Mods and advice

[wes van v]

Hey Guys.

I am now starting the road to give my N55 135i E82 DCT a bit more power.

A friend of mine did a hybrid on his FBO Fiesta ST and gave me a massive hiding :blueCry: the faster we went, the further he got away huge gaps not just a car or 2 :thumbdo: launch up till 3rd he was at my boot due to both of us having wheel spin, then he pulled hard and rolling was another story. Very impressive for what that car is though, I was actually shocked.

So over the last few months I have been collecting mods and keeping them in the cupboard and now the day has arrived where I am wanting to fit them.

I have the following:
BMW PPK (on the car)
BMW PE (on the car)
Black Powder coated Alu Charge Pipe (to be fitted)
JB4 Stage 2 (to be fitted)
Downpipe (I am sure it is an Xcede) (to be fitted)
AFE intake (to be fitted)
Vargas Stage 1 Turbo (to be fitted)

I am wanting to get the flex fuel wires for the JB4 as my harness does not have these. If anyone has a set to sell PM me :thumbs:. Plan is to run 20% max e85 at some stage.

I stay in Johannesburg North / Fourways area and want to know if there is a trust worthy place to do the install of at least the DP and turbo for me in this area. I can do the charge pipe, intake and JB4 myself to save some cash? otherwise I will try the places outside of my area.

I have been reading about the right route and there is not much out there on the Stage 1 turbo upgrades (or I am a tool when it comes to searching for what I want). Most people went the Stage 2 route but that unfortunately is not in my budget currently, or they have gone full out FBO meth E40 for the most possible power.
I just want usable power till 6500rpm or so, just more than the stock turbo. I am not looking to break records, just to give a few people a surprise and put the Fiesta ST back in its place :fencelook:

Can anyone who has the stage 1 turbo, be it Vargas, Pure or custom, give me some info on if I need a custom tune right from the get go or if I can comfortably use the base maps on the JB4 (which map setting?) and still feel the difference and enjoy the turbo upgrade?

I will add a meth kit and FMIC in the coming months but as of right now, what I have is what I will put on.

I don't want to stress the DCT out either so what do I need to do here? Will it be fine with what I have currently. Like I said i don't want to max everything out now. I just want some decent power gain all through the revs.

I know it would be easier for me to go to SR or CCD etc and get all this info right from the professionals but I also feel the value of putting this here would help the next guy in my position who is not very clued up and going down the road one step at a time and has spent a weekend googling 'Stage 1 turbo N55 E82 135i etc for all the info he can find :hammerhead:'

I am open to opinions and advice and just general information but I don't want to get in to brand discussions IE this is better than this and bla bla bla. I have this stuff and I intend to use it.

Thanks guys. I am itching to have it all installed.

PS. If I posted this in the wrong section I am sorry. Could not decide if it was Show room, General or Tuning related

 

[bmw335ie90]

Wow you got beat by a fiesta ST in your 135i n55? There must be something wrong with your car imo even if the fiesta is moded.... Those fiestas do 0-100 stock is like 8.5 seconds. Does he run a hybrid stock Frame turbo or a huge aftermarket one with water meth?

As for installing the mods do the chargepipe,jb4 and the intake. Should not take more than 2 hours to do it all. And its really easy to do.

I have a n54 so i can't say much about the stage 1 turbo part. Just out of curiosity why vargas and not pure stage 1? Vargas does not have the best reputation. Just wondering why you went with it.

Goodluck with the install and you should kill the st next time hehe.

 

[Ebo]

Hi OP, I suggest you get a second opinion, what i mean by this is - get somebody else to drive your car against the Fiesta ST / Ford Focus Lite. :tiptoe: . Then take it from there

 

[Schalk94]

Wow you got beat by a fiesta ST in your 135i n55? There must be something wrong with your car imo even if the fiesta is moded.... Those fiestas do 0-100 stock is like 8.5 seconds. Does he run a hybrid stock Frame turbo or a huge aftermarket one with water meth?

As for installing the mods do the chargepipe,jb4 and the intake. Should not take more than 2 hours to do it all. And its really easy to do.

I have a n54 so i can't say much about the stage 1 turbo part. Just out of curiosity why vargas and not pure stage 1? Vargas does not have the best reputation. Just wondering why you went with it.

Goodluck with the install and you should kill the st next time hehe.

They most definitely do not do 8.5s 0-100. Ford claims 6.9s 0-100,but they usually run low to mid 7s 0-100.

Go have a look at Sinister Performance's Fiesta ST and see what a FBO Fiesta ST can do. IIRC the one Fiesta ST made in the region of 241wkw so with that much power and such a light body it shouldn't be a surprize if it ran away from a stock 135i.mgwaiting:

 

[Iceman12596]

Wow you got beat by a fiesta ST in your 135i n55? There must be something wrong with your car imo even if the fiesta is moded.... Those fiestas do 0-100 stock is like 8.5 seconds. Does he run a hybrid stock Frame turbo or a huge aftermarket one with water meth?

As for installing the mods do the chargepipe,jb4 and the intake. Should not take more than 2 hours to do it all. And its really easy to do.

I have a n54 so i can't say much about the stage 1 turbo part. Just out of curiosity why vargas and not pure stage 1? Vargas does not have the best reputation. Just wondering why you went with it.

Goodluck with the install and you should kill the st next time hehe.

They most definitely do not do 8.5s 0-100. Ford claims 6.9s 0-100,but they usually run low to mid 7s 0-100.

