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Avoid the Sleeve Over kit if you want to preserve your car's handling characteristics.
How many miles are on your shocks?
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First congrats on getting on BMW FB's page. Car looks great.
Definitely post the real story! Not sure I've ever seen a VRT tune. Make sure they're reputable since you really don't make any power with a tune until you remove the primary cats with test pipes or an X-pipe. My point is, it may not be worth the tune, and if you do get rid of the primary cats, you'll need a tune specifically for that. Evolve and ESS even have tunes specifically for the Akra Evo exhaust system. For the suspension, you're going to have to decide how much you love the EDC function. If you must keep it, the sleeve over kit or springs with shaved strut hats up front are the best bet, but you'll never get that Porsche tight feeling using the EDC struts, IMO. There are a few used sets of coil overs on the for sale area that maybe worth looking into if you're willing to part with EDC. You'll need to code out EDC if you go that route. Have you done coding yet?? It's a MUST DO. You'll feel a dramatic improvement in handling if you do coilovers with camber plates. BUT you'll have to start to look into spring type and spring rates since that'll affect how stiff the suspension feels. A progressive spring, like the KW V2/V3's have a softer part in the spring for better comfort over small bumps and then a stiffer part of the spring for handling. It's a trade off because there's a transition portion in the spring that may affect handling if you're a really good driver. A linear spring has the same compression rate throughout the spring and is more predictable throughout it's compression. More serious, track oriented coilovers will have linear springs. Most coilovers will have some adjustability for the control of the bounce of the spring. This will affect the stiffness to some degree, but it's really to control how quickly or slowly the spring is controlled when it's uncompressed so the car isn't bouncing up and down after it's compressed. Also keep in mind that suspension alignment plays a HUGE part in how a car feels. My female friend with an M3 (stock EDC) drove my car and was shocked how different it drove. I have coilovers with linear springs and camber plates running -2 camber up front and -1.5 camber in back. The inside of my tires get eaten up but the car handles great. I just flip the tires on the wheel after 15,000 miles. In the past, BMW struts were usually done at 40-50,000 miles, but I don't know if that's the case with EDC struts/shocks. My wife even noticed her 335 was bouncing up and down a little after bumps at 50,000 miles. On to your seats. This is a big topic and you can get more info on the track section. A stock car's interior is part of your safety SYSTEM. It's not just the crumple zones front and back and the airbag in the wheel or A-pillar. The stock seat is made to deform and keep you from submarining under the dash with the front of the seat moving up a little in an impact and you're butt moving down. The seat back is made to bend to absorb energy from an impact. The seat belts are made to tighten with explosives to keep you in that seat. If you change that seat, you just messed with your safety system in a big way. Newer cars after 2008 also have active head rests that move up to essentially catch your head in a rear end accident or bad front end accident. BMW dose have the Performance seats that should keep your safety system intact and they're suppose to be Recaro seats. Recaro's been doing seats for many OEM manufacturers for decades. Status... no idea, thought a couple of their fixed back seem to be FIA approved. You should be fine with the Spa seat, but just know what's involved with changing out a seat. If you ever wanted to install half a cage and a harness, that' a whole new conversation. If you're interested in gong to the track, the BMWCCA is by far the BEST and cheapest way to do it. They're the safest organization, which is great when you're starting out and get pretty fast. When people get really fast, they don't need the instruction as much and move on to other organizations. It's best to go stock for a couple events before doing more upgrades. It's a TON of fun for many, but some can't wrap their heads around the speed, but at least they tried it. Keep posting your upgrades. Some have posted build threads in the picture section or track section, but this thread is so huge it's probably best to just keep posting here. ![]()
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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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I think the best compromise for street and track would be the Bilstein B16 damptronic coilovers paired with ground control camber plates.
This gets you the best of both worlds. - it's EDC compatible - the bilstein monotube shocks will plug into the edc system - so you can keep it soft for the streets/ active for the canyons/ or full stiff for the tracks - since it's a coilover you can dial in the ride height and get it corner balanced for the track |
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Agreed.
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I'll take that as a yes.
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