Mspir3d's FI build

[Mspir3d]

My foray into BMW started in 2009 when I was an undergrad student at the University of Colorado. It was a 2001 325i automatic with 40k miles on the odometer. The steering rack and oil pan were shattered but after replacing, the car ran like new. I loved how quiet and comfortable it was and the handling was much better than the built 93 subaru legacy SS I had been driving. My only disappointment with the car was how slow it was. After some searching, I found a 02 M3 in San Antonio. I flew from Denver and drove it back in time for work the next day and was immediately smitten. Though I did get pulled over outside of Amarillo.
Here she was with the 325.



The M3 came with a Turner Motorsports Intake, TMS pulleys and a shark tune.



The view from the house was that much better with the M3 in the driveway.



After I graduating from CU in 2010, I moved to Omaha to attend the Nebraska Medical Center. I added some ebay headers and replaced the shark tune with an epic motorsports tune from Bimmerworld. I also added koni yellow sports, and eibach prokit springs. The fitment on the headers was terrible and required a bit of persuasion to work.



The orginal wheels were peeling like crazy at this point so I bought some Forgestar F14 wheels. The wait time was advertised as 6-8 weeks but it was 8 months before they were delivered.



Paint correction after exams was a great way to deal with stress.






Driving in the mountains of Colorado helped me perfect driving in Nebraska snow