Modification Listing

[Kthree]

Thought it might be a handy topic where people list their modifications, so that people looking into X or Y mod can query issues/handy hints/how it was accomplished/issues/reasons for that choice etc before they buy, become stuck or are on the fence what to go with. Easiest way would be to quote that particular item and ask questions i guess, may help a few people out over time

[Kthree]

I'll kick it off, list as much as i can think of. I've kept pictures of almost everything when i've done it so plenty of help available

S50B32/420g/210mm (euro) specific

• MAC Motoren airbox
• Roose Motorsport aramid/nomex hoses
• JB Racing flywheel and Clutchmasters FX400 clutch
• VAC/ATI Harmonic balancer
• 3.91 gearing

Common

• VAC oil pump 'upgrade'
• ARP big end hardware
• ECUMaster Black
• RTD Shifter
• MCS 2WNR
• GC front plates
• GC articulating rear perch
• Whiteline swaybars
• Whiteline adj. endlinks
• ARC8 17x8.5
• GT adjustable splitter
• GT/Abrahams wing
• HARD Motorsport Door Cards
• AGI half cage (same as any other)
• Velo GPT1 seats
• Brey Krause seat mounts
• Steering wheel
• X brace
• PWR radiator
• Power steering cooler (reservoir relocate)
• Oil/Air Seperator (larger)
• Mason steel clutch pedal
• AKG 75D bushings
• AKG 'GrpN' engine/ E21? cupped trans mounts
• Supersprint Race
• Massive 332x32 AP Racing front brakes
• Rally Road strut brace

Probably some other stuff i'm forgetting but i think thats about it for now

[MattDearPhoto]

Mines not super modified yet, and had modifications from previous owners which I won't list, but this is what I have done so far

• Evolve Automotive S50B32 ECU Tune - 330hp on a Dyno Dynamics
• Eventuri S54 Intake
• Hack Engineering Braided Clutch Line
• 6shop Solid Steering Bush
• Purple Tag Steering Rack
• King Rod Bearings + ARP Bolts
• MMR Magnetic Sump Plug
• CSF Radiator
• Storm Motorwerks Weighted Gearknob + Handbrake
• Condor Speed Shop Shifter Bush
• Fog Light Blanks

Got some more to go on and the car has had suspension work like polybushes but I didn't want to list stuff I haven't fitted yet. Can see more in my project thread linked below.

[Mike0032]

Pretty standard recipe here for a US S52 car:

| Powertrain |
-AFE Intake
-Riot Racing Throttle Body with CNC throttle cable bushings (One of my favorite mods but also has created the most headaches since installed)
-Borla Cat-Back exhaust (stock headers and mid section)
-Dinan tune
-Z3M S54 radiator, 16" SPAL Fan, 80/88 fan switch, 80* thermostat, Euro reservoir, Stewart water pump
-Auto Solutions SSK
-ECS Shifter Rebuild kit (Cleaned up a lot of the sloppy feeling)
-Baffled oil pan / safety wired nut
-*Installing soon: Porsche 809 MAF, ASC throttle body delete, maybe put my bigger injectors in and retune*

| Suspension / Bushings / Brakes |
-Revshift differential bushings
-Rogue Engineering transmission mounts with enforcer cups
-OEM Steering coupler/guibo replacement (another great "mod")
-AKG Poly front control arm bushings
-BC BR coilovers
-Oil infused bronze clutch pedal bushings
-X Brace underneath
-Rogue Engineering strut tower bar
-PFC08 pads, stock rotors, stainless lines ( Great track pad, very noisy and dusty as usual though)
-Dunlop Direzza Star Spec ZII's (Switching to RE71's soon)

| Extra |
-TRS FXR projector retrofit - One of my favorite updates to the car, highly recommend for people who drive at night or in poorly lit areas like backroads.
-VAC seat mounts with Sparco fixed back buckets / Momo Mod 78 wheel

[FBloggs]

Mine is stock(ish)


F1 racing flywheel.
M5 Clutch disc.
Powerflex front swaybar bushings.
Bilstein Sports/factory coils. GC street track kit in the past. No more track.
Kosei 17 x 8.5.
Rear wing delete.
Hawk HP plus pads.
Bimmerworld front camber shims.
AKG poly differential mounts.
Viscous fan delete via Spal puller.

