My new rig- E46 M3

[BAS]

Couple shit pics from inside the garage as it decided to start raining on me! More to come.

2005 E46 M3 in Phoenix Yellow, SMG, 19's, etc. From what i can tell it seems to have had nearly every option ticked which is lucky for me. Would never have been my first choice in colour but its grown on me and actually looks pretty good in the sun.

Totally stock for now, short term plans are for Eibach springs, high flow cat and an exhaust once i decide which one- probably the supersprint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRxtmi61aI
Not like the stock exhaust sounds shit though, particularly above 7,000prm.

There isn't a whole lot you can do to these cars, and unfortunately compared to the Jap cars its big $$ for tiny gains. Possibly different wheels and will look at what can be done on the intake.

Should be out at the odd No Limits night and most AHG sprint events so i can stretch its legs.

Will keep the thread updated as the mods roll in.

And the Evo, which is for sale and should be gone by the weekend :(
Has mostly been de-modded now, but pushed out 330HP on ASG dyno and got around barbagallo in 55.7.
Had to take a pic while they were both in the garage :)

Will be out on the odd cruise now i'm not driving the evo which was a yellow sticker waiting to happen, at least the M3 can do a skid too...

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Update 10/08/2010- have done a few mods since i got it:
KW V3 coilovers
Supersprint race exhaust and mid pipes- car sounds a million times better now
Matt Schnell intake
CSL brakes, and CSL front splitters
Matte white wrap with matte black on roof
Blacked out front grilles and side gills
Avant Garde wheels, 19*8.5, 19*9.5. More aggressive offsets than standard 19's and bit more concavity in the rear. Similar design to BBS CH but lighter.
Couple of small audio upgrades thanks to Rob at Volatile...


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[lazy6]

very nice saw one in that colour on friday round lunch time in cott looked hot in that colour!

[sky_high_psi]

awsome car...
big fan of bmw's
i would love one of these in black

[ED40]

love it!

[Lonewolf]

awesome car.
Not my fav combination (i'd take black with red leather and 6spd manual thanks!), but would not turn down any M3.

be good to see it at the track

[Fryman]

great choice!

great chassis, rubbish gearbox (sorry dude) but fantastic overall package overall

[Susstt]

Do you live around winthrop? I see a M3 that looks identical to that one when i go over a mates place in winthrop all the time.

[PAGZ]

best color! awsome car(s) grats on the pick up

[jaybee]

is that a black suede dash?

i have a large soft spot for these, wouldnt mind selling up for one

how do you find the paddle shift? gearchanges smooth?

[cactus]

awesome!

[ben351]

seen this around im sure ... used to be burried on its hole tho

[evil1]

theres one that laps around mt lawley heaps [MPOWER] he gives it what for too

[Marti]

love the e46 m3, love the colour and your right they sound phenominal above 7k

[magic1]

know how to use the launch control? :)

[mr_mike]

lowered a little and the factory rims powdercoated satin black would look awsome with that colour

[BAS]

theres one that laps around mt lawley heaps [MPOWER] he gives it what for too

I know the guy who owns that one, its on coilovers and yeah dropped a bit too low IMO. He used to own an Estoril blue E36 with M III plates. We both live Mt Lawley area so there will be two kicking around the area now i guess- we even look reasonably similar (same hair cut anyway...). He'll be pissed when he discovers i got exactly the same car as him :)
My one was owned from new by an older doctor who lived in Dalkeith, he traded it on an ML Merc.

As for the SMG- well its going to take some getting used to...was keen to give it a go though, as the guy who owns my cars twin has been talking it up since he got his. Keen to give the launch control a try.

[Gladio]

Niiice looks good man

[Huy]

Nice one, Brett. Always been a fan of the E46 M3.

Looking forward to the skid videos!

[Ryan1080]

Awesome! One of my favourite cars! Love the colour, seen it in the sunlight before, stands out nicely!

[adrenalin]

Drool would love an E46 M3 but you picked the colour i hate on them the most :(.

