Esquire's Dakar Yellow M3 coupe - a Photo Modification Journal

evoiii90 · 05-21-2013, 10:49 PM

God....

A Dakar Yellow E92 M3 is what I was going to order on European Delivery in 2011 when the opportunity to get a Valencia Orange 1M jumped in front of me when I was configuring the M3 at the dealer...

Always liked dakar yellow M3s since I got my first Euro E36 M3 in dakar... Still miss it... the E46 M3 doesn't look as good as the E36 or E92 in this color.

Didn't see your car at Bimmerfest last weekeend, saw the E90 one but not yours. I was with my red Sport Evo E30 M3 along with some other vintage cars...

Maybe one day I'll buy a used one since I can't order one new anymore, maybe an F80 M4 ??, we'll see....

Great looking car, don't go over board with the mods....

esquire · 05-22-2013, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evoiii90

God....

A Dakar Yellow E92 M3 is what I was going to order on European Delivery in 2011 when the opportunity to get a Valencia Orange 1M jumped in front of me when I was configuring the M3 at the dealer...

Always liked dakar yellow M3s since I got my first Euro E36 M3 in dakar... Still miss it... the E46 M3 doesn't look as good as the E36 or E92 in this color.

Didn't see your car at Bimmerfest last weekeend, saw the E90 one but not yours. I was with my red Sport Evo E30 M3 along with some other vintage cars...

Maybe one day I'll buy a used one since I can't order one new anymore, maybe an F80 M4 ??, we'll see....

Great looking car, don't go over board with the mods....

Thanks for the compliments man. I agree with you Dakar looked great on the e36 as well, but for some reason not as good on the e46. Weird right?

You can see a few pics of my car in the newly consolidated MORR bimmerfest thread, if you didn't get to catch it at the show. Especially in the latter few pages.

The car has basically been in the same aesthetic form for about a year now. Its not going to change much aesthetically. There are really only two more mods I could do to this car anyway - wheels, and BBK. I don't think either of those would could take the car overboard as you put it. I prefer to keep the aesthetic mods simple and clean.

JEllis · 05-22-2013, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Thanks for the compliments man. I agree with you Dakar looked great on the e36 as well, but for some reason not as good on the e46. Weird right?

You can see a few pics of my car in the newly consolidated MORR bimmerfest thread, if you didn't get to catch it at the show. Especially in the latter few pages.

The car has basically been in the same aesthetic form for about a year now. Its not going to change much aesthetically. There are really only two more mods I could do to this car anyway - wheels, and BBK. I don't think either of those would could take the car overboard as you put it. I prefer to keep the aesthetic mods simple and clean.

So no giant wing in the future?

esquire · 06-05-2013, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1cleanm3

Your color is so sick...

Get dakar color brembos and Ess supercharger custom painted in dakar also

win win win!

do it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Plutonium

This!

I'm halfway there lol. Now i just gotta do the BBK.
(p.s. how do you guys like the quote from almost 2 years ago? lol)

esquire · 06-22-2013, 02:36 PM

Had a photoshoot in Blackstar Canyon, CA using a technique called "color painting." The original photoshoot thread is HERE (was featured on the front page), but wanted to include the pics here as well since this is my photo-modification journal afterall.

A big thanks to all of the following people and companies for being instrumental in my build over the years:

Nate and Ilia @ IND
Malek @ MRF Engineering
Tom and Steve @ EAS
Rich @ GTB Performance
Roman @ ESS
Luis @ OSS
Oshin @ Revinora
Nate @ C&C Collision in Alhambra
Alex @ Rhino Detailing
Han @ STM Tint
Christine @ BMW Individual
Ryan Amico (and GOLFFRR) @ Steve Thomas BMW
Jason @ Bimmerpost

- esquire

dagolfpro · 06-22-2013, 02:40 PM

Looks sick!!!

esquire · 06-22-2013, 03:14 PM

Background:

As many of you know I recently supercharged my car to an ESS VT2-625. Since then I’ve been on a bit of a quest to maximize my torque and power output. So when I had a chance to pick up the rare and mythical MRF Engineering X-Pipe, I jumped on it. It was one of three remaining MRF X-Pipes remaining in existence. Like everyone else who'se mounted it, my power gains were insane.

