My little Bmw M3 E46 SMGII
 

Hello Everybody ,

After spending many hours to read topics of this forum , I decided to start mine...

First of all , I want to say that this forum is a real mine of information.
On this point , American forum are 100X better than French forum !

I also love the good state of mind of the members here http://m3forum.net/m3forum/images/smilies/smile.gif !

Well... Now , let's talk about the car http://m3forum.net/m3forum/images/smilies/smile.gif .

October 2003 M3 E46 SMGII with approximately 97 000km ( ~60 000 miles )
Titanium silver with a lot of factory options and some little modifications.

Modifications list :

Engine:
-Stock with only a K&N air filter

Exhaust :
-Bastuck Exhaust

Suspension :
-Eibach Springs
-10mm spacer on the front

Brakes:
-BBK bmw performance ( Brembo 6 pistons from the 135i with CSL discs )

Exterior/Esthetic :
-Carbon fiber CSL diffuser
-Angel Eyes 6000K
-Black grills ( front & side )
-Depo smoked corners
-New headlight lens
-Carbon fiber bmw emblem ( bonnet , trunk , and wheels )



My plan is to make a smooth evolution.

Make purposeful mods for better handling while remaining comfortable for every day.

This is why the rear seats will remain, the car will not emptied ect... I want to keep the strength of the E46 M3 namely his great versatility...

I upgrade the car because I'm since last year a Nürburgring Nordschleife addict.
The first time that I went to the Nürburgring, I have loved this place and now , it's the favorite playground of my car http://m3forum.net/m3forum/images/smilies/smile.gif !

Next modifications that I planned to do :

- Bilstein PSS10 ( or PSS9 ) coilovers

- A set of 18" wheels for the track with semi-slick tires.

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Some very good pictures :thumbs:

Welcome joHey :thumbs:

Welcome.

After spending the last 2 weeks in France with family I glad that you have proved me wrong as I had decided that residents of France just were not "into" cars.

Glad I was wrong.... now im off to rescue all the old cars that are just standing around rotting away.

Equinox

Thank you everybody :) !

Equinox : A lot of people in France are not "into" cars...
My impression is that in other country ( Germany , England , US ... ) when people see a beautiful car they say : " Oh great car , lucky owner ! "

In France it's more like : " Look at this Assh... who is driving around with his big car "

:(

It's not everywhere in France but sometimes it's irritating to see that...

I'm 20 years old and people believe that I'm a drug dealer because I drive a BMW :smt033

Surely not :whistle:

Maybe they think you work for Nescafe? :smokin:

Hello and welcome !

Your car looks very nice !

Keep enjoying it and ignore idiots that have no sophistication whatsoever to understand and appreciate engineering brilliance :finga:

Hi get rid of the k&n filter it will mess up your maf sensor stick with oem filters trust me.:smokin:

:-D
Yeah Nescafe , I probably put a sticker on the car next time :smokin: .

Monkeycsl: Really for the K&N ? The previous owner took this one on the car ...

Sunday Nürburgring again... Members of this forum will be there :beer: ?

Welcome joHey,

Car looking good; hope to see you at the 'Ring tomorrow.

If you see Grant at the ring don't follow to close, he will press the oil slick button! Did it to me going up Eau Rouge!

Have a good day guys :beer:

Si, that wasn't oil!!!!!! lol

Lol not it didn't smell like oil....:bigcry:

Your K&N will be fine, i have run one on a previous and other M3 for years with no problems.

83SY : Thank you for the advice :hahaha: !

Need4speed : I speak English like a Spanish cow so if you see me and if you wanna talk a little bit ... This will be very hilarious ...

N4S : Hello I'm N4S from CSLregister
Me : )Ã*MG%%µDBM%SB
N4S : WTF ? ! :eeek:

My friend Bruno ( link of his thread : http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...?t=7844&page=4 ) will be there too :) .

The oil on these filters can contaminate the maf sensor causing cars to run lean without throwing up faults. personally i would stick with paper ones.They are cheap to change and peace of mind too.

Are you going to Anneau Du Rhin too ?

Alexk : I'm not going to Anneau du Rhin but I will go.
Probably next year.
After the Nürburgring , I wanna go to Spa , Dijon ... :)

I'm back from the Nordschleife.
Beautiful day with sunshine but many crashs :(.

For me the day was like that : 2 laps - crash - 1 lap - crash - 1 lap - crash - 2 laps - crash at 18H and it was the end ...

I think I've seen Need4Speed but not sure...

What I shall retain of this day :

-Nordschleife + Sun = Awesome
-Toyo T1 sport tires are bad
-I need some coilovers
-M3 is a wonderful car

:)

Pics ASAP.

Yeah it was a bloody frustrating day, way too many crashes early on :banghead:. Thankfully managed to get a few clearer laps early afternoon before another inevitable closure.

Was the day open to the public :whistle:or one of those caterham/lotus days

Normal Sunday TF day (on the back of a Saturday VLN race).

You can see me at ~ 2:00 on this video :

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Pics of my car and the car of a friend to compare with same angle and same corner.
He is quicker than me and roll with PSS10, H&R anti-sway bar , -3° ... See the difference ... Conclusion I need coilovers !
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Hello ,

Next to come on the car :

- Bilstein B6 shock absorbers
- New RTABS
- New suspensions arms on the front
- Modification on the OEM camber plates for more camber ( I hope -2° or a little more )

=)