2011 LeMans Blue E90 M3 ZCP Build Journal

[lemanszcpm3]

Purchased October 2014 from Stevens Creek BMW in San Jose, CA

2011 BMW M3 Sedan
Mileage 32,004
Color (interior/exterior) Black Novillo Leather/ Le Mans Blue Metallic

Options

Competition Package
Premium Package 2
M Double-clutch Transmission
Moonroof
Heated Front Seats
Navigation system
Sirius Radio Capable
Ipod and USB Adapter
Enhanced Premium Sound




Stock Car November 2014


1st Modification to vehicle:
M Performance Exhaust Installed February 2015


LUX H8 160 Installed August 2015




September 2015 Stoptech BBK 6 piston front 4 piston rear with yellow calipers installed by Racewerkz Engineering. Matt Schnell Test Pipes also installed (not shown)


Stock ZCP Rims and Big Break kit


September 2015 HRE FF15 18x10 installed by Racewerkz Engineering with Achilles 123s 275/35/18 sqaure






Willow Springs Raceway with Speed District on October 18, 2015.


Maintenance performed by Racewerkz Engineering


Thunderhill on 12/20/15 Private Track Day


Thunderhill on 12/20/15 Private Track Day


Angels Crest (Highway 2) La Canada California


MCS Coilover suspension System (front and rear coilover) installed by Racewerkz Engineering along with Vorschlag Camber Plates, Vorschlag Studs also installed March 24, 2016


APR GT-250 Adjustable wing installed March 25, 2016
Global Time Attack Buttonwillow Raceway 13cw March 26 2016


Global Time Attack Buttonwillow Raceway 13cw March 26 2016 with a fellow Racewerkz customer and the crew.




GTA 2016 photo via @motolyric


Global Time Attack Buttonwillow Raceway 13cw March 26 2016
Enthusiast Class RWD 2nd place


Buttonwillow Raceway Open Practice April 2016

Track Day at Laguna Seca on May 21, 2016 Achilles GS-328 (slicks) used for the first time Lap time of 1:43.44


Arkym front lip and Apr Splittered installed May 26 2016

May 28, 2016 Bimmerfest Track day Autoclub speedway lap 2 Apr splitter ripped off of car


Bimmerfest 2016 Auto Club Speedway Tires shredded midway through second session. Day killer


After Roasting through too many sets of tires finally got another set of HRE Flow Form this time the FF01 19" x 10" with Hankook Ventus V12 Evo. This picture is from the HRE Open House in Vista CA June 4 2016.


HRE Open House 2016


HRE Flow Form Wheels Booth Displaying my track rims FF15 18" and my street rims FF01 29"


SPL Camber Arms Front (pictured) and SPL Toe Arms Rear)


Blackstone Labs oil report 6/14/2016 Oil is changed every 4,000 miles or two track days whichever comes first.

Special Thanks to:

Racewerkz Engineering for all the work on the build!

HRE Flow Form Wheels for great performing wheels on and off the track not a single bend on 9+ track days.

Engine tuning and DCT tune from Alex @alpinemotorsports.

[blast1st]

awesome performance mods. how much did you get the MCS COIL SUSPENSION? hows the ride on them? thanks

[M43S7RO]

Looks like the wing on the customer car gets shared with an AMG car?

[lemanszcpm3]

@m4s7ro no he just likes Amg lol and his racing instructor told him to buy an e92 so he did

[M43S7RO]

Originally Posted by lemanszcpm3

@m4s7ro no he just likes Amg lol and his racing instructor told him to buy an e92 so he did

Nice! Instructor knows the better car!

[briancl]

Car looks great with the yellow bbk and black wheels!

[DOCTOR 3VIL]

Awesome car
I am the one that bought your ZCP wheels.
Thank you

[Canalpine]

Bahh, this is so good, love the new HRE's, incredible

[Chojin]

Are the HRE FF01 19x10 the +40 offset offered for non-M models? If so, what size spacers are you running - 15mm? Thanks!

[roastbeef]

how did your apr splitter rip off at acs?

[burnrbr]

Did you have any structural reinforcement done to run the true coilovers in the rear? Also, what are your soring rates front and rear?

[lemanszcpm3]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

how did your apr splitter rip off at acs?

I hit a pothole on the infield tracking out to wide for re-entry into the oval. And the angle ripped it from the front of my vehicle so that it was hanging down (actually thought i bent a rim at first proves the strength of the hre ff15). So I pulled off track and unscrewed it from the bumper and continued on my day.

[lemanszcpm3]

Originally Posted by burnrbr

Did you have any structural reinforcement done to run the true coilovers in the rear? Also, what are your soring rates front and rear?

Spring Rates are 13k front, 11k rear. My car is extremely heavy as it is fully optioned so it weighs in somewhere around 3850. Im not going to lie and say these spring rates are extremely comfortable for the street but for me the handling characteristics of the vehicle far outweigh the discomfort of the ride (its a pretty nice ride all things considered) But you can always go with lower spring rates and you will increase ride comfort.

As to the rear structural reinforcement. The e9x resolved the problems with the tearing towers (like in the e46) I run race slicks and extremely high spring rates and have never had any problems. Racewerkz racecar (project snowball) along with several other vehicles run true coilover rear with no reinforcement and have no problems.

[lemanszcpm3]

Originally Posted by Chojin

Are the HRE FF01 19x10 the +40 offset offered for non-M models? If so, what size spacers are you running - 15mm? Thanks!

Yes they are the +40 offset and I am running 15mm spacers currently however it would look much better with 20mm so I have a set coming in the mail from turner!

[burnrbr]

Originally Posted by lemanszcpm3

Spring Rates are 13k front, 11k rear. My car is extremely heavy as it is fully optioned so it weighs in somewhere around 3850. Im not going to lie and say these spring rates are extremely comfortable for the street but for me the handling characteristics of the vehicle far outweigh the discomfort of the ride (its a pretty nice ride all things considered) But you can always go with lower spring rates and you will increase ride comfort.

As to the rear structural reinforcement. The e9x resolved the problems with the tearing towers (like in the e46) I run race slicks and extremely high spring rates and have never had any problems. Racewerkz racecar (project snowball) along with several other vehicles run true coilover rear with no reinforcement and have no problems.

Sweet! Thanks for the validation.

[Ringer]

A beauty.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by M43S7RO

Looks like the wing on the customer car gets shared with an AMG car?

i think he does have a c63s though lol

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by burnrbr

Sweet! Thanks for the validation.

keep in mind his spring rate in the rear is for the true coilover conversion if your's isn't, it should be higher in the rear.

OP how were your bimmerfest times - am contemplating aero.

[lemanszcpm3]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

keep in mind his spring rate in the rear is for the true coilover conversion if your's isn't, it should be higher in the rear.

OP how were your bimmerfest times - am contemplating aero.

Lol I didn't get a single good lap in at bimmerfest my slicks were cording and since it was my first time with a set of slicks u didn't realize they were shot so my day was over very quickly. The aero does help tremendously though. Hope that helps ! And yes he does have a c63s lol

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by lemanszcpm3

Lol I didn't get a single good lap in at bimmerfest my slicks were cording and since it was my first time with a set of slicks u didn't realize they were shot so my day was over very quickly. The aero does help tremendously though. Hope that helps ! And yes he does have a c63s lol

How about acs/brp in general? Want to gauge what aero can do for me.

[seeubro]

great great build!!! love it

[bgalex]

Looks great! I have an '11 E90 ZCP LeMans as well this is good a journal post more!