Phoenix Yellow Street / Track Build (Protomachine x RS Future)

[Geoff.T]

Also, I reinstalled the trunk lining for a more finished look:



IMO, so much better.

[racinghart]

Which front splitter are you using?

[Geoff.T]

Which front splitter are you using?

The lip itself is made by Kitamo (really just a CF ACS rep), Splitter is a Hard Motorsports E36 splitter my friend had lying around in his shop, the mounts/brackets are from Buildjournal.

[lcrain]

Before you go with a bigger front splitter, you may try playing with the shocks a bit. I, like you, enjoy a more playful car that tends more towards oversteer than understeer. Pre-aero, my s54 e36 m3 was very eager to rotate under throttle. When I initially installed aero, I noticed quite a bit of understeer, especially at low speed which was frustrating. I added a two clicks of compression to the rear and now at low speed the car is back to its normal self. I will say that my front splitter is bigger than yours, but I was surprised by the difference a simple shock change made. I still have some fine tuning to do, as I would expect with such a big change like aero.

[Geoff.T]

Before you go with a bigger front splitter, you may try playing with the shocks a bit. I, like you, enjoy a more playful car that tends more towards oversteer than understeer. Pre-aero, my s54 e36 m3 was very eager to rotate under throttle. When I initially installed aero, I noticed quite a bit of understeer, especially at low speed which was frustrating. I added a two clicks of compression to the rear and now at low speed the car is back to its normal self. I will say that my front splitter is bigger than yours, but I was surprised by the difference a simple shock change made. I still have some fine tuning to do, as I would expect with such a big change like aero.

Thanks for the tip. I'll give that a go. Honestly, I was just going to put the Hamann wing back on for now since I was more entertained how it drove with that setup.

[enjoy_m3]

Awesome build man!
Hows the fitment on the sunroof delete? Any advice to the install? Looking to delete the sunroof for my street/track car

[Geoff.T]

Awesome build man!
Hows the fitment on the sunroof delete? Any advice to the install? Looking to delete the sunroof for my street/track car

I'd say the fitment was pretty good for a race car part. it sits maybe 1mm lower than the roof line but that might have to do with the seal I used. It used all the factory mounting points so that made things very easy, I ended up using 3M butyl tape to seal it. If you've ever removed a door panel, it's basically the same stuff that seals the vapor barrier. My friend recommended I use that because it won't crack over time due to heat and fills in all the gaps well.

[Geoff.T]

I'm pretty excited that my interchangeable wing setup actually worked. I put the Hamann spoiler back on and there are no visible holes:

[Hyperboost]

beautiful car!
If I am not mistaken, the TE37SL have 22 offset?
What cambers are you running? Do you have any rubbing issues?
The Nitto NT01 275 width tires are wider than "normal" 275 tires. I can't believe you are not rubbing.

I have 18x9.5 et22 with 275 Conti DW tires for the street and negative camber in the rear. The rear tire barely clears the fender! my fenders are rolled too.
I am switching to 18x9.5 ET35 offset wheel so I can run 275 NT01

[freshprince2421]

Love this build! Personally I'd paint the hood vents PY but car is looking super functional

[Geoff.T]

beautiful car!
If I am not mistaken, the TE37SL have 22 offset?
What cambers are you running? Do you have any rubbing issues?
The Nitto NT01 275 width tires are wider than "normal" 275 tires. I can't believe you are not rubbing.

I have 18x9.5 et22 with 275 Conti DW tires for the street and negative camber in the rear. The rear tire barely clears the fender! my fenders are rolled too.
I am switching to 18x9.5 ET35 offset wheel so I can run 275 NT01

Yup, 18x9.5 et22. I'm running -4.2 degrees front and -3.2 degrees rear camber. It rubbed a bit in the rear when I added a 5mm spacer in the rear but I left it because it looked good.

[EYEHAVEYOU]

Recall seeing your thread on the old M3F, love this build and can't wait to see where it continues to go. Street/track interchangeable wing setup is super cool too.