The results went far far beyond what I expected – 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra Evo. And massive delta’s throughout practically the entire RPM band. In some places I was seeing gains as big as 30 HP and 26 TQ over the Akra.

Results:

Here are Dynos of my car running the Akra X-Pipe vs. the MRF Engineering X-Pipe. These are all on 91 Octane.

STD

SAE

Discussion:

My car, equipped with the VT2-625, is now putting down 574 HP, and 376 TQ... on 91 Octane.

That's a gain of 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra. But the peak numbers are not the full story. Interestingly, the MRF X-Pipe is creating substantial Torque and HP increases, over the Akra, throughout virtually the entire power band. As the graphs with the vertical line drawn at 6250 RPM show, there are places in the power band where the MRF X-Pipe is creating gains as high as 30 HP and 26 TQ (STD) over the Akra. In fact , the MRF X-Pipe is making ~30HP over the akra throughout a substantial portion of the power band. The gains are just insane.

Another interesting thing I found was that there was a consistent .2-.3 drop in boost, throughout all of my runs on the MRF Midpipe, when compared to runs on my Akra X-Pipe. Admittedely, .2-.3 isn’t a huge deal, but when it comes to boost, I’ll take anything I can get. The less stress on my engine, the better.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my results with people who have been following my build journal. The full thread, including more details and discussion, is posted in the Engine Modifications Section HERE.

The pull and acceleration on the car is now ferocious. Really, I'm just glad to have my hands on this mythical unicorn.

Charlie@McKennaBMWService · 07-03-2013, 08:03 PM

Seen this vehicle in person, totally pristine!

rawdenim · 07-04-2013, 06:23 AM

Are there any videos of this beast?!

esquire · 07-04-2013, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mydenimisraw

Are there any videos of this beast?!

Hmm. Never thought of this. I'll look into having someone put a proper video together after I install my next mod.... tomorrow.

VCMpower · 07-04-2013, 05:31 PM

Nice numbers man!

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Background:

As many of you know I recently supercharged my car to an ESS VT2-625. Since then I’ve been on a bit of a quest to maximize my torque and power output. So when I had a chance to pick up the rare and mythical MRF Engineering X-Pipe, I jumped on it. It was one of three remaining MRF X-Pipes remaining in existence. Like everyone else who'se mounted it, my power gains were insane.

The results went far far beyond what I expected – 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra Evo. And massive delta’s throughout practically the entire RPM band. In some places I was seeing gains as big as 30 HP and 26 TQ over the Akra.

Results:

Here are Dynos of my car running the Akra X-Pipe vs. the MRF Engineering X-Pipe. These are all on 91 Octane.

STD

SAE

Discussion:

My car, equipped with the VT2-625, is now putting down 574 HP, and 376 TQ... on 91 Octane.

That's a gain of 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra. But the peak numbers are not the full story. Interestingly, the MRF X-Pipe is creating substantial Torque and HP increases, over the Akra, throughout virtually the entire power band. As the graphs with the vertical line drawn at 6250 RPM show, there are places in the power band where the MRF X-Pipe is creating gains as high as 30 HP and 26 TQ (STD) over the Akra. In fact , the MRF X-Pipe is making ~30HP over the akra throughout a substantial portion of the power band. The gains are just insane.

Another interesting thing I found was that there was a consistent .2-.3 drop in boost, throughout all of my runs on the MRF Midpipe, when compared to runs on my Akra X-Pipe. Admittedely, .2-.3 isn’t a huge deal, but when it comes to boost, I’ll take anything I can get. The less stress on my engine, the better.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my results with people who have been following my build journal. The full thread, including more details and discussion, is posted in the Engine Modifications Section HERE.

The pull and acceleration on the car is now ferocious. Really, I'm just glad to have my hands on this mythical unicorn.

Blindside_137 · 07-04-2013, 06:30 PM

yes! please do a video!

M3ANMACHINE · 07-04-2013, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Had a photoshoot in Blackstar Canyon, CA using a technique called "color painting." The original photoshoot thread is HERE (was featured on the front page), but wanted to include the pics here as well since this is my photo-modification journal afterall.

