Aldin's AW E90 Journal

aldinbekk · 02-12-2020, 10:39 AM

Finally back in another E90 M3!

2009 E90 M3
37.2k Miles
6MT , Slicktop
Alpine White x Fox Red
BE Bearings & ARP bolts at 31k Miles
All fluids changed at 31k
Michelin 4s Tires all around at 37k
I'll be replacing the thermostat to the Motorrad 880090 like l did on my prev m3
Oil will be 5w50 again like my prev m3
& plugs ill prob replace just for the heck of it
Future mods not sure what route l plan to go with but we'll take it day by day!

Few years ago I purchased a 09' E90 M3 Jerez/Fox Dct w/ 60k miles. Drove the car for 2 years and put about 32k miles and enjoyed every single minute of it. The car never let me down ran flawless every day. After 2 years l wanted to try something different so l sold it & purchased a 13' CLS63 AMG. I owned it for about 10 months and each day I missed my M3 dearly. Sold the CLS63 & found a M3 from a family friend. Super excited to see the difference with the 6mt this time in comparison to my previous Dct.

Previous E90 M3:
2009 DCT
Jerez Black
Fox Red
Gintani Tune
Gintani X Pipe
KW V3's
HRE P101 Brushed Clear
iPE Muffler
CSL Trunk
Full Carbon Aero Kit
Eventuri Intake
OneEighty Headlights
Few More mods im forgetting

13' CLS63
Gintani Tune
H&R Springs w Rear Links
Darwinpro Front Lip & Diffuser
UPD Filters

More posts will be on my instagram @M3NYC_

wyatth · 02-12-2020, 10:59 AM

Clean looking car/spec, congrats and welcome back!

essjon · 02-12-2020, 01:35 PM

Welcome back bro!

aldinbekk · 02-12-2020, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wyatth

Clean looking car/spec, congrats and welcome back!

thank you!

aldinbekk · 02-12-2020, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by m3j0n

Welcome back bro!

thanks bro!

Drifter2090 · 02-13-2020, 08:45 PM

Congrats and welcome back man!

Been following your insta for a while now, you're old M3 was always one of my favs. Glad to see you're finally back to your senses haha

BTW, what made you want 6mt this time around?

Deebo · 02-14-2020, 07:50 AM

Welcome back! Loved your old car. Can’t beat AW/FR!

aldinbekk · 02-14-2020, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Drifter2090

Congrats and welcome back man!

Been following your insta for a while now, you're old M3 was always one of my favs. Glad to see you're finally back to your senses haha

BTW, what made you want 6mt this time around?

Thanks man & l chose the 6mt this time around because l wanted to try something alittle new. l loved the dct very much especially with the gts flash waa great. Btw congrats on the silverstone e90!

Drifter2090 · 02-14-2020, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aldinbekk

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Originally Posted by Drifter2090

Congrats and welcome back man!

Been following your insta for a while now, you're old M3 was always one of my favs. Glad to see you're finally back to your senses haha

BTW, what made you want 6mt this time around?

Thanks man & l chose the 6mt this time around because l wanted to try something alittle new. l loved the dct very much especially with the gts flash waa great. Btw congrats on the silverstone e90!

Nice! You'll definitely enjoy manual, it's a completely different driving style. DCT was so easy to drive aggressive all the time, the 6mt should help keep me outa trouble haha

Thanks man! Keep us updated on the progress

aldinbekk · 02-15-2020, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Deebo

Welcome back! Loved your old car. Can’t beat AW/FR!

