I done did it now... A new toy!
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Here are a few pictures from the PE mod on my exhaust. I left the secondary cats and the resonator on the exhaust and cut out the resonator and perforated pipes in the muffler. Despite what many people think this isn't just a straight piped muffler. You can see in the pictures that the work is only being done on half of each muffler. This is because there are a series of chambers in the other half that is connected to the outer portion of the muffler and then connects the mufflers together. These are in place to eliminate stray noise i.e. droning, etc. I kept the sound deadening material in place to help eliminate droning as well.
I am happy with the exhaust. It's slightly louder than stock with the downpipes and add's a little rumble without being obnoxious. There is absolutely zero drone while driving the car and you only really notice it's louder when the windows are open. This is no race car and I didn't want it to sound like one, just a little more aggressive.
And the finished product! The rasp heard is at about 5k rpm and I found out I had a leaking gasket on one side of the dp to the exhaust. I fixed that and the rasp is almost completely gone when in the higher rpm range.
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Sounds great, i like a little rasp. Garage space looks nice and spacious too
Thanks! 720sq/ft get's the job done lol. I'd always like more room but this will do for now.
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Here's a pic of the LUX LED angel eye's installed on the car. This install couldn't have been simpler, maybe 20 - 25 minutes total. I don't know why I thought it would be more involved. I'm in love with it! Now I just need to get the corners coded out and I'll be happy.
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I forgot to post a few pictures of the actual exhaust work! Please, be kind to my welding. I couldn't get my hands on stainless wire with flux so I had to settle. Chris will attest to the amount of popcorn I had goin on during the welding! It's not pretty but it works.
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where's your fucking intercooler already. christfuck.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i -
Does it leak?
And yeah pat. What Jordan said. Sheesh
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where's your fucking intercooler already. christfuck.
Just got it today. I'm thinking I may have a late nighg garage session tonight. My wife got home at 8 and we just got done eating dinner.
Does it leak?
And yeah pat. What Jordan said. Sheesh
No leaking. I hit it with high temp spray paint to for the rust prevention.
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Was that 25 mins per headlight? My wife want me to get some for her car
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Total. It was insanely easy. You can even do it with the wheels on but jack it up.
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I got a great deal on a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports through work and had them installed today. 265/35r18 rear and 245/40r18 front. I love them! It looks like my car actually has decent rubber underneath it! I haven't had a chance to really drive on them yet but from the little driving I did do they feel great!
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I got a great deal on a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports through work and had them installed today. 265/35r18 rear and 245/40r18 front. I love them! It looks like my car actually has decent rubber underneath it! I haven't had a chance to really drive on them yet but from the little driving I did do they feel great!
How's the 245/40/18 fit in the front? I have a square set of ZII star specs in that size waiting to be installed after I finish refinishing some 189 wheels I got. Curious how to fitment looks being a bit taller than stock.
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I was nervous that they may interfere with the strut and had a set of spacers ready just in case but they fit fine. I'll get pictures later today. The gain in height is minimal, about 1/3". I like that the car looks a little meatier than it did with the 225/40.
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I was nervous that they may interfere with the strut and had a set of spacers ready just in case but they fit fine. I'll get pictures later today. The gain in height is minimal, about 1/3". I like that the car looks a little meatier than it did with the 225/40.
That's good, I prefer a meatier look. Definitely would appreciate pics!
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That's good, I prefer a meatier look. Definitely would appreciate pics!
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I'll try and get some better pics this weekend with a decent camera but I tried to captcher the front fitment.
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I had my first track day his past Wednesday at Blackhawk Farms and I have to say, it was amazing! My car performed admirably with no malfunctions whatsoever while running MHD stage 2. I put new stop tech pads up front and flushed my brake fluid the night before with ATE super 200. My 2 largest concerns were my brakes and my oil temps and they were both fine. Oil temps never exceeded 260F. My brakes did experience fade but nothing catastrophic. I believe the largest reason for the fade would be my driving at the beginning. I just had too much brake going in to the corners. My later laps proved this theory as my brakes held up a lot better with harder braking over a shorter distance. My tires were awesome! I had way more grip than I ever knew the car had!
My instructor took my car out for a couple laps and was impressed and surprised by the power. He has an e90 330i that apparently looks exactly like my car so he was pretty excited to get behind the wheel. His first wot on the main straight got a "oh, wow! this really goes!". I don't think he has ever driven a 335i because until the end of the day he thought my power was stock. He was a great instructor and I don't think I could have asked for better for my first time out. He is a BMWCCA instructor and has run in spec e30 as well as many many track days.
Now, as far as I go... I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I got out there. My first session was just trash! I was trying to heel/toe while learning the lines and adjust to track driving. I was getting passed over and over again. By my 3rd time out my instructor was giving me less instruction and complimenting my lines. It was nice to have someone in the passenger seat reassuring you that yes, you can in fact brake later while doing 100+ MPH and you won't die. By the last session out I was driving more aggressively, hitting my lines and pushing my grip to the edge. I managed to pass a 996 turbo and a c6 on my last session! My instructor kept pushing me to run them down and get in a passing position!
Needless to say, i'm hooked and I will be back! I met so many great people at the track with different levels of experience. There was just about zero ego there. We were all there to learn and we all knew that. It was refreshing to see that in the car community. I'll have pictures up later!
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that's great Pat - i think you covered most of that in text messages to me but it's nice to read one big coherent post haha. You should definitely sign up for the Aug 1 BHF event with cca. I'll be there so we can hang out between sessions. It is definitely amazing just how much more grip you have on the car than you realize if you've never been on track before. I remember having that exact same sensation my first time on the track. Especially when my instructor drove my car as he obviously pushed it harder.
I'm glad you want to keep doing it. It makes you a better driver on the street, and it also eliminates any desire to do stupid shit on the street because once you start driving on the track, nothing "pro rally race car KenBlockEnergyBro ragedrift bro" on the street ever feels fun because you can't come anywhere close to pushing the car as much as you can on the track, and you know just how limited you really are.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i
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