clarkson's e46 m3 and previous cars - lots of pics
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little update:
i need the trumpets out the inlet i bought!
going to go with stacks , but i aint paying 1200 quid for a kit , that lot cost me 150 quid all together can be cheaper if you use your own inlet manifold to get trumpets but i wanted to keep mine incase , and i already have alpha-n from martyns software but will be going with a map from him instead of using alpha-n, im just making a carbon fibre heatsheild for it all , should be on the car next weekend
will update soon
i need the trumpets out the inlet i bought!
going to go with stacks , but i aint paying 1200 quid for a kit , that lot cost me 150 quid all together can be cheaper if you use your own inlet manifold to get trumpets but i wanted to keep mine incase , and i already have alpha-n from martyns software but will be going with a map from him instead of using alpha-n, im just making a carbon fibre heatsheild for it all , should be on the car next weekend
will update soon
, anyway got some more done , not fitted the kit but have everything now , i think im going to try to put the m54 dipstick on with the extra hose soi can plumb up the oil catch tank back to the sump , im so excited keep watching videos of stacks , im going to try to fit it saturday, made a carbon fibre sheet to go under the stacks just need to trim it down get it the right shape anyway pics
i went with titan silver for the stacks same as the car
just need to make a bracket to mount the iat
That's where I'm up to going to try get it done Saturday
i went with titan silver for the stacks same as the car
just need to make a bracket to mount the iat
That's where I'm up to going to try get it done Saturday
Edited by clarkson22 on Thursday 14th April 21:01
Very interested in how you get on with the stacks - I've seen the kits for £1000+ and it appears you've pretty much exactly the same setup from the photos 
I recently went down the carbon airbox route but if stacks are a good alternative I think I'd be swayed as I bet they sound insane!
Is there any concern in the filters on the trumpets? Are they are good as the OEM filters do you think?
What are you doing for the crank hoses and stuff?
Nice M3, silver looks great on them.
I recently went down the carbon airbox route but if stacks are a good alternative I think I'd be swayed as I bet they sound insane!
Is there any concern in the filters on the trumpets? Are they are good as the OEM filters do you think?
What are you doing for the crank hoses and stuff?
Nice M3, silver looks great on them.
carbonblack said:
Very interested in how you get on with the stacks - I've seen the kits for £1000+ and it appears you've pretty much exactly the same setup from the photos
I recently went down the carbon airbox route but if stacks are a good alternative I think I'd be swayed as I bet they sound insane!
Is there any concern in the filters on the trumpets? Are they are good as the OEM filters do you think?
What are you doing for the crank hoses and stuff?
Nice M3, silver looks great on them.
I recently went down the carbon airbox route but if stacks are a good alternative I think I'd be swayed as I bet they sound insane!
Is there any concern in the filters on the trumpets? Are they are good as the OEM filters do you think?
What are you doing for the crank hoses and stuff?
Nice M3, silver looks great on them.
A few people have done it on m3cutters already dude and don't get me wrong the kit you can buy is very good I was going to buy it but can't justify costs with a newborn lol so a bit of research and some money I found the items , the only breather is the top off the rocker that goes to airbox that goes to oil catch can and you can either vent to atmosphere or run it back to sump , I might try the m54 dipstick it has a return hose I think extra so can route it back to there , and for the foam filters they are better than the paper ones from standard I'd even say there better then mesh type filters (k and n etc) at keeping crap out , ive only watched videos of stacks but there never like real world noise so I'm trying to get them done Saturday and will post a video hopefully
got my stacks fitted today and wow the noise is insane truly. i thought it would be loud but my god its super loud, i put the alpha n on but its got a **** flat spot under 3krpm but once its past that its goes and the noise is incredible, im going to sort a proper map of martyn in a couple of weeks , but it was a mission sorting it out running back and forward to the car shop making a heat shield to hold everything , if you have the money buy the kit deffinatly , i spent weeks reading before deciding to do it my self, anyway pics
im glad it has a catch can because the oily **** that was in the airbox was horrible, and i ended up pluming the catch can back to the sump.