Go have a look at Sinister Performance's Fiesta ST and see what a FBO Fiesta ST can do. IIRC the one Fiesta ST made in the region of 241wkw so with that much power and such a light body it shouldn't be a surprize if it ran away from a stock 135i.mgwaiting:

Exactly. Agree 100%

 

[wes van v]

I knew I was gonna get flamed for loosing to a Fiesta ST but he has around 220kw and 500nm+ on the wheels and the car weighs 1135kg. I only made 200wkw and 400nm and the 135 weighs like 300kgs more.

When he was FBO with meth without the turbo upgrade I would beat him on launch and rolling but now its another story.

I have the Vargas as it was bought second hand and not new, that is the only reason. If I was going to buy new I would have gone Pure but the cost to purchase new is basically the same as I have guesstimated it will cost to purchase and install this one. I know about warranties etc but I will keep my stock turbo should this one give me trouble and I will have the stock turbo to fall back on. Even with the warranty of a new turbo I would have to pay to pull the turbo off again anyway.

Like I said I am not looking for records.

I am sure with the JB4 and DP I would give that ST a hiding but why not make him sell the ST and buy a 135 kind of hiding! :fencelook:

 

[Preshen14]

You should definitely beat him once the mods are done,

But while you buring R50 of Petrol per minute, he is burning R20 :fencelook:

 

[wes van v]

Luckily I am a provisional tax payer and my fuel is deducted as an expense so technically I am only burning like R35 the rest would have gone to SARS anyway

Oh and his R60k mod bill is more than double mine :cartel: haha

 

[yush1]

Wow. I never heard of a Fiesta ST pulling like that. Very impressive. I wonder how reliable such a small motor is with that kind of power?

 

[Dean ///M]

Sinister Fiesta's is tuned by Stealth. The already running low 12's stock bottom end. But your 135i N55 can still school them

 

[BeemerFanatic]

Not sure if your goal to mod your car should be just to beat an ST?:fencelook:

 

[FerdiBotha]

Not sure if your goal to mod your car should be just to beat an ST?:fencelook:

If a little ST makes you realize what you’re missing out on (performance wise) by not modding then it’s not a bad form of motivation..

 

[Iceman12596]

AG don't worry bud, it will catch fire sooner or later, then we can all have a braai and sing Khumbaya LOL :smilebounce:

 

[MikeR]

mgwaiting: why not buy an golf I add a filter and whip his ass

 

[rsgordini]

Hectic..

200wkw on a stock 135i is low.. get your car healthy first before you mod anything..

 

[wes van v]

Not sure if your goal to mod your car should be just to beat an ST?:fencelook:

As I said in my post I have been collecting the mods for the past few months. It’s not something I just started buying after Friday! I just think now is the time.


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Hectic..

200wkw on a stock 135i is low.. get your car healthy first before you mod anything..

How is 200wkw in JHB on a stock n55 E82 not healthy? What should it make? 220wkw? SR speedworx said a stock e82 makes around 190wkw mine is actually stronger than the average.

I am not sure any car can make stock power on the wheels what it is supposed to make on the motor from the factory.


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[Iceman12596]

200WKW is healthy for stock, the average is 195wkw.
Quit messing about, bang the mods on, whip his ass and drink the blood of your enemies from their skulls LOL :roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol:

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mgwaiting: why not buy an golf I add a filter and whip his ass

Cause a golf is like a tampon, every D**s has one.........Patiently waits for the backlashing LOL :roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol:

Just Kidding

 

[rsgordini]

I have seen stock 135i run 220wkw..

I had a 135i but the n54 motor and ran 210wkw stock
Jb4 map 1 and dp went to 236wkw
Map 2 and some fuel went to 250wkw..

So your car power is not very high but not low either.. i forgot your car is stock for now.

Good luck hope you make killer numbers and put power down...
Give the st a hiding

 

[bmw335ie90]

Wow you got beat by a fiesta ST in your 135i n55? There must be something wrong with your car imo even if the fiesta is moded.... Those fiestas do 0-100 stock is like 8.5 seconds. Does he run a hybrid stock Frame turbo or a huge aftermarket one with water meth?

As for installing the mods do the chargepipe,jb4 and the intake. Should not take more than 2 hours to do it all. And its really easy to do.

I have a n54 so i can't say much about the stage 1 turbo part. Just out of curiosity why vargas and not pure stage 1? Vargas does not have the best reputation. Just wondering why you went with it.

Goodluck with the install and you should kill the st next time hehe.

They most definitely do not do 8.5s 0-100. Ford claims 6.9s 0-100,but they usually run low to mid 7s 0-100.

Go have a look at Sinister Performance's Fiesta ST and see what a FBO Fiesta ST can do. IIRC the one Fiesta ST made in the region of 241wkw so with that much power and such a light body it shouldn't be a surprize if it ran away from a stock 135i.mgwaiting:

My bad i just went off memory when i saw them come out in 2013. Just looked those models are 7.61 to 100. And the 2017 models claim 6.9. Still allot slower then a 135i DCT.

I think just putting your bolt ons on the car will make you destroy him :thumbs:

 

[wes van v]

I have seen stock 135i run 220wkw..

I had a 135i but the n54 motor and ran 210wkw stock
Jb4 map 1 and dp went to 236wkw
Map 2 and some fuel went to 250wkw..

So your car power is not very high but not low either.. i forgot your car is stock for now.

Good luck hope you make killer numbers and put power down...
Give the st a hiding

No prob haha. Sorry I got defensive lol. I’ll update once the mods are on and what the car makes.

Also it was at a dyno I personally feel did not give 100% accurate numbers. A 335 ran after me and it make terrible figures so I think I need to dyno again at KAR or FR&R etc to get confirmation but I don’t even think it’s worth it.
The car performs very well against other cars of similar power and weight so I am not concerned.

Yeah, I want usable power that gets put down well.


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