BmwFanatics "Car of the month": March 2014

Owner: Yaseen Arbee
2007 E90 330d Sportpack
Sparkling Graphite Metallic
Current KM - 189 xxxkm

I have owned the car for just over 3 years and almost 100 000km. When i purchased the vehicle it was a plane jane with 17 inch Msport wheels, woodgrain interior trim, etc.

I have since changed the woodgrain to silver by swapping with a fellow fanatic based in CT. The 17inch Msports where replaced in the first week of ownership, in-fact i paid for the 18inch M3 wheels prior to taking delivery of the vehicle. This was the first wheel change for the E90.





I then attended the Project Shift (PSR) and Dent Doctor dyno day at WRC, where Sherwin the infamous man behind Xcede Performance was visible. Knowing Sherwin well, he came to greet and up until this moment i had no plan to mod the car, the car was only a few months in my possession and i was still happy with the power delivery. Sherwin had other plans in his mind... Anyways, long story short, the car was read and Sherwin got into his mobile lab (laptop) and adjusted and tweaked and then loaded the Xcede Performance file. We did a before run on the dyno which yielded 130wkw and 443nm. Within an hour of the stock dyno run and Sherwin's magic, she made 177wkw and 566nm.





While the M3 wheels where perfect, i had changed the rear end setup from the usual 330d setup to replicate the 335i rear end. For this, i purchased a Carbon Fibre 335i diffuser from Project Shift together with matching CF front bumper splitters. I also added the CF performance boot spoiler and matching mirror caps. I also had all the interior and exterior light bulbs to LED and HID by Jabba from Jabsport. Burgy also supplied and installed a Strut Brace for aesthetic value in the engine bay.

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