Competition package yes or no?

[drwankel]

Necro thead bump indeed.

Originally Posted by tlp

If you like the 359 wheel and were planning on getting EDC anyhow it's a no brainer. Get it!! I also think it will command a higher resale when it comes time to sell.

11 years later and you were right sir.

ZCP FTW.

[Ab28]

People like the comp package because of the wheels. Avg to good driver will not be able to tell the difference anywhere.

I'm at the track most weekends. I see both ZCP and Non ZCP. You would need to have the exact specs for both cars to notice a difference (same fuel level, tire tread, driver weight etc) and even then it would be negligible.

My friend runs a stock 2009 E90 M3. Is routinely 2-3 seconds quicker than another guy we always see at the track. He runs an stock E92 ZCP.

I guess what I'm saying is that unless you can extract the potential out of an E9x M3 to begin with, it wont make a difference if you have ZCP or not.

Nowadays it makes more of a difference due to the power bumps provided by the package.

[Three Pedal Steve]

Reduced ground clearance (0.6 inches) of ZHP option was the reason I elected not to include when I ordered my M3 back in 2013. It's a consideration for a daily driver.

Even with the higher ride height, I still wiped out two sets of felt belly pans in 30,000 miles. Then I installed an aluminum aftermarket job from Alex and it has held up well for 70,000 miles.

[TrackPit]

Originally Posted by Mr. ///M3 RD

Also the 19" wheels look great on the car ... just mounted my 18" winter package and the car looks kind of lonely with the 18" wheels ... just my 2 cents

Regarding the wheels, my winter set is the stock 19s. When I put them on I joke with my friends that I am going to look like a 335i for a few months. Even though they are stock M3 wheels, going from ZCP/GTS wheels the look change is drastic.

[S2000_Europe]

one year later... I am looking for an E90, those with ZCP and manual are getting super expensive, around $50K with less than 50K miles. The F80 M3 CS is selling around $70K.

My question is can you tune The EDC to get the same performance than the ZCP?, With the F80 you can do it but not sure about the E90.

If I can not get an E90 with ZCP manual and no idrive I was thinking in buy a normal E90 M3 and built it myself.

[STooK]

Originally Posted by S2000_Europe

one year later... I am looking for an E90, those with ZCP and manual are getting super expensive, around $50K with less than 50K miles. The F80 M3 CS is selling around $70K.

My question is can you tune The EDC to get the same performance than the ZCP?, With the F80 you can do it but not sure about the E90.

If I can not get an E90 with ZCP manual and no idrive I was thinking in buy a normal E90 M3 and built it myself.

Besides the ride height difference I’m not sure what’s different about zcp susp vs regular. Even if there were, I doubt you will feel a noticeable difference on a 10+ year car. On the e9x platform I don’t think zcp is a must unless you are planning on keeping it bone stock. EDC came on non zcp cars as well so as long as you have that you can change out the wheels and suspension and no one will know if it’s zcp or not. It’s not like the f8x and after where you get diff seats, exhaust, etc.

Just get the cleanest lowest mileage example you can afford, zcp or not.

[wyatth]

ZCP suspension has hardware and software changes. You can code the software changes on a regular EDC car, but the ZCP still has different springs and shocks. Add something like ZCP, Dinan, or Eibach springs and you'd be 90% there.
ZCP cars are cool (biased) but unless you're keeping it stock or preserving a low mileage example, it's not worth a big premium.

[S2000_Europe]

Thanks all for your input, the E9x is a bit unknown for me, despite of having an E46M3, F80 and F87 in the past.

Let see If I can find a good E90 example in Miami, so far I found garage queens E90 or E90 with more than 100,000 miles

[Pauliecas]

Yes