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

[mousitch]

Originally Posted by crfine88

Good call, doing this while the headers are installed.

How do you like the AA's? I hear they sound bad ass.

Best mod so far. They sound awesome with the Diablo's. Fit flush like the factory header. Made it so much easier to install. Pricey but worth it!

[Dammmittt]

lol...I'm not sure I'd consider a toolbox a mod for the car unless you built it in...

[Samjam927]

Cool, keep up the good work!!!

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by Blind32

...Nice wakeboard btw, I used to ride but I hurt my shoulder in Feb snowboarding. AC Separation Grade 3, and it is still weak

Ouch, I hate to say it - but welcome to what may be a life of it never getting to 100%. I blew out my shoulder back when playing lacrosse in college (in early '04). Six years later, some days it's almost completely fine with a dull pain and slightly limited mobility; other days I can barely move my arm without pain shooting down my right side.
I seriously feel for anyone who has a shoulder injury.

Originally Posted by mousitch

Shoot on down here to Missouri. We can do the install over a weekend. Hell if we start early we could get it done in 8-10 hours maybe quicker now that ive done one. '

Awesome... Missouri is slightly closer then Phoenix

[Blind32]

Originally Posted by crfine88

I offered $950 and was shocked when he accepted my offer with out countering.

WOW, that is the deal of all deals. The prices I've seen are 1800-3000. I'd pounce on it if it was 1300. They sell new for 4k+.

Originally Posted by mousitch

Shoot on down here to Missouri. We can do the install over a weekend. Hell if we start early we could get it done in 8-10 hours maybe quicker now that ive done one. '

Man I wish America was more like Europe in the sense that different states/countries were closer. I would love to go to a National Zpost meet and meet y'all and your amazing rides.

Originally Posted by nmulax

Ouch, I hate to say it - but welcome to what may be a life of it never getting to 100%. I blew out my shoulder back when playing lacrosse in college (in early '04). Six years later, some days it's almost completely fine with a dull pain and slightly limited mobility; other days I can barely move my arm without pain shooting down my right side.
I seriously feel for anyone who has a shoulder injury.

That's what I'm afraid of. I don't really get the pain so bad. It's more of the lack of confidence in the strength of it. Afraid it is going to give out or stretch something when lifting something heavy. Sometimes it feels "loose", like I need to tighten a few bolts or something. I guess its time to throw the wakeboard up on Craigslist.

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by Dammmittt

lol...I'm not sure I'd consider a toolbox a mod for the car unless you built it in...

Yeah, it is a bit of a stretch. But the sole purpose of my toolbox is to support the modding and maint. of the M, so I count it.

Originally Posted by Samjam927

Cool, keep up the good work!!!

Will do, thanks

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by nmulax

Awesome... Missouri is slightly closer then Phoenix

Yeah, but the weather is so much better in Phoenix

That is, if you don't mind cooking from the inside out 9 months out of the year.

I'd be down to fly out and help just to get out of the heat.

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by Blind32

WOW, that is the deal of all deals. The prices I've seen are 1800-3000. I'd pounce on it if it was 1300. They sell new for 4k+.



Man I wish America was more like Europe in the sense that different states/countries were closer. I would love to go to a National Zpost meet and meet y'all and your amazing rides.

Yep, it was a real steal.


It would be great to put together a National Zpost meet. I think it would be cool if we could get a group toether for Mfest, or Bimmerfest.
I never see very many Z4's in the pictures of those events.

[crfine88]

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[Juice84]

Originally Posted by crfine88

I warned you

Still my favorite thread on here even if I dont have an M

[crfine88]

Write up and photos added for GruppeM

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by Juice84

Still my favorite thread on here even if I dont have an M

thanks man

[andre82]

wow

[nmulax]

I'm so jealous of that Motorsport plenum and the GruppeM. They just look so good!

Oh, and well done on the garage!
The cutout looks good now that it's finished and you freed up a lot of space with the toolbox.

Originally Posted by crfine88

Yeah, but the weather is so much better in Phoenix

That is, if you don't mind cooking from the inside out 9 months out of the year.

I'd be down to fly out and help just to get out of the heat.

Haha and you know the invite stands if you wanna get away from the heat for a few days!

[DarkstarZero]

How much did they quote you on the tune to get the plenum to work right? I'm just imagining an all carbon fiber engine bay that sounds ridiculous

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by nmulax

I'm so jealous of that Motorsport plenum and the GruppeM. They just look so good!

Oh, and well done on the garage!
The cutout looks good now that it's finished and you freed up a lot of space with the toolbox.



Haha and you know the invite stands if you wanna get away from the heat for a few days!

They sounded rediculous too.

Thanks man.
You've worked in the garage before, so you know how lame it was working out of tubs. We were still able to get it doen though, now it's just that much easier.

Yeah, need to get out of this heat. I wonder what flight are like right now?

[crfine88]

Originally Posted by DarkstarZero

How much did they quote you on the tune to get the plenum to work right? I'm just imagining an all carbon fiber engine bay that sounds ridiculous

At the time, I could not get hard quotes without actually starting the tune. Bimmerworld gave me a ball park of $1200. ESS would do it, but did not recomend relocating the air shut-off vacuum line.

To pull this off without an expensive tune, you just need to heat up the stock elbow with a heat gun until it is a little bit plyabe. Then fit it of over the plenum and let it cool. You don't get the extra 5 hp of the streamline boot, but you still get the gains from the plenum no hassle with engine codes.

If I had come up with this solution before selling the plenum, I may have kept it.

This really did look and sound ridiculous

[crfine88]

Pictures and write-up added for ESS VT-1 kit.

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by crfine88

They sounded rediculous too.

Thanks man.
You've worked in the garage before, so you know how lame it was working out of tubs. We were still able to get it doen though, now it's just that much easier.

Yeah, need to get out of this heat. I wonder what flight are like right now?

Hmm, I'd think a few hundred. I'll check them on my end.

Originally Posted by crfine88

Pictures and write-up added for ESS VT-1 kit.

It looks like they did an amazing job on the install! Thing looks awesome!

[VinnieAces]

hey so the ess supercharger comes with an intake too?

[007MCoupe]

Can't wait for the dyno shots!

[andre82]

Originally Posted by crfine88

Pictures and write-up added for ESS VT-1 kit.

sell carbon airbox and groupp-m air filter kit?

if you sell send me a email whit information (michele.aquilino@fastwebnet.it)




thanks Andrea

I'm Italian sorry for my English