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Vlad - The Zinnoberrot 1987 BMW 535is
My daily driver E28 since 2013

LBQ: 825

Vlad

Car details:

  • 1987 BMW 535is - Built September 9, 1986
  • WBADC7401H0964420
  • Zinnoberrot (Cinnabar) on black
  • Delivered to first owner in Orange, CA February 27, 1988
  • Sold to 2nd owner in Santa Barbara, CA October 6, 2000 @ 87,525 miles
  • Sold to 3rd owner (me) in Bellevue, WA April 5, 2013 @ 171,000 miles
  • About 206,000 miles.

Updates/Tweaks:

  • Personally built M30B35 high-compression (10.5:1) motor with Paul Burke cam
  • B34 block bored to 92.5mm
  • B35 head, rods, springs, crank, manifold
  • Paul Burke B35 10.5:1 “806” M30 B35 CNC Dome piston set
  • Paul Burke “mild” N21 camshaft (282/279)
  • 3-sided valve grind
  • 22lbs injectors
  • 179 ECU, Miller MAF, Miller WAR chip
  • Walbro 255 LPH in-tank fuel pump (inline pump delete)
  • 206 rear-wheel horsepower and 226 rear-wheel ft-lbs torque.
  • Bavarian Auto ceramic coated headers
  • Supersprint exhaust
  • 740iL calipers (painted red), ATE power rotors, 740iL master cylinder, Akebono ceramic pads, stainless hoses
  • 17lbs flywheel
  • Autosolutions Short Shift Kit
  • 3.23 limited slip differential (from a 2003 M Coupe)
  • Summer tires: BBS RZ 418 16X7.5 ET13 wheels - Continental Extreme Contact DW 205/55-R16
  • Winter tires: BBS RX223 16x8" ET15 wheels - Nokian Hakapelittas R2s in 205/55R16
  • Rolled rear fenders
  • E34 Sport seats
  • Euro headlights with upgraded wiring, relays and fuses
  • Upgraded tail-lights (E28+4 light adaptation kit from MisterFixit)
  • Motorsport Series strut brace (custom powder coated)
  • H&R Springs
  • Bilstein Sport shocks
  • K-MAC Stage 1 street front adjustable camber kit
  • Rear subframe modified with Ireland Engineering adjustable toe and camber kits
  • Powerflex rear subframe bushings
  • Custom installed 2-port USB power plugs
  • Custom hard-wired Valentine 1 radar detector install
  • JVC KD-AHD75BT CD/MP3/Bluetooth head unit, big ass amplifier, and subwoofer (PO)
  • Performance throttle pedal
  • Lighted ///M shift knob
  • M-Tech II steering wheel
  • Shadowline conversion
  • Black with red dots Cocomats
  • Euro conversion - done right with all new OE parts
  • Complete repaint using single-stage Glasurit paint

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