William's 330Ci ZHP Maintenance and Project Thread

[slater]

I'm also seriously considering terra's E46 M3 gauge cluster swap:

It would be cool, but the only downsides I see are:
a) it's not stock, but fits with the profile of my OEM+ modifications of my car,
b) the amount of the speedometer and tachometer gauges that is actually useful is decreased (lower top speed and lower RPM redline of the M54 compared to the S54),
c) terra needs the DME which means I should most likely remove the Shark Injector so that I can mail it to him, then once it's all done, have the shark injector reinstalled, which all adds to the expense. Upside is I could have the newest software flashed by terra.
d) downtime of my car. Not a big issue, but still adds to the inconvenience.

i'm in the same boat - really want this, and will have to uninstall my shark tune beforehand and ship everything to terra - and get the latest DME flash too (so i don't have to do it ). i've located a canadian cluster and will hopefully have it this weekend.

Plus the oil temp gauge is going to be needed when I add FI to the car. I have a Dinan stage 3 tune on my car and he said he can work around it.
Also, with him virginizing the original cluster, if you do decide to remove the M3 cluster, you can just put the old one back in.

exactly!

the oil temp gauge and 'warmup lights' on the tach are the main reasons i want it.

[Vas]

I bought an M3 cluster and had it shipped directly to him. When he receives it and verifies that it's in good working order, I'll ship him my DME and the ZHP cluster. I'm so psyched about this, I loved the cluster in the X5 4.8is and the M3 cluster is pretty much identical. Plus the oil temp gauge is going to be needed when I add FI to the car. I have a Dinan stage 3 tune on my car and he said he can work around it.
Also, with him virginizing the original cluster, if you do decide to remove the M3 cluster, you can just put the old one back in.

The way I look at it is we spend most of our time inside the car driving it. Might as well have some good, functional eye candy on the inside too

I got an M3 Cluster as well that I will be sending to him. Going to put it in my Imola zhp.

[NoVAphotog]

I got an M3 Cluster as well that I will be sending to him. Going to put it in my Imola zhp.

I got cold feet and am selling the one I had gotten as a knee jerk buy to Vas.

Mostly because of the lack of s54 and the redline not matching and not wanting to mod past a certain point as you mentioned William.

I barely drive the car and when I do it's long enough that I know my oil temp is at the proper temp for some fun.

Still very curious how it all turns out and to check out Vas' later.

[Sockethead]

He changes the LEDs to match the ZHP redline. He's also adding the two LEDs for the rear doors.... the cluster is going to look totally like it belongs there.

[NoVAphotog]

He changes the LEDs to match the ZHP redline. He's also adding the two LEDs for the rear doors.... the cluster is going to look totally like it belongs there.

My reaction wasn't totally knee jerk...bad way of saying it. It does look like a great mod. Just changed my mind, Peter and I can't have the exact same car.

[slater]

My reaction wasn't totally knee jerk...bad way of saying it. It does look like a great mod. Just changed my mind, Peter and I can't have the exact same car.

LOL!!! now i need to change my mind also...

[az3579]

With the M3 cluster I'd find it very strange having 2k of unusable RPMs on the tach. That would drive me nuts. Lol

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[Vas]

Still very curious how it all turns out and to check out Vas' later.

Yeah for sure.

I am looking forward to getting it done.

[BMWCurves]

I bought an M3 cluster and had it shipped directly to him. When he receives it and verifies that it's in good working order, I'll ship him my DME and the ZHP cluster. I'm so psyched about this, I loved the cluster in the X5 4.8is and the M3 cluster is pretty much identical. Plus the oil temp gauge is going to be needed when I add FI to the car. I have a Dinan stage 3 tune on my car and he said he can work around it.
Also, with him virginizing the original cluster, if you do decide to remove the M3 cluster, you can just put the old one back in.

The way I look at it is we spend most of our time inside the car driving it. Might as well have some good, functional eye candy on the inside too

Very true. It's why I sometimes wonder about people that skimp on things we use so often like shoes but they'll splurge on a nice suit or something they use much less frequently. Everyone to their own preference, I suppose

The part number for tranny mount you listed is same as what I used...

Cool, thanks! Did you replace anything else when you did the trans mounts? I've seen some people mention new nuts, but seems sort of superfluous. Same goes for M3 motor mounts (I can't remember if you did those or not).

i'm in the same boat - really want this, and will have to uninstall my shark tune beforehand and ship everything to terra - and get the latest DME flash too (so i don't have to do it ). i've located a canadian cluster and will hopefully have it this weekend.

exactly!

the oil temp gauge and 'warmup lights' on the tach are the main reasons i want it.

Yup, they're all good reasons for the cluster, but I'm still weighing it against the downsides I mentioned (reaaaaally want those shift lights haha.....)

I look forward to seeing it in your car!

I got an M3 Cluster as well that I will be sending to him. Going to put it in my Imola zhp.

Nice. It'll be interesting to see how many people jump on this.

I got cold feet and am selling the one I had gotten as a knee jerk buy to Vas.

Mostly because of the lack of s54 and the redline not matching and not wanting to mod past a certain point as you mentioned William.

I barely drive the car and when I do it's long enough that I know my oil temp is at the proper temp for some fun.

Still very curious how it all turns out and to check out Vas' later.

I think sockethead answered some of your questions (redline) but I agree...it's that balance you have to consider.

He changes the LEDs to match the ZHP redline. He's also adding the two LEDs for the rear doors.... the cluster is going to look totally like it belongs there.

Yup. Part of why it's so alluring is that terra is going to make it look like it belongs/is factory in our cars.

With the M3 cluster I'd find it very strange having 2k of unusable RPMs on the tach. That would drive me nuts. Lol

Yeah, the reduced amount of RPM and speed on the gauges would be a bit annoying. More of the tachometer is given up in the M3 cluster. I think I could live with it though.

[san]

I replaced the nuts but don't think it's necessary and I haven't replaced the engine mounts yet but will do soon...


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