vbhargava Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Very excited to be a part of this WI based BMW community. Thought I'd share a little about my car and some of the recent work. Its no garage queen but I like to keep it in good shape Details: Year - 2001 Mileage - just rolled over 100k Exterior - Carbon Black Interior - 2 tone black and grey Origin - Colorado = no rust!!: Modifications when purchased: Tubi Style Exhaust; ipod integration Since acquiring the car about a year ago I've been doing some preemptive & required maintenance and modifications. Luckily Kelly Moss is right around the corner and they have a BMW master tech so anything I cant do in the driveway gets taken to them. Suspension refresh - control arms, integral links, bushings PSS9 coilovers - stock struts were starting to go out. Wanted to make this a weekend backroads beast with occasional autoXing mixed in. More to come on these. E60 shift lever + F10 Shift knob - love the shorter throws while still maintaining a stock look and feel Upgraded steel sway bar brackets - lets see how long they last. E39 M5 are known to rip the stock ones apart Camshaft sensor replacement - If you have done this before you know how much this sucks. Spent ~10 hours for 4 sensors since BMW puts them between the engine and firewall behind a metal bracket. VANOS solenoid refresh This summer was a little testing due to all of the above maintenance but I fell back in love with the car on weekend drives Next up: Get the PSS9s adjusted to provide a better ride Shark Injector Euro tune Minor cosmetic things OEM wheels - Anyone have Style 65 wheels for sale? TehRaydarlover and B C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Nice, how do you like the PSS9s? Or not sure yet until you get them adjusted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 They are amazing around the corners but really harsh on rough roads. I'm pretty sure its due to the car sitting too low. Finding ideal height will be this summers project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Glad to have you here!@tehraydarlover here also has an M5 and could share your pain with cam sensor replacement@REKIII also has one which is seeing some pretty extensive modificationWe should have at least 1 or 2 meets/drives this year in the madison area, hope to see you around at one of them vbhargava 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Glad to see you made your way over here! Looking forward to seeing the progress you make over this winter. vbhargava 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, P_Roloff said: Glad to see you made your way over here! Looking forward to seeing the progress you make over this winter. Unfortunately, no garage space to work on it so everything will need to wait until the snow melts and the salt is washed away. That E30 should be an interesting change from M5 but let's see if things work out. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Awesome! Nice to see you made it from the Madison C&C group! I have a set of B14 PSS on my 335i and I love them! The style 65's are one of the best looking wheels BMW made IMO. I don't get up to Madison C&C as much as I used to but I hope to see you around some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looks nice! Yeah, cam position sensors are a pain! Let me know if you need any help when you decide to tackle rod bearings haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nice add! Good to see other e39's showing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Every time I see these cars I want to buy one. E39 M5 looks so good. suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 ^me too especially since the price is right. Welcome again and it was nice meeting you yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Welcome! I love the E39 M5's. Im also in the Madison area and will keep a look out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 11:29 PM, TehRaydarlover said: Looks nice! Yeah, cam position sensors are a pain! Let me know if you need any help when you decide to tackle rod bearings haha. huh...at what point should I consider doing the rod bearings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/7/2018 at 9:19 AM, i_love_cars said: Every time I see these cars I want to buy one. E39 M5 looks so good. Now is the time. Nice ones are becoming harder to find and more $$$. Plenty of project version available cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 hours ago, vbhargava said: huh...at what point should I consider doing the rod bearings? You're probably okay for a while at 100k. just something to keep in mind if you ever have the upper oil pan off for some reason. These were mine after 154k: Old bearings are all out and new WPC treated ones are in 🖒 Cylinder 8 bearing definitely looks the worst, but minus the first two cylinders they all look pretty worn, very glad I decided to change them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Jdesign said: Welcome! I love the E39 M5's. Im also in the Madison area and will keep a look out for you! Looking forward to seeing you around Madison. I just bought an E30 that I'll post about shortly. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted June 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Finally got around to getting the car paint corrected and detailed. ChrisO, suspenceful, patsbimmer1 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 I love it! vbhargava 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Paint looks great! vbhargava 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted June 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Minor update: Went to install a shark injector tune to find out that it already has a tune on it. Not sure what it is but certainly explains the excessively sensitive throttle response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 6:29 PM, vbhargava said: Minor update: Went to install a shark injector tune to find out that it already has a tune on it. Not sure what it is but certainly explains the excessively sensitive throttle response Well thats a nice surprise! vbhargava 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 This is still probably one of the best cars BMW ever made wasnt m3 and vbhargava 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Finally got both Bimmers out at the same time P_Roloff and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbhargava Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Headed over to Accumoto for a suspension consultation. Ended up raising the car 1 inch all around for a more comfortable daily ride and less twitchy backroads experience. Car is feeling much better and just needs to go back for an alignment next week. Jdesign, ChrisO, suspenceful and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Accumoto is a cool place, that E36 is fresh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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