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Okay, just in heaven right now!!! Performed my first mods on the BMW 335i. I just upgraded from the stock LSD to an OS Giken LSD yesterday, and today had the ECU reflashed with GIAC (they claim +70 HP and +80 lb-ft -- butt dyno confirms it). It already feels like a whole new car; it was no slouch stock, but is so much more aggressive when launching from a stand still, power delivery is smoother than stock (or so it feels) and top end is just, well, fun haha... Used to have a 300ZX that made 390 HP at the wheels, these two cars feel about the same .... god bless twin turbos 6's

Love the X5! Was strongly looking for an excuse to get that instead of the ML320, but couldn't justify the price difference (well, you know me, I can justify anything lmao...but just couldn't get the deal I was looking for)

So, ended up selling the Bimmers and the ML320. The ML320 got replaced with a 2007 BMW 335i. Hate to admit it, but the new fascia has really grown on me. Not going to do anything with this car; will be my daily driver for a while. Also picked up a 1993 BMW 740iL as a 'toy' car to mod/mess around with. Comes stock with the 4.0L V8. Off the line, nothing special...thing is a freaking tank, weighing in at 4500lbs. But out on the highway, acceleration is pretty good from 40mph+ considering the weight of the car. Right now, I'm debating between completely stripping the car down and hopefully shed around 1000lbs of weight (and believe me, that is actually an attainable goal with this car) and take advantage of an awesome motor, or just restoring to OEM spec and using it as a weekend cruiser..

They've pulled a lot more than 1k horses out of the Supra motors, most are twin turbo, some are single turbo, and even a few tri-turbo setups. Nothing you'd want to ride on the street though. But streetable 800+ HP Supras are a dime a dozen in some places.

Yeah, not the prettiest thing to look at, but the thing will be a blur as it passes you anyway, so no biggie.

It's a Bugatti Veyron....1001 factory quad turbocharged horsepower of over-compensation.

I'll split the down payment with you.

Easy on the ML320 McLovin! I love that truck. I've only had mine for a couple months now, so I dont have any problems to report yet, but I will concede that it has gotten quite the rep for being an unreliable dog. If you mean it's atrocious in reliability, cant argue that. But considering it's purpose, it's an awesome truck/suv.

Electrical problems? Considering the obscene amount of electrical gadgets in the 740i I just got, it's amazing that everything still works. Used to own an Audi. Never had any electrical gremlins with that car. Had a 08 C-Class, no problems there either. If you want an electrical nightmare, buy a Cadillac. Or a Nissan (used to have a 300zx and that was an absolute nightmare, and my sis' Pathfinder wasnt much better). NOT driving Euro = overrated

Okay, so I been a busy bee this past week. Sold the 525i on Tuesday, and today I picked up a 95 740iL. Unfortunately, its an automatic. And it's in need of tires, brake pads and brake lines. So anyway, has the 4.4 V8, 282 HP / 296 ft-lb. Problem is, aftermarket support is practically non-existent for the 7 Series. Here's the really strange part (to me). You'd think that with a motor like that, and BMW's rep for making killer cars like the //M cars, you'd think that the 740iL is smoking fast, even with the slushbox rather than a proper 6 speed. It's not!! A friend of mine stomped me in his RX8. They're not slow cars by any means, but after a 55 mph rolling start to 100 mph, he walked me by at least 2 lengths. And to make it worse, he had his brother with him; the guy is at least 220 lbs of added weight. So, now I have two Bimmers...one is a 6 cyl with moderate aftermarket support, but unless I go with forced induction won't ever make some serious power. The other is the one I got today, with a beastly V8 that is just begging to be unleashed, but 4100lbs, a slushbox and practically no aftermarket go fast goodies conspire to keep this car in the "pretty quick" category instead of the "holy $#!t" category. But that aside, it is one sick car! Ridiculous amount of gadgets that will probably take me 6 months to discover them all, interior is just amazing, and is going to look spectacular with a set of 18" and coilovers. Think I'm going to gut the 535i, remove EVERYTHING including the rear seats, and continue with the home brew turbo kit as originally planned. Work on the suspension and slap on some slicks, and call it a day. If all goes well, should turn out to be a pretty fun trackworthy car. Not sure what to do about the ML320 now that I have the 740iL...pretty useful for bad weather and going on trips, but not sure if it's worth keeping around when I can just trade it in for a cheap beater truck that does the same things, and probably does it better. Do know that I love the 740 though. Other than the usual wheels/coilovers/navigation, probably not going to do much else. The 535 is going to keep me plenty busy anyway. Anywho, thats my story for the day. Going to start posting pics soon, probably next weekend, of the 535i teardown and rebuild. Get the feeling its going to be a looong week..

Got a good vehicle for you then; I used to own a Audi 1.8T Quattro. In stock form, it was pedestrian, but it gets serious fast with minimal bolt ons (a chip, downpipe, exhaust, clutch and a set of Nitto 555-R were all I put on that car, and I could hang with Z28s and Mustang GTs). Audi's with the Quattro AWD are monsters in the snow (no surprise considering Audi's heritage), and have one of my favorite interiors of any car on the road. I just wish I had the money for an RS4!! Jack up the boost, then rape some Vipers while toting the family. <3

My bad, I meant the Cobra R from '00. They were the n/a motors making 385 hp 385 ft-lb. Although I remember reading some tuner magazine back then that they put down nearly that amount of power to the wheels, so Ford was actually under rating them from the factory. They just were the total package...killer looks, power, 6 speed V8, and pulled over 1.0g on the skidpad. Just nasty!