A big thanks to all of the following people and companies for being instrumental in my build over the years:

Nate and Ilia @ IND
Malek @ MRF Engineering
Tom and Steve @ EAS
Rich @ GTB Performance
Roman @ ESS
Luis @ OSS
Oshin @ Revinora
Nate @ C&C Collision in Alhambra
Alex @ Rhino Detailing
Han @ STM Tint
Christine @ BMW Individual
Ryan Amico (and GOLFFRR) @ Steve Thomas BMW
Jason @ Bimmerpost

- esquire

These photos are phenomenal! I live right near that canyon and have taken many pics in there, but not of this quality!

jagman · 07-05-2013, 12:30 AM

I just read through this entire thread. All I can say is WOW! I love the looks and performance is even better. Too many times looks take away from performance. Serious props :-).

esquire · 07-06-2013, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagman

I just read through this entire thread. All I can say is WOW! I love the looks and performance is even better. Too many times looks take away from performance. Serious props :-).

If you read this entire thread, then its you who deserves the "wow." That's a lotttt of reading.

991brothers · 07-06-2013, 05:27 PM

Out of curiosity, with such a rare/beautiful color, and all the work you put into it; do plan on keeping this for a long time?

MTrezzz · 07-07-2013, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Pauleone

nice taxi even though the color is a lil faded!!

that wasn't even funny?
that color reminds me of my favorite car i have ever owned, my 996 S Cab
Pastel yellow with the boxster red interior, kept it for 13 years.. wish i had it now.

esquire · 07-08-2013, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NavidM3E92

Out of curiosity, with such a rare/beautiful color, and all the work you put into it; do plan on keeping this for a long time?

Not sure. I'd like to keep it, but I haven't ruled selling it out. It all depends I guess....

991brothers · 07-08-2013, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Not sure. I'd like to keep it, but I haven't ruled selling it out. It all depends I guess....

I see. I just think you perfected the look.

rawdenim · 07-09-2013, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Hmm. Never thought of this. I'll look into having someone put a proper video together after I install my next mod.... tomorrow.

Do it man, do it. I'd love to see it in action!

sterile stork · 07-09-2013, 02:55 AM

Doood, this last set of images, simply stunning. Thank you for making me reconsidering blacking out the headlamps--it just looks too delicious.

esquire · 07-10-2013, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterile stork

Doood, this last set of images, simply stunning. Thank you for making me reconsidering blacking out the headlamps--it just looks too delicious.

If you go that route, go with OSS.

