Hey everyone - I’m not one for making new threads here, but one thing that has always frustrated me is searching for specs on a car and not being able to find any information. So, I submit my meager contribution to M3Post!
I had my first E92 M3 (2011 Alpine White ZCP) around 4-5 years ago and put approximately 137k miles on it. The car was originally purchased through Carmax with their extended warranty. I never had any issues with it besides a bad o-ring in the oil filter housing that lead to leaks. For my entire ownership I had the original rod bearings. I’ll admit that at the time I didn’t realize how important getting the rod bearings done was, but I figured I had the warranty so it didn't need worrying about. It’s also worth noting that the original AW M3 was driven on a 2 mile dirt road, followed by a horrible 20 miles pot hole-ridden back country road around 6 days a week. After my first experience I had to get another.
Pics of the OG car:
So enter the Interlagos Blue M3! Purchased this car with 21k miles on it for a crazy good price and told myself that I wouldn’t do anything besides a GTS lip, wheels, and coilovers. That didn’t last long
. The car has been wrenched on by EAS, MRF, and Evasive, all of which I’m happy to say I’ve made friends with good people at each shop.
I always liked the contrasting look of AW with CF, but I do like how the CF on blue is a more subtle contrast. Unfortunately keeping Interlagos Blue clean for more than five minutes is next to impossible.
Specs:
- 2012 Interlagos Blue E92 M3 CF roof
- DCT
- Stripper (except DCT transmission) - no iDrive, no power seats, no EDC, etc...
- Full paint correction and 9H Ceramic Pro
- Titan7 TS-5 18”
18x9.5 +22 (5mm spacer) (265/35/18)
18x10.5 +25 (10mm spacer) (285/35/18)
- Michelin PS4
- Apex Bullet head stud kit (90mm)
- KW DDC coilovers (since the car has no EDC)
- AJM GTS lip
- Vorsteiner GTS-V diffuser (was told it was an authentic Vorsteiner part when the vehicle was purchased, but will be swapping with a Mode Carbon LM diffuser)
- aFe intake filter
- Burger Motorsports Cabin intake filters
- Macht Schnell Catless x pipe (resonated)
- Corsa Sport exhaust w/80mm tips extended/welded so it’s flush with diffuser
- Alpine tune
- Rod bearings done by MRF (@39k miles)
- BMW Performance steering wheel
- BMW Performance CF mirror caps
- BMW Performance CF spoiler
- BMW Performance side vents
- BMW Performance grill
- BMW factory CF leather trim (car came with brushed aluminum trim and I couldn’t stand how scratchy it was)
- AutoTecknic CF paddles
- Akebono brake pads
- Hanbin Design Alcantara rear seat delete
- LED front turn indicator bulbs (similar look to the OEM Stealth Bulbs so there's no yellow/yolk. It drove me crazy how the tail's had LED's and the front didn't)
Thanks for looking, and apologies in advance for the differing color balance.
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ETA: too many specs to list, so here are photos of the various phases the car has gone through:
ETA: current setup specs:
- 2012 Interlagos Blue E92 M3 CF roof
- DCT
- Stripper (except DCT transmission) - no iDrive, no power seats, no EDC, etc...
- Full paint correction and Auto Envy Quartz+ ceramic
- BBS E88 (Silver)
18X10 +15
18X11 + 35
- 10mm H&R spacer rear
- Cup 2's (265/35/18, 295/30/18)
- MSI stud kit M12
- KW Clubsport 2-Way (no EDC)
- Pom Performance GT4 lip
- BMW M235iR wing
- Varis CF undertray
- Eventuri CF intake
- Eventuri CF plenum
- Burger Motorsports Cabin intake filters
- Akrapovic GT4 x pipe
- Akrapovic catback
- Alpine Stage 2 tune
- Rod bearings done by MRF (@39k miles)
- MRF aluminum sub-frame bushings
- MFactory Carbon Fiber drive shaft
- BMW Performance steering wheel
- BMW Performance CF spoiler
- BMW Performance side vents
- BMW Performance grill
- BMW factory CF leather trim
- AutoTecknic CF paddles
- AutoTecknic CF hood vents
- Akebono brake pads (will be picking up AP Essex kit this year)
- Fall-Line Motorsports rear seat delete kit
- E90 rear center console piece trimmed to fill in the missing console piece, filled in with carbon fiber
- PSDesign GTS style armrest
- Recaro Profi XL seats
- Brey-Krause R-9280/OEM slider seat mounts
- Brey-Krause R-2295 variable width extinguisher bracket
- Brey-Krause R-9530 extinguisher mount
- CSF DCT cooler
- CSF oil cooler
- CSF power steering cooler
- CSF triple-pass radiator
- LED front turn indicator bulbs
Current:
