Lets see your e46 m3 thread

[Gearhead55]

Did a little photoshoot with the new daily we picked up for the fiancee. '04 E53 with only 80k miles. It's the same bolt pattern and center bore as the E46 so I put some a/t tires on my staggered ZE40s off the M3 and threw them on. It's in super good condition...

[lastMleft]

Did a little photoshoot with the new daily we picked up for the fiancee. '04 E53 with only 80k miles. It's the same bolt pattern and center bore as the E46 so I put some a/t tires on my staggered ZE40s off the M3 and threw them on. It's in super good condition...

Nice find👍 If you don’t mind how much did you purchase it for?

[Gearhead55]

Nice find👍 If you don’t mind how much did you purchase it for?

8k. And honestly for the condition it's in I'm happy with that price. The interior is immaculate and after a paint correction the exterior looks amazing too. Not one ding. Mechanically the only thing it needed was CV joint boots. I'm installing an avin avant 4 next week to bring it up to modern tech inside.

[sdmcoupe]

[Toby22]

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[Casa de Mesa]

More pics please Love Phoenix Yellar.

[Tbonem3]

[Heirforce1]

I just checked my order history from FA - typo - I'm running 10k front and 12k rear. Their standard off the shelf rates for the E46 M3 is 8k/10k. Swift spring rates always run softer compared to competitors.

but I can't recommend swifts enough on any coilover set up. If you took my M3 for a drive, you would assume I'm running a GC set up with 400lb springs - it's not harsh at all.

I ran the exact same set this past season with the same rates, minus the swift springs. They were extremely comfortable and those digressive shocks really handle the bumps well.

[Jickel180]

The sun came out after a rainy track day. The car is simply a joy to drive. 🤗

[mrgizmo04]

The sun came out after a rainy track day. The car is simply a joy to drive. 🤗

Just curious how guys with CSL front bumpers find brake temps and and how quick is pad/rotor wear since you don't even have the non-CSL brake air ducts for airflow.

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[Casa de Mesa]

Just curious how guys with CSL front bumpers find brake temps and and how quick is pad/rotor wear since you don't even have the non-CSL brake air ducts for airflow.

I've been passively wondering the same thing.

Also, are those E88s?

[maupineda]

Not an M3, but very similar and different at the same time. It does have a few interesting mods that have made it rawer and more of an experience to drive; I still need to do a few more mods to finish her up.

Engine
Karb CSL Intake
Radiator Cover Roundel
ECS Exact-Fit Vanos High-Pressure line
///M Oil Filler Cap
Remus Exhaust
Euro Headers
DKF 200cell Cats
Epic Alpha-N Tune
Turner MAF Delete Harness
Vibra Technics Motor Mounts

Chassis
Brembos Front & Rear
Braided Steel Lines
OE Strut Tower Brace Bar with OE & Custom Covers to hide hardware
Textar Pads Allround
17.5mm Rear Spacers
Syncro Design Work RTABS
H&R Coilovers Struts & Bilstein B8 Shocks
250# and 600# Linear Springs
Camber Shims
Shorter Bump Stops for extra bump travel
RE Rear Shock Mounts

Exterior
Laser-etched Headlamp Lenses
Skyer Hatch Spoiler
OE Style 216 Motorsports Wheels
Rear Foglamp Retrofit (EU Switch + Coding)
Color Matched Bumper Reflectors

Interior
Blue Cluster Dials
Vinyl Wrapped Interior Trims
OE Chrome Radio Knob
M Performance Pedal Set w/Footrest
Tall Weighted Shift Know
Autosolutions SSK
BlueBus

2022 Plans
4.1 Final Drive Ratio
CSL Front Sway Bar
225# Front Springs
Rear Koni SA Shocks (maybe)

Now onto some photos I like, not real good, just nice.

[Jickel180]

Just curious how guys with CSL front bumpers find brake temps and and how quick is pad/rotor wear since you don't even have the non-CSL brake air ducts for airflow.

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I'm going through a set of PFC08s up front once a year (about 8 track days on this car) with my Stoptech ST40s. Two of the 3 tracks the car has been on this year are hard on brakes. The Stoptech rotor rings have lasted about 15 days so far and look to have normal wear and heat checking. No concerns with these for the next 5 track days or so, but I did crack a set of RacingBrake replacement rings prior. M3 Track Tools & Pinnacle Motorsport just released a new brake duct kit that uses ducts on the lower A-arms, which will be helpful for us CSL front bumper owners. I still street the car a lot, but will likely get this if I decide to track the car more frequently next year.

I've been passively wondering the same thing.

Also, are those E88s?

Yep! They're 18x10 square E88s.

[heinzboehmer]

[SocratesRising]

😗 Looks brand new, nah, better than brand new.