White one with 6 speed manny please.

Should be heaps of fun regardless.

Active Autowerkz supercharger would look good under the bonnet :P

[Turbo2.6L]

Yea Bombed!
Love these apart from the SMG... Wouldn't say no to one in the driveway though!! Haha
Highmount 35r would be plum in the bay :lol:

[Nelos e46]

congrats mate, beautiful car all the best with it

[Torquen]

Love the colour, but as others have said average box.
Didnt like that youtube vid clip with the exhaust much, sounded ber unrefined, but in saying that i've heard some really nice Straight 6 M3's with aftermarket exhausts.

[Scaf]

Awesome, do want black m3.

[kneedtotinkle]

Thank god there is another not on the jap trail anymore.

Great cars, I missed mine enough to get another one.

Join m3forum.net and e46fanatics, you'll learn alot quickly as to how to make them work better than factory. Plus, there are threads on there for exhausts - youtube so you can find what you really like rather than forking out $8k for an exhaust system that sounds like poo. STAY AWAY FROM GRUPPE M TI. Franz will tell you, my previous E46 M3 sounded like a JGTC NSX.

SMG isnt hard, fuck off auto mode (D) its just uber gay.

paddles or sequential play is FTW!

Pm me if you want any parts etc, I have the exact same as you in jet black with exhaust etc.

Changing the exhaust i.e section 1 and 2 wont gain you f' all, being euro they are almost identical to the CSL stuff. USA cars are crap (they got the junk exhaust systems due to their regs) and hence why they buy all the exhaust systems. P.S there are far too many to choose from...

Best of luck with it, enjoy, you'll love it around corners under acceleration. Awesome cars and the cops dont do bugger all. Luxury, speed, handling whilst listening to Mozart = M3!

[kneedtotinkle]

LAUNCH CONTROL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Emxu5HFllM

[kneedtotinkle]

HILL START

hold down shift paddle whilst foot on the brake.

Car will accelerate to compensate incline - has a sensor to recognise gradient

Release down shift paddle and foot of brake

Accelerate...

[Roobiks]

thats all well and good but i'm pretty sure this thread wasn't for your car :/

[kneedtotinkle]

S6 MODE

Turn DSC OFF

Push shift control one more to the right in SMG/Manual mode.

Stupid quick shifts! Bombed!

[TJ]

[MPOWER] sounds absolutely porn!

Good buy, enjoy it - but im sure you dont need me to tell you to :)

[BAS]

PM sent knnedtotinkle.

I have been on those forums, but have been struggling to work out what works on our cars as i picked up that the US header/exhaust systems are totally different.

[kneedtotinkle]

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[cplagz]

Nice buy mate. If you want PM me the last 7 digits of your VIN and I'll get it run to show all the options .etc the car has.

The SMG2 gearbox is great. You can buy uprated clutches for it so you can still run more power. I'm sure if it was shit, they wouldn't have continued to use it in the CSL.

If you want to drop it, I wouldn't go past a set of Bilstein PSS9 or KW Variant 2 or 3 depending on budget of course.

[kneedtotinkle]

I am going to sell my Eisenmann Sport muffler. If interested let me know.

[adrenalin]

Was bout to say the best sound to extract from the M3 is the Eisenmann mufflers. Anything else makes them sound shit at low revs.

Gruppe M carbon fibre intake is awesome.

[kneedtotinkle]

4.10 diff gearing is a reasonably good value for money mod. Car creates torque earlier in the rev range. Not the best thing if doing freeway driving all the time, you use more fuel inevitably and auto mode cant find shifting points anymore, so no auto mode... Good 3 - 4 car lengths on factory cars.... $4k delivered pre built whole diff from Turner Motorsport.

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[kneedtotinkle]

Middle is 4.10 Right is 3.91 left (camera car) Stock 3.62

[adrenalin]

BM auto engineering rebuild diffs to what ever ratio you want for alot less then that.

[cplagz]

BM auto engineering rebuild diffs to what ever ratio you want for alot less then that.

