Hi

[Double_Down]

As an editor and photographer for BimmerFile/MotoringFile I'm pleased to join your community.

I can't say I spend a lot of time on forums, but I have been known to contribute and mine their considerable resources in the past. Should I go through with the right ZHP purchase, you may see more of me.

My car history is, for those interested.

03 R53 MINI Cooper S
06 R53 MINI Cooper S
88 E28 535is
11 128i

Dissatisfied with the catastrophic under-steer of the E8X chassis and the numbness of the forthcoming BMW models, a clean ZHP for semi-regular duties should satisfy.

[danewilson77]

Welcome.

HTC DNA ON TT4 BETA, WILLIAMSBURG, VA

[Stigissimo]

Welcome!

[johnrando]

Welcome. Hope you find the right one. What part of the country you in?

[UdubBadger]

welcome to the family... now post some pix!

[Torxuvin]

Welcome. +1 on the pics. What exactly are you looking for in a ZHP?

[Hermes]

Welcome and good luck finding the right car!

Now, where are pics of said E28? I hope it had a B35 swap :)

[Mtnman]

Ill disregard the talk of the e8x chasis and welcome you anyway! Pics please.

[Torxuvin]

Ill disregard the talk of the e8x chasis and welcome you anyway! Pics please.

Well I'm sure some of that can be fixed with a square setup and a more aggressive alignment. (or a tune and a heavier foot)

[Avetiso]

Welcome!

[WOLFN8TR]

Welcome...

[danewilson77]

Good little comparison Matt wrote up.

Autobahn performance fleet (http://www.bimmerfile.com/2013/05/07/autobahn-performance-fleet/)

[Oli77]

Hi Matt, promise ZHP will not disappoint. Well, I can't really say that, given that I have never driven one. But I do drive a ZSP and it feels quite special to me, triggers my jellies on a daily basis.
Welcome.

[danewilson77]

My "jellies" :rofl

[Oli77]

I could have said "lifts my skirt" but some who don't know me may think I am a girl.

[Double_Down]

Thanks for the welcome.

I've driven the ZHP before. Gabe had one for a few years before moving on to his 1M. This afforded me the opportunity to get some wheel time. It really is a fantastically balanced machine. In my opinion, the ideal balance for daily and spirited driving. If I have any criticism, it could use a LSD and maybe 10 more hp. If I get one, I'll daily it until I get an i3, or M235i - at which point I'll likely store or 3-season it. The era of the analog BMW and pure M car died with the last E9X M3. Technology and regulation moves on and so will the world - certainly digital cars will improve and become the norm. In this new world one needs to have the best analog car available. If E28 parts weren't unobtainium, and the hydraulics a catastrophe, I'd still have mine.

As for the E8X understeer. It does. It's engineered into the chassis, if we're honest into (almost) all BMW chassis that aren't M cars. To say nothing of the ridiculously slow rack - endlessly scrambling at the wheel to get round a corner. Sure it can be hustled with judicious throttle, but by then the fronts are washed away and scrubbing away the shoulders. One of the great things about the new 3 is it's engineered neutral at the chassis level - switch off the DTC and it's balanced - too bad about the EPS though.

[UdubBadger]

:starbucks

[3ZHP]

Welcome and that extra 10 HP can easily be obtained! :)

[BavarianZHP]

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/Bike_enthusiast/443ffb50-5416-455d-9424-42c59041f11a_zps180fc44d.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/Bike_enthusiast/media/443ffb50-5416-455d-9424-42c59041f11a_zps180fc44d.jpg.html)


Welcome to the family! There are plenty of members here that will take a look at a ZHP for you. Good luck on the hunt!

[johnrando]

Yup, +10 is easy with an intake, a tune, maybe pulleys, maybe an exhaust. Add headers and for sure you are past there. Just the BMW Performance Intake alone is +7 - +10, even though it's listed at +3. You might not notice +10 much. You would with headers. Also, you could get a Sprint Booster or equivalent that changes the feel of the throttle and makes the car more fun/responsive to drive. Then of course, there is forced induction, but that's a whole 'nother ballgame.

[fredo]

Welcome ! You will find good advise here.

[RITmusic2k]

Greetings!

[derbo]

Welcome! I miss my 535is e28


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[Double_Down]

Thanks again for the welcome.

Does anybody know whether a member would be able to look at a car for me? I'm considering this one from NYC, but being from Chicago, it'll be something of a leap-of-faith to buy without personally seeing first.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?10045-FS-2003-BMW-330i-ZHP-46K-miles

Thanks!

[JupiterBMW]

Thanks again for the welcome.

Does anybody know whether a member would be able to look at a car for me? I'm considering this one from NYC, but being from Chicago, it'll be something of a leap-of-faith to buy without personally seeing first.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?10045-FS-2003-BMW-330i-ZHP-46K-miles

Thanks!

Yes there is, in fact we have a special thread just for that, in the FS forum. Check it out and post the link to the car there... Good luck!


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[ELCID86]

here: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?4294-I-Need-Someone-To-Check-Out-A-BMW-330-ZHP-For-Me

[BCAN]

Welcome!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Welcome.

[derbo]

welcome! I used to have a 535is diamond black/black 5spd. One of my favorite cars.

[BeachBody]

Welcome...:hi

[Lanister]

Welcomen