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[m3f_m///powered]

hey how all all of ya. i juat bought myself a 1997 metallic black or dark metallic grey m///3. this car is awsome. i had a 1999 ford lightning but when the oppertunity cam up for the m///3 i had to take it. yeah ill miss the red beast, but damn, this car is just awsome. y'all got any recommendation on the first mods. any info would help, thanksalot

[m3f_mwright97m_4a0664b4db]

i have a 97 also

just started doing mods and my first was the active autowerke exhaust

read my post from yesterday for more on that


ill proably do the conforti shark or Dinan chip and probably the acitve autowerke intake


here are some good sites to check out

www.koperformance.com (http://www.koperformance.com) ...got my exhaust for about $100 cheaper from these guys

www.bavarianautosport.com (http://www.bavarianautosport.com) www.dinanbmw.com (http://www.dinanbmw.com) www.turnermotorsport.com (http://www.turnermotorsport.com) www.dtmpower.net (http://www.dtmpower.net) www.activeautowerke.com (http://www.activeautowerke.com)


good luck

[m3f_ARCpolo_6b20514d39]

I have a 98 m3/4. I bought it stock, and after 6 months of driving the car stock, I decided to do some mods to the car. The first thing I did was the exhaust, I had a UUC, it was awesome. Now the car has the growl that it deserves, secondly, I put in an intake. I did the ECIS intake since it has comparibly cheaper than Dinan. I would recommand the conforti/ecis with heatshields. if you want the Look of CF, the dinan is a way to go, it sure looks very nice under the hood. However, they all yield the same performance gain. Finally I put in the Shark injector as my last mod. It makes sense to upgrade all your hardware before you do the software, but let me tell ya, the shark was the best bang for the money so far. I think i might do the pully next..not sure yet..still researching

good luck

[m3f_Lootcheean_c41fcc2c1e]

intake, chip, exhaust then EVO pulleys. By the way the color you have is called Cosmos Black, same as mine

[m3f_m///powered]

thanks for your replies. i will be looking into the intake exhuast then pullies and finally the chip, ive been told to up-grade the hardware first then the software. man, even without the upgrades this car rocks,its a total package. thanks again.

[m3f_ARCpolo_6b20514d39]

how do you like the pully and what kind? evo??

[m3f_95Hellrotm3]

And what about the rumor of pullies damaging the engine? They make the car rev faster so you might run higher if you arnt careful.