[Cos270]

Nothing too special for me:
Suspension
- H&R OE Sport Springs F/R
- Koni adjustable shocks/struts
- Meyel HD front sway bar links
- OEM X Brace
- Powerflex front lower control arm bushings
- JT Designs front strut brace
Engine
- Dinan cold air intake
- Dinan stage 2 tune
Brakes
- Brembo rotors
- Braided hoses
- Posi-quiet pads
Interior/Other
- ZHP weighted shift knob
- M-sport 3 spoke steering wheel
- GT front corner splitters

[T3amfish]

where to start

Interior:

Autoberry front dove leather seat replacements
Factory BMW bottom seat foam replacements
Tainik Alcantara sport 3 spoke wheel with M color stitching
Anthricite black, BMW factory floor mats
2001 Z3 custom Gauge cluster to work with S54 swap
LeatherZ 3 gauge pod holder for center console
VDO 60mm water temp gauge
VDO 60mm Oil Temp gauge
VDO 60mm Oil press gauge
5 speed BMW illuminated shift knob


Exterior:

Black kidney grills
DEPO GEN IV head lights (no stupid angel eye crap)
DDM 55w HID with H1 bulbs
Amber factory lights and markers
Fresh Estoril paint
Carbon RS chin spoiler
Motion Motorsports under panel
Repaint of factory Estoril by Cio's (Mauricio from JDM Legends)


Suspension:

Ground Control track/school coil overs
GC camber plates
GC rear tall RSM's
subframe welded in reinforcements
UUC front sway bar
Factory X-brace


Wheels/Brakes:

BBS Style 5's 215/40/17 tires
or
APEX ARC-8 17x9 245/40/17 tires
12mm front spacers
E46 stock front rotors
996 Front Brembo Calipers
Rally Road brackets
Rally Road Brake lines


Motor/Tuning:

2005 S54 swap, complete rebuild by me, using all BMW OE components and seals/gaskets
Bimmerworld intake elbow
Bimmerworld VANOS oil line
Beisan systems VANOS complete rebuild
Beisan systems drilled VANOS pump disk
Andrews Swap Harness
Factory DME
PITT M3 tune
Status Gruppe Headers
Euro style Section 1
custom 2.5" stainless dual section 2 with 200 cell bullet Euro style CATs
OBX stainless 2.5" dual in/out muffler
F1 Racing 16lb chromolly flywheel and stage 2 LUK clutch and disk
4" custom shielded intake airfilter
Z3M radiator
Z3M oil cooler
E30 M3 overflow tank
SPAL electric fan
1994 Euro M3 SMG bumper mounted washer tank


Diff:

rebuilt stock 188 rear LSD
Thayer Motorsport 3 pack LSD clutch upgrade
3.46 gear change

[Cbouts]

I'm easy...

Hotchkis front and rear sway bars.
Arc 8s & PS4S tires (count as a modification?)

Rest of the car is stock

[Bimmerteknik]

Engine;
S52
87mm JE 11.5:1 forged pistons/pro seal rings
Eagle H Beam rods
ARP head studs
ARP main studs
Vac coated main bearings
Vac coated rod bearings
Fidanza 13lb flywheel
Clutch masters sprung clutch
Stock pressure plate
VAC ATI OBD2 damper/AC pulley
BW oil pan baffle
Achilles upgraded oil pump shaft and safety wired
Cometic .080 MLS HG
Riot Racing Camshafts
Supertech single groove valves/keepers
Supertech springs/retainers
Race land euro headers (V-banded)
Dr Vanos rebuilt vanos unit
M50 manifold
BW 3.5” TB Hose
803 MAF
AFE magnum intake

Tune;
Stage Fabrication and Performance

Cooling;
Stewart racing water pump
CX Racing radiator
BW silicone coolant hoses
Single Spal 14” fan
Motion Motorsport panel and radiator duct

Suspension/chassis;
Fortune Auto coilovers revalved
96+ appropriate plates
H&R strut bars 28mm front 24mm rear
Reinforced RTAB pockets
Rev shift 95A green
-Fcab bushings
-rtab bushings
-subframe bushings
-diff bushings
-motor mounts
-trans mounts
Megan Racing adjustable camber arms

