335iTurbo_vs_545i
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My Ride: 2003 X5 3.0----->gone
2004 Porsche Cayenne S : Gemballa front and back bodykit, fabspeed bypass pipes, Gemballa exhaust pipes, full option, 20" factory sport design rims------>gone
2005 545i 6-spd manual---->de-badged, CDV removal, Autosolutions short shift kit, resonator removal, premium package, PDC, xenon, almost full options, hardwire V1 install ....looking for mods...
2007 550i 6-spd----> Premium package, sport package, Logic7, heated everything, Rogue Engineering SSK, CDV removal, hardwire V1 install, aFe cold air intake, Custom Magnaflow exhaust....
My friend has a 335i coupe in red. We tried to race but no open highways for us to do so. Anyways...having driven his car for quite some time we both agreed that is 335i "feels" faster than my 545i. Oh...and I forgot to mention he has the 6-spd too. BTW I hate the bloody clutch on that car....even more so than mine. It has alot of dead pedal travel and shifter is really rubbery. Power is nice on both cars. We tried an 80-130mph run couple days back and its exactly the same...I guess his lighter weight made up for the 30lb/ft of torque that I have on him.
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having driven the 335 I must say it def does "feel" faster, but I'm not sure if this feeling is induced by the sheer sporty-ness of the 335, the sound it makes at high revs is marvelous. on paper I heard the 335 is supposed to do 5.1 0-60 so I dont know. It's my brothers car so I'm sure we'll go again soon, hopefully my clutch doesnt get smoked toying with this 3 series!
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='365995' date='Dec 11 2006, 08:27 AM
videos are a bit mucky ... but you can see that the 335i really has a lot of potential... with a simple chip, it would be bye-bye 545i
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Originally Posted by jaxen112' post='366002' date='Dec 11 2006, 01:46 PM
lol, yeah if he went chip then I might get a new differential, it could go on and on....
1)lighter
2)easier to mod
than the heavy v8 found in the 545i
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My Ride: 2006 525i Silver Gray/Gray Dakota Leather | Steptronic | Cold Weather | Xenon | Premium Package
Modifications:
M Aero Kit | Carbon Fiber Kidney Grill | K&N Air Filter | Charcoal Filter Removed | Radenergie R10 Silver 20" soon | kW coilover V3 | SprintBooster soon | M5 trunk finisher
Next planned mods:
?Hamann quad exhaust + Hamann quad rear diffuser + Hamann Front Lip?
Yup, that little car is fast 