That's because you supply the diff and are without one whilst it's being built. Turner are complete bolt in, and I assume come with the finned diff cover too?

[[SPESHAL]]

Nice! So, so, so jealous! Have been trying to work out for years what I need to beg / borrow / steal to afford one!

[DRKWRX]

sweet car! get some csl headers and straight pipes! :3some:

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[Butcher]

N/A 6 love :boink:

[kneedtotinkle]

I belted mine this arvo down main hwy after leaving Wilkos.

GOoooood shit....

Motor sounds porn when revving hard, and the shifts in S6 are bullshit quick.


Turner 4.10 = finned refurbed rear diff with 4.10 polished gearing, all ready to go straight in and play.

Turner have some bullshit good parts as they have race series cars with cages and custom motors etc.

Best E46 M3 of all time is LOADED which is the one with the above straight pipes and ESS Supercharger kit. 7:22 around nurburgring and they are re doing a motor for more power, around 700hp at treads......

E46 M3 motors come with forged crank and rods factory. Good for 600hp - 680hp at treads factory with turbo kit... HPF do them in the US. Currently doing a RHD SMG model, they just did one for 6MT few months ago. Damn SMG.

[kneedtotinkle]

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[kneedtotinkle]

new colour scheme after a car journalist crashed whilst doing a doco on it.... Epic FAIL!

http://www.loaded.se/sd_page/25/1/index.php

[Fryman]

took a m3 csl around the ring, it had a 15k excess on it and only got 4 laps in it...
the manual mode is better, the auto mode is absolute rubbish. absolutely destroys the feel of the car not to mention it wont change when you want it to.

if it was manual it would be perfect. That gearbox doesnt do it justice imho.

[Ryan1080]

took a m3 csl around the ring, it had a 15k excess on it and only got 4 laps in it...
the manual mode is better, the auto mode is absolute rubbish. absolutely destroys the feel of the car not to mention it wont change when you want it to.

if it was manual it would be perfect. That gearbox doesnt do it justice imho.

Slightly off topic, but 15K excess is bloody cheap for the M3 CSL, when the 325i I drove on the ring was 8K. Then was told Porka GT3 had a 50K euro excess... ouch!

[ecent]

Just don't let this happen to yours.
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[kneedtotinkle]

That happened from a bloke cheating on his Mrs. Its all over the BMW forums. Classic!

[AndrZeJ]

black ftw

[Steppo_GT]

Just don't let this happen to yours.
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5756/a96736a480tintedbmw.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/a96736a480tintedbmw.jpg/)

Custom one of a kind red interior haha

[BAS]

Ouch...

My Mrs would do the same thing too.

[bjohnson]

http://www.nolimitevents.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?3737.last

*cough*

[kneedtotinkle]

As Marc says to me: "DO IT!"

BBS CH-R New model just released. Pic is of 20"

http://i26.tinypic.com/ifyl42.jpg
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[cplagz]

yesssss do it!

CH-R are HOTT.... Actually 99% of BBS are hot :)

edit - and if you buy wheels from Felgen, hook me up some OZ Futura's too pls ;)

[kneedtotinkle]

The BBS CH-R is really growing on me ever since seeing them a week ago, wish they were on a jet black M3. Fronts are $665USD Rears $695USD

Front: 20 - 9.0 +24
Rear: 20 - 10.5 +24

[LEXPLAY]

if you need any parts shoot me a pm i work at imparts, european specialist

[BAS]

Was going to keep stock wheels for a while, but can't see me lasting too long.

What website you getting that info on wheels from?

And what would a mint set of stock M3 19's be worth?

[cplagz]

Was going to keep stock wheels for a while, but can't see me lasting too long.

What website you getting that info on wheels from?

And what would a mint set of stock M3 19's be worth?

Stock wheels aren't worth much unfortunately unless you can find the right buyer. Tirerack.com might have prices on BBS CH-R's.