catch can back to the sump
little heatshild, holds the iat and idle controll valve filter
thats the cold air feed to the back 3
i blanked the bottom of the airbox feed off and drilled and put the second cold air feed to the front 3, im going to do it alot better over time but will do for now,
so so happy
im glad it has a catch can because the oily **** that was in the airbox was horrible, and i ended up pluming the catch can back to the sump.
catch can back to the sump
little heatshild, holds the iat and idle controll valve filter
thats the cold air feed to the back 3
i blanked the bottom of the airbox feed off and drilled and put the second cold air feed to the front 3, im going to do it alot better over time but will do for now,
so so happy
Hey man there's a guy called martyn on m3cutters who made a program that let's you tick boxes and upload to your car like csl warm up lights , instead of them going out with water temp they go out with oil, sport button memory if u go cat less you can delete the lambas and the alpha n map all for just 20 quid mate but it's a good tool to have , search mss54 binary tool m3 cutters on google and have a read , im going for a csl cloned ecu to run the map sensor and that costs about 375 but it's worth it , alpha n map is s
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t well i swung into my drive to early and caught the rear arch and panel 
sooo im getting the car resprayed the same colour , theres scratches everywhere on it looks fine from 10 metres lol both does have heavy scratching around the tops and the dent and scrapes from my drive topped it off so its getting a respray just need a few qoutes im not arsed about price i just want it good and no problems, ive had a few recommendations for a place called bodytec in bispham so will speak to them first
sad times
sooo im getting the car resprayed the same colour , theres scratches everywhere on it looks fine from 10 metres lol both does have heavy scratching around the tops and the dent and scrapes from my drive topped it off so its getting a respray just need a few qoutes im not arsed about price i just want it good and no problems, ive had a few recommendations for a place called bodytec in bispham so will speak to them first
sad times
Just got the cheapo ones off ebay dude 120 quid I think toyo sports is the make I think and alpha n is only allow you to remove the air flow meter without error codes , it's a safe mape really, car drives st under 3k, and look at the link further up ecu worx it allows you to modify loads of things for £20.
Got a update soon doing the clutch Sunday and been busy with it over the last few weeks
t under 3k, and look at the link further up ecu worx it allows you to modify loads of things for £20.Got a update soon doing the clutch Sunday and been busy with it over the last few weeks
well just to update some stuff , i swung into my driveway early and did this:
i decided to do it myself, i got a dent puller and pulled the arch as best as i could get it , which was pretty close , put some filler on and started sanding dont have any pics but my mate lent me his booth for the day and i sprayed the full side and the drivers side wing which had lots of scratches, now im not the best painter in the world the metallic went down fine then i got a few runs here and there in the final coat but nothing wet sanding didnt sort out, i am saving up in slowly for a future respray and colour change professionally but a newborn and house saps your money!
you can see the runs in the door, rear quarter wet sanded and and half buffed
wet sanded and buffed
front wing done
i did that a few months ago , gave it a clean yesterday and took the front wheels off today for refurb and new super sports
had the alloys sandblasted
bright silver sprayed over gloss black then 3 coats of lacquer, couldnt do clutch at weekend so doing it next weekend , will update then
i decided to do it myself, i got a dent puller and pulled the arch as best as i could get it , which was pretty close , put some filler on and started sanding
dont have any pics but my mate lent me his booth for the day and i sprayed the full side and the drivers side wing which had lots of scratches, now im not the best painter in the world the metallic went down fine then i got a few runs here and there in the final coat but nothing wet sanding didnt sort out, i am saving up in slowly for a future respray and colour change professionally but a newborn and house saps your money!you can see the runs in the door, rear quarter wet sanded and and half buffed
wet sanded and buffed
front wing done
i did that a few months ago , gave it a clean yesterday and took the front wheels off today for refurb and new super sports
had the alloys sandblasted
bright silver sprayed over gloss black then 3 coats of lacquer, couldnt do clutch at weekend so doing it next weekend , will update then
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