Str8 RippiN's - 2006 ESS Supercharged Z4M Coupe - "A30 Blue" - E86

[Str8 RippiN]

Hey guys, i finally got my new ///M coupe on Easter weekend and to say that i'm stoked is an understatement. As some of you know i previously had a 2006 ZCP E46 M3 "eM3ly" for 4 and 1/2 and awesome years. I honestly thought i would have my M3 for life, but we all know how that works don't we..

The Full Mod List and a few Pictures + Videos of "eM3ly" before she was parted-

A little video of eM3ly me and my buddies through together..
BMW E46 M3 Scorza Exhaust - YouTube

An Exhaust Video filmed with a Go-Pro Hero 2
Status Gruppe Tuning Headers, Sec 1, Un-Resonated X-pipe and Scorza muffler - YouTube

Mods

Engine
Dinan CAI
Macht Shnell Charge Elbow
STG Headers
STG Resonated Section 1
STG Un-resonated Section 2
Scorza Muffler with full Blue Titanium tips (only one built this way)

Suspension
KW Clubsports set up by Autotalent
Turner Sways Front and Rear
Rouge Rear Shock Mounts
KW Camber Plates
Adjustable End-links
Powerflex RTAB and FCAB (Put in less than 4,000 miles ago)

Wheels
HRE Fall-Line Motorsport R43′s - Front 18×9.5+26 Rear 18×10+22 and i’m currently running Hankook v12′s 265/35/18 and 275/35/18
Rays Blue Valve Stems and lugs Nuts
Camber is set at -2.8 front and -1.8 rear

Breaks
Brand new OEM ZCP rotors with Stop Tech Street Performance Pads
Bimmerworld SS Lines and Blue Fluid.

Interior
Recaro Pole Positions in Black Micro Suede
BMW Integrated Ipod Set-up
OEM Harmon Kardon Sound System
No Navigation
iND Shifter on my SMG lever for a very cup car feel and reach when shifting.

Exterior
Painted Satin Black Roof, Mirrors, Handels, and trunk spoiler.
The lightest Tint i could find is on the red portion of the taillights to get rid of the the red nose reindeer effect.
EAS Matte Black Kidney and Gills with monochrome Stickers
Monochrome Rear M3 emblem to match
Brand new oem BMW Roundels put on.
35% medical grade window tint.
I also bought and professionally painted and installed a euro bumper as well as had the fog lights removed.

I looked for the exact car for two years (no that is not a typo) Grey on Grey with SMG. It was like finding a needle is a haystack. I bought the car in 2008 with 12,124 miles on it and it was truly a dream to me. Makes me sad just looking at pictures.. I still miss this car everyday and will definitely be adding another E46 ZCP to the stable latter on in life








As Rafiki says "its in the past." Time to move onto the future now. First off let me say that the product of the car you see now is all thanks to its Previous Owner Chris Fine (crfine88) who is truly a meticulous genius. His work and long thought out process's of modding have taken this M Coupe to a whole other level. His work on the car up to now can be found here http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=403119 Chris is one of the coolest guys i've ever met in the BMW community and his helpfulness is only exceeded by his genuine passion for Motorsport perfection.

So onto the car!!! : My new baby is a 2006 Interlagos Blue (A30) E86 M Coupe Currently sporting a ESS 445 Stage 1 Supercharger soon to be 525 Stage 2 Supercharger. I'm working on the mod list right now as its a big one but some of the highlights are the Stoptech BBK 6pot Front 4pot Rear, KW Clubpsorts, Full Chasis Welded FIA Cage, Recaro Profi's with Status Harness, HRE R43's Satin Black, Sparco wheel and quick release, iND shift nob Auto Solutions SSK, Custom one of gauge pod set-up built by Chris, speakers have been pulled out along with windshield wiper and wiper reservoir, Ceramic Coated CSL Headers, and a lot more

The Pictures When i was trailering her home from AZ to SoCal, I guess its important to note the only reason i trailered it is because it was going into limp mode (now being sorted at Platteforme A.G.)








Check out that mirror Finish!!

Full moon out as we loaded the car


I will post a full mod list and more pictures (shitty one's as i don't own a nice camera haha) as soon as i get her back from the awesome guys at Platteforme Toan and crew met me at 9 on the saturday before easter to take my car into there shop (talk about customer service)

Plans for the future as of now:
-Upgrade to Air to Air inter-cooled ESS Stage 2 525 kit
-Epic headers (Ceramic Euro/CSL headers will be fore sale)
-Full Custom Exhaust
-Custom Z4GT3 style diffuser
-Lightweight minimalist sound system with removable sub
-Poly FCAB's + RTAB's (whiteline)
-Finish off in-complete interior
-MCS Remote 2-way dampers (wishful thinking)
-Sway bars

I can't wait to get out to the track again and have some fun with the Z
-also note i need to get back into the swing of shifting gears myself haha SMG has made me lazy and i must now re-learn how to "properly" drive a stick at the track. wish me luck!

Will be updating periodically, but also feel free post or pm me about any questions you may have.

This is gonna be a fun one, Cheers guys - Tommy

[Rated M Roadster]

Chris sold his car!?

It looks amazing though; probably the hottest Z4M ever! Look forward to seeing the new additions!