And no offence LEXPLAY, but if you are buying parts (OEM) for the car, get a quote local for sure, and then send Patrick @ BMAParts an email with part numbers (you can get these from RealOEM.com) to see how much you can save.... some things are ridiculous savings, others not so much. ie, AutoClassic wanted $60 for a part, ASV and Imparts wanted $45.... cost me $6 from BMAParts and $10 shipping.

[Butcher]

All my parts come straight
from germany now and its a joke when you see the mark up against the Australian prices. I manage to save around %70 on parts (inclusive of shipping) the only down side is its a fortnightly run on shipping.

[PAGZ]

http://i26.tinypic.com/ifyl42.jpg
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oh my... :eek3:

[LEXPLAY]

Stock wheels aren't worth much unfortunately unless you can find the right buyer. Tirerack.com might have prices on BBS CH-R's.

And no offence LEXPLAY, but if you are buying parts (OEM) for the car, get a quote local for sure, and then send Patrick @ BMAParts an email with part numbers (you can get these from RealOEM.com) to see how much you can save.... some things are ridiculous savings, others not so much. ie, AutoClassic wanted $60 for a part, ASV and Imparts wanted $45.... cost me $6 from BMAParts and $10 shipping.

whats the part number on this $6 part just to compare what i could of done for you's

[Brockas]

Will be out on the odd cruise now i'm not driving the evo which was a yellow sticker waiting to happen, at least the M3 can do a skid too...
I LIKE THIS

[MMM]

I may know someone that wants M3 rims how much would you sell them for?

[GTS4SUM]

love the the interior! i bet theres heap of gizmo inside! what power do they

make from the factory?

[cplagz]

S54B32 3.2 Litres 343 BHP

[tuyen]

love it!! always been fan of the M3

i regretted getting straight pipe styled exhaust on my old beemer.

it would just turn your car into a yellow sticker waiting to happen again imo!

[doriae86]

+ 1, it did sound awesome on WOT, but hell droney at all other times!

[cplagz]

Changing BMW exhausts is hard. I had one system put onto my old 740iL that sounded like arse and lost mid range, had the mufflers changed and a X-pipe fitted, the sound was beautiful and the midrange increase made the car a totally different thing to drive.

Any straight through exhaust on a N/A car is going to sound like arse, turbo cars you can get away with it because the turbine acts as a muffler of sorts already.

[kneedtotinkle]

tirerack.com

Now is the time to buy with the USD weak!

[kneedtotinkle]

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=CH100BPO&wheelMake=BBS&wheelModel=CH-R&wheelFinish=Black+w%2FPolished+Stainless+Lip&showRear=yes&selectedRear=CH101BPO&autoMake=BMW&autoModel=M3+Coupe&autoYear=2009&autoModClar=&filterSize=20&filterFinish=All&filterSpecial=false&filterBrand=BBS&filterNew=All&sort=Brand

[Daisy]

dam, dont think those rims come in 5x114.3 in a 20 or else i`d be ordering a set.

car looks mint dude, think i saw it honking over canning bridge yesterday or day before.

[adrenalin]

Agree all na beemers especially M3's sound tiny unless under WOT.

Those BBS rims are pure porn.

Also love BBS RK

[BAS]

Few updated pictures in the first post, very average again until i organise some better ones.

[mitchy]

nice!!

love the matt white, and the concavity of the rims too. looks great.

[JME]

Who did the wrap?

Car looks great!

[R3N]

damn you! i always wanted to do matte white! looks good

what did that cost you if you don't mind me asking?

[schnoods]

Matt white looks awesome!

[j3rk]

Definately hot.

[Lonewolf]

wow, that looks awesome.
Keen to hear how it sounds with those pipes.

How do you find the Var3's? I have the Var1's and they're awesome but I may want to upgrade down the track for some adjustabililty

[cplagz]

Looking good! :)

[Turbo2.6L]

Bombed!
How much for the wrap?

[Dirty32]

Looks absolutely sick!
Top work - Rims are BOMB!

