WTF was I thinking...........

[shane@mbtech]

Guys my plan is to keep the car pretty much standard- brake and exhaust upgrade possibly in future.

Only thing I will do straight away is buy seperate track wheels/tyres.

I will then see how fast I can be on track in it. It may not be CSL pace, but still should be pretty swift.

[mattCSLnut]

Guys my plan is to keep the car pretty much standard- brake and exhaust upgrade possibly in future.

Only thing I will do straight away is buy seperate track wheels/tyres.

I will then see how fast I can be on track in it. It may not be CSL pace, but still should be pretty swift.

Shane... STOP faffing about and get back in another CSL, will Ya :hahaha:
If you absolutely have to go down the lardy V8 M3 thingy route, may I sugest this, more subtle shade :smokin:

[shane@mbtech]

Shane... STOP faffing about and get back in another CSL, will Ya :hahaha:
If you absolutely have to go down the lardy V8 M3 thingy route, may I sugest this, more subtle shade :smokin:

Been there with the matte, there are other colour choices for sure, just weighing up the options.

The CSL was pound for pound the best car Ive owned, but I dont think Ill get another just yet.

Ill have to buy a lardy V8 and see how I do on track against you CSL boys, see how much difference there is between the 2. :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

Been there with the matte, there are other colour choices for sure, just weighing up the options.

The CSL was pound for pound the best car Ive owned, but I dont think Ill get another just yet.

Ill have to buy a lardy V8 and see how I do on track against you CSL boys, see how much difference there is between the 2. :smokin:

I hear what you're saying Shane. That 4 litre V8 is a little gem and very seductive but you'll have to spend BIG, BIG bucks to make the Lardy E9X M3 anywhere a agile as the M3 CSL :smt055
I GUARRANTE you will set the O.E. brakes on fire within a lap or two on any track ... that will shortly be followed by the BIG realisation that O.E. suspension is only fit for the AUTOBAHN :whistle:
If not another CSL... yet :thumbs: why not another 996 TURBO or an early 997 TURBO... they must be down to £50K by now :whistle: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2609106.htm

IMHO both much better out of the box :thumbs: then the standard V8 M3. Just my 2 pence worth you understand :beer:

[shane@mbtech]

Auto boxes are too sloshy for my liking, the e92 is ticking the boxes at the minute.

Brake upgrades 2k
Coilovers 2k.

So 4 k to get it sorted, hardly mega bucks.

Besides Im gonna do it on a gradual modifying route.
Run standard for a while, drive to the cars limits even if they show before my limits are reached.

No car is perfect, but I think the new M3 might just be perfect for me:smt055

#The more I look at the yellow, the more I fall in love too:hahaha:

[mattCSLnut]

Auto boxes are too sloshy for my liking, the e92 is ticking the boxes at the minute.

Brake upgrades 2k
Coilovers 2k.

So 4 k to get it sorted, hardly mega bucks.

Besides Im gonna do it on a gradual modifying route.
Run standard for a while, drive to the cars limits even if they show before my limits are reached.

No car is perfect, but I think the new M3 might just be perfect for me:smt055

#The more I look at the yellow, the more I fall in love too:hahaha:

Fair enough about sloshy G-boxes :ban: that's never nice.
Last time I looked, AP Racing BBK for the lardy V8 M3 was near on £5000 :whistle:http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/p...sCsid=nyasfdgn ... anything for £2K may not be Man enough :gayfight:
Ture... no car is perfect but the M3 CSL comes very close. I hope for you the Lardy M3 will be the same, even if it is :banana: yellow :hahaha:
Good luck hunting :thumbs:

[NZ_M3]

I only have this to say:

[glendog74]

Last time I looked, AP Racing BBK for the lardy V8 M3 was near on £5000 :whistle:

There was a used set on eBay last week which went for just over £2k. It was advertised on OPL - maybe Shane has grabbed them already?!

http://openpitlane.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=14555

[DuncanR]

Lawsy me old love, sorry to hear of your Evo woes !
E92 in yellow looks nice .... and we will be able to see you coming .... or going !!:thumbs: .... banged in a BTG of 9:51 for a Discovery 4 , with 4 pie eaters in @ tut Ring on Sunday :supz: .... fookin hilarious it was !

[AlexGTT]

Lawsy me old love, sorry to hear of your Evo woes !
E92 in yellow looks nice .... and we will be able to see you coming .... or going !!:thumbs: .... banged in a BTG of 9:51 for a Discovery 4 , with 4 pie eaters in @ tut Ring on Sunday :supz: .... fookin hilarious it was !

:hahaha: Well done mate.

[funtime]

Lawsy me old love, sorry to hear of your Evo woes !
E92 in yellow looks nice .... and we will be able to see you coming .... or going !!:thumbs: .... banged in a BTG of 9:51 for a Discovery 4 , with 4 pie eaters in @ tut Ring on Sunday :supz: .... fookin hilarious it was !

That's a bloody good effort mate, hat's off :thumbs::hahaha:

Whats the track like now they've finished the repairs - much different or have they made a cheap fix with the money left over from the theme park? :whistle:

[glendog74]

Lawsy me old love, sorry to hear of your Evo woes !
E92 in yellow looks nice .... and we will be able to see you coming .... or going !!:thumbs: .... banged in a BTG of 9:51 for a Discovery 4 , with 4 pie eaters in @ tut Ring on Sunday :supz: .... fookin hilarious it was !

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

Whats the track like now they've finished the repairs - much different or have they made a cheap fix with the money left over from the theme park? :whistle:

What money? :banghead: :hahaha:

[funtime]

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What money? :banghead: :hahaha:

True :bigcry:

[AlexGTT]

Shane, you have to do Akrapovic full system and map. The sound is stunning and like I said, with cat back system and the correct map it's very noticeably quicker.

[DuncanR]

That's a bloody good effort mate, hat's off :thumbs::hahaha:

Whats the track like now they've finished the repairs - much different or have they made a cheap fix with the money left over from the theme park? :whistle:

Dunno ... being a 4 x 4 I was cutting across the grass most of the fookin time ! ...straightlined AF !:hahaha:.

Took a "borrowed" CSL out later, but in all honesty the track seems as good as, must be a bit better as my mate Buzzer on here, USED TO OWN THE Pinnacle CSL which is now Andos, banged in PB iN the GT3 OF 8:12, STARTED THE DAY ON 8:23 SO IT WORKED FOR HIM ! FOK FOOOKITY FOKK CAPS BOLLOX !