Hey guys my name is Anthony Avino and I am a Junior in the College of Business. I transferred here from West Virginia University and have a dying passion for cars. I am all about the German Engineering car scene and won't touch anything that is not BMW. Got into cars from helping rebuild my friends Eclipse 3G engine top to bottom and knew after that I was hooked. I currently drive a 2007 BMW 335i with a few mods. Love the whole car meet scene and potentially am interesting in tracking the car down the road.
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Mods:
Dual Air Intake by Burger Tuning
JB+ chip
N54 Chargepipe Tial Blow Off Valve
20% Tint all around
Welcome! You'll find an infinite amount of knowledge on all things BMW around here. I'm more of Japanese type guy, but I'm slowly learning the German side too. Hope to meet you at some events.
2019 Accord Sport 2.0 A/T
2012 Civic Si - Sold
Welcome. Run into the HPFP issue yet?
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2004 Honda S2000
2001 F-150 4X4 6" lift on 37" tires
2007 GSX-R 600
2008 SX-R 800
1992 (slammed by PO) 240sx Coupe (SOLD)
1999 BMW POS ///M3(SOLD)
1998 Honda Civic EX beater (SOLD)
How many pedals does it have?
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
Welcome! There is certainly a lot of BMW love around here *paging Jake - Jake to Introductions* (He's owned 17 or something ridiculous). I'm an American guy and even then I lean heavily towards GM but that's a nice looking 335 if I do say so myself!
2008 Chevy HHR SS
LNF - 2.0L turbo | LSD | 5-speed manual
GMPP Turbo Upgrade Kit (290 HP / 315 TQ) | ZZP 1.25" rear sway bar | Front Brembos (12.4")
2008 Saturn Sky Red Line
LNF - 2.0L turbo | LSD | 5-speed manual
Z0K Rear Sway Bar | Trifecta Tune (315 HP / 330 TQ) | Front Chassis, Backbone, & ProBeam Braces | T-bolt Hose Clamps
BFisch06 Wrote:*paging Jake - Jake to Introductions* (He's owned 17 or something ridiculous).
Hey now, I'm still in the single digits with my cars. Although I have had... six BMWs.
Shit.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
Welcome man! I was the guy you were messaging earlier. I like the car alot. Can't wait to see you around!
Previous vehicles:
2006 Toyota Tacoma
2011 Jeep Patriot
1998 Land Rover Discovery
1995 Land Rover Discovery
1995 BMW M3
1995 Mazda Miata
2000 Jeep Cherokee
1989 BMW 325is
2004 Subaru Forester XT
1984 BMW 325e
2003 Subaru WRX
2004 Honda Civic SI
2015 Scion TC
2000 Ford Expedition
Follow my adventures on instagram.
Welcome! Glad to see another BMW nerd among us!
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S
Welcome, dude! i think you'll find in just fine with a BMW.
Welcome the BMW!! 
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van
Oh this is perfect for club diversity! Welcome! e90 335i is actually where I want to go after the e36 if I were to get another BMW, butthatsnotgonnahappen. No. I won't.
How are you liking it?
2013 Honda Fit, 1991 Mazda Miata, Princess Blanca, Mystery, 1993 Volvo 940 - sold, 2003 Mazda Protoge5 - carmax'd, 1996 BMW 328is - sold, 1996 Honda Accord - sold
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Oh this is perfect for club diversity!
Of course it is! We have too many E36's around here and not enough neu-klasse BMWs 
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
Hey guys can't wait to come out to future meets. To answer your question Sully, the reason I could not make the meetig last night was due to my car being at the charolettesville BMW dealer to replace the hpfp. Crapped out on me at Ecl but it was under warranty thank god and got it all fixed. To answer Jakes question it's auto and yes I'm not thrilled about it but I was on a price budget for this 335i and 4 door sedans in manual weren't as common as 2 door 335i with manual which I couldn't afford insurance for.
And shadetree I love the 335i. It's a solid car and I love the turbos. Before this I had an e46 m3 but I got torn a new one from maintenance and needed something that wasn't going to need something new every week. The 335i does have a decent amount of turbo lag though even with a chip but the gas mileage is unreal. 30mpg with moderate driving.
As current keeper of the Elder Roundel, welcome!
it must be a great feeling to have a car break down, but know it's covered under warranty....
m3lover453 Wrote:And shadetree I love the 335i ![[Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCdVqJAUoxsZrdPZas2bx...yFsRaPrcp3]](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCdVqJAUoxsZrdPZas2bx8Ou1wqGfTO-x42oiqHllY64dvK1yFsRaPrcp3)
Interesting though. Maybe look into a software update from the dealership? Apparently that helps to reduce noticeable lag or something...but.. it is still a turbo so..its gonna happen.
2013 Honda Fit, 1991 Mazda Miata, Princess Blanca, Mystery, 1993 Volvo 940 - sold, 2003 Mazda Protoge5 - carmax'd, 1996 BMW 328is - sold, 1996 Honda Accord - sold
Part of me also wonders if "turbo lag" and "delayed throttle response because BMW's electronic throttle mapping sucks" are one and the same. I have no turbos, but I could really use some throttle re-mapping to make it operate over a better protocol than dial-up.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
Yeah it's been a while since I've driven anything with that motor but I don't remember particularly bad turbo lag from them. When I think turbo lag I think of the RPM range before the turbo will scroll. It's like 2100 rpms in the GTI and you'll occasionally catch it where it's out of boost, then flinch and hope it finds the turbo before the truck you pulled out in front of hits you. With 2 turbos or a twin scroll you're pretty much always in the boost range. Lauren's car has a twin scroll and it produces full torque at 1,750 rpms.
I'm curious to see how much of an improvement remapping the throttle makes on Jake's car. It seems like all of them after 2000 or so have incredibly dead throttle pedals. I can rev match my '95 just by twitching my foot in the direction of the throttle pedal, but I had to literally slam the throttle to the floor in Jake's car to get a proper downshift out of it. I'm sure the GTI is the same way but I don't notice it with the DSG because I'm either on the throttle or off of it.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S
SlimKlim Wrote:I can rev match my '95 just by twitching my foot in the direction of the throttle pedal,
I can attest to this.. A quick "blip" and a gear change and it's smoooothhhh like butta.
The lag isn't insane but even with a minor chip like the jb+ I feel like there should be little to no lag at all and unfortunately I can't justify spending $800 on a COBB right now.
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