2011 E90 M3 build thread

Bart@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 01:23 PM

As some of you may know, I sold my 2008 E92 M3 in July and ordered one of the last E90 M3 sedans ever to be made. My production was set for August and my delivery date is sometime this week. Before I sold my E92, I attended my first track event and got totally hooked, so expect this car to be a little less show and more go this time around

Instead of making various threads about the modifications that I will do to the car, I decided to just make this build thread and update it with pictures as I go along. Phase 1 mods are already here waiting for the car. Phase 2 and 3 will come shortly knowing me.

2011 E90 M3 | Interlagos Blue | Speed cloth | 6MT | stripped

1. KW sleeve over kit
2. AG M359 silver wheels. 19x10 on 265/35/19 Continental Extreme DWS
3. ACM exhaust mod with titanium tips
4. Turner test pipes
5. OEM Performance gloss grills
6. IND gloss black fender grills
7. OEM Performance wheel

--

Near future: X-pipe, pulley kit, ESS flash tune, BBK, Recaros, and ultimately supercharger

Bart@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 01:24 PM

Few pics of some mods that made it here before the car.

-- UPDATE: 9/14/11 - Took delivery

-- UPDATE: 9/17/11 - BBS CH, KW sleeves

-- UPDATE: 9/27/11

-- UPDATE: 10/1/11 MAGNAFLOW rear section, 19" BBS LM

-- UPDATE: 10/10/11 Night shoot teaser

-- UPDATE: 10/25/11 Couple fall pics courtesy of MP Media

-- UPDATE: 11/11/11 OEM Modded exhaust

Read a few threads about this and wanted to try it out. There's a few ways people have modded these. Some just pulled out the stuffing in the middle can and wrapped the perforated pipes. Others welded in pipes in place of the perforated ones. We went with another method. Pictures below.

This is what the left and right cans look like inside if you've never seen them. They criss-cross thru the center of the muffler.

We cut out the pipes and re-directed the Y-pipe straight thru bypassing the center of the can.

Last step is to weld on the titanium tips and throw it on the car..

Painted it black..

Video:

-- UPDATE: 11/18/11 OEM Performance Wheel V2 and Test Pipes

-- UPDATE: 12/17/11 Test Pipes installed

Turner test pipes installed yesterday. Here's a quick vid:

-- UPDATE: 2/6/12 19x10 ZCP ( style )wheels

Few iPhone pics:

Bart@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 01:25 PM

-- UPDATE: 3/26/12 ADV7 wheels on

Small shoot with some friends.

Bart@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 01:26 PM

Reserved 3.

Mr.MichaelM3 · 09-13-2011, 01:31 PM

Cant wait to see that bad boy! IB is the best blue besides Laguna IMO

ALPINE6SPD · 09-13-2011, 02:04 PM

Cant wait to see it. I might have to come by and check it out when its done. I am not too far from you.

mpm3 · 09-13-2011, 02:27 PM

haha u went with the bbs and this whole time i thought u were playing hard ball with me ! congrats going to look sick

Rob@StrasseForged · 09-13-2011, 02:57 PM

Can't wait to see the build Bart!!

SV Concepts II · 09-13-2011, 03:07 PM

Subscribed! This is going to be awesome!

Bart@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.MichaelM3

Cant wait to see that bad boy! IB is the best blue besides Laguna IMO

Team IB E90 Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALPINE6SPD

Cant wait to see it. I might have to come by and check it out when its done. I am not too far from you.

Swing by, we are here 6 days a week all day long

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpm3

haha u went with the bbs and this whole time i thought u were playing hard ball with me ! congrats going to look sick

Yeah man, I was just waiting for someone to snatch my ZCP wheels so I can get these, didn't want 3 sets of wheels at once

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob@StrasseForged

Can't wait to see the build Bart!!

Thanks Rob, I'll rock the BBS CH's for a month or 2.. I wouldn't mind some 19x10 square Strasse Forged wheels.. with Interlagos centers and polished lips?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan@Jlevi SW

Subscribed! This is going to be awesome!

Awesome-ness to come

flipm3 · 09-13-2011, 04:20 PM

I'm looking forward to what you have in store!

Rob@StrasseForged · 09-13-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bart@AUTOcouture

Thanks Rob, I'll rock the BBS CH's for a month or 2.. I wouldn't mind some 19x10 square Strasse Forged wheels.. with Interlagos centers and polished lips?

That sounds hot!! You know my number man!

jonasaurus · 09-13-2011, 04:38 PM

Subscribed! Look forward to this.

CPWINCH · 09-13-2011, 04:52 PM

E90 ftw, congrats on the new whip man. cant wait to see it

gixxer_kidd · 09-13-2011, 04:55 PM

e90 track build sounds interesting. can't wait to see the results.

E90///M3` · 09-13-2011, 05:06 PM

awesome... look forward to following the progress.

Lalit@AUTOcouture · 09-13-2011, 05:13 PM

Straz M3 · 09-13-2011, 06:16 PM

Bart,

What is the ACM angel eye upgrade, and when are you going to hook me up with a set of these? Looking forward to seeing your new whip. Hopefully the two owners that took our white 08's will take good care of them.

