VERY clean.. No pics under hood?
Thank you very much seemyad!!!Talk about showroom new!!! All you need now is that new car fragrance (lol).
Great job!!! Let's see the engine bay when you get the chance.
Q) How long did it take to clay your vehicle?
Q) Is there a particular method to using the clay effectively?
She is very easy on the eyes. Thanks for the post and the details of what it takes to make her look new again.
I will post pics of the engine bay asap:thumbup::thumbup:+1 I would also like to see pics of your engine bay
Here is an under hood shot that i found that i took.
The intake is different now as of a few days ago.
Wow! Nice! You could eat off that engine.
Thanks for the pic.
Q) You have a part that I don't have. It is a bar that is going across the width of the engine connected to the top of your shocks/struts. What is that?
Q) Where is your air filter? Mine sits behind the driver's side headlight and takes quite a bit of space. Your air intake hose drops down out of sight.
It's a strut tower bar... Many options available for them. Nice touch to any engine compartment and there's minimal but some performance gain from them.
As for the intake, I'll let him answer that for ya... It's a cold air extension putting it lower to get colder air. I just haven't seen them before for the BMW.
Mist under that under hood with armor-all and you have a winner
The intake idea is correct however i have changed it since i have taken that picture. That intake however worked very well. The intake temps were around 69 to 70 which actually improved horsepower according to the last dyno run that i had done with it. I showed an increase in horsepower by 10hp.Ahh. Thanks. :thumbup:
IMHO our cars come stock with cold air intakes basedon the location of the opening. I've seen what I view as counter productive mods where they suck in air under the hood from the top of the engine compartment. :dunno:
I think your assumption is correct based on the direction the hose is going in. I imagine he has one of thosecone shaped filters down there.
The intake idea is correct however i have changed it since i have taken that picture. That intake however worked very well. The intake temps were around 69 to 70 which actually improved horsepower according to the last dyno run that i had done with it. I showed an increase in horsepower by 10hp.
Yours makes more sense than the ones that have the intake basically sitting on top of the engine under the hood. You appear to be scooping air near street level under the bumper. I never understood placing the intake near the hottest area under the hood like others have done vs following your technique.
I can see where your option could improve HP. The 2nd best option is stock. The worst location is on top of the engine under the hood.
Great job on your vehicle. You have done us all proud. Thank you for sharing your pics and info. I'd pay to get the same results you have achieved.
Yours makes more sense than the ones that have the intake basically sitting on top of the engine under the hood. You appear to be scooping air near street level under the bumper. I never understood placing the intake near the hottest area under the hood like others have done vs following your technique.
I can see where your option could improve HP. The 2nd best option is stock. The worst location is on top of the engine under the hood.
Great job on your vehicle. You have done us all proud. Thank you for sharing your pics and info. I'd pay to get the same results you have achieved.
Wait. Did you really say stock intake is better than aftermarket? Cuz aftermarket ones almost all show power increase. I know my AFE had a significant increase