06 BSM-NB Coupe Maintenance/Project Thread

March 4th 2016 - 114938 miles - Installed Gruppe M intake

As I posted earlier I finally installed the Gruppe M intake after purchasing a replacement filter from this link -
http://www.xposed.com.au/k-n-air-filter-rf-3301a.html

I had a friend of mine look over the old filter that i got with the intake and we both agreed that it would harm the engine as some parts of the filter just had meshing with the filter material completely gone. The vendor mentioned in the link above is in Australia, so shipping took about a week. Surprisingly though the filter was shipped to me by Gruppe M from Japan!

Here are a couple of pictures of the package and the filter before install -

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Attachment 24906

The install went pretty smoothly and took about 10 minutes. I was honestly was expecting the intake to be quite a bit more louder than what it is, but am not disappointed one bit. I now drive with my windows down so I can just listen to the induction noise. As Shawn said, my MPG is taking a hit cause I try to keep the engine at higher revs so I can enjoy the sound, but I am not complaining. Overall quite happy with the Gruppe M intake :)

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Ordered the following parts from ecstuning -

• M3 tranmission mounts (x2) - #22322282340

• Lower Transmission Mount Nut (x2) - #07129904862

• Torx Bolt (x2) - #07129904681

• Upper Transmission Mount Nut (x2) - 22316760944

• BMW TwinPower Turbo 5W-30 Engine Oil (x7) - 83212365946

• BMW Oil filter kit - 11427512300

Decided to go with the M3 tranny mounts as I heard many members here say positive things about them. I will probably install them the next weekend.

Good stuff, interested to hear what you think of the difference with the new M3 mounts. They're on my list along with M3 motor mounts. You might also consider two small o-rings for your oil change. Some other members mentioned you should change them every other oil change (part no. 11427549573 (2x)).

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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

Good stuff, interested to hear what you think of the difference with the new M3 mounts. They're on my list along with M3 motor mounts. You might also consider two small o-rings for your oil change. Some other members mentioned you should change them every other oil change (part no. 11427549573 (2x)).

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I wasn't aware that the o-ring should be replaced as well, thanks :thumbsup

My order already shipped so I guess il remember to replace them next time

March 31 2016 - 115732 miles

Changed the oil and oil filter. Went with Shell (BMW) 5w-30 oil.

Also the M3 tranny mounts arrived.

Can anyone point me to a DIY on how to change the tranny mounts? Planning to get this done this weekend...


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Originally Posted by san

March 4th 2016 - 114938 miles - Installed Gruppe M intake

As I posted earlier I finally installed the Gruppe M intake after purchasing a replacement filter from this link -
http://www.xposed.com.au/k-n-air-filter-rf-3301a.html

I had a friend of mine look over the old filter that i got with the intake and we both agreed that it would harm the engine as some parts of the filter just had meshing with the filter material completely gone. The vendor mentioned in the link above is in Australia, so shipping took about a week. Surprisingly though the filter was shipped to me by Gruppe M from Japan!

Here are a couple of pictures of the package and the filter before install -

Attachment 24905
Attachment 24906

The install went pretty smoothly and took about 10 minutes. I was honestly was expecting the intake to be quite a bit more louder than what it is, but am not disappointed one bit. I now drive with my windows down so I can just listen to the induction noise. As Shawn said, my MPG is taking a hit cause I try to keep the engine at higher revs so I can enjoy the sound, but I am not complaining. Overall quite happy with the Gruppe M intake :)

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Good to hear. I love my Gruppe M! My MPG took a huge hit for about a month lol

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Originally Posted by san

Can anyone point me to a DIY on how to change the tranny mounts? Planning to get this done this weekend...

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I have actually been looking for the same, but haven't had much luck. Best I could find was Rogue Engineering's installation instructions and a YouTube video:

Rogue Engineering Instructions: http://www.rogueengineering.com/pdf/...nny_mounts.pdf

YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyDZwmxDbA

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Originally Posted by FL116

Good to hear. I love my Gruppe M! My MPG took a huge hit for about a month lol

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I've had it for a month now and I absolutely love it! I've stopped looking at my mpg gauge lol