Thank you! Hopefully start modding this one soon.

aldinbekk · 02-17-2020, 09:43 AM

Lux 180 Bulbs Installed!

aldinbekk · 02-19-2020, 11:09 AM

F10 M5 Knob & Boot Fitted To The E90 M3 Ring!
Took a few hours considering the glue had to dry & some trimming the boot. Definitely happy with the end result and huge upgrade over the oem shift knob.

aldinbekk · 05-13-2020, 12:49 PM

Few things added,

Exhaust:
AA Test pipes
Acm Muffler w/ 3.5 tips

Suspension:
B&G Springs
Mrf Top Hats
E36 Bump Stops

Exterior:
Full Carbon Aero Kit by @ajm_motorsports on instagram. (front lip, skirts, diffuser)
Trunk lip from ECS Tuning

Pretty much done, plan to keep it as is just tune the car most likely with Alpine.

Space Fox · 05-13-2020, 02:29 PM

Looks nice and clean. Where'd you get your tips?

aldinbekk · 05-15-2020, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Space Fox

Looks nice and clean. Where'd you get your tips?

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Originally Posted by Space Fox

Looks nice and clean. Where'd you get your tips?

magnaflow 35123, 3.5 dual wall tips. hands down my favorite tips on these cars

DanMpower · 05-15-2020, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by aldinbekk

Few things added,

Exhaust:
AA Test pipes
Acm Muffler w/ 3.5 tips

Suspension:
B&G Springs
Mrf Top Hats
E36 Bump Stops

Exterior:
Full Carbon Aero Kit by @ajm_motorsports on instagram. (front lip, skirts, diffuser)
Trunk lip from ECS Tuning

Pretty much done, plan to keep it as is just tune the car most likely with Alpine.

Clean!

Are those authentic 359Ms?

aldinbekk · 05-15-2020, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DumbAS55

Quote:

Originally Posted by aldinbekk

Few things added,

Exhaust:
AA Test pipes
Acm Muffler w/ 3.5 tips

Suspension:
B&G Springs
Mrf Top Hats
E36 Bump Stops

Exterior:
Full Carbon Aero Kit by @ajm_motorsports on instagram. (front lip, skirts, diffuser)
Trunk lip from ECS Tuning

Pretty much done, plan to keep it as is just tune the car most likely with Alpine.

Clean!

Are those authentic 359Ms?

Yup! Could use some spacers bring the wheels out abit

noremaC · 05-17-2020, 08:08 AM

Sick! Identical to what I'm planning on from an aesthetics perspective with AJM. Same lip, skirts and magnaflow tips. I haven't decided if I will go diffuser + magnaflo tips (e92 length) or no diffuser + magnaflo tips (e90 length). I'd prefer the Challenge diffuser but @ $1k, I'm hesitant.

Do you have any more detailed shots of the tips + diffuser, closer up or from the side?

Eddybro · 05-17-2020, 08:23 AM

Congrats! Welcome back!

