Dan's original owner '01 dual duty M3

[01M3Fan]

Sorry I forgot to finish uploading the pics after ceramic.

[Rokoz]

Need more photos!!

Some really good stuff in this thread, thanks for sharing! Going to look into that pump myself

[01M3Fan]

[01M3Fan]

Then car looked so good - I sent it to Unique Car Care north of Boston (Danvers) for 3 stage paint correction and ceramic coating.

Wow - pics don’t do the car justice, the guys at UUC are amazing & they loved my car. They said everyone coming in the shop that week walked past the $250K Ferrari to check out my car - made me feel good. Car is SO much easier to take care of.

[01M3Fan]

Sorry for huge lax in updates - life gets busy!

I had a small amount of rust bleeding in the driver side door skin at the bottom fold joint under the door. So I decided to send it into the body shop to get that fixed.

while the car was there…. Had front carbon bumper beam installed & TMS CLS front air dam installed as well as Status Gruppe carbon rear CSL deck lid.

[01M3Fan]

Thanks - I'll take a look next time I'm in there.

[Slideways]

For the Turner airbox, it is ok if the bottom pin holes in the unfiltered section become slotted (at least the one in the back). It makes getting that section on much easier and it should not cause an issue. It is already a tight fit on the airbox and the screws on top hold it firmly together.

[01M3Fan]

I typically don’t drive my car a lot in the winter - but I haven’t noticed any difference in heater performance. I did this primarily to gain some space when putting in the CSL intake.

[heinzboehmer]

Would there be any downside swapping to this single pump valve?

Yeah no auxiliary pump for the heater core loop (that's what the second cylinder is in the M3 part), so worse heater performance. Not an issue if you don't care about heat though.

[ugaexploder]

Any non-M E46 will have one of those. Easy to find on eBay/local junkyard/FCP/etc. if you look for the non-M part number: 64118369805

Would there be any downside swapping to this single pump valve?

[heinzboehmer]

This is such a great little change, were these only available on the Euro models? I noticed it's hard to find the single pump on eBay in the states, mainly available overseas in Spain and UK. Great build, thanks for sharing 😎

Any non-M E46 will have one of those. Easy to find on eBay/local junkyard/FCP/etc. if you look for the non-M part number: 64118369805

[ugaexploder]

I took the opportunity to install a different aux water pump that I’ve seen others use to free up real estate in the area.

Here's the original two pump setup


And here's the single pump setup which eliminates the taller pump

This is such a great little change, were these only available on the Euro models? I noticed it's hard to find the single pump on eBay in the states, mainly available overseas in Spain and UK. Great build, thanks for sharing 😎

[01M3Fan]

I’m running 550# in the rear.

if you have the RTAB monoballs - you don’t need the RTAB limiter washers.

If I was going to do the SS headers again - I’d consider dropping the engine to do the install - I’ve got big hands and PITA to get the nuts tight…. Also be sure to install the longer studs - I tried to use the stock ones & they’re too short.

[davidinnyc]

Just subscribed and glad I found this thread. I'm overhauling a 2004 with 47K miles on the clock. I've made lots of purchases over the past 1.5 years and have everything ready for install but just need to find the time:

Supersprint V1 stepped headers
Supersprint HJS Section 1
Supersprint Non-Resonated Section 2
Dinan Section 3 (currently have an Eisenmann Race Section 3 - too loud)
TMS airbox (I got for free, long story but thinking about the Karbonius airbox)
TMS monoball FCABs
TMS adjustable front end links
Lemforder control arms (new)
TMS bump steer kit
712 steering rack
Ireland Engineering urethene steering coupler
TMS monoball RTABs
TMS RTAB spacers
TMS rear camber arms
Porsche 996 BBK conversion (fully rebuilt by yours truly)
ECS front and rear slotted and drilled rotors (for the BBK)
Status Gruppe SRS coilovers (removing)

My question for you is: TCK DA. I'm looking to purchase this suspension and want 300F / 700R for flat ride. What are you running in the rear?

Thanks!

David

[01M3Fan]

I has to synchronize my ISN and managed to load INPA and the other BMW tools on my Win 7 laptop - after a few failed attempts, I was successful with Bimmer Geeks S/W tools and I could sync my ISN.

This afternoon I got a remote tune from HTE Performance and all is good. Car started right up and pulls really strong - it’ll be a few hundred miles to get the Vanos seals broken in and all the adaptations done - but really happy with the end result.

Jury is still out on if TMS airbox was a mistake vs Karbonis which I hear is more plug and play from fitment standpoint…