Tyler's 04 slicktop 6spd Silvergrey MCS/Brembo/CSL/Karbonius/Nogaros/Supersprint

[D-O]

Tyler,

I am thinking of picking up an SGT SCZA, but there is a carbon intake in my future and I don't want the exhaust to be so loud I cannot hear the intake. Was your SGT SCZA muffler too loud for the carbon intake?

Thanks,
Jesse

[0-60motorsports]

Awesome update Brother

[Tbonem3]

Did you notice the faster on-center response in the steering from the toe out in the front ?

I guess you didn’t have specs as your doing it outside of an alignment machine, so it’s hard to tell degrees, etc.?

Yes, definitely. I'm tempted to keep toe out, but it looks a little silly on thin (8.5") 19" CSL wheels imo. Looks appropriate with 18x9.5"et22, tho.

Ya I don't what the alignment specs are. I should get that though (current vs new) when I do the alignment soon.

Tyler,

I am thinking of picking up an SGT SCZA, but there is a carbon intake in my future and I don't want the exhaust to be so loud I cannot hear the intake. Was your SGT SCZA muffler too loud for the carbon intake?

Thanks,
Jesse

Hi Jesse,

It was a little too much ya. That doesn't mean you won't hear the intake, you will for sure. But it did detract. I also wanted to go back to stock, and I was able to trade the scza for CSL wheels, so...

Awesome update Brother

Thanks Ejaz!

[D-O]

Thanks for the heads up. I don't want to spend the money on the muffler and end up being sorry. I guess that leaves stock or maybe SS Stradale.

Jesse

[loudspeaker69]

I believe (educated guess) that the toe-in in the front and double that amount of toe-in in the rear is for stability at high speed, as in autobahn speed.

So a touch of toe-out in the front for steering response and toe-in, in the rear for stability may not hurt ?

[Tbonem3]

A little toe-in in the rear for stability.

I'll probably just do neutral up front. If I get (wider) 18s again, I'll dial camber in further which will cause some toe-out.

[Malloy]

The car just gets better and better!

[loudspeaker69]

A little toe-in in the rear for stability.

I'll probably just do neutral up front. If I get (wider) 18s again, I'll dial camber in further which will cause some toe-out.

Just my 2cents:

Weekend Car:
- Front: Toe out
- Rear : Toe In

Daily Car:
- Front: Toe @ Zero for the Daily
- Rear: Toe @ Zero or A touch of Toe In
(I run this set up with Toe in @ the rear and have noticed very good tire wear on my Michelin Pilot 4S)

[fattycharged]

Those DMG rear braces look nice, but dang they are $855 today on eBay!

[jet_dogg]

Those DMG rear braces look nice, but dang they are $855 today on eBay!

Different styles and finishes are less. Also the longer you wait the more the price keeps going up due to raw materials.

[Tbonem3]

Ya damn inflation & materials/supply chain issues. I feel bad for people getting into the E46 and modding nowadays. Remember the good 'ol days of no online sales tax and $15k m3s?

[Tbonem3]

Did a canyon run a few days after the suspension changes, and really disliked the lifeless steering feel I was getting. It reminded me of when I tried the TMS monoball FCABs. I figured it was the spherical camber plates. I was very happy with the previous TMS plates (poly bush), so I bought another set ("street") and sold the Vorshlags to a friend.

You can see the much larger footprint of the TMS. Despite the disparity in size, the TMS are no heavier than the vorshlags, luckily. Gonna miss the vorshlags, they're really really nice and well made.



The TMS plates are quite a bit more expensive than other options. Worse still, they don't come with the necessary upper thrust bearing. Turner gives you the option of buying them, but they word it as "perches." Well, I didn't think I needed it because I didn't want stock perches - I'm using 60mm springs. Turns out the BMW part is a combo, it's the black metal spring perch WITH the yellow/black bearing.

So I ordered a new set of perches/bearing for $40



I hadn't gotten an alignment yet, so no biggie dropping the other plates and putting the TMS in



Not quite as pretty as the gold and red of the vorshalgs And the plates' studs are unnecessarily long.



All done. Hopefully, this is the only change I need to make to be all set and then get an alignment.



Happy to report, the car feels great again. I've got the spherical RSMs and bottom shock attachment, but they don't ruin any perception in "feel." I'm all about the feel and the sound aka the "experience"
____

My cubby door (under hvac) got a couple of scratches over the years, so I bought a new one, but I got the sun glasses holder with the lid that folds down. It's lined with soft felt inside which is nice as it quiets whatever is inside when it's moving around (my garage door opener or whatever).



New next to old. Honestly, the old one looks incredible for 18 years and 180k miles, but my steelgrey car's cubby is atrocious, so this one will refresh that car nicely. The standard for this car is higher.

[0-60motorsports]

I need to get a set of TMS plates too, probably when i get my PSS10's

[DJAM3]

Nice.....I wasn't aware there was a fold down option.

[loudspeaker69]

I’m surprised the spherical bearing of the Vorahlag plates had worse steering feel than the TMS Street camber plates? 🤔

Note: I personally have the Ground Control Hybrid setup (which is like the race version with a small polyurethane bushing) and don’t know if my steering feel was any better or worse.