What have you done with or to your M3 today?

After a torturous 4-month wait, jus received new set of Recaro Sportster GTs this week!

• Opted for black leather/carbon weave combo
• Recaro track slides
• MS floor mounts

These will be complementary with Extended Fox Red interior with a touch of contrast.
Did a bit of my own 'customization' of backrest; painted inserts along with color to stitching with M tri-colors.

C'aint wait to install and feeeel`em in action!!!...luv 'em already

CamasM3e93 wrote

How funny! Everyone knows a fresh oem mat shaves half a second off the quarter mile. I picked this set up on Amazon for $90. It is actually the e46 m3 cabrio mat but the e90 fit is perfect for the driver (which is what I “needed” and adequate for the passenger. The rears don’t work at all in the sedan but I will use them in my 996.

Look so good with the ///M3 mark. Never came with the mark in Europe, or at least in Sweden, sad...

Was all excited to get parts until I saw how FCP packed them...

Sorted the mess and then went for a rip to calm my mind

kolosy wrote

tried towing it to the track this weekend. the uhaul trailer does NOT like the lip. i had to put the car that far forward just to get the ratchets to clear.

i think i'm going to reserve towing for going somewhere REAL far (like mid ohio for me), or for a multi day. otherwise, the extra two hours of faffing around with getting the trailer, then returning it just isn't worth it. i live in the city so I don't have a place to keep my own trailer, am lucky enough to have room for all the cars as it is.

Watch your weight distribution on that trailer......

Renowned YouTuber, fellow jazz and chillhop audiophile, and BMW enthusiast, Chromatic Garage made a very special video for Project Luna.

The video is a cinematic masterpiece...simple as that.
The unique camera angles, melodic smooth jazz, and detailing masterclass, symbiotically made a true Steven Speilberg-esque short film.

It was a dream come true to have Chromatic Garage clean and capture my car.


Please enjoy, drop a like, comment, and make sure to subscribe to his channel:

That guy has a great channel. I’ve been a fan of chromatic for a while.

Summer swap

Apex VS-5RS
19x9 ET 30
19x10 ET40

245/265 35

15 mm spacers rear only

Thinking to move the spacers to the front and run 20 mm in the rear with dinan springs and lowering kit (essentially e36 bump stops and shaved top mounts)

Implemented an inline fuel filter for the M3.

Actually, it's a two-stage system, a 40-micron filter first, then a 10-micron paper filter at the end.

Shooted everything I could in a film, I'm uploading right now.

...carefully executed another piece of project Back to Classic.

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=31113249#post31113249

Made a DIY for an inline fuel filter

play2lose wrote

Looks like the OEM m3 floor mats are back in stock, picked up an extra set. They were NLA when I checked a few years ago!

Thankfully the V2's have been pretty readily available for a little while now, but always nice to have a extra set!

smokinjoe64 wrote

After a torturous 4-month wait, jus received new set of Recaro Sportster GTs this week!

• Opted for black leather/carbon weave combo
• Recaro track slides
• MS floor mounts

These will be complementary with Extended Fox Red interior with a touch of contrast.
Did a bit of my own 'customization' of backrest; painted inserts along with color to stitching with M tri-colors.

C'aint wait to install and feeeel`em in action!!!...luv 'em already

Love the tri-color stitching touch!

Scharbag wrote

Was all excited to get parts until I saw how FCP packed them...

Sorted the mess and then went for a rip to calm my mind

This is surprising from FCP, wonder if it was the shipping carrier or them, I've never had an issue. Either way, hopefully they're not going down the path of ECS!

jvictormp wrote

Implemented an inline fuel filter for the M3.

Actually, it's a two-stage system, a 40-micron filter first, then a 10-micron paper filter at the end.

Shooted everything I could in a film, I'm uploading right now.

jvictormp wrote

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=31113249#post31113249

Made a DIY for an inline fuel filter

jvictormp Great addition to a 'less-than' perfect system on e9X M3s.
Many thanks for the DIY sharing!

Just installed a new set of Bosch FIs as a PM to mitigate fuel related failures...so perfect timing for me!

Considering the NRW Designs fuel filter kit...anyone have actual experience, impressions?

