' ... this is what the graph should look like before and after if you say that !

rossk26 · 29 Dec 2011 at 09:26

Dr House said:
I do understand the M3 is a much better car I just don't know if its worth justifying twice the running costs over a mapped 335i.

The M3 is more of a head turner IMO, given on paper the performance is similar, on a track the M3 would annihilate the 335i

BUT, if it were me I'd buy the 335i no question about it. I love the discreet power that is held within the car. To which most it just looks like another 3 series, unless you are a petrolhead...

I'm astounded at the price the 335i can be had, is there an equivalent RS4 sleeper in the Audi range?

Gaygle · 29 Dec 2011 at 09:46

rossk26 said:
The M3 is more of a head turner IMO, given on paper the performance is similar, on a track the M3 would annihilate the 335i

An M3 would in no way "annihilate" a 400bhp 335i on track or off. The M3 us without doubt the superior car and would put in a faster lap, but not by much at all.

When you are racing against 400bhp cars you need serious performance to "annihilate" something. For instance, I would say a GTR would "annihilate" a 400bhp 335i, not a stock M3.

panthro · 29 Dec 2011 at 09:49

Dr House said:
I do understand the M3 is a much better car I just don't know if its worth justifying twice the running costs over a mapped 335i.

I don't know detailed running costs of the 335i, but I don't think an M3 would equate to double what the 335i costs. Of course it would be more, but probably not much more.

Axeboy · 29 Dec 2011 at 10:47

The 335i was very cheap to run for what it was.

Servicing was very cheap, insurance too... but it was excellent on fuel too. After 20,000 miles i averaged 31mpg. Motorway driving would see 40.

It was the cheaper running costs that surprised me the most in owning the 335

LiE · 29 Dec 2011 at 10:57

Got my car mapped yesterday as well

feels so much better, not quite near the figures you're getting but I'm happy for a £5k car + £300 remap.

Ev0 · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:09

rG-tom said:
they aren't sequential turbos are they? i'm fairly sure that they spool at the same time

Ooh cool, I thought they were sequential for some reason!

Django x2 · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:22

nah, twin. They only run around 8psi from memory, which makes them very low spooling indeed.

Several reports read that BMWs documented output is rather conservative with some tuners finding them producing well over 320bhp from the factory.

ChrisD. · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:24

Gaygle said:
An M3 would in no way "annihilate" a 400bhp 335i on track or off. The M3 us without doubt the superior car and would put in a faster lap, but not by much at all.

When you are racing against 400bhp cars you need serious performance to "annihilate" something. For instance, I would say a GTR would "annihilate" a 400bhp 335i, not a stock M3.

There is a little bit more to an M3 than an increase in power.

starfighter · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:54

Impressive results. Make sure the next car you get is even better.

BTW how can you buy/rent a car?

Gaygle · 29 Dec 2011 at 12:59

MilanoChris said:
There is a little bit more to an M3 than an increase in power.

Of course there is, but you really think a stock M3 will ever "annihilate" a 400bhp 335i? A 400bhp 335i vs a stock M3 will be very close, around a track, in a straight line wherever.

Of course, the M3 would probably be the winner, due to the extra power and better all round setup. It will also be more crisp to drive, be more exciting and grin inducing, but in terms of raw lap times, it would be very close.

Certainly no where near "annihilation".

megakid · 29 Dec 2011 at 13:42

Just out of interest, how does remapping affect BMW warranties? Do you have one?

I assume it makes them null and void.

Dr House · 29 Dec 2011 at 14:25

megakid said:
Just out of interest, how does remapping affect BMW warranties? Do you have one?

I assume it makes them null and void.

I have a switch so that I can take the map off but they guys that did the map claim that Bmw would never really find out it has been mapped.

[TW]Fox · 29 Dec 2011 at 15:06

rossk26 said:
The M3 is more of a head turner IMO, given on paper the performance is similar, on a track the M3 would annihilate the 335i

BUT, if it were me I'd buy the 335i no question about it. I love the discreet power that is held within the car. To which most it just looks like another 3 series, unless you are a petrolhead...

I'm astounded at the price the 335i can be had, is there an equivalent RS4 sleeper in the Audi range?

Yes, the S4.

Matt82 · 29 Dec 2011 at 15:29

3.0T nowadays iirc

rossk26 · 29 Dec 2011 at 15:31

[TW]Fox;20903372 said:
Yes, the S4.

Ah yes, this slipped my mind. Doh!