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Been a classified lurker for years and bought and sold many cars through piston heads so I thought I really should join the forum!
So on to my car, it has been quite substantially upgraded from the base car that BMW came up with in 2007. Correcting most of the shortcomings often noted in the press. The car now drives smoother has no understeer and sounds absolutely amazing at full chat without being intrusive when you want to cruise on a summers eve. It also feels like the front and rear axles are now working as a team for you rather than fighting amongst themselves when you power on out of a long sweeping bend. Plus I think they have aged really well and still look fresh, considering this design is damn near as old as an E46 it looks as though its from a later generation IMHO.
So to Recap the standard car comes equipped with the same S54 engine as the E46 m3 and the steering rack and brakes from the CSL. It has 343BHP weighs 1430kg and 0-60 in 5.0 dead. My car has the optional extended leather pack as well which lifts the rather plastic standard interior up to Garching standards.
So onto the list of Mods over stock..
Gruppe M
Stoptech trophy BBK front and rear with the 380mm upgrade (these are the best brakes you can buy for a z4 period. not to be confused with standard stoptechs, do a search for the trophys...)
Ground control adjustable coilovers with adjustable top mount plates
full supersprint powerloop system including the manifold
genuine CSL wheels with Michelin pilot super sports
wheel stud to nut conversion
Some very nice interior touches with wrapping in carbon fibre and blue led illumination in the door handles and when you open the boot.
Illuminated ZHP from an F10 M5.
UUC lightened flywheel
Rougue engineering trailing arm bush limiters
turner adjustable camber arms
short shift kit
clutch stop
sports clutch
CSL shrick cams
remap to 370bhp
Strongstrut 3piece strutbrace
stubby BMW aerial
RPI scoop
UUc lightened pulleys
and finally some arty dusk pictures
So on to my car, it has been quite substantially upgraded from the base car that BMW came up with in 2007. Correcting most of the shortcomings often noted in the press. The car now drives smoother has no understeer and sounds absolutely amazing at full chat without being intrusive when you want to cruise on a summers eve. It also feels like the front and rear axles are now working as a team for you rather than fighting amongst themselves when you power on out of a long sweeping bend. Plus I think they have aged really well and still look fresh, considering this design is damn near as old as an E46 it looks as though its from a later generation IMHO.
So to Recap the standard car comes equipped with the same S54 engine as the E46 m3 and the steering rack and brakes from the CSL. It has 343BHP weighs 1430kg and 0-60 in 5.0 dead. My car has the optional extended leather pack as well which lifts the rather plastic standard interior up to Garching standards.
So onto the list of Mods over stock..
Gruppe M
Stoptech trophy BBK front and rear with the 380mm upgrade (these are the best brakes you can buy for a z4 period. not to be confused with standard stoptechs, do a search for the trophys...)
Ground control adjustable coilovers with adjustable top mount plates
full supersprint powerloop system including the manifold
genuine CSL wheels with Michelin pilot super sports
wheel stud to nut conversion
Some very nice interior touches with wrapping in carbon fibre and blue led illumination in the door handles and when you open the boot.
Illuminated ZHP from an F10 M5.
UUC lightened flywheel
Rougue engineering trailing arm bush limiters
turner adjustable camber arms
short shift kit
clutch stop
sports clutch
CSL shrick cams
remap to 370bhp
Strongstrut 3piece strutbrace
stubby BMW aerial
RPI scoop
UUc lightened pulleys
and finally some arty dusk pictures
to the point where I can't tell what's supposed to be in focus and what's not!
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