Straz

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 09-13-2011, 06:24 PM

Looking forward to see the build!

prichards516 · 09-13-2011, 09:07 PM

cant wait to see this one Bart

Reedomn · 09-13-2011, 09:14 PM

Bart...looking forward to updates!!

(thanks again for the ZCP/GTS Wheels...loving them)

R

studntloan · 09-13-2011, 11:05 PM

so many e90s being delivered all at once, new acm projects to come

09-13-2011, 01:23 PM	#1
Bart@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: F10 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 3,721 iTrader: (4)	2011 E90 M3 build thread As some of you may know, I sold my 2008 E92 M3 in July and ordered one of the last E90 M3 sedans ever to be made. My production was set for August and my delivery date is sometime this week. Before I sold my E92, I attended my first track event and got totally hooked, so expect this car to be a little less show and more go this time around Instead of making various threads about the modifications that I will do to the car, I decided to just make this build thread and update it with pictures as I go along. Phase 1 mods are already here waiting for the car. Phase 2 and 3 will come shortly knowing me. 2011 E90 M3 \| Interlagos Blue \| Speed cloth \| 6MT \| stripped 1. KW sleeve over kit 2. AG M359 silver wheels. 19x10 on 265/35/19 Continental Extreme DWS 3. ACM exhaust mod with titanium tips 4. Turner test pipes 5. OEM Performance gloss grills 6. IND gloss black fender grills 7. OEM Performance wheel -- Near future: X-pipe, pulley kit, ESS flash tune, BBK, Recaros, and ultimately supercharger __________________ Installs\|Service\|Sales - BMW Master Tech on staff! ESS, Akrapovic, Eisenmann, HRE, OEM BMW, Cobb and more! 15-01 Pollitt Drive #6 \| Fair Lawn, NJ 07642 \| P: 201.666.3500 \| Bart@autocouturemotoring.com \| Facebook \| YouTube Last edited by Bart@AUTOcouture; 02-24-2012 at 12:51 PM.
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09-13-2011, 01:24 PM	#2
Bart@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: F10 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 3,721 iTrader: (4)	Few pics of some mods that made it here before the car. -- UPDATE: 9/14/11 - Took delivery -- UPDATE: 9/17/11 - BBS CH, KW sleeves -- UPDATE: 9/27/11 -- UPDATE: 10/1/11 MAGNAFLOW rear section, 19" BBS LM -- UPDATE: 10/10/11 Night shoot teaser -- UPDATE: 10/25/11 Couple fall pics courtesy of MP Media -- UPDATE: 11/11/11 OEM Modded exhaust Read a few threads about this and wanted to try it out. There's a few ways people have modded these. Some just pulled out the stuffing in the middle can and wrapped the perforated pipes. Others welded in pipes in place of the perforated ones. We went with another method. Pictures below. This is what the left and right cans look like inside if you've never seen them. They criss-cross thru the center of the muffler. We cut out the pipes and re-directed the Y-pipe straight thru bypassing the center of the can. Last step is to weld on the titanium tips and throw it on the car.. Painted it black.. Video: -- UPDATE: 11/18/11 OEM Performance Wheel V2 and Test Pipes -- UPDATE: 12/17/11 Test Pipes installed Turner test pipes installed yesterday. Here's a quick vid: -- UPDATE: 2/6/12 19x10 ZCP ( style )wheels Few iPhone pics: __________________ Installs\|Service\|Sales - BMW Master Tech on staff! ESS, Akrapovic, Eisenmann, HRE, OEM BMW, Cobb and more! 15-01 Pollitt Drive #6 \| Fair Lawn, NJ 07642 \| P: 201.666.3500 \| Bart@autocouturemotoring.com \| Facebook \| YouTube Last edited by Bart@AUTOcouture; 02-06-2012 at 03:56 PM.

09-13-2011, 01:25 PM	#3
Bart@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: F10 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 3,721 iTrader: (4)	-- UPDATE: 3/26/12 ADV7 wheels on Small shoot with some friends. __________________ Installs\|Service\|Sales - BMW Master Tech on staff! ESS, Akrapovic, Eisenmann, HRE, OEM BMW, Cobb and more! 15-01 Pollitt Drive #6 \| Fair Lawn, NJ 07642 \| P: 201.666.3500 \| Bart@autocouturemotoring.com \| Facebook \| YouTube Last edited by Bart@AUTOcouture; 03-29-2012 at 09:07 AM.