[WRCjosh]

SO DOPE

props mate that looks amazing

[[SPESHAL]]

That looks awesome. I am a big fan of white cars, but no E46 M3's were sold here in white I believe, so yours is even more exclusive now.

[duste]

That is HOT!

As already asked, how much and who by?

[Joe]

Brilliant!

[evil.e30]

looks awesome, now go take some better pics haha

[BAS]

I have a mate who does them, did a bit of a contra deal with him.

Should cost anywhere from about $3500 up from the couple quotes i got, gets higher if you want them to remove head/ tail lights, door trims etc.

[c.rusli]

looks good in white bas!

[flamo_damo]

Wow that looks amazing, nice work man!
Really liking the matte white.

[Sfidz]

DO WANT! so awsome! how durable is it?

[180SXTCY]

Wait a second.. R u telling me the whole car is wrapped in some sort of sticker?

[ED40]

hey! give me back my dream car!... lucky prick!!

[jaybee]

fucking awesome

[Huy]

Awesome, Brett!

Long time no see. Car has come along nicely. ;)

[adrenalin]

;686812']That looks awesome. I am a big fan of white cars, but no E46 M3's were sold here in white I believe, so yours is even more exclusive now.

Ermm neg.

Looks hot !

[stefan]

car looks good! do you mind me asking what the choice was behind the wrap? this may be a common practice but i've never really seen anyone ask for a vehicle wrap without any advertising

[ClevoCapri]

Looks awsome. A favourite car of mine.
Whats with the SMG hate? SMG 2 kicks ass. Just need to crank the shift speed/harshness button up and its great fun. Road testing these cars is all I miss about being a mechanic!

[adrenalin]

Looks awsome. A favourite car of mine.
Whats with the SMG hate? SMG 2 kicks ass. Just need to crank the shift speed/harshness button up and its great fun. Road testing these cars is all I miss about being a mechanic!

Bingo SMG 2 was decent - SMG 1 on the E36 was shithouse

[pgc]

car looks good! do you mind me asking what the choice was behind the wrap? this may be a common practice but i've never really seen anyone ask for a vehicle wrap without any advertising

It's an easy way to change the colour of your car, and be able to go back again whenever you want.

Matte white is actually a smart choice because it doesn't show up the scuffing that matte black suffers quite badly from.

Which brand did you use Brett? 3M, Arlon or Avery?

Looks awesome, BTW.

[magic1]

so fucking good, get 1 of the pro's to take pics!

[Stef]

oh my.. hot hot hot.

[MMM]

spotted this today so hot!

[kirbo]

Kirbo likes this.

Get that out to next balla' cruise and get some DECENT shots, because as far as I can tell its VERY attractive. :D

[SP]

I think I saw this pulling out of Shell on Walter road today. Looks and sounds awesome!!Nice work.

[Dirty32]

Spotted this beast on Walter Road, turning into Lennard Street on the weekend...

So much want!

Looks and sounds fukin mint!
Can definately tell its got aftermarket pipes.

[Marti]

Love the e46 m3 so tough.Your looks stunning

[tinto]

Whoah that wrap looks amazing.
I'd be very keen to see how the matte white holds up over time - please keep us informed.

[Lamy]

Love the splitters and V710s good job

[BAS]

Its back to original colour, left the matte black on the roof though. The love it/ hate it colour actually looks great with all the black highlights IMO.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o195/bstaplet/P3250328.jpg
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ps- drove the IS-F, its ok, could see it getting boring. Yes it goes but its pretty quiet i thought. They never got back to me after first drive so i haven't chased it up.

[BIGS]

Yeh I agree. Never been a fan of this colour but with black (carbon fiber) accents do find it quite agreeable.

[jaybee]

yessss, that colour works well with the black rims and highlights! dare say it looks better then the white vinyl actually.

[skinkis]

Phoenix Yellow is such a nice colour when clean and in the sun!
Also liking the black highlights!

[BAS]

I'm going to give something else a crack, for sale if anyone interested:
http://tinyurl.com/7jlh47l

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