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I remember when I did a manual conversion on my E46 325xi touring. It will definitely be worth it when you're done. It's ridiculous how much more eager the car is to rev with the manual.
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If you are planning to join the cruise, this year I am doing something a little different by using the Octane app. I've been playing around with this app a bit and it basically lets you set up car events like cruises, and then people can "join" in order to see where other cars are on the cruise, so we can keep track of each other.
Last year it wasn't too bad to lead since I only had to keep track of 7 cars or so behind me, but the turnout is looking even stronger this year and while we have some designated "wait for stragglers" spots on the cruise, the Octane app definitely makes it easier in case people get separated.
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On 9/15/2019 at 10:18 AM, patsbimmer1 said:
Wet bad, dry good...
The standing water was a real thing that day. Those were good times lol
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Yeah those seats are proper. I bet this thing will hoon pretty well. The welds on the half cage look decent too, hopefully it won't kill you in the event of a crash. 😂
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35 minutes ago, Rekpoint said:
People need to get their prioritys straight. Could've used 7k to help out a down payment on a house 😂
You got it. Financial sense is not the strong suit of the general population since schools and most parents don't really teach things that would otherwise raise financial intelligence. I have friends that I have had to coach on how to do a written budget, and it's like uhhh if you can add / subtract, you can definitely figure this out people.
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Just now, Rekpoint said:
Thats awesome! Good deal on some new seats! Find them local?
yup, picked them up in the dirtiest of the dirty parts of Racine. @dastuz was with me and was like "you're sure we aren't just going here to get mugged?" There were active drug dealers on the streets as we drove through the trailer park lolol
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2 minutes ago, Rekpoint said:
Mfw those seats are worth more then all my assets combined 😂
I felt bad for the guy I bought them from. He ordered a ton of shit for his M3 and got in over his head, spent too much and had to liquidate. He paid 7k for the seats and didn't even get to use them as the rest of his car was still in pieces, and he sold them to me 3 weeks later for 5k.
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Catching up on people's build threads today after being absent for at least 6 months, and realized this hasn't been updated in well over a year.
The car went on Ohlins R/T this spring with some GC camber plates and I got rid of the factory ZCP wheels in favor of BimmerWorld's replica - the TA-16 wheels. This was mainly to accommodate a 275/295 tire setup properly, while still retaining a very factory ZCP look. The drop on the car is modest as always since I don't slam my cars, and the Ohlins retain a quality ride on public roads.
I also installed a BimmerWorld oil pan which is just a factory pan modified to accept an oil dipstick. So I now have a dipstick in my E92 M3 which I think is pretty unique.
Last week I scooped OEM performance seats as many of you already know, and they are amazing. I've put more miles on the car in the last 4 days than I have in the last month. They look great, have incredible back support, and are modestly more comfortable than the stock seats. A few months ago I also swapped out the stock pedals for some BimmerWorld aluminum pedals, and I replaced the original wood grain trim with new OE aluminum interior trim. I had my detailer apply ceramic to it before install so nothing sticks to the trim and it shouldn't oxidize over time like you see on a lot of BMWs with factory aluminum.
These latest changes complete the car for me. I don't think there is much else worth doing to an E92 that is driven on the street. I very recently was considering moving on to the F80 platform since I found a super low mileage 2016 comp pack for like 55k in Sakhir orange 6MT, but then I found these performance seats and with the addition of those, combined with the supercharger and ability to have traction now, it's hard to see what an F80 can offer other than lower mileage. My weekend cars are usually on a 3 year average of when I sell them, and this October will mark 3 years with the E92. The V8 is still impossible to beat for me so I am still planning to just continue driving this thing and replace the engine when it inevitably grenades.
- B C, Jdesign, patsbimmer1 and 3 others
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On 8/7/2019 at 10:50 AM, straight6pwr said:
yeah, par for the course, really. i went to a dealership the other day to look at a car. it was advertised on their website as a manual transmission.
i arrived to find an automatic.
in classic fashion, the dense salesmen said: "So you only want a manual? " instead of "I'm sorry we are idiots"
I'm sad that the car was misrepresented and thus a complete waste of your time, but I'm laughing out loud at "instead of 'I'm sorry we are idiots'"
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On 7/25/2019 at 8:51 PM, HipMF said:
This M5 only came in black but has no SC kit. Not sure about the price given the mods, but it could be a nice driver.
https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/middleton-1988-e28-bmw-m5/6935418321.html
Heavy, underpowered go-kart:
https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/lodi-1991-suzuki-cappuccino/6923075615.html
My inner old man wouldn't mind getting back into a fine executive automobile such as this. Sadly, the same inner old man thinks the price should be $1000 lower.
https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/waunakee-1994-bmw-525i-manual/6928808728.html
That Cappucino was bought by my friend and I drove him to get the car. It's an amazingly fun vehicle. We have been bombing around the backroads in it for the past couple weeks.
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9 hours ago, B C said:
Sunday I was going to go out and run around Holy Hill but there appears to be a lot of construction going on. More-so than the last time we were out there.
As lame as the roads are around New Berlin/Muskego/West Allis, I was planning to take the long way to the Badger Bimmers car show Saturday the 29th. It would in no-wise be anything close to an amazing drive but it would be a little extra road time with bimmer buddies. A more elaborate route to RA sounds good to me
The only thing under construction that's intrusive to my normal route is that Hwy 164 is closed. All you need to do is take Hubertus east to Hillside Dr. and then north to 167 west back over to 164 north. It's a short detour.
