What is your ideal build?
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Like the title states, what is your "ideal" car build with your current vehicle? What would you like to use it for? Daily driver? Track rat? Hard parking? Little bit of each?
To start, in addition to my current suspension upgrades I would love to someday do the following to my '89 325i, which I intend to explore tracks such as Blackhawk and Road America if possible:
1. RHD ITBs
2. Long tube headers
3. 272 cam
4. Megasquirt
5. Refreshed head
6. 16x8 Fifteen52 Formula TR wheels with some stickier meaty tires
7. Gut 50% of the interior (everything behind the front seats), gut out the trunk area (carpets, sound deadening, etc)
8. Welded in roll bar
9. Fixed back front seats and quick release harnesses for track use, were I can keep my OEM 3 point belts for DD use.
In my opinion, that is the *perfect* e30 combination of parts. I love the idea of taking the little M20 and just making it better, even though a turbo kit would cost 60% as much and make significantly more power. Making the car lighter and keeping its usability would also be a big plus, it's not as if I have people in the back seats
Your turn!
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Megasquirt, even on a stock M20 is a huge upgrade in throttle response. There is the cost of entry and the learning and tuning but its well worth it.
I have always been chasing "The Ultimate Street Machine", essentially something that rides the ragged edge of being enjoyable to daily drive/a PITA to daily drive.
If I could throw infinite dollars at my E30 it would end up with:
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S54 swap with carbon plenum, 6 speed
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Daytona Violet paint job, smoked ellipsoids, smoked Startec tails
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Half-cage
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Big brake kit
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16x9 wheels with ~2"dish
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40% Lockup LSD
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2" air lift setup on top of coilovers for fearless driving on bad roads+tackling unfavorable entryways as long as it doesnt affect handling
The more realistic dream for my car is:
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Cardinal interior
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VAC Stage 2 head
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ITBs and Megasquirt 3
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Megasquirt, even on a stock M20 is a huge upgrade in throttle response. There is the cost of entry and the learning and tuning but its well worth it.
I have always been chasing "The Ultimate Street Machine", essentially something that rides the ragged edge of being enjoyable to daily drive/a PITA to daily drive.
If I could throw infinite dollars at my E30 it would end up with:- S54 swap with carbon plenum, 6 speed
- Daytona Violet paint job, smoked ellipsoids, smoked Startec tails
- Half-cage
- Big brake kit
- 16x9 wheels with ~2"dish
- 40% Lockup LSD
- 2" air lift setup on top of coilovers for fearless driving on bad roads+tackling unfavorable entryways as long as it doesnt affect handling
The more realistic dream for my car is: - Cardinal interior
- VAC Stage 2 head
- ITBs and Megasquirt 3
We should buy ITBs and Megasquirt together...
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I'd have to say for myself, it'd go something like this:
E30 M3 front and rear suspension conversion, swap in an LSD at this time too
Front X-brace, strut tower brace, Z3 rack
Big brake kit
Coils, but something and nice(read: expensive). I'd like to have a reduction in ride height and body roll without sacrificing comfort
For the motor, either:
-M20 2.9 or 3.1 stroker, RHD roller cam conversion, RHD ITB's, Megasquirt, long tubes, manual swap, etc.
-Euro S50 with a 6 speed
Recover the sport seats with one of the ///M fabrics or like a gray plaid center and black leather/vinyl bolsters
Euro bumpers, euro front valance and lip, possibly a late model valance welded onto the rear as well?
MTech I rear spoiler, either e28 or e30, rear plate filler, color the turn signals red in the rear
Euro grilles, clear smilies up front
Then for wheels, probably one of these:
-BBS RZ 394
-Alpina Softlines
-Apex ARC-8
There's probably more that I'm forgetting that I'd want, but that's the basic idea. I like the OEM+ look, nothing too crazy visually, somewhat comfortable to drive daily, competent on backroads, and just a blast to drive regardless of what I'm doing.
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Rust free Black or White E36 M3 with a rare Mcloth or modena interior.
Not that I didn't like the rest of what you posted, but a clean black e36 M with modena would be tits..
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Pretty much this:
The guy actually put a feeler out for the car on facebook a couple years ago for $20k...
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supercharger
better brakes
big ass stock pile of replacement drivetrain parts/tires so i can drive the pants off it with no worry.
i would be so happy.
Dan
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supercharger
better brakes
big ass stock pile of replacement drivetrain parts/tires so i can drive the pants off it with no worry.
i would be so happy.This sounds similar
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As of this morning, it is basically my 318is but with:
Supercharged M54
6-speed
Clean body/paint, restored engine bay/underbody
Half cage and 5-point harnesses, cage paint matched AW2 for extra stants points
Mtech 1 spoiler
M3 Evo 3 cloth M-tech interior with the matching recaro SRD's (rear seat delete with the half cage, even in my dream car I would never want to pay for the m3 rear seat...)
Re-barrel the front Weds Bavaria's to a 16x8 et35 so that they fit properly
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As of this morning, it is basically my 318is but with:
Supercharged M54
6-speed
Clean body/paint, restored engine bay/underbody
Half cage and 5-point harnesses, cage paint matched AW2 for extra stants points
Mtech 1 spoiler
M3 Evo 3 cloth M-tech interior with the matching recaro SRD's (rear seat delete with the half cage, even in my dream car I would never want to pay for the m3 rear seat...)
Re-barrel the front Weds Bavaria's to a 16x8 et35 so that they fit properly
I know of a 6 speed for sale semi locally out of an e46m3.....
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I know of a 6 speed for sale semi locally out of an e46m3.....
That's tempting... budget is keeping me with a 5-speed for now
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As of this morning, it is basically my 318is but with:
Cammed/ITB'd M54
6-speed
Clean body/paint, restored engine bay/underbody
Half cage and 5-point harnesses, cage paint matched AW2 for extra stants points
Mtech 1 spoiler
M3 Evo 3 cloth M-tech interior with the matching recaro SRD's (rear seat delete with the half cage, even in my dream car I would never want to pay for the m3 rear seat...)
Re-barrel the front Weds Bavaria's to a 16x8 et35 so that they fit properly
I changed my mind, either would work but trumpets are rad
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That's tempting... budget is keeping me with a 5-speed for now
It’s been posted for $1500 for a while now
Offer $1200 and sell me a spare 5spd zf lol -
extra highway MPGs will pay for the ~$1500 cost of the 6sp swap.
rough guess says it will take you 60,000miles....worth it!
Dan
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extra highway MPGs will pay for the ~$1500 cost of the 6sp swap.
rough guess says it will take you 60,000miles....worth it!Dan always has the best logic.
Joe you have no excuse now
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I'll have to use my touring for this because my M3 is already sorted the way I want.
Ideal build for the touring would be
- respray in Imola with shadowline window trim
- S54 swap / RWD conversion with a nice set of apex wheels
- all the E46 aesthetic bits that I haven't done and probably never will - headlight conversion, black kidneys, mtech II bumper shroud, etc.
I'd still use it as my daily at that point.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i -
For the M3 i'd have to say I'd want to keep it streetable but sporty and ready for track days:
- KW V3 coilovers
- ESS 625
- BMW Performance Seats
- IND splatter paint interior trim
- DCT GTS trans tune
- GT4 front lip
- Some kind of rear diffuser
- Macht Schnell test pipes and X pipe
- Better brake cooling
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