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[3LiterStraightSix]

And I greatly respect that. You're correct, I do have that "old school” thinking. Thanks for accepting rather than bashing me. To each their own! Anywho, sexy bastard child of a car!

i have a friend like this... he actually loves my car and pushed me to do a lot of the things i did but when it came time to sell his ZHP Sedan because he wants all m3 from each generation... he wanted the COUPE. even though my Sedan has everything literally everything and more than his "new to him" e46 m3 ZCP package.. he told me "nope sorry your car doesnt have WSB VIN and i only want WSB vin cars even tough your car has everything from an M3".

some people are just like that, they only like the technically accepted models that have WSB on them and nothing else can come close. This is the mind set of a lot of old school BMW heads and its ok. those same people would rather have an US Spec e36 M3 sedan with the wimpy S52 in it just because it has WSB VIN.


right now my car is a bastard child lol not a ZHP but not an M3.. it is my own creation and it is what it is... its a love it or hate it.

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[ZHPizza]

Bet you it's his touring.

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i have a friend like this... he actually loves my car and pushed me to do a lot of the things i did but when it came time to sell his ZHP Sedan because he wants all m3 from each generation... he wanted the COUPE. even though my Sedan has everything literally everything and more than his "new to him" e46 m3 ZCP package.. he told me "nope sorry your car doesnt have WSB VIN and i only want WSB vin cars even tough your car has everything from an M3".

some people are just like that, they only like the technically accepted models that have WSB on them and nothing else can come close. This is the mind set of a lot of old school BMW heads and its ok. those same people would rather have an US Spec e36 M3 sedan with the wimpy S52 in it just because it has WSB VIN.


right now my car is a bastard child lol not a ZHP but not an M3.. it is my own creation and it is what it is... its a love it or hate it.

Your custom creation is always going to be, at least to you, leagues better than anything that could be bought in the showroom. That's what we're all here for, right?

[joeybananaz18]

The way I see it is that the E46 m3 was (and still is) just one of the all time greatest cars, but the fact that it never came in a sedan body style (as the generations that came before and after it did) doesn't make it perfect. If I had to chose between dropping 50K on the IB over lotus white ZCP that sold on BaT over the weekend, of put 50K into transforming my ZHP into something similar to shawn's..... lets just say id be PMing him ALOT.

[Rovert]

I haven’t driven my car in two weeks. I have been enjoying the 535d too much. LOL. I so enjoy having four doors. I wish my M had more doors. It’s just so much better when you have crap to carry and people to pile in the car.

What I really love is having nearly 200ft-lbs of torque more than my M3. Turbo diesel launches and roll ons are just so perfect, easy and compliant in the city. Maybe I’m getting old. Haha.

[az3579]

I haven’t driven my car in two weeks. I have been enjoying the 535d too much. LOL. I so enjoy having four doors. I wish my M had more doors. It’s just so much better when you have crap to carry and people to pile in the car.

What I really love is having nearly 200ft-lbs of torque more than my M3. Turbo diesel launches and roll ons are just so perfect, easy and compliant in the city. Maybe I’m getting old. Haha.

Man if the E46 M3 was available with the correct number of doors, I never would have had the joy of experiencing the ZHP. Blessing and a curse I guess!

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[DeathTrap]

I haven’t driven my car in two weeks. I have been enjoying the 535d too much. LOL. I so enjoy having four doors. I wish my M had more doors. It’s just so much better when you have crap to carry and people to pile in the car.

What I really love is having nearly 200ft-lbs of torque more than my M3. Turbo diesel launches and roll ons are just so perfect, easy and compliant in the city. Maybe I’m getting old. Haha.

My wife just picked up an e90d...these things make lazy driving VERY appealing.

[Sockethead]

You can find incredible HP & torque from the BMW diesel. Several of the techs at Kristen's dealerships have bought customers diesels and modded them...

[704sw]

You can find incredible HP & torque from the BMW diesel. Several of the techs at Kristen's dealerships have bought customers diesels and modded them...

I didn’t know about the HP but I knew they were absolute torque monsters.

[DeathTrap]

I didn’t know about the HP but I knew they were absolute torque monsters.

ccbsecu did this:

On stock turbos, upgraded FMIC, straight pipe exhaust - these cars can make around 380 whp and about 580-600 wtq. Not bad for a diesel car! The best part - with the Emissions deleted, the car can get upwards of 45 mpg's! For the readers benefit - the almost INSTANT torque this car makes is addictive. Not satisfied with this power level - I decided to go all in for a big power. This included:

Upgraded my turbos (Hybrid)
Snow Meth kit with a 1200 cc nozzle - running a conservative 65/35 Meth/water mix.
xHP Transmission stage 3 tune
Custom Dyno tune running ~ 45 psi
Upgraded FMIC, solid piped
Wavetrac LSD, Diff Brace, Power Flex Diff bushings
Custom CIA
Bilstein Coilovers
Modified Injectors
Hamilton Springs
HPFP

All of this brought the car to just over 500 whp and ~ 690 wtq....and many hurt feelings at the track and down in 'mexico'.

[Rovert]

My wife just picked up an e90d...these things make lazy driving VERY appealing.

Well you can be super lazy in eco pro mode which I absolute love since I have fun in the game of hypermiling. The rush of speed runs costs a lot of money with police and towing here. LOL.

But if I do need to GO, no downshift is needed. Half a second of turbo spool and I have over 400ft-lbs at my command. If I’m already at 2,000RPM or higher than torque is near instant and it’ll make your passengers lose grip of their phone if they’re not hanging onto it tightly. Haha

Diesel power delivery is different than my friend’s X5M which I’ve driven around and is much faster than most vehicles on the road. It’s stupid ridiculous and not needed. LOL