Drive;
DiffsOnline 3 clutch 3.46 diff.
Detents renewed on zf 5 speed
Kinematicspeed chassis mount shifter
Garagistic DSSR

Braking
Stock calipers resealed with new pistons
Garagistic brass guides
Garagistic stainless brake lines and clutch line


Interior;
NRG quick release
Sparco wheel
OMP WRC-R
schroth 2x2
Kinematicspeed roll bar






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[Kthree]

Some changes while the cars literally stripped for some (well, a lot) of body work, still a WIP;

• Emtron KV8, replacing the ECUMaster Black - based on capability and a fantastic I/O count but more importantly, local support
  • "AlphaN" w/ 2x MAP (pre/post ITB plates)
  • 2x LSU ADV
  • Nuke FPR100s +press/temp sens - modded fuel rail for AN6 return to FPR
  • ECUMaster Wheel Speed to CAN (traction/launch etc)
  • a lot more sensors
• E46M3 DBW (+pedal etc)
• ECUMaster ADU5
• Speedhut fuel level and water temp (redundancy)
• CATCAMS 1303614 278°/270°
• AKG RTAB sphericals, replacing AKG 75D polys
• AKG RSM sphericals, replacing GC poly (MCS 2WNR 12mm)
• Precision composites GT/LTW wing
• Seibon FRP/GRP hood +aeroflow pins

Also working on a drop-in twin pump/surge tank fuel setup, in design stage, trial item soon

Killed 2x Apex ARC8s so spare ACS typeIII 17x8.5s will be fitted - sadly ACS are 1.5kg-ish heavier and i've spent enough dollarydoos already to not use them, do look better though!

[ttcheung97]

Here's my list:

Engine:
M50 manifold

Suspension:
Bilstein Sport shocks
Eibach Pro Kit springs / sway bars
ECS Tuning rear limiters
Rear shock mount tower reinforcements
OEM X Brace

Drivetrain:
3.38 Diff swap
Bear Motorsports SSK / AKG DSSR
OEM clutch pedal replacement with UUC delrin bushings

Interior:
Odometer Gears driver's recline gear
C43 radio
E46 HK mid-range speakers
ZHP weighted shift knob
'99 spec M steering wheel
shaved clutch pedal stop
E30 OEM rubber floor mats

Definitely not a hardcore setup when compared to some, but as a fair weather family car it is very entertaining.

[Geoff.T]

1995 Dinan S3

Engine:
9.5:1 CR
JE Pistons
Forged rods
lightened crank
264/270 Schrick Cams
Larger VAC valves
VAC valve springs and retainers
Cometic MLS head gasket
LTW oil pan w/dual pickups
RMS headers
RC injectors
3.5in HFM
Dinan Throttle body
Vortech V1 supercharged upgraded to V2 spec
928 Motorsport ceramic S/C bearings and impeller
RMS 8 rib race pulley system (7.5" crank pully, 3.7" S/C pulley)
Custom FMIC with all aluminum S/C plumbing
Dual pickup fuel pumps
Inline fuel pump
Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
TRM tune
Stewart water pump
Fluidyne aluminum radiator (modified to clear the S/C pullies)
Clutch Masters 7.5" twin disc clutch/flywheel assembly


Body:
Steel sunroof delete
Genuine BMW GT wing with LTW risers
MA Shaw fiberglass hood and trunk
MA Shaw lexan (all window except windshild)
LTW Aluminum doors
Custom widened fenders to fit ups to 295s
N15 design aluminum hood vents
Max Velocity race splitter

Interior:
Stripped
Racetech RT1000 seats
Garagistic Seat mounts
Motion Motorsport Side mounts
Autopower roll bar.

Suspension:
TC Kline D/As
TCK camber plates and rear adjustable control arms
Monoball RTABs
Powerflex rear subframe bushings
Reinforce RTAB mounts and swaybar mounts

Wheels & Tires:
18x10.5 Titan 7 TS-7 with 275/35r18 Nitto NT01s

I'm sure there is more I'm forgetting