09-13-2011, 01:26 PM	#4
Bart@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: F10 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 3,721 iTrader: (4)	Reserved 3. __________________ Installs\|Service\|Sales - BMW Master Tech on staff! ESS, Akrapovic, Eisenmann, HRE, OEM BMW, Cobb and more! 15-01 Pollitt Drive #6 \| Fair Lawn, NJ 07642 \| P: 201.666.3500 \| Bart@autocouturemotoring.com \| Facebook \| YouTube

09-13-2011, 02:04 PM	#6
ALPINE6SPD Lieutenant General Drives: 2010 BMW 328i Sport Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Highland Lakes NJ Posts: 10,404 iTrader: (2)	Cant wait to see it. I might have to come by and check it out when its done. I am not too far from you. __________________ 2010 AW e90 328i: 6 speed, Black Leather, Dark Wood trim, ZPP, ZCW, ZVP,ZSP, Nav, Xenon BMW Performance CF Rear spolier and Gloss black grills 2008 Candy White MKV GTI 2.0T 6 Speed Manul Gone 2008 AW X3 3.0si: 6 speed Returned 2006 AW e90 330i: 6 speed Dinan Stage 1 Returned

09-13-2011, 01:31 PM	#5
Mr.MichaelM3 First Lieutenant Drives: 2010 E90 M3 Int Blue DCT Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 308 iTrader: (0)	Cant wait to see that bad boy! IB is the best blue besides Laguna IMO

09-13-2011, 02:27 PM	#7
mpm3 Captain Drives: 2007 M coupe Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 774 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2007 BMW M coupe [5.00] 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	haha u went with the bbs and this whole time i thought u were playing hard ball with me ! congrats going to look sick __________________

09-13-2011, 02:57 PM	#8
Rob@StrasseForged BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 2013 MW/FR E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,140 iTrader: (1)	Can't wait to see the build Bart!! __________________ Robert@StrasseForged.com \| (305)303-1190 \| Facebook \| Flickr

09-13-2011, 03:07 PM	#9
SV Concepts II Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1460 White Oaks Rd. Suite F Campbell, CA 95008 Posts: 6,095 iTrader: (7)	Subscribed! This is going to be awesome!

09-13-2011, 04:20 PM	#11
flipm3 E46 + E90 Drives: E46 M3 + E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,473 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 [0.00] 2002 BMW M3 [0.00]	I'm looking forward to what you have in store! __________________ 2002 E46 M3 6MT \| Jet Black . Black Nappa \| My Build Thread 2009 E90 M3 DCT \| Melbourne Red . Speed Cloth

09-13-2011, 04:38 PM	#13
jonasaurus Colonel Drives: 11.5 E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 2,778 iTrader: (0)	Subscribed! Look forward to this. __________________ ///M3 \| E90 \| Space Grey \| Fox Red with CF Structure \| 6MT \| 260M \| My build

09-13-2011, 04:55 PM	#15
gixxer_kidd Major Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NNJ Posts: 1,362 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2008 m3 [5.00]	e90 track build sounds interesting. can't wait to see the results.

09-13-2011, 05:06 PM	#16
E90///M3` Major General Drives: 2008 E90M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Daly City -4- Work///Camarillo is Home Posts: 5,280 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 M3 [3.80]	awesome... look forward to following the progress. __________________ - Jason P :Have: 08 E90M3, Varis VRS Front Lip, LS3, ESS Supercharger, Arqray Exhaust, Neez Wheels :Want: VRS Carbon GT Wing & Cooling Bonnet, LCI Taillights :Videos: EnvyRidesTV, GPR 1, GPR 2, GPR 3, ///MFEST

09-13-2011, 05:13 PM	#17
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09-13-2011, 06:16 PM	#18
Straz M3 Never Lose Drives: 2011.75 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Windy City Posts: 1,148 iTrader: (2)	Bart, What is the ACM angel eye upgrade, and when are you going to hook me up with a set of these? Looking forward to seeing your new whip. Hopefully the two owners that took our white 08's will take good care of them. Straz __________________ '11 Melbourne Red Metallic / Black/Fox/Fox 6MT E92 ///M3 ZCP \| Convenience Package \| Premium Package 2 \| Heated Seats \| Enhanced Premium Sound l BMW Apps

09-13-2011, 06:24 PM	#19
Sean@PYSpeed.com BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 2009 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 9,126 iTrader: (22)	Looking forward to see the build! __________________ Contact me for lowest prices! ARKYM \| RS TPMS & Spacer \| OEM Style Wheel \| VMR Wheel \| Avant Garde Wheel \| HRE Wheel \| BC Forged

09-13-2011, 09:07 PM	#20
prichards516 Lieutenant Drives: e92 M3 zcp Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 454 iTrader: (2)	cant wait to see this one Bart

09-13-2011, 09:14 PM	#21
Reedomn Captain Drives: 1M Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: edina Posts: 640 iTrader: (12)	Bart...looking forward to updates!! (thanks again for the ZCP/GTS Wheels...loving them) R __________________ VO 1M Sold- 2008 JZB/Fox E90 M3 6MT Launch car

09-13-2011, 11:05 PM	#22
studntloan (studntloan) Drives: 4 doors 4 more whores Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ny Posts: 2,818 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011.75 E90 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 bmw/ m3 [0.00]	so many e90s being delivered all at once, new acm projects to come __________________ AUTOcouture Motoring \| Facebook \| YouTube \| Alex@AUTOcouturemotoring.com \| 201.666.3500

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