BMW E87 130i | Nordschleife BTG

1340 kg (Driver + 1/4 Tank incl)
Nankang AR1 225/45 R17 square setup
Oz Ultraleggera 8x17 ET40
5 mm spacer front axle
BMW Performance brake system
Ferodo Ds2500 pads front
Brembo standard pads rear
KW V3 + KW clubsport springs
Millway camber/caster top mount
Whiteline swaybar
27mm Front / 20 mm Rear
Whiteline adjustable endlink swaybar Front
Millway adjustable endlink swaybar rear
Complete uniball arms front and rear axle by MRT Engineering
M3 E9x steering rack
Aluminum solid rear subframe mounts
Millway differential solid mounts
Quaife LSD
3.64 final drive
Setup on scales by Custom Racetec (Nurburgring)
Bmw Performance Air intake system
Active Autowerke Headers
Custom Exhaust
Ecu Remap by Ecu Tronika

[@IBOO57]

That was epic. What an underrated car they are.

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate, you're right and there is still room to improve

[@Bmw130iE87]

Its the first time that I hear the Sound from interior with the performance air intake and holy its sounds incredible!! Nice driving skills btw

[@jasontietnan5447]

Incredible time,proud owner of a 130i here in ireland,Alex hardt manged 8.00 I think,good job look forward to some more content

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate. I managed 12 laps this year after three years of being away from the nurburgring. By the way Alex Hardt lap was for long time the reference for our little 130i. My car at the moment is much more tracktool/ringtool in depth than Alex's 130i so it's really unfair to do a comparison between. From my perspective there is still room to improve and it's all about getting confidence with the track and have confidence in some really fast spots where I prefer to avoid any kind of risks. At the moment the fastest 130i around the ring is Arne Michel with a stunning 7.43 and a 7.42 not present on the tube. In the end it's hard to find the limit of car or what the car can achieve with the right amount of risk, the right day with the best Temps for tyres, brakes and engine performance and the right trafic jam. My car, imho can lap below 7.40. Possibly 7.3x mid-high it could be the best laptime considering the best case of the previous factors on the same components and weight. With less weight and better components it can be 7.3x low but you need big balls to send it properly. Enjoy your 130i and if you have the chance visit the nurburgring if you didn't already. At least one time!

[@jasontietnan5447]

@@skynzilla it's good of you to give Alex Credit,he is the reason I bought a 130i,inspiration to me and motivation for you,that's quite a mod list wow,I've only put a coolerworks pro shortshifter in,nice for heel and toe and I'm only going to work :-),and agreed I've got to do some laps at the ring,stay fast and safe

[@gpajic1987]

Best hot hatch of all time, surely!

[@Mega974974]

Your driving is so smooth , nice lap

[@skynzilla]

Thank a lot mate, I appreciate 🙂

[@rowen898]

Epic driving and awesome build!

[@skynzilla]

@@rowen898 cheers mate

[@andreabacoccoli]

Complimenti! È uno spettacolo, per non parlare del sound🤤😍

[@skynzilla]

Grazie 😃

[@Pazaluz]

Man that's some great driving! That car is flying 😀 wonderful sound as well

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate!

[@CarClown]

Great Car, Great Driving!

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate!

[@CarClown]

@@skynzilla you are welcome. I also Drive a 130i, cool Car!

[@skynzilla]

@@CarClown nice one! Very enjoyable on roads too :)

[@CarClown]

@@skynzilla use it as a daily and on country roads.

[@KurumaDesigns]

Great driving!

[@skynzilla]

Thanks man

[@EFRANEED]

Wow!

[@wladimirwerz7393]

In der Tat geht da noch ein bisschen, aber sehr geiles Auto und sehr geil gefahren! Ich denke auch Reifentechnisch könntest du dein Auto auch noch schneller machen, du führst relativ schmale Reifen. 235er oder 245er Direzzas rundum würden noch einige Sekunden rausholen und mit mehr Übung, könntest du an 7:3x kratzen bei idealen Bedingungen 🙂 Zur Gewichtreduktion kannst du eine Lithim Batterie vom Harley nehmen, z.B. Shido LIX30. Damit fahre ich schon die 4te Sommersaison im Alltag mit einem Z4 M54. So kannst du auf Anhieb ca. 15kg sparen. Am besten auch gleich Kabel rausschmeißen und die Batterie vorne anbringen.