[XMetal]

WHAT??? Never would have thought crfine88 would ever sell the car, especially with all the work he had put into it. Glad to see an enthusiast would get good use out of his great mods

[nmulax]

Yep… But I'm going to quote him here; "If things go well, I will own an M coupe again." So hopefully he isn't gone for good!

He's already picked up a replacement for the Z4M, and while it's different, it's not that much of a departure. I'll let Chris do the unveiling



Str8 RippiN, welcome to Zpost. Can't wait to see what the future holds for this machine!

[johanness]

Congrats on one of the best purchases on these forums. Many folks will be jealous.

Epic headers??

[dorifto88]

hey tommy come out may 25th to laguna !

[pokeybritches]

Woah, wasn't expecting to hear that Chris sold his car! Congrats on the purchase.

[Str8 RippiN]

Originally Posted by Rated M Roadster

Chris sold his car!?

It looks amazing though; probably the hottest Z4M ever! Look forward to seeing the new additions!

Thanks Dude you bought Chris's ARC8's right? loved those offsets he had on them. And i know i can't wait to get the balling rolling on them

Originally Posted by XMetal

WHAT??? Never would have thought crfine88 would ever sell the car, especially with all the work he had put into it. Glad to see an enthusiast would get good use out of his great mods

Never say never, i never thought i was going to sell my E46 M3 but here i'm today not regretting it. And thanks it was more like i adopted the car from Chris than bought it, she's in another loving home.

Originally Posted by nmulax

Yep… But I'm going to quote him here; "If things go well, I will own an M coupe again." So hopefully he isn't gone for good!

He's already picked up a replacement for the Z4M, and while it's different, it's not that much of a departure. I'll let Chris do the unveiling



Str8 RippiN, welcome to Zpost. Can't wait to see what the future holds for this machine!

Thanks for the welcoming i'm still new here on Zpost but have been on M3forum since 2004, everyone i've met here so far though have been stand up guys. I'm looking forward to this joining the community
And yes i won't spoil it either or the reasoning behind it as well, all will be revealed in due time though. I'll let Chris spring it on you guys when he has it all sorted He'll definitely be back in a Z coupe thats for sure!

Originally Posted by johanness

Congrats on one of the best purchases on these forums. Many folks will be jealous.

Epic headers??

Epic motorsport headers they have larger diameter piping, are equal length, and bigger collectors. The have been in development for like 2 years now and i was waiting to get them on my E46 but now i'm going to try fit them on the Z, no ones done it on a Z4M yet and only a about 10 guys have put them on their E46 M3's that i know of thus far. Here's all the info on them URL="http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=377145"]http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=377145[/URL]

Originally Posted by dorifto88

hey tommy come out may 25th to laguna !

I'm going to try to have the car all sorted by then but will def be there if i can! I need to properly learn how to drive stick again since its been awhile and get use to the supercharger haha

[dorifto88]

may i suggest epic headers and ss non catted section one ? haha

come on the 25th! i know a socal folk are going to sonoma that weekend !

[Str8 RippiN]

Originally Posted by pokeybritches

Woah, wasn't expecting to hear that Chris sold his car! Congrats on the purchase.

Thank you, Chris has big plans for future this was just one of the steps along the way. Keep your eye out he's going to be making moves!

[Str8 RippiN]

Originally Posted by dorifto88

may i suggest epic headers and ss non catted section one ? haha

come on the 25th! i know a socal folk are going to sonoma that weekend !

i know all my buddies are registered all ready!! i need to get out there! and Laguna Seca is my favorite track Ya right haha i'm doing a full custom exhaust and even then i know i won't clear DB limits there lol

[dorifto88]

haha yeah i lift off near the sound check booth, a few of us have to. pleaseeee try to make it man !

[Str8 RippiN]

Originally Posted by dorifto88

haha yeah i lift off near the sound check booth, a few of us have to. pleaseeee try to make it man !

i'll have Chewbaca order the parts for the Zillenium Falcon asap so i can try my best to be there haha

[Rated M Roadster]

Originally Posted by Str8 RippiN

Thanks Dude you bought Chris's ARC8's right? loved those offsets he had on them. And i know i can't wait to get the balling rolling on them

Yeah, I picked them up. But I think I like the HREs that are on there now just as much!

[philjw]

Originally Posted by Str8 RippiN

Plans for the future as of now:
-Upgrade to Air to Air inter-cooled ESS Stage 2 525 kit
-Epic headers (Ceramic Euro/CSL headers will be fore sale)

Hi Tommy. Congrats on one beast of a car I'm surprised Chris could let that one go after reading so much about his mod journey on this forum. Just sent you a PM claiming dibs on those headers when you go to upgrade

[beta]

Welcome! You bought a true work of art, congratulations.

[tikamak]

Where is chris anyway ?

[Gt4]

Congrats, this car is awesome!

[Gt4]

Also, curious to know the weight of this car

[zBone]

Great to see a car going to someone as passionate as the previous owner. Question - since you're stepping up the SC package, did you give any thought to the used one for sale on the forums? Just curious if there was a reason you weren't picking that up.

[Jroc]

Awesome, you have yourself a great car! Cant wait to see where you take it. No wonder there hasnt been an update on the build thread.

[itdnwiwbp]

Congrats on the car! That one's a huge score. Everyone's been drooling over it for years. I think I'd seen your old M3 around PB a few times. Also a good lookin' car. I'll be on the lookout for those headers if they come up for sale one here.