I wanted to introduce myself over here after 10 years, 14+ BMWs & 3,000+ posts over on M3post/1Addicts/F80post etc.
I've spent the last 1.5yrs building a pretty fast E92 M3 and will be competing in BimmerChallenge, SpeedSF Challenge and some other West Coast Time Attack events. I'm really happy with the car right now, running 1:44's at Sonoma and 1:51's at Buttonwillow. I still need to find time to run T-Hill and Laguna to set times with the current setup.
Follow the journey here - https://instagram.com/spx.garage
Now that the E92 is "done" 🤣 I decided that it was time to build a second dual duty car for my pops to get on track as he spends most of his free weekends helping in the pits, car setup, towing etc. Unfortunately manual wasn't an option for him so I picked up a 1 family owner, 100k mile SMG car - hoping we can make SMG work for casual HPDE but may 6spd swap it in the future.
So far the plans for the E46 are pretty standard, after the big 3 / standard reliability parts... We're going to start with slight weight reduction and power mods before a CSL style airbox & 3.91 LSD next year.
Shaftworks Custom Coilovers
GC camber plates / Eibach 550/850 rates
AP 4pot Essex BBK
Burkhart SMG Relocation Kit w/ custom cooling
Apex 18x10" w/ RE71RS 275/35/18
- my dad will probably run some older NexenSur4G since he's new to the track and RE71RS are way too sticky to learn on.
Turner LCAB
GC Rear Trailing Arms
Turner RTAB
Condor Subframe Bushings
ECU Tune (leaning Epic)
SMG CSL tune
Turner Power Pulleys
BW Intake Elbow
BMC Air Filter
Rogue Vanos Line
CPI Headers
eBay Knockoff Muffler (-25lbs)
CSF radiator
Custom oil cooler
Lithium battery (-30lbs)
Debating the best seat option that will fit us both 🤷♂️ (We need to test fit seats for a bigger dude 6ft/225lbs that also fit me at 6ft/170lbs... gonna swing by wine country MS to test some seats)
Can't wait to start another project! Feel like a total noob after 6+ years building and prepping only E9x/F8x track cars. In for all the feedback or suggestions on track mods.
I've spent the last 1.5yrs building a pretty fast E92 M3 and will be competing in BimmerChallenge, SpeedSF Challenge and some other West Coast Time Attack events. I'm really happy with the car right now, running 1:44's at Sonoma and 1:51's at Buttonwillow. I still need to find time to run T-Hill and Laguna to set times with the current setup.
Follow the journey here - https://instagram.com/spx.garage
Now that the E92 is "done" 🤣 I decided that it was time to build a second dual duty car for my pops to get on track as he spends most of his free weekends helping in the pits, car setup, towing etc. Unfortunately manual wasn't an option for him so I picked up a 1 family owner, 100k mile SMG car - hoping we can make SMG work for casual HPDE but may 6spd swap it in the future.
So far the plans for the E46 are pretty standard, after the big 3 / standard reliability parts... We're going to start with slight weight reduction and power mods before a CSL style airbox & 3.91 LSD next year.
Shaftworks Custom Coilovers
GC camber plates / Eibach 550/850 rates
AP 4pot Essex BBK
Burkhart SMG Relocation Kit w/ custom cooling
Apex 18x10" w/ RE71RS 275/35/18
- my dad will probably run some older NexenSur4G since he's new to the track and RE71RS are way too sticky to learn on.
Turner LCAB
GC Rear Trailing Arms
Turner RTAB
Condor Subframe Bushings
ECU Tune (leaning Epic)
SMG CSL tune
Turner Power Pulleys
BW Intake Elbow
BMC Air Filter
Rogue Vanos Line
CPI Headers
eBay Knockoff Muffler (-25lbs)
CSF radiator
Custom oil cooler
Lithium battery (-30lbs)
Debating the best seat option that will fit us both 🤷♂️ (We need to test fit seats for a bigger dude 6ft/225lbs that also fit me at 6ft/170lbs... gonna swing by wine country MS to test some seats)
Can't wait to start another project! Feel like a total noob after 6+ years building and prepping only E9x/F8x track cars. In for all the feedback or suggestions on track mods.
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