Its here

[AlpinaAl]

Finally joined the E46 M3 owners, purchased my new car on Saturday after much hunting around for one. shes a 2001 E46 M3 in Black (not sure which I have to look) 19" wheels and black leather interior. Im well happy and it means we can now start with the great fun of Modifiying :D

Will get some pics up soon because its still in England getting a few bits done before I pick it up (have to wait till sat :( )

Will keep you guys posted but we are going to try and get it finished, engine and chassis wise before the tuner grand prix at Donny so in the next few weeks I may do a little technical bit as we fit the new parts so if anyone is fitting similar parts they know whats involved and have a refrence if thats ok with everyone.

On the list so far we have:

Acitve Autowerks SC kit
Stoptech BB conversion front and rear
Bilistien PSS9 coilovers
Strut Braces
Antiroll Bars
Pulleys
Exhaust

And a few other surprises ;)


stay tuned as the project unfolds ;)

[will_uk]

Congrats mate :)

[Raj]

Congrats mate.

Great Base car, and what a mod list to keep you going :eek: , Niiiiice.

[lee330sport]

Nice one Alex,( nice colour too;)) ill be joining you soon.

Will be wanting one of those nice SC's too.

[AlpinaAl]

Thats what were here for Lee :D As far we are aware this will be the 1st SC M3 in the UK so quite excited, just gotta wait 5 weeks for it to arrive :( Im gona go crazy

[M5 SC]

Congrats mate...

Thats a wish list to die for [ok

[lee330sport]

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Thats what were here for Lee :D As far we are aware this will be the 1st SC M3 in the UK so quite excited, just gotta wait 5 weeks for it to arrive :( Im gona go crazy
Yeah first one......beat me :p, mine will be a vert though:)

[330-Singh]

wow! congrats and what a List of Mods!

[peppernick]

Baller! :D :D

Great base car dude, post pics before I do an Afif....... :D

[AlpinaAl]

my wallet dont agree.

[AlpinaAl]

Photos from my phone so soz about quality it pants, will have more photos on Sat when I pick her up

[mysticm3]

awesome news mate, I am sure you and Roy will built one of the finest examples of modded E46 M3 :)

[BigFas]

Congratulations. It looks stunning, can't wait to see the hi-res pics.

[AlpinaAl]

awesome news mate, I am sure you and Roy will built one of the finest examples of modded E46 M3 :)

Thank you very much

[lee330sport]

What exhaust will be going on it?

[K3V HA]

Lucky man, awesome car!!!! You sold the vert in your sig?? [cool

[AlpinaAl]

The vert in my sig is a customers car that we built, i really like the doors etc so thought I use it in my sig (bit more intresting than my Alpina)

The exhaust will be our new Titanium system Lee, we have seen very positive results with it, plus its light weight which will fit with the final theme of the car that I am aiming for.

[lee330sport]

The vert in my sig is a customers car that we built, i really like the doors etc so thought I use it in my sig (bit more intresting than my Alpina)

The exhaust will be our new Titanium system Lee, we have seen very positive results with it, plus its light weight which will fit with the final theme of the car that I am aiming for.

If i finally sort my insurance ill take a look at one of those. But would it be too loud on a vert?

[AlpinaAl]

tell you what when its fitted to my car pop down and we can take it out, see what you think, might have to sit in the boot to get the cab feel :D

[adood84]

congrats great mods
The first time I'll be first to post this
[needpicts
:D

[Tin]

nice one dude! make sure you get plenty of before pics! suspect it ain't gonna look that "virgin" for long ;)

[adood84]

ok I didn't notice that there is a 2nd page and now a third ,lol

[Mits]

Congrats....now we can see all those modded parts on your motor, im going to end up spending more :D

[Chaos]

Ahhhh another carbon creamer. ;) Next best choice if you can't find a white one, champion stuff dude. :)

Maybe I have the answer for the exhaust audition... I'll drive down, Lee can sit in my car, you can tow us for a few miles so he can listen to it. :p

PS: Mits, your car's a winner, leave it alone lol, don't even polish it or clean it unless it's 5 minutes before a show, stick to your winning formula. :D

[AlpinaAl]

cheers for the positve comments guys

Sounds like a plan as well Chaos.

This is stage 1 of the build

wait to see what happens when stage 2 unfolds :eek:

[Nickleback]

Nice one Alex, great car to start with, now with you and Roy to sort it - will surely be one of the best !! :D

[mattj]

sounds like a mad project! keep use informed about the s/c. quite interested in one of those....

[AlpinaAl]

Will do Matt, The kit should take about 5 weeks from the states and another 2 days to fit including the mapping so expect to see it soon... you guys will be the first to know so dont worry..

[uberbmw]

thats good be crazy, congrats on the M :D

[Ali_]

Congrats mate sounds like an Xtreme session on the cards for the black beast ;)

[benny boy]

congrats on the m :cool:

[lee330sport]

Just going back to the Supercharger install, what version of the software will you be using, as everyone who has the AA kit for the E46 has software problems, i dont think there is any quick fix for it. Wont AMD have to start from scratch?