Scharbag wrote

Was all excited to get parts until I saw how FCP packed them...

Sorted the mess and then went for a rip to calm my mind

Geez...totally Unsat!!!
Uncharacteristic from personal experience w/FCPEuro. Over many years with dozens of deliveries, never seen that outcome.

Presuppose cause(s) - - either a FNG packed the order or in transit carrier damage
...in any case, nuthin' wrong with doin' a good rip

Putting on my stock exhaust so polished the tips while it was off....

Little bit of TLC for the engine bay

panda-R wrote

Putting on my stock exhaust so polished the tips while it was off....

What did you use to polish them? Since I went catless X pipe I've noticed a lot more buildup obviously

smokinjoe64 wrote

jvictormp Great addition to a 'less-than' perfect system on e9X M3s.
Many thanks for the DIY sharing!

Just installed a new set of Bosch FIs as a PM to mitigate fuel related failures...so perfect timing for me!

Considering the NRW Designs fuel filter kit...anyone have actual experience, impressions?

You're welcome.

Haven't seen nobody complaining about their product yet, although relatively new on the market.

I didn't feel like using it, though, because of the lack of monitoring the pressure myself. I know ECU will still do, since the original sensor is relocated to after their filter, but still I'd need to see with my eyes. Can't play odds with a lean mixture risk.

After doing all this, I think I can add that NRW solution seems to offer enough flow, because their filter has got almost twice the lenght (75mm) of the filter I'm using (43mm, which is enough too). My doubt for now is, how long will it take until it starts to drop the pressure excessively?

If in my case I face that the pressure drop occurs soon, like 1,000 miles or so, I'll say that NRW solution may happen about 2,000 miles and users would do well aiming to replace the filter before that.

If my filter lasts long, then I'll deduct NRW will be very safe.

jvictormp

What do you think is a good mileage to replace FI as preventative maintenance? MY10 at 29k miles currently. Do they degrade over time too or it's mostly buildup over x amount of miles? I'm doing spark plugs soon and this crossed my mind

Reddevils7 wrote

jvictormp

What do you think is a good mileage to replace FI as preventative maintenance? MY10 at 29k miles currently. Do they degrade over time too or it's mostly buildup over x amount of miles? I'm doing spark plugs soon and this crossed my mind

That question hasn't got an answer yet.

That's because people weren't able to determine the root cause of the FI failure.

There is suspect of deposit buildup in the injector, yes. But a good cleanup once in a while would avoid that, right? But it doesn't. People had stuck injectors that were periodically cleaned.

There is also the suspect that the culprit is the strainer at the pump suction, that degrades and let the element go through the pump and reach the injector. The solution would be replacing the fuel pump set.

But all of that would be avoided with an inline 10-micron filter.

My injectors have been running for 5 years now, only 15,000 miles although.

Only using top tier gas.

I don't expect to replace them soon, although if they were cheaper I'd centainly do because it's not clear what causes the failure.

jvictormp wrote

That question hasn't got an answer yet.

That's because people weren't able to determine the root cause of the FI failure.

There is suspect of deposit buildup in the injector, yes. But a good cleanup once in a while would avoid that, right? But it doesn't. People had stuck injectors that were periodically cleaned.

There is also the suspect that the culprit is the strainer at the pump suction, that degrades and let the element go through the pump and reach the injector. The solution would be replacing the fuel pump set.

But all of that would be avoided with an inline 10-micron filter.

My injectors have been running for 5 years now, only 15,000 miles although.

Only using top tier gas.

I don't expect to replace them soon, although if they were cheaper I'd centainly do because it's not clear what causes the failure.

I bought mine single owner at 18k miles. I only use top tier, Shell primarily, I'm hoping he did the same. Adding a filter would be a good idea with FI replacement while also considering doing the fuel pump at the same time

Reddevils7 wrote

What did you use to polish them? Since I went catless X pipe I've noticed a lot more buildup obviously

Steel wool #0000 is pretty non aggressive and can cut out some oxidation. I then used mother's mag and wheel polish on it too.

There's still some baked on carbon that I might try some acetone on to see if that will dissolve it. Good luck!