X3 pics in downtown ATX.
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X3 pics in downtown ATX.
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2005 IR / black / 6MT159,000 miles
Dinan; Hign Flow Intake System, & Strut Tower Brace
Turner Motorsports; Underdrive Power Pulleys
Koni Sport, Bridgestone; Potenza RE-11, Coby Wheel
Stewart High Performance Water Pump
Hawk High Performance Street 5.0 Brake Pads
Brembo Rotor
The purposeful face of a formidable athlete:
The spine-tingling 330i Performance Package.
Purchased CPO on 12/23/2006 with 28,090 miles
325i, 2005, 5MT, Silvergrey, leatherette, Sport package; CDV delete, KONI STR-T & KYB Excel-G, Weisslichts, Stewart H2O pump
328i, 2010, 6MT, Spacegrey, dakota leather, M-sport packages; has a 330 intake but no tune - yet
Hey now..
Without Oil Drillers help, that Beemer you have won't be making any curves.
Strip Miners are for Teslas.
Took her to my first track day at Charlotte Motor Speedway yesterday. Car was great, the new suspension really paid off. Feels pretty much perfect. The new weak link are definitely the tires, especially running stock staggered sizes. 245 square would be ideal. It also felt like it really ran out of breath past 4200rpm, but maybe that's just clogged cats and the bugged MS45 tune (haven't gotten the DISA knock fix yet). It very slowly crept up on a R33 Skyline on the oval which has 250hp I believe, so I don't think the car is down on hp. I'll have to troubleshoot more.
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Last edited by Galapolis; 03-18-2021 at 10:40 AM.
330i Base | Mysticblau | Slicktop | 6MT
Nice! Yeah tires and brakes will be your weakest link - I found the HPS pads are okay to start but if you do a lot of events then you'll wear through them very fast. Tires as well - my Conti ECS did not hold up well with extended use, the heat was just too much.
I feel my power output is similar to yours as well - I do burn some oil so I suspect my cats are somewhat clogged as well.
Also jealous of your ability to take nice pics. And the fact that I've extended storage of my car until end of April - just too busy with school so might as well save a bit of cash, and parts hoard
I've got the HPS pads too, I used to have Cool Carbon ST pads, but they are borderline useless on the street. Took at least 10 60-0 slam stops to get them to bite. The HPS also squeak like crazy, but at least cold bite is OK. For my next set I want to get Carbotech or PFC, which my SCCA friend says are the best options. You might want to check those out too.
Not sure about the tires yet, since it's ultimately still a street car. I think the Ventus RS4 might be the most I can get away with. As for pics, all it takes is strapping a $20 vintage lens onto a big ass sensor and the rest takes care of itself. What you should truly be jealous of is this Spec E46 that only weighed in at 2600lbs. The guy said he has to find ways to increase the weight because it's too light for the class spec now.
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Last edited by Galapolis; 03-18-2021 at 02:31 PM.
330i Base | Mysticblau | Slicktop | 6MT
Already have a set of DTC-60s ready to go for this summer, trying to stick with what I can get from FCP for the warranty. It'll be a bit of a PITA since it's not a streetable pad, I'll be swapping between that and my HPS for the street.
If you do a lot of events then a set of square style 68s and RS4s are the way to go - the RS4 will wear and grip much better than a street tire on track. Also damn, can't imagine driving an E46 that has 500+ lbs removed, that's insane