[AlpinaAl]

Yer spoke to AmD yesterday about it and they said that once they have the base map from AA then they have somewere to start from. If all else fails
I will probably go for a Motec stand alone unit. A bit pricey but well worth it, plus it offers a host of other features and hey I like gadgets :D

[AJ.]

AMD have stopped mapping BMW's now I'm led to believe, there's a guy on BM3W who went to them and they just couldn't map it, problems with it on their dyno. They gave him a full refund in the end and said sorry, good sports [ok

Also the bloke they used as a M3 test donkey, John Thorne, doesn't help them out any more. But I guess if you guys are working with them then it equals itself out, right?

But with their past unsuccessfull attempts at mapping M3's are you confident they can provide the goods to Active Autowerkes standards?

[lee330sport]

Im going to maxpower with John over the weekend.Ill speak to him about it. Im 100% sure hes still involved though. Especially with his mad Vx220.

Is this not the issue of trying to dyno an M3? Isnt there a long procedure to disable the DCS fully, and that it doesnt always work. Maybe thats the reason? Not actually there mapping skills.

A guy on here had his 330 mapped a month or so ago.

[AlpinaAl]

yer the DSC is the main problem with the doing it, they think that they should be able to map direct to the DME but if not I will just get a Motec unit as I dont have to worry about a lot of stuff..

From speaking to Adam yesterday for about an hour it seems like it is possible so we will try, also I belive that they are still associated with John in someway as he was chatting about his VX220 yesterday ut I was to busy thinking "i need this and this and that" to pay much attention..

My mates M3 runs Motec stand alone (not sure which) but is runs like a deamon and also he didnt have any trouble mapping it

[AJ.]

Taken from the BM3W thread, titled "AmD unable to re-map my car"

Due to various issues I am no longer associated with AmD. We had various issues getting round the RR limiter when we developed the map on my car but recently I've noticed that people are complaining that the rev limit is actually removed, IMO this is a massive no no (I dont see the need to increase the rev limit either, theirs no more power up there without the inherent risk to the engine).

I personally have no experience with AmD so all I have to go on is what I read. But thats the idea of these forums isn't it, to help everyone out.

[peppernick]

You don't want to up the rev limiter on a S/Ced car. AA dropped the red line from 8200 to 7600RPM.

[AlpinaAl]

Absolutly mate and please my respones was in no way ment to offend, I must admit I wasnt really listing when Adam was talking about John yesterday.

You are correct this forum is about helping each other in a common goal "the love of moddified cars" I do appreciate any advice that someone can offer with regards to mapping this car, as its the first one in the UK we belive to be supercharged the mapping I think will be the biggest headache.. hense if anyone can suggest a good mapper then I will very much appreciate it.

Sorry if I seemed a bit off mate

[lee330sport]

Yeah, the've had a lot of trouble in the past when they started leading onto other marques, away from audi/porsche.

I had the first VX map from them in my Zafira and it did have a few niggles but were quickly sorted without any charges.

Maybe its the same with the bm's, not enough experiance with them. But as Alex's is a single one-off project they might be able to do more for him. Wouldnt get rid of the rev limiter though:eek:

[AJ.]

Hey Alex, I in no way thought you were being off at all mate. None whatsoever, actually yes I did I WANT DISCOUNT!! :D [crackmeup

Cheers buddy. [ok

[lee330sport]

Cant wait to see this SC conversion. Is it the 5.5psi kit or 7.5?


AJ - nice spec on the car there, you got any pics?

[AJ.]

Sorry for jacking. We should get a members gallery set up [cool

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[AlpinaAl]

No worries mate


Thats a nice M3 :cool:

Ithink thats its the 5.5 kit lee, I'll have to actually check, it was one of those

Hello Active yes hi I wana supercharge my euro M3, just send me what I need to make it really fast :D

No seriously Roy placed the oreder for me as I had to fly home so he knows which kit it is. I'll ask him and let you know

[lee330sport]

The standard kit is 5.5psi, and there just finishing the 7.5 kit.


AJ - Stunning M3 mate.[jam

Theres a thread somewhere for members cars pics.

[330ciSport]

Al, congrats mate. Know how it feels as I'm picking mine up on Sat as well.

Just out of interest, are you referring to changing the S/C pulleys or the std engine ones? If the std ones, then do you know what difference will it make upgrading them on a std n/a engine?

Cheers.

[peppernick]

'Power pulleys' reduce the strain on the engine as the engine drives the alternator and the water pump. Changing the pulleys reduces the drive ratio and hence, the crack spins with more leaverage. Overall, they allow the engine to spool up quicker. I've tried it on Teddy's M3 and I can feel the difference.

However, depending on the design of the pulley, sometimes the harmonic damper found on OEM pulleys is removed in order to mount the aftermarket pulley. This may not be so good.

Good bit of info here (http://dinancars.com/whitepapersFile.asp?ID=5)

[330ciSport]

'Power pulleys' .....Good bit of info here (http://dinancars.com/whitepapersFile.asp?ID=5)

Feckin' Nora, techno lunchtime overload. So, the upshot is less energy is lost therefore more is added to "turning the wheels" but, you might be OK or you might be fucked!

Hmmmm, best to leave to the serious boys me thinks.