Modification Journal / 2006 M Coupe / Interlagos Blue / #207 of 1815

[mousitch]

Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

SHAM wow even!!

nice!

[007MCoupe]

Originally Posted by crfine88

Updates will come soon. I had to take the exhaust back to the ceramic coating company because they had done a poor job the first time around.

I have also been crazy busy at work.

more to come

hope everything's going well with your exhaust!

[nmulax]

The exhaust is finished and back on the car... he's just slacking

[007MCoupe]

Originally Posted by nmulax

The exhaust is finished and back on the car... he's just slacking

ha, thanks! this thread doesn't deserve to be on the second page...

[nmulax]

Don't you think it's time to share the newest mod?

When's the new internet getting hooked up?

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by nmulax

Don't you think it's time to share the newest mod?

When's the new internet getting hooked up?

Yes, I have been slacking .

We are suposed to have the internet hooked up this weekend at the house. My "High Speed" DSL connection @ work is to slow to upload photos. This is my excuse for the lack of updates.

[007MCoupe]

I'm sur eyou could've had ONE photo loaded in the past month.....lol j/k!

I saw this back at the top of the first page and got excited again!

[r4gs]

crfine88, how easy was the installation of the gruppe m intake? i'm also noting that it threw some codes?

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

I'm sur eyou could've had ONE photo loaded in the past month.....lol j/k!

I saw this back at the top of the first page and got excited again!

hahaha, I will be back at it soon, now mount the new wheels!

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by r4gs

crfine88, how easy was the installation of the gruppe m intake? i'm also noting that it threw some codes?

r4gs,
The Gruppe M installation is very easy.

No codes from the Gruppe M. You can install this intake without any issues. The codes were from trying to adapt the CF plenum to our car by relocating a vacuum line. This had nothing do do with the Gruppe M. I had just done both mods at the same time.

The Gruppe M sounds amazing too.

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by mousitch

Wow...

Thanks

[007MCoupe]

Originally Posted by crfine88

hahaha, I will be back at it soon, now mount the new wheels!

i'm cleaning them tonight!!!!

[r4gs]

Originally Posted by crfine88

r4gs,
The Gruppe M installation is very easy.

No codes from the Gruppe M. You can install this intake without any issues. The codes were from trying to adapt the CF plenum to our car by relocating a vacuum line. This had nothing do do with the Gruppe M. I had just done both mods at the same time.

The Gruppe M sounds amazing too.

that sounds comforting. are there any resources available that document, preferably pictorially, how to replace the stock airbox with the gruppe m? i've done a search on zpost and on google and haven't come up with much beyond the installation pdf from gruppe m themselves, which is terribly cryptic!

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

i'm cleaning them tonight!!!!

have to give a hard time until they are on

Originally Posted by r4gs

that sounds comforting. are there any resources available that document, preferably pictorially, how to replace the stock airbox with the gruppe m? i've done a search on zpost and on google and haven't come up with much beyond the installation pdf from gruppe m themselves, which is terribly cryptic!

I havn't found anything great out there, but if you end up getting the intake I will put something together for you with the pictures I have.

The direction are sort of lame, but the install is very straight forward. The factory box is held in with rubber compression grommets, so once you disconnect the intake elbow and MAF, it just pulls straight out.

Just shoot me a PM if you want some more guidance

[r4gs]

Originally Posted by crfine88

have to give a hard time until they are on

I havn't found anything great out there, but if you end up getting the intake I will put something together for you with the pictures I have.

The direction are sort of lame, but the install is very straight forward. The factory box is held in with rubber compression grommets, so once you disconnect the intake elbow and MAF, it just pulls straight out.

Just shoot me a PM if you want some more guidance

cool beans! now to just seal a deal with matty c....

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by r4gs

cool beans! now to just seal a deal with matty c....

Cool, good luck

[007MCoupe]

Originally Posted by crfine88

have to give a hard time until they are on

They're up!

[007MCoupe]

sooooo....ceramic coated exhaust....

[BMW Maniac]

Best thread ever!

I am thinking about the clear bra, but I hate seeing the outline of the edges of it on the bumper (for some models)....I couldn't see it on yours, does it completely cover it?

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

sooooo....ceramic coated exhaust....

soon

Originally Posted by BMW Maniac

Best thread ever!

I am thinking about the clear bra, but I hate seeing the outline of the edges of it on the bumper (for some models)....I couldn't see it on yours, does it completely cover it?

Thanks!

When the car has just been detailed, you do not see the clear bra outline. My clear bra goes about 1/4 the way up the hood and fenders, and covers the entire bumper.

When the car is dirty, the clear bra outline is very visible. I hate seeing the outline too. I am willing to put up with this though becasue it really does a great job protecting the paint from rock chips. I have driven aprx. 20k with the clear bra and the front end still looks new.

[Samjam927]

Did you just get some stuff done at eas?? cause theres pic of a car very similar to yours in a thread on E46Fanatics

[S9]

Great Tread