Un1que
01-27-2020, 07:08 PM
Just acquired this '05 ZHP Coupe, 6 Speed. Awesome car, drives straight, looks pretty good from 20 feet, comfortable, decent power, love it! It was previously involved in a relatively minor collision (hood, bumper, fan, driver side fender, rear driver side fender), totaled, and rebuilt to inspection standard but with some cheap parts. After that it's been messed around with a little. I bought it for a track car, and it's going to be a couple months before I properly get into the mods so I'll probably use it as my daily.
Issues (open to opinions, will post on the appropriate thread as I get into it).
1. Front Lights are ebay angel eyes special, wiring sucks, they work ok on manual, but automatic mode flashes the green led on the dash (tracking not hooked up). Not sure it's worth changing at this point
2. Rear wheels lock up on heavy braking. PO put hawk pads on the rear (not sure what are on the fronts).. plus he gave me a couple spare parts including what looks like an ABS pump and a new throttle body tube. Looks like an ASC delete is a thing on these cars, I'll probably reinstall it if I'm going to the track (or maybe put hawks on the front too. happy for opinions). Are the brake system adjustable for front/rear bias? just a thought.
3. Looks like the suspension is aftermarket but doesnt feel like a racer special, it rides nice. I'll look up the track section for some advice.
Have another couple E46's (my son and his buddy both have them). One has been sitting for ages so the EWS/DME is out of sync, will try and figure that out. I have access to a decent scan tool.
Oh, and today is my birthday. Wrong side of a big number. Go me.
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Issues (open to opinions, will post on the appropriate thread as I get into it).
1. Front Lights are ebay angel eyes special, wiring sucks, they work ok on manual, but automatic mode flashes the green led on the dash (tracking not hooked up). Not sure it's worth changing at this point
2. Rear wheels lock up on heavy braking. PO put hawk pads on the rear (not sure what are on the fronts).. plus he gave me a couple spare parts including what looks like an ABS pump and a new throttle body tube. Looks like an ASC delete is a thing on these cars, I'll probably reinstall it if I'm going to the track (or maybe put hawks on the front too. happy for opinions). Are the brake system adjustable for front/rear bias? just a thought.
3. Looks like the suspension is aftermarket but doesnt feel like a racer special, it rides nice. I'll look up the track section for some advice.
Have another couple E46's (my son and his buddy both have them). One has been sitting for ages so the EWS/DME is out of sync, will try and figure that out. I have access to a decent scan tool.
Oh, and today is my birthday. Wrong side of a big number. Go me.
36183
36184