That said, good news is there is active construction around Hubertus West / Monches / St. Augustine as they are finally acknowledging those roads are.........literally impossible to drive on for anything short of a military grade humvee, and even then I don't think it could exceed 5 mph without blowing tires on potholes and causing herniated discs in the backs of anyone unfortunate enough to be along for the ride.
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So this topic died which is unfortunate. It needs to be revived. I have been on hiatus from pretty much everything since I bought a 2019 Civic type R and have been neglecting the M3 since the type R is about 10x better to drive than an E92 m3.
I'd like to get a couple of cruises going this summer and stretch the V8 legs of the M3.
I think at minimum we should do something local again since that is going to be easier for most people. As much as I liked the route we did last year and I still drive it all the time, I'd like to do something a bit longer - there are some roads that I can tie in to that route so that we end up at Road America - it's a solid amount of driving about 3 hours to get there from start in Delafield. It would involve most of the roads from the cruise last Fall, with some additional northwest of Dousman and then heading east towards West Bend and up towards RA on the more standard Kettle Moraine route roads. I would like to do this on August 3rd or 4th because that is the weekend of IMSA races at Road America and we could do a long morning cruise, then get lunch at RA and watch racing in the afternoon or people can fuck off then if they want.
Extra credit is for people who want to do an additional cruise that would be more like a full day and possibly stay at a hotel - speaking more towards the comments above about heading west of Madison. I haven't been out that way very much other than Mt. Horeb / Dodgeville / Platteville area, and I would enjoy heading to some roads untraveled that are new to me / most of the group. I know this would be a smaller subset of people but it is something I've wanted to do for a long time. It would be especially nice to find some cool nature backdrops further west or near some body of water for group car photos.
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On 4/30/2019 at 5:58 PM, YoungCR said:
I didn't realize that was the same wagon, neat! Still haven't seen this car in person. Welcome to the forum officially!
EDIT: old thread for reference
I talked to her for a bit on the book of many faces - sounds like the car has had like 15k miles put on it since I sold it, and it's still running like a top. I was glad to see it is getting use
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I have time to kill today when I take my daughter to soccer practice in Brookfield and I need to put miles on the E92 so I may have to stop by your house to check this out
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I love knowing the car is being driven
EDIT: i think I have the tow hook for you still it's in my garage I'm pretty sure
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I lost 8k on this car after all the mods. Worth it to see a friend back in a BMW where he belongs.
Me putting 500 miles a year on the car wasn't going to do it justice.
That infotainment screen is indeed the worst travesty I have seen I think as far as that sort of thing is concerned. I'd rather have a non-nav unit in the car but at this point just get a modern double din for it and call it a day.
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8 hours ago, suspenceful said:
I didn't use cash to purchase the wheel, just exchanged apparel printing services for the wheel. My margin is pretty good for printing stuff so realistically this wheel cost me less than $200. I've had it since last year, just finally got around to installing it. Obviously aesthetic mods are personal preference, but I like the wheel. The carbon center trim is a bit much so I might refinish my factory trim to fix the peeling paint and re-install that.
As far as spending money elsewhere, I haven't spent a dime on the car in probably 6 months. I put it away for the winter and nothing needs fixing, it's been running great. I've been enjoying the surplus of cash I never realized I could have by not throwing money at cars. And believe it or not, the car hooks with the Mickey Thompsons in every gear except for 1st. Factory e-diff has been fine so it's hard for me to upgrade a perfectly good-working part. However, an LSD, upgraded axles and a suspension refresh has been on my wish list. The idea of a built motor is becoming more of a 'want' recently as well, so I need to figure out where I want my money to go once I start spending it again.
That's $200 too much. You asked explicitly what we think about the wheel. So here we are. If you'd get off your lazy ass and make some decent M3 designs, you wouldn't have had to barter for a shitty steering wheel because I'd have paid you cash for multiples of good shirts and then you'd have money to pay a vendor for real performance parts.
You basically just said that your car is fine as it is, yet have things like an LSD, stronger axles, and suspension on a "want" list. Why would stronger axles even be on the list if your car is just fine? I stand by my statement that your car is not complete, and if all you needed was a set of MT slicks and a shitty factory E-diff to have perfect traction, the entire drag car aftermarket community would be rendered obsolete, yet for some reason it's been around for 50 years and still going strong. Because you actually do need to put some real money into your car beyond just tires to make it maximize the power delivery.
You could have one of the most mechanically well-sorted and high performing N54s in Wisconsin (and the world), but instead you relegate yourself to tacky CF steering wheels.
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I think you should've put the money towards something useful like a limited slip diff. I haven't seen a video on it yet so I'm assuming that's still outstanding, as are some other suspension upgrades.
Your 1er is rough around the edges and isn't a show car. This would be like if I added a CF wheel to my E46 M3. Having an alcantara shift boot with factory aluminum interior trim doesn't look that great with a steering wheel that is predominately CF. The steering wheel you have there looks like an afterthought. It's your money of course but the direction you have taken this car is largely about going fast. You have gobs of power now, so why aren't you spending more money to help the car put it down as best as possible?
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The radiator in that car is literally brand new. I had it put in when I had Eric re-wire the car to get rid of the mechanical fan. Don't waste your money.