Sal.b .....Mods

Nictrix said:
The front plate would be illegal anyway as there is not enough white between the letters and the edge of the plate. Im sure it should be 25mm at the edges.
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I do hope you‘re wrong - I’ve shortened mine - 15mm at the ends!
Rear plate is standard but fixed with double sided tape. :thumbsup:
 
ronk said:
Nictrix said:
The front plate would be illegal anyway as there is not enough white between the letters and the edge of the plate. Im sure it should be 25mm at the edges.
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I do hope you‘re wrong - I’ve shortened mine - 15mm at the ends!
Rear plate is standard but fixed with double sided tape. :thumbsup:
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see my post on page 1 with the specs
 
Busterboo said:
salb said:
... and then stick to premium unleaded.
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Why? :? BMW specify 95 RON. (Look inside your fuel cap.)
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they also mention that the car can be washed in an automatic carwash in the handbook, not all advise from BMW is sound. I always use 97 ron in my z4 as do many other forum users.
 
Of course you can run 91, 95, 97 or 99 ron fuel. It's all to do with the amount of ignition advance that ECU can run without knocking occuring. Generally, the higher the octane, the more advance you can run (within limits) which results in more power. The premium octane fuels also tend to have more advanced detergents in them to help prevent gumming and deposits forming in the fuel system.
 
jamie_z4 said:
ronk said:
Nictrix said:
The front plate would be illegal anyway as there is not enough white between the letters and the edge of the plate. Im sure it should be 25mm at the edges.
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I do hope you‘re wrong - I’ve shortened mine - 15mm at the ends!
Rear plate is standard but fixed with double sided tape. :thumbsup:
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see my post on page 1 with the specs
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As Jamie has shown it appears to be 11mm at the sides as well.
I am sure at some point the edges had to be bigger.
 
ph001 said:
Of course you can run 91, 95, 97 or 99 ron fuel. It's all to do with the amount of ignition advance that ECU can run without knocking occuring. Generally, the higher the octane, the more advance you can run (within limits) which results in more power. The premium octane fuels also tend to have more advanced detergents in them to help prevent gumming and deposits forming in the fuel system.
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I thought the ecu used the knock sensor to detect preignition so it could detect low quality/low octane fuel and retard timing to prevent damage to the engine. I didn’t think it would also advance the timing to give more power with higher octane fuel.
 
Lazza said:
ph001 said:
Of course you can run 91, 95, 97 or 99 ron fuel. It's all to do with the amount of ignition advance that ECU can run without knocking occuring. Generally, the higher the octane, the more advance you can run (within limits) which results in more power. The premium octane fuels also tend to have more advanced detergents in them to help prevent gumming and deposits forming in the fuel system.
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I thought the ecu used the knock sensor to detect preignition so it could detect low quality/low octane fuel and retard timing to prevent damage to the engine. I didn’t think it would also advance the timing to give more power with higher octane fuel.
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It depends what the engine was designed to run on. The S54 was 97ron so only at that octane rating will it produce the on-paper specs. Running normal unleaded, it will possibly retard the ignition at high rpm, esp if combined with low altitude and cold temps. The jury is out whether going to 99ron gives more power than stock but I suspect not.
 
So at the end of this do you run the E89 on normal unleaded or premium unleaded.......

Is it all a myth and all the fuel is really the same .

sal
 
In the handbook and on the label inside the fuel flap it says to use premium grade 95 RON. It adds that fuel as low as 91 can be used but no lower. Presumably the ecu can retard enough to cope with that but cannot cope with lower quality fuels. There is no mention of anything above 95 RON. I will use a tankful of super every now and then just for the cleaning additives but most of the time I’ll be using standard 95 RON as recommended.
 
I have a friend with a 3 series, he removed his front plate a year ago, no-one has ever stopped him or questioned it even though it is illegal!!
 
elevensies said:
oh come on guys, his choice to run those plates and m badge, regardless, were all here to be proud of our cars regardless :thumbsup:
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From the OPs opening post...
salb said:
Any opinions out there on this, or has anyone done this.
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Honestly Lazza you can't please everyone, each to there own, i am very very very proud of both my cars and i like to be individual, and at the end of the day its my money and my choice and as for the M badge it has grown on me and staying there. As for the plates i have the full series S1, S2 and S3 and all on short plates and will stay like that .

I mean for example why would you want to advertise on the side of a car or even the back the size of an engine, what brainwave thought of that one.

I will carry on modding and probably posting on the forum and positive or negative i will just smile and carry on.

thanks everyone for commenting

sal
 
I haven’t commented on any of your mods so far. I think it looks great! My only comment was on the fuel. I was just pointing out to elevensies that you had invited opinions 👍
 
Good day,

Modding continues today, Led lighting has arrived so all of bulbs will get replaced, and i got my self some led bow logo puddle lights,

hopefully other bits will arrive this morning.

sal
 
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