juice14

I was gonna get it this past weekend, but the guy couldnt do it. I will do it this weekend. I will maybe post some pics. I dont want to make another "I got my roof painted" thread.
Hey, do you think the black roof will make my car faster?

eric_r_ho

iTrader: (9)

Actually....

HAHA yeah i wish. Good luck w/ it man and make sure they do a good job masking it cause they over sprayed JUST a tad onto the seals for mine on the sunroof area

juice14

I agree.
See, I am not sure if cooler weather would be better time because then that might mean the street is colder as well. sometimes i get excited when it gets down to the 30's and try 0-60 and cant get any grip. but once the car does grip is much faster.
so i think I went at the perfect time since the sun was hitting the pavement for a couple of hours and it wasnt too cold, or too hot. also it seemed to be a very dry day, no humidity which helps a ton too.
Another factor that might have helped was the wind. maybe i had some tail wind.

juice14

what did you do about the Shark fin? I told the guy to paint it and he said he will, but if i take it off it will come off better, no paint clogs.
I dont know where to start, tking of the dome lights? how in the world did you get it off?

gocubs08

Hey, quick question I thought may pertain to this thread.. Has anyone had a chance to time or run an 09' IS350? I am coming up with no answers as to why the factory 0-60 time stated is different this year, its 5.6 instead of 5.3, like 06-08 were. I wonder if the 09' is actually slower? Maybe added weight? Or maybe they tested it in the hot summer this time?? lol Weird!

juice14

The 2009 is the same as previous years. the reason they made it seem slower is to seperate it more from the ISF. same happens with BMW when they want to make the 335i seem slower than what it is by .5 seconds. just so the M3 looks faster.

eternal07

how about selecting...
DS to 4th & Pwr mode and then turn Pwr mode down once the car reaches 35mph?
so..basically you only use Pwr mode upto 35mph and turn it off...

Kurtz

iTrader: (1)

Power mode will slow the car down if you're flooring it from a stop, it shifts at a lower rpm than normal mode does.

juice14

Lol Ive thought about it hehe. the other day on SUper hot weather i tried 2 runs one with PWR the other one in D. i got 5.3 with pwr and 5.0 in normal.

gocubs08

Where can I find Quarter mile times?? I am going to the track next week to race a friend of mine with a 08 335i. We have raced before on street but its always too close to call... or i lose traction

He said his last track best was 13.61 can I beat this??

syzygy

the weather in which he received that time is important, though. I can't begin to compare his 13.6xx without knowing the external conditions within which it took place.

in cold weather you can get as low as 13.2xx to 13.6xx bone stock on the IS 350.

Someone has even broke into the high 12s with just exhaust/intake (doesn't add much HP so it's somewhat telling perhaps?)

If you're not great at launching don't be surprised to get high 13s, though. Launching really is somewhat of an art, and there's a bit of luck involved (mainly when it comes to traction).

Take your spare out and try to run on 1/4 tank gas to help, that's about all I can say.


But...but, all of this is sort of irrelevant because the '08 335i is capable of faster than 13.6xx. It's very possible that he'll get 13.3xx and you'll run a 13.7xx, and thus you'll lose that bout. The opposite is also possible and has certainly been recorded online. You'll find videos of 335is beating IS 350s, and IS 350s beating 335is on the track.

Maybe if he's driving manual, his run times will be more prone to driver error. There is certainly a consistency advantage in having an automatic transmission.

juice14

depends on the weather, but on terrible weather you can run high 13's no problem. just launch it right.
the guy who got high 12's was on great weather, perfect launch and slicks