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I agree that BMW should offer better caliper design, to an extent. For new drivers who aren't gonna go that fast or push that hard, the car will be safe on track. For someone like me, it'll cook the brakes in 2-3 laps though. If you want to roll an M3 off the showroom floor and take it to the track, then it doesn't matter what kind of caliper they give you - street pads are going to fall apart and overheat quickly at the track. There's no getting around it. So yes, a good race pad and fluid is honestly all you need in the e92 to do well at the track with braking (the e46 was the real weak link). Which is why I said buying this BBK is kindof overkill, but at the price I just couldn't say no. 
Bottom line is, you're gonna need a good race pad no matter what if you want to go through a day of braking at the track without issues. 

Also, "Brembos" don't really mean much. The 135i comes with 6-pot brembos in front and they come with sacrifices like shitty piston material that has literally been known to start on fire and melt during hard braking at the track. You need to drop another $400 to upgrade the pistons. They also didn't do that great at the track. Hell even my Acura TL-S came with 4-pot brembos in front standard and they were just not that great. You are still getting generic, mass-produced parts that are only slightly better than what a regular caliper would be. 

Also, remember that piston counts don't mean anything. These PFCs I bought have 4 pot and they will stop better than any 6-piston caliper you can buy for this car. There is math and science behind why that is.
For sure I've now got more braking than my tires can make use of. In order to fully extract what this bbk is capable of, I need to run r-comps at the track, which will be next year. I jumped right into the E30 with slicks and it was very easy to manage because of how light the car was. I am going to run the M3 on street tires for a few events to learn the car a bit - r-comps just carry so much more speed through corners and with how heavy this car is, I want to get a feel for the weight transfer. 
 
 

I know, I'm light on the updates because I don't have an actual "build" car like everyone else, but every now and again I do a thing. Today is one of those days. 
Yes I know it's overkill especially at Road America which isn't too terribly hard on brakes, and money I didn't *need* to spend, and my original plan was to just get some PFC race pads, SS lines, and good fluid for the track which is plenty adequate, but I was able to pick up this PFC ZR-54 enduro front BBK for $3k today. I just couldn't say no at that price, it's almost criminal to let that deal disappear. The price also included 1 each brand new sets of 07 and 01 compound race pads ($500 each), so about $1000 in brake pads. All components and rotors are nearly brand new, all original boxes, etc. - basically it was a test kit for a shop car at Fall Line Motorsports as indicated by the original PFC packing slip/invoice. 
Bimmerworld is now selling a PFC street pad that fits this bbk for $195/set which isn't bad, so I'm going to order those tomorrow and hopefully get this thing installed in the next week or so, and then swap the pads for RA in July
The race pads are like frickin hamburgers they're so huge. From what I know they wear quickly at the track though so I guess it's not too surprising. 

Some of the dmv's still have stock of the old plates. I know waukesha has the new style and anyone getting plates via mail will get the new ones.

Matt just got 6 digit ones from the DMV in Madison this last week so I doubt you guys will have them up there yet. 

Last V8 until the timing chains let go and this one blows up?

Agreed. Trebila specializes in JB4/MHD tunes, I'd recommend him.

Doing burnouts as I wait for the turbos to arrive...

This past weekend a buddy and I took a trip to Decorah, IA to visit Toppling Goliath Brewery for the release of their Naughty Temple beer then we hit up Pulpit Rock Brewery and headed to Dubuque from there to stay overnight.  Any chance I get to drive along the Mississippi I take it!  It rained most of the day on Saturday but we had a few spots where I was able to push a little in the corners and Sunday gave way to much drier roads.  I forgot my camera at home so I only have a few shitty cell phone pics.  After about 400 miles the car performed flawlessly which is a major accomplishment for any N54.  She needs a good wash after this trip (inside and out) but that's a small price to pay for a great trip.  

creepin on a clown shoe

ain't croppin for no one.

Overall progress of fitting motor and getting correct fitting headers. Motor cleaned in the pics and reassembled with new gaskets ect. Powder coated valve covers for a hint of color and a ls1 water pump. Now to just get it final mounted on the motor plates with the c5 corvette racing alternator and we are in business.
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jeez, get a room.

Sitting in downtown Minneapolis Saturday night.

Dang, it's too bad your friends D couldn't get nut blasted.

I dusted off the camera and took some awesome photos of both cars:

I checked the 2012 streetview map of his former place of employment hoping to see what was mentioned in the story. Leaving satisfied

About which part? I'm not aware of many other platforms that can be found for $8-$10k that'll have as much potential as an n54 car.
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You're talking about a car that weighs almost 1,000lbs more than a 135i which is much more expensive to mod and maintain for normal people.  So yes, your s55 is a great dyno queen and highway cruiser but the n54 can be put up the same or larger numbers and be faster with less.  
@suspenceful Now back on topic, a set of VTT GC's?

About which part? I'm not aware of many other platforms that can be found for $8-$10k that'll have as much potential as an n54 car.
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Trust me, I've been tempted to sell/trade for an N54 car. But I tell myself not to because this car has been deadnuts reliable. The 328i is a great platform that doesn't seem to have many issues. While it isn't all that fast, it is somewhat torquey for an N/A car. Only thing that bothers me is that the rear seats don't fold down. Other than that, I love it.

I don't plan on hooking on high boost and anything below 60mph on the street. I'm going to try Federal's 595 RS-R tire because it's cheap and see what happens. I can always limit boost by gear until I find the sweet spot if I need to hook up.
No 1M conversion. I could do a rear hub swap to gain an additional 10mm of clearance and do a smaller rear brake conversion to fit a 16" wheel/tire setup. None of that is on my radar yet though. I want to install parts and save for an LSD first.
This is true, sadly. Still a great car for the price though.

Pretty much any phone or crappy camera makes the car look still lol

I would suggest driving both back to back, I can almost guarantee you'll want the M3. All the N54 (except maybe for the 1M - though I can't comment on that)  cars just don't feel special compared to the E9x M3. Sure they're very quick but that's about it. They don't handle all that well and can't put the power down.

That looks more like a front bumper