[@skynzilla]

Hey man, I used chatgpt for the translation as I speak a bit Deutsch but not often. In any case I agree with you, the plan is to buy a new set of wheels (protrack 9x17 ET35/38) and a new fresh set of Direzza. Also I'm trying to save more weights with lighter hood (-10/15 kg?) and I'll install a lighter battery as well. Also thinking about a lighter flywheel to save some kg especially on unsprung mass. Goal is to reach 1300kg with 1/4 fuel tank and driver (75 kg). 40 kg less and better grip overall I agree with you that 7:3x is possible. Already know with a better knowledge of the track 7:3x is already there but needs more risks and I have to bring the car back at home : )

[@andrxito]

@@skynzilla Check the NOCO NLP30. inexpensive and very light. definitely cranks a car too

[@victormasson5870]

Epic lap and very nice sound ! What engine oil are you running ? Your gearbox seems to be very smooth, did you do anything ? Nice send bro 😎

[@skynzilla]

Hey man thanks. Gearbox is stock, nothing to report, it has just 60k kms done. Engine oil is mobile one esp 5w30

[@jaimescafegarage4111]

Absolutely beautiful lap bro

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate, target is sub 7.40

[@horadam86]

Manual conversion -》-22 seconds/lap 🙂 This is really fast

[@skynzilla]

Totally different after the transmission swap. I absolutely love it!

[@TheZallene]

Great video! That 130i is flying. Where did you buy the alcantara style interior trim / dash cover?

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate! Get a look here instagram.com/individualiseyourcar?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

[@bmw-130i]

Great lap and car sounds stunning!! i see you also have the air intake scoops fitted behind the front kidney grilles, ever noticed any difference ? positive or negative? or fitted just for the looks?"😋

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate. I didn't notice any difference with air intake scoops but would be interesting to do a compare on the dynp.

[@bmw-130i]

@@skynzilla ok, yeah problem with dyno is you never get enough wind/air into them to actually messure anything i guess... think if it works it will only make a difference at really high speeds!... as in at least 150 km/h or more! if i can get them somewhere for cheap i will give it a test on autobahn... 😜

[@skynzilla]

@@bmw-130i yeah right 😂🚀

[@bmw-130i]

@@skynzilla 😄

[@nvl2691]

@@bmw-130i No point in having intake scoops - even the M3 doesn't have them!

[@martinalmirall751]

What spring rates do you use? Thanks bro! Amazing driving skills

[@skynzilla]

Hey mate, kw v3 suspensions plus kw clubsport springs on the front (70*170) plus helper and on the rear it's harder then v3 or cs (stock option is the same for both) but I don't know the spring ratio. Here's the code reported on the spring 49g19. By the way people that use kw competition on the same car are nunning 140 kg on the front.

[@martinalmirall751]

Thanks for your help!! Keep pushing!!

[@RING106RALLYE]

Really nice! 👏🏻What are the modifications of the car?

[@skynzilla]

Thanks mate, you can find all the mods in the description. By the way without traffic this could have been a couple of seconds quicker. I think that car is capable to do 7.38 but you have to take lots of risk.

[@RING106RALLYE]

@@skynzilla yes I saw it later in the description. This is a nice time, don’t take too many risk🙏🏻

[@timsihvonen178]

Thats crazy, ur following the correct line, i am lucky if ill drive 9:30 with my 130. Still im a noob, only driven a few times

[@skynzilla]

Thanks man, I'm trying my best. As for you, once you enjoy your ride it doesn't matter the laptime, it's not only about that 😉

[@timsihvonen178]

@@skynzilla Ur an cool guy, yeah thats true, next year im bringing same type of tires that you have.

[@skynzilla]

@@timsihvonen178 yeah I really like them, quality/price best option at the moment

[@AKK5I]

Do you know how much whp you are making with the N52?

[@skynzilla]

I guess 280 hp with headers, remap and k&n air filter.

[@AKK5I]

@@skynzilla that's a fantastic time around the ring I'm looking at buying a e87, coming as a Z4 owner. And have you done much in weight reduction? Or is it stock, around ~1370kg

[@skynzilla]

@@AKK5I thanks. Car with automatic transmission, navi and almost no fuel was 1475 kg, driver included. I saved 140 kg ca. Would be easy to save another 40 kg with lighter bonnet, lighter battery and bms cowl filter delete. Should weight 1300 kg with 1/4 tank and driver.

[@AKK5I]

@@skynzilla great, if you're interested, A company called "deadweight industries" assemble battery units made with LifePo4 cells. I have their Touge 500 battery on my Z4 E85. Incredibly light, only like 3.5kg vs a heavy lead acid battery. Expensive though

[@skynzilla]

@@AKK5I good to hear from you this. I already know them and I'll give them a try. Thanks 👍

[@anticlub1982]

Just a question, why didn't you go with a E82 135i?

