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      08-16-2019, 01:55 PM   #23
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Drives: '12 E92 M3 ZCP
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Valley- Redmond, WA

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At $39k that Texas E92 is a great deal, why the LOL?

I've found consumables to be pretty mellow on my E92. With The PF Z54 big brake kit I've been running the same race pads going on two sessions now and they still have tons of life, I've been through two sets of pads in the rear though on the stock setup. If you run Pireli DH take offs those last a handful of track days typically and are cheap to buy.

I've considered moving to a more purposeful track car, but not sure it will actually be any funner to drive without spending more money. Car's I've considered, buying one already in close spec - not building:

- Caymen race car of some sort. Still pretty low on power/speed.
- GT4 or GT4 clubsport. Probably pretty awesome, but performance is likely similar to prepping the E92 to a similar level (getting all the extra weight out and adding a cage).
- E46 M3 track prepped. At this point It's still likely cheaper to just pull the weight out of my E92 and likely faster.
- GT3RS. Spend way more money, go faster, wonder if I should have spent that much money on a car.

I have the truck, been looking at a trailer for a while. Just not sure if I keep in the E92 or if a move to something else is really worth it.
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2012 E92 M3 ZCP MCS 2WR coilovers 600F/900R, Performance Friction ZF54 front BBK, stainless lines, Ferodo DS 2500 rear pads, Hotchkins F/R swaybars, solid subframe mounts, BE Bearings, ARP rod bolts, Bimmerworld motor mounts, AFe intake, underdrive, CSF radiator, GT4 front lip (ebay), APR GT 500, ebay side skirts, RaceEng tug, 15mm/10mm spacers on ZCP wheels, Apex ARC 8 18x10 square track wheels with Pirelli 265 DH slicks
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