// My Build Thread: Alpine White Z4MC //

007M · 04-16-2015, 01:51 PM

Hey torchmedia, are you installing the airrex for the 1st time or have you run air before? I'm going to be updating my suspension this year and am interested in the air option.

torchmedia · 04-16-2015, 01:53 PM

This is my first time running air, so I am pretty excited about the whole thing. The AirRex struts look great.

Regarding the mixup the other day, it's not quite as bad as I first thought. Yes, the AirRex pieces do have the wrong fittings installed, but apparently it is something I can replace with new parts that will be on the way to me shortly.

007M · 04-16-2015, 03:26 PM

Thanks torchmedia. I look forward to hearing what you think of the air.

dubsesd · 05-25-2015, 08:58 AM

Tell me you didn't crash your car!? Just saw a post on instagram of a white z4mc with your wheels and vf crashed!!

torchmedia · 05-25-2015, 09:07 AM

I don't know how that ended up on Instagram, but it's true. One of the worst days of my life, I should have know better than to try out autocross on a rainy day with a newly Sc'd car.

Fortunately(!) the damage was mostly cosmetic -- bumper cover, hood, headlight, and a bit of bumper reinforcement stuff underneath. Didn't touch the SC (thank goodness) or anything on the engine.

Car is currently in the shop and should be back in about a week, better than ever. Since I am doing the bumper cover and hood I opted to get the aero side skirts while doing the painting. I also opted to try out the 1M style bumper.

dubsesd · 05-25-2015, 09:56 AM

Sorry to hear, but at least it's getting all fixed up

inTgr8r · 05-25-2015, 11:22 AM

^ +1 glad to hear it wasn't too serious.

torchmedia · 05-26-2015, 08:56 AM

mehhhhhh. Scratch the 1M bumper from Duraflex. The shop called this morning to tell me what an absolute piece of junk it is. Going back to OEM ///M.

torchmedia · 06-08-2015, 01:12 PM

I just got home from a 3100km trip down to Carlisle Ford in PA. Car ran great but my ears are still ringing from the RPI's and Euro headers / Catless S-pipe combo. SERIOUS drone!

I just spoke to Josh at RPI today and have some silencers being shipped out. They have them in stock now for anyone else who might be interested!

OH. And if there was ever any question as to how "functional" the smaller RPI outlets are, check this out. A few days without a bath and a rich VF tune gives it away:

torchmedia · 06-08-2015, 01:15 PM

yes, that is the car sitting on a Dyno. Unfortunately, the guy is a mustang specialist (whom I've visited on several other occasions with previous cars), and once he got crawling under the Z4 he refused to go any further.

He's never done a BMW before and didn't want to take the chance of strapping it down in the wrong place and wrecking something

04-16-2015, 01:51 PM	#45
007M Private First Class 17 Rep 144 Posts Drives: '007 ///M Coupe & Boxster S Join Date: May 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	Hey torchmedia, are you installing the airrex for the 1st time or have you run air before? I'm going to be updating my suspension this year and am interested in the air option.
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04-16-2015, 01:53 PM	#46
torchmedia Second Lieutenant 53 Rep 268 Posts Drives: White Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	This is my first time running air, so I am pretty excited about the whole thing. The AirRex struts look great. Regarding the mixup the other day, it's not quite as bad as I first thought. Yes, the AirRex pieces do have the wrong fittings installed, but apparently it is something I can replace with new parts that will be on the way to me shortly.
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04-16-2015, 03:26 PM	#47
007M Private First Class 17 Rep 144 Posts Drives: '007 ///M Coupe & Boxster S Join Date: May 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	Thanks torchmedia. I look forward to hearing what you think of the air.
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05-25-2015, 08:58 AM	#48
dubsesd #dubspec 6328 Rep 5,200 Posts Drives: G05 X5/ 2016 F80 M3 INDVL Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (2)	Tell me you didn't crash your car!? Just saw a post on instagram of a white z4mc with your wheels and vf crashed!! __________________ LCI ///F80 M3 Individual Atlantis Metallic / Black Full / Carbon Cermics / 6MT MPE / M Performance & Carbon package / KW v3 / 20" HRE R101LW / 20" HRE 527s / Michelin PSS / 20% tint / 3d Design / Streckenn splitters / OEM GTS hood / EAS Carbon seatbacks / Carbon RKP sideskirt / Bootmod3 / M Performance Tri color alcantara / AWE S Flow instagram: @ dubsesd
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05-25-2015, 09:07 AM	#49
torchmedia Second Lieutenant 53 Rep 268 Posts Drives: White Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I don't know how that ended up on Instagram, but it's true. One of the worst days of my life, I should have know better than to try out autocross on a rainy day with a newly Sc'd car. Fortunately(!) the damage was mostly cosmetic -- bumper cover, hood, headlight, and a bit of bumper reinforcement stuff underneath. Didn't touch the SC (thank goodness) or anything on the engine. Car is currently in the shop and should be back in about a week, better than ever. Since I am doing the bumper cover and hood I opted to get the aero side skirts while doing the painting. I also opted to try out the 1M style bumper.
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05-25-2015, 09:56 AM	#50
dubsesd #dubspec 6328 Rep 5,200 Posts Drives: G05 X5/ 2016 F80 M3 INDVL Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (2)	Sorry to hear, but at least it's getting all fixed up __________________ LCI ///F80 M3 Individual Atlantis Metallic / Black Full / Carbon Cermics / 6MT MPE / M Performance & Carbon package / KW v3 / 20" HRE R101LW / 20" HRE 527s / Michelin PSS / 20% tint / 3d Design / Streckenn splitters / OEM GTS hood / EAS Carbon seatbacks / Carbon RKP sideskirt / Bootmod3 / M Performance Tri color alcantara / AWE S Flow instagram: @ dubsesd
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05-25-2015, 11:22 AM	#51
inTgr8r Lieutenant General 2426 Rep 11,667 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (10)	^ +1 glad to hear it wasn't too serious. __________________ '21 M2C Hockenheim Silver '18 718 Cayman S Lava Orange (sold) '13 E92 M3 Santorini Blue (sold) '07 Z4 M Coupe Alpine White (sold)
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05-26-2015, 08:56 AM	#52
torchmedia Second Lieutenant 53 Rep 268 Posts Drives: White Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	mehhhhhh. Scratch the 1M bumper from Duraflex. The shop called this morning to tell me what an absolute piece of junk it is. Going back to OEM ///M.
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06-08-2015, 01:12 PM	#53
torchmedia Second Lieutenant 53 Rep 268 Posts Drives: White Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I just got home from a 3100km trip down to Carlisle Ford in PA. Car ran great but my ears are still ringing from the RPI's and Euro headers / Catless S-pipe combo. SERIOUS drone! I just spoke to Josh at RPI today and have some silencers being shipped out. They have them in stock now for anyone else who might be interested! OH. And if there was ever any question as to how "functional" the smaller RPI outlets are, check this out. A few days without a bath and a rich VF tune gives it away:
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06-08-2015, 01:15 PM	#54
torchmedia Second Lieutenant 53 Rep 268 Posts Drives: White Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	yes, that is the car sitting on a Dyno. Unfortunately, the guy is a mustang specialist (whom I've visited on several other occasions with previous cars), and once he got crawling under the Z4 he refused to go any further. He's never done a BMW before and didn't want to take the chance of strapping it down in the wrong place and wrecking something
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