Actuary's E46 M3 ClubSport build

[Actuary]

t's great to finally start sharing info on my E46 M3 build. Like many of the M3 owners on here, building a CSL+ version of the M3 has been a long time plan. I loved the M3 CSL look with carbon roof, ducktail and m3 bumper wrapped in silver grey. So i sought out the cleanest Silver Grey I can find, even with putting SMG on must have list. After searching for months, on July 2010 I bought a 2004 M3 with 40k miles. Coming from an E36 M3, the E46 felt like an improvement in every way. Shortly after I started tracking it at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. It was an amazing experience to have a car that I can drive to work, go to the grocery store and drive/at/from the track. What makes this car much more special for me is I drove my pregnant wife to the hospital and brought our baby girl back home with it. I hope I never have to sell this car.

Shortly after pick-up Jul 2010



Recent photos in street and track form



Maintenance
- Reddish V2 RACP reinforcements
- Full Vanos rebuild and bulletproof
- ACL Rod bearings
- Control arms & bushings all around
- Front and rear wheels bearings
- Cooling and steering hoses
- Engine accessories (Alternator, water pump, power steering)


Exterior
- Vorsteiner CSL front bumper
- Vorsteiner CSL rear trunk
- CSL diffuser
- Karbonius Carbon roof


Interior
- Cobra Nogaro circuit seats
- Brey krause manual seat adapters
- M-tech dynamics competition seat belts
- Schroth Quick-Fit Pro 4 Point Harness


Engine
- HTE Map based tune
- Schrick 280/272 cams
- Karbonius CSL Airbox with working flap
- Dinan oversized throttle bodies
- SuperSprint full exhaust (V1 headers, Section 1 with euro cats, Section 2 y-pipe with resonator, sport muffler)
- Turner underdrive pulleys


Suspension/Steering
- KW clubsport
- CSL kingpings
- CSL sway bars
- Turner monoball FCAB and RCAB
- ZCP steering rack


Brakes
- Porsche 996 calipers with rallyroad adapters
- Carbon fiber backing plate with brake duct


Wheels/Tires
- ZCP 19" wheels with Micheline PS4 (street)
- Apex EC7 in Anthracite with square 265/35/18 Michelin Cup 2 (track)