Where do you usually shave some weight out of an M3?

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I'm new of the M3 territory...I'm waiting my new M3 coupe' for end jan. Where are the areas where is more commonly possible to shave some weight out of an M3? Who are the (lightweight) part builders with better reputation among the marque enthusiasts? Thanks for the infos and support/Giuseppe

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Thanks, appreciate it

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MPowerMark said:

just kick out the missus!

...sorry, the what??

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rassi said:

900T-R said:

But maybe the OP wants a lightweight M3?

Then buy a CSL

The csl will probably be on sale just before the E92 turns into another model and anyway not before 2 or 3 years from now...I dont want something out of the world, i just want an M3 without the amenities (A/C, power leather seats, power windows, etcetc) and just the thrills

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taffyracer said:

iguana said:

autotrader said:

is this a new m3? what are you planning on doing to it? in an e36 (1992-1999)the air con and all its bits weigh a staggaring 150 kilos...to give you an idea how much 150 kilos is you cant lift it

Article on Martyn Bells e36 M2 in an old CCC reckoned from the cars elictrical loom alone they lost 19kg!! blimey.

An e36m3 can be taken down from its Autocar weighed road trim weight of 1520kg (1/2 tank of juice) to 1200kg on a full diet, heck ive seen (quoted) figs of 1100 kgs for some racers that are not tied to minumum weights for their series quoted.

There is loads to be lost, E36's can be taken as low as 1075 and the E46 to around 1120kgs if you do it right, but then we're talking big bucks and only for race use really

I'd really appreciate if any of you had some site with a good write up detailing what and where to shave weight...For your info i've shaved, up to now, more then 800lbs fm my C3 vette going from 3.600lbs down to 2.770lbs.
i'm a big fan of lightweight, unfortunately these new high tech M3's seem to be the heaviest of the series...

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I'm giving up pies.
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Yup, me too
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I'd love to 'give up pies' too...(if i knew what it does mean)

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housemaster said:

Not eating these in any volume greater than 1

...I must have lost, along the years, my introspective virtues but really i can't see how such a disgusting recipe could be connected with the M3 thread




















(unless you're not talking about a diet...)

Edited by panic on Friday 28th December 18:42

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rassi said:

It is your car, so you can of course do with it what you want, but... Why would you want to buy an E92 M3 and then strip it down? If it is a dedicated track car you are looking for, then buy one (i.e. the likes of Caterhams, Westfields, Radicals).

Stripping an E92 down would result in zero resale value, and you would still have a car that would be heavy on brakes, tyres and suspension.

Anyway, good luck with the project.

You're right, in a car like this i must keep its resale value and can't effort to make a track car out of a 50.000 pounds vehicle (for a start...), also this is supposed to be my family weekends driver

I'll go for carbon race seats, lightweight exhaust sistem and lightweight wheels, for a start (and keep all originals in custody into my garage for fixing them back when time to resale) and i think just there i'd be able to shave a good 50 kp 70 kg...