02-12-2020, 10:39 AM	#1
aldinbekk Private First Class 72 Rep 109 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	Aldin's AW E90 Journal Finally back in another E90 M3! 2009 E90 M3 37.2k Miles 6MT , Slicktop Alpine White x Fox Red BE Bearings & ARP bolts at 31k Miles All fluids changed at 31k Michelin 4s Tires all around at 37k I'll be replacing the thermostat to the Motorrad 880090 like l did on my prev m3 Oil will be 5w50 again like my prev m3 & plugs ill prob replace just for the heck of it Future mods not sure what route l plan to go with but we'll take it day by day! Few years ago I purchased a 09' E90 M3 Jerez/Fox Dct w/ 60k miles. Drove the car for 2 years and put about 32k miles and enjoyed every single minute of it. The car never let me down ran flawless every day. After 2 years l wanted to try something different so l sold it & purchased a 13' CLS63 AMG. I owned it for about 10 months and each day I missed my M3 dearly. Sold the CLS63 & found a M3 from a family friend. Super excited to see the difference with the 6mt this time in comparison to my previous Dct. Previous E90 M3: 2009 DCT Jerez Black Fox Red Gintani Tune Gintani X Pipe KW V3's HRE P101 Brushed Clear iPE Muffler CSL Trunk Full Carbon Aero Kit Eventuri Intake OneEighty Headlights Few More mods im forgetting 13' CLS63 Gintani Tune H&R Springs w Rear Links Darwinpro Front Lip & Diffuser UPD Filters More posts will be on my instagram @M3NYC_ Attached Images
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02-12-2020, 10:59 AM	#2
wyatth Colonel 3549 Rep 2,823 Posts Drives: E90 ZCP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Clean looking car/spec, congrats and welcome back!
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02-12-2020, 01:35 PM	#3
essjon Brigadier General 1129 Rep 3,079 Posts Drives: Austin Yellow M4 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Visalia, CA iTrader: (21)	Welcome back bro! __________________ Instagram: @essj0n
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02-13-2020, 08:45 PM	#6
Drifter2090 Colonel 908 Rep 2,091 Posts Drives: E90 M3 \| E92 335i \| E90 335d Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Congrats and welcome back man! Been following your insta for a while now, you're old M3 was always one of my favs. Glad to see you're finally back to your senses haha BTW, what made you want 6mt this time around? __________________ MGM F82 M4 DCT / MPerformance / Swift / CSF / IND / Turner / BimmerWorld BSM F87 M2 6MT / Fabspeed / MPerformance / Turner / AutoID - SOLD JB-NB E92 M3 6MT / IND / RTD / Alpine / KW / ActiveAutowerke / 360Carbon - SOLD SS2-FR E90 M3 6MT / IND / AFE / ActiveAutowerke - SOLD AW-FR E90 M3 DCT / ACM / IND / AutoTecknic / K&N / H&R / Bilstein - SOLD
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02-14-2020, 07:50 AM	#7
Deebo Lieutenant 247 Rep 553 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Laguna Hills, CA iTrader: (2)	Welcome back! Loved your old car. Can’t beat AW/FR!
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02-17-2020, 09:43 AM	#11
aldinbekk Private First Class 72 Rep 109 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	Lux 180 Bulbs Installed! Attached Images
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02-19-2020, 11:09 AM	#12
aldinbekk Private First Class 72 Rep 109 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	F10 M5 Knob & Boot Fitted To The E90 M3 Ring! Took a few hours considering the glue had to dry & some trimming the boot. Definitely happy with the end result and huge upgrade over the oem shift knob. Attached Images
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05-13-2020, 12:49 PM	#13
aldinbekk Private First Class 72 Rep 109 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	Few things added, Exhaust: AA Test pipes Acm Muffler w/ 3.5 tips Suspension: B&G Springs Mrf Top Hats E36 Bump Stops Exterior: Full Carbon Aero Kit by @ajm_motorsports on instagram. (front lip, skirts, diffuser) Trunk lip from ECS Tuning Pretty much done, plan to keep it as is just tune the car most likely with Alpine. Attached Images
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05-13-2020, 02:29 PM	#14
Space Fox Captain 1042 Rep 634 Posts Drives: 2012 Space Grey e92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00]	Looks nice and clean. Where'd you get your tips? __________________ Instagram: spacefox_m3 Build Thread: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=26372099
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05-17-2020, 08:08 AM	#18
noremaC . 242 Rep 714 Posts Drives: e90M Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (3)	Sick! Identical to what I'm planning on from an aesthetics perspective with AJM. Same lip, skirts and magnaflow tips. I haven't decided if I will go diffuser + magnaflo tips (e92 length) or no diffuser + magnaflo tips (e90 length). I'd prefer the Challenge diffuser but @ $1k, I'm hesitant. Do you have any more detailed shots of the tips + diffuser, closer up or from the side? __________________ Current: 2009 Alpine White/Black e90 m3 Past: 2008 Interlagos/Black e92 m3
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05-17-2020, 08:23 AM	#19
Eddybro Captain 553 Rep 822 Posts Drives: Melbourne e90 and SG e92 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Welcome back! __________________ Previous - '11 E90 M3 6MT Stripper Full Cloth Current- GT3RS,MR e90 and SG E92 Comp
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