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11-08-2021, 05:59 PM | #1 |
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Hey All -
Picked up a 2006 E85 Roadster over the weekend - Automatic tranny with 13k miles. Gorgeous car that's been garaged it's whole life but that's about to change. I had a F30 328i xDrive before I decided to "upgrade" to a 2020 C43 AMG. I modded the $hit out of my 3 series and loved every minute of it, including being part of these forums. After switching to the benz, I can't lie that I still miss my 3 series in certain situations, especially the community. The MB forums are full of pretentious aholes who think their $hit don't stink and this will be the last MB I ever purchase. Anywhoooo - back to the Z4. I've been doing some research on simple mods and was hoping to get some input... Exhaust - Cheapest/meanest solution seems to be the back box delete. My wife will also be driving the car so I don't want to do it if it's obnoxious. Are there any valved solutions or something in the middle in terms of sound/drone? Motor Tuning - I've seen the free tunes on bimmerlabs and also the Active Autowerks tune. I have the 3.0i and don't plan on immediately swapping out the intake manifold - Any thoughts here? Don't necessarily feel like paying $500 for 15hp but are there any other benefits to the AA tune? Open to suggestions. Trans Tuning - Considering XHP stage 2 - The stock shifts are painfully slow and really make me miss the ZF from my F30. Recommendations? - Anything I'm missing that's a must on a stock 3.0i? Planning on going with some Staggered VMR's like I did on my last bimmer - Seem to be a great value. Any input is greatly appreciated and couldn't be happier to be back in the BMW family... |
11-08-2021, 09:52 PM | #2 |
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If you’re not going 3 stage, skip the tune all together. Just get a nice exhaust and quality set of lightweight wheels like Apex. I personally don’t like VMR. Had them way back in the day when everyone and their mother wanted convex wheels but they were heavy AF.
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