[@skynzilla]

Honestly when I bought this car I didn't know about all the bmw models available on the market and I wasn't even aiming for powerful cars as when I bought this 130i I was 18 and this was my first car and it was already too much expensive for my pocket. When I start to go on track back to 2015/16 I wasn't expecting to end up with all the mods that I went through until today and I wasn't aiming to have a proper tracktool. Also why I didn't switch from 130i to 135i through this years is because I love NA cars more than turbo and also because in Italy is way too expensive to maintain already the 130i which is 265hp and my salary it's around 1400/1500 per month as I'm a simple employee. For example this month I had to pay two taxes that you must pay every year for every single vehicle that you own and I payed almost 700€ for the 130i which is sitting in the garage since November 2022 and I won't use it this year due of issues job related and lack of time. Now imagine having a 135i that costs you (in Italy) only thousand euro per year sitting in the garage. I find for my current pocket the 130i already on the limit as 2nd car and my current daily is a 2005 Toyota aygo, payed 400€ and before this one my daily was a 2002 Ford fusion. So it will be hard to have something more than 130i and after the latest mods that I did on the car I don't feel any reason to change it. I love it, it's my first car, it will probably die with me and there is still a lot of things to improve before upgrade to a better performance car or think about the "lack" of performance that the car has. Thanks for your answer

[@THESHADOW97139]

@@skynzilla 👏👌💪

[@nvl2691]

Little question - how livable is it with solid subframe and diff bushings?

[@skynzilla]

It depends on how bad/good are the roads where you are use to drive the car and what are you looking for from your car. I mean I went with uniball and solid bushings because it's the best mod to improve the car on track but I'm not using the car daily or in the city center. I lost all the comfort that the car had out of the factory but I don't mind because I'm not looking for it. As I said think about the purpose of the car and find the best compromise. Probably if you don't want to lose all the comfort in terms of nvh go with poly bushings

[@nvl2691]

@@skynzilla Thanks, as I thought. I daily drive my 130i and my rear end is completely shot. I love the gear whine but that's about it - if I can avoid additional vibrations and harshness, it's better! I'll probably Powerflex Black everything back there

[@iwillnoteatzebugs]

costo totale delle modifiche + o - ? sui 7-8 mila?

[@skynzilla]

Credo sui 15 quasi 20 forse

[@iwillnoteatzebugs]

@@skynzilla uhh tanta roba , valgono piu le mosifiche che l auto :) . Anche io ho una 130i. Poca roba ma almeno il diff autobloccante vorrei metterlo. Geloso dei cerchi OZ ULTRALEGGERA

[@skynzilla]

@@iwillnoteatzebugs I cerchi se sei fortunato li trovi online usati a cifre ragionevoli, per il diff io ho un quaife. Fino a che la macchina resta stock o semi stock in termini di boccole/supporti va molto bene soprattutto con gomme stradali. Nel mio caso dopo che ho messo uniball e supporti rigidi, con le semislick il differenziale si comporta come un diff open. Comunque io l'ho montato nel 2017 e dopo 7 anni e parecchi turni in pista non mi ha mai dato problemi. Rapporto qualita' prezzo non e' male pero' ti consiglio di buttare un occhio su OS giken. C'e' un ragazzo in italia che e' rivenditore e costa poco piu' di un quaife e dovrebbe essere migliore. Per i soldi investiti sulla macchina in effetti si hai ragione, tieni conto che tutti i soldi spesi sono stati dilazionati dal 2015 al 2022, tanti soldi ma anno dopo anno sono riuscito a raggiungere un livello di sviluppo molto alto. Facilmente potrei spendere altri 10 mila euro ma al momento preferisco minimizzare le spese e trovare il tempo di andare in pista e sfruttare/estrapolare il massimo con il pacchetto che ho. Sto cercando di salvare ancora qualche kg (circa 40) per guadagnare di conseguenza in tutte le aree della vettura.

[@iwillnoteatzebugs]

@@skynzilla si vero il peso è la cosa che mi ha sempre dato fastidio di wuesta macchina . 1450 kg sono “tanti “ . 1300kg sarebbe stato ideale

[@Manu-wx5uh]

How many hp on st2?

[@skynzilla]

@@Manu-wx5uh hey mate, I don't have the right number, but 100-200 kph in 15.5 seconds by gps. I think around 275/280

[@vincdes9803]

Elle drift pas??

[@skynzilla]

@@vincdes9803 what do you mean?