Got the rod and piston assemblies put together last night. Set the top ring gap at .022" and the second ring at .023".
I compared the oem piston/rods to the Mahle/Manley assemblies......the Mahle/Manley piston/rods are on average 46 grams lighter than the OEM stuff. That's huge!
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2007 335i, BMS DCI, BMS Chargepipe w/Tial BOV, ARM Catless Downpipes, silicone inlets, Bilstein B12 Prokit Suspension, Whiteline subframe bushings, Front/Rear M3 control arms, G-Plus FMIC, Stage 2 LPFP, Custom E40 tune by Justin (V8Bait), xHP stage 3 transmission flash, RB Two Turbos....10.90 @ 128mph