Saturday the 13th of July saw our first ever meet and drive event, where we led a convoy of some of the South East's finest modified BMWs (and Porsches) to B Road at The Stag in Challock, Kent. Hack Engineering has a historic relationship with B Road Hunting Club, as they played host to our first ever public event several...
In this video we run you through the installation and conduct a review of the Dorch DS25 High Pressure Fuel Pump. Alongside this, we also install updated injectors and new spark plugs - all in preparation for the HE140i to once again hit the dyno, this time aiming to flow a respectable ethanol percentage and hit 700bhp and beyond. Products...
The end of 2023 saw the Hack Engineering team hit Goodwood Motor Circuit once more, but this time things were a bit different. Consistent rain made for a challenging track day and some very sketchy moments - follow us as we see what 600bhp is like on a soaking wet track! https://youtu.be/0Q2L6ejD_QA?si=G9pN5eyfRgzTaoat
Our second attempt at getting a video of the HE140i on track was more successful - we took it to Snetterton earlier in the year and had a complete memory card failure, but this time we've got some genuine, experienced feedback on the concept of an M140i track car for you. Ben talks you through the highs and lows of...
Pro Tuning Freaks' latest product is their range of Flexfuel kits for BMW F platforms, including N55, S55 and B58. The B58 is the very latest to join that line up and so we got kits straight in, ready for fitting to the HE140i. This kit allows for on-the-fly ethanol fuel content monitoring, which when coupled with any BM3 CustomRom...
The majority of the concentration with the HE140i so far has been handling, but now its time to add some boost and make some more power. Existing spec was 'Stage 2+', and in this video we add a Littco L520 Supercore turbo, CSF Heat Exchanger, FTP Chargepipe and NGK spark plugs. The quest for 500+bhp begins! Products used can be...
Things are taken up a notch with the HE140i as it gets its '90s DTM-inspired Tic Tac livery thanks to Jamie at Vinyl One, along with a splitter and spoiler from R44 Performance. Luke also carries out some chassis upgrades in the form of Powerflex subframe bushing inserts and a chassis brace, ahead of track time at Snetterton (which will...
Join Ben and Luke as they transform the sound of the Hack Engineering BMW M140i, with a Scorpion turbo-back exhaust system. This car already had a Scorpion downpipe fitted as part of one of our Stage 2+ packages, and so we decided it was time to complete the setup with a Scorpion Non-Resonated Cat-Back System, complete with carbon fibre Ascari...
Join Ben and Luke as they transform the HE140i's chassis from a flawed road platform into something ready for the track. BC Racing coilovers, M4 front control arms, Millway Motorsport front control arm bushes, Protrack wheels and Millway wheel studs fitted in this video. Mods fitted can be found below - ProTrack ONE (9×18″ 5×120 ET30) ProTrack ONE...
Though the HE140i has received a number of engine and transmission upgrades - in the form of both hardware and software - up until now the chassis has remained untouched. With the added power now on tap, this has exposed some serious weaknesses - we got talking with EBC Brakes Racing's Stefan Goddard about these weakpoints recently and that...
