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      12-26-2017, 06:49 PM   #2
Michael9218
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Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Woodstock, GA

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M Coupe LTW

With the primary objective being to reduce weight on this car, I knew that I would be stripping the car of everything that isn’t needed to go around a track. The base weight of the car was a hefty 3,200 lbs dry. Heavier than an E36 M3…



The first decision was whether to stay with the factory engine management and ABS or go stand alone. I decided to stay with the factory DME and ABS. As this is my second track car build, I knew that the first step is then to get the DME programmed to ignore systems that will be removed from the car so it stays happy as modules are removed and wires are cut and removed. Otherwise, you will get codes, or worse, a no start situation. Dave Markert at Markert Motor Works in Lawrenceville, GA set me up with an off-the-shelf performance tune and programmed the DME to ignore the following systems: EWS (anti-theft), SRS, TPMS, Audio/video, body control (windows and doors), emissions, climate control. A proper dyno tune will be done later.
With that done, I began to strip the interior of the car. Everything must go.

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