05-21-2013, 10:49 PM	#639
evoiii90 Private 19 Rep 91 Posts Drives: E30 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	God.... A Dakar Yellow E92 M3 is what I was going to order on European Delivery in 2011 when the opportunity to get a Valencia Orange 1M jumped in front of me when I was configuring the M3 at the dealer... Always liked dakar yellow M3s since I got my first Euro E36 M3 in dakar... Still miss it... the E46 M3 doesn't look as good as the E36 or E92 in this color. Didn't see your car at Bimmerfest last weekeend, saw the E90 one but not yours. I was with my red Sport Evo E30 M3 along with some other vintage cars... Maybe one day I'll buy a used one since I can't order one new anymore, maybe an F80 M4 ??, we'll see.... Great looking car, don't go over board with the mods.... __________________ 2011 Valencia Orange 1M 2003 E46 M3 (daily driver) 2011 E92 M3 track car (fun) Sold: 1990 Euro Brilliant Rot Sport Evolution E30 M3
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06-22-2013, 02:36 PM	#643
esquire Brigadier General 478 Rep 3,044 Posts Drives: 2011 Dakar Yellow M3, 2018 M5 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California iTrader: (0)	Photoshoot Pics - Blackstar Canyon Had a photoshoot in Blackstar Canyon, CA using a technique called "color painting." The original photoshoot thread is HERE (was featured on the front page), but wanted to include the pics here as well since this is my photo-modification journal afterall. A big thanks to all of the following people and companies for being instrumental in my build over the years: Nate and Ilia @ IND Malek @ MRF Engineering Tom and Steve @ EAS Rich @ GTB Performance Roman @ ESS Luis @ OSS Oshin @ Revinora Nate @ C&C Collision in Alhambra Alex @ Rhino Detailing Han @ STM Tint Christine @ BMW Individual Ryan Amico (and GOLFFRR) @ Steve Thomas BMW Jason @ Bimmerpost - esquire __________________ [ESS VT2-625] [Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust] [KW Clubsports] [OSS Angel Eyes] [Revinora r-CRT Lip] [Vorsteiner Boot] [Challenge Race Diffuser] [See the Build Thread HERE] Last edited by esquire; 01-12-2014 at 04:07 PM..
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06-22-2013, 02:40 PM	#644
dagolfpro Colonel 248 Rep 2,271 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SF Bay Area, CA iTrader: (9)	Looks sick!!! __________________ 2011.75 E90 AW \| DCT \| ZCP \| ZCV \| ZCW \| ZP2 \| Prem Sound \| Moonroof \| BMW Apps \| Mods List: Evolve Exhaust \| M Perf Steering Wheel \| Tint \| Lux \| Hardwired V1 \| KW V3 \| Volshlag CP \| Brembo BBK \| BBS FI \| Yokohama AD08 R\| Schroth 4 Point Harness \| Challenge GT Diffuser \| OEM GTS Wing\| GTS Lip\| I lied earlier, I wasn't done with mod, but I swear, I'm done now, no more mods...
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06-22-2013, 03:14 PM	#645
esquire Brigadier General 478 Rep 3,044 Posts Drives: 2011 Dakar Yellow M3, 2018 M5 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California iTrader: (0)	Modification 25 - MRF Engineering X-Pipe Background: As many of you know I recently supercharged my car to an ESS VT2-625. Since then I’ve been on a bit of a quest to maximize my torque and power output. So when I had a chance to pick up the rare and mythical MRF Engineering X-Pipe, I jumped on it. It was one of three remaining MRF X-Pipes remaining in existence. Like everyone else who'se mounted it, my power gains were insane. The results went far far beyond what I expected – 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra Evo. And massive delta’s throughout practically the entire RPM band. In some places I was seeing gains as big as 30 HP and 26 TQ over the Akra. Results: Here are Dynos of my car running the Akra X-Pipe vs. the MRF Engineering X-Pipe. These are all on 91 Octane. STD SAE Discussion: My car, equipped with the VT2-625, is now putting down 574 HP, and 376 TQ... on 91 Octane. That's a gain of 16.5 peak HP and 16.5 peak TQ over the Akra. But the peak numbers are not the full story. Interestingly, the MRF X-Pipe is creating substantial Torque and HP increases, over the Akra, throughout virtually the entire power band. As the graphs with the vertical line drawn at 6250 RPM show, there are places in the power band where the MRF X-Pipe is creating gains as high as 30 HP and 26 TQ (STD) over the Akra. In fact , the MRF X-Pipe is making ~30HP over the akra throughout a substantial portion of the power band. The gains are just insane. Another interesting thing I found was that there was a consistent .2-.3 drop in boost, throughout all of my runs on the MRF Midpipe, when compared to runs on my Akra X-Pipe. Admittedely, .2-.3 isn’t a huge deal, but when it comes to boost, I’ll take anything I can get. The less stress on my engine, the better. Anyway, I just wanted to share my results with people who have been following my build journal. The full thread, including more details and discussion, is posted in the Engine Modifications Section HERE. The pull and acceleration on the car is now ferocious. Really, I'm just glad to have my hands on this mythical unicorn. __________________ [ESS VT2-625] [Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust] [KW Clubsports] [OSS Angel Eyes] [Revinora r-CRT Lip] [Vorsteiner Boot] [Challenge Race Diffuser] [See the Build Thread HERE] Last edited by esquire; 06-22-2013 at 03:27 PM..
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07-03-2013, 08:03 PM	#646
Charlie@McKennaBMWService 520 Rep 1,026 Posts Drives: 2018 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2016 Ford Fiesta ST [0.00] 2018 Shelby GT350 [0.00]	Seen this vehicle in person, totally pristine!
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07-04-2013, 06:23 AM	#647
rawdenim Glorious Leader 34 Rep 304 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	Are there any videos of this beast?!
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07-04-2013, 06:30 PM	#650
Blindside_137 Lieutenant General 6710 Rep 10,598 Posts Drives: 2011.75 SSII E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	yes! please do a video!
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07-05-2013, 12:30 AM	#652
jagman First Lieutenant 30 Rep 326 Posts Drives: 2008 Alpine White E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (1)	I just read through this entire thread. All I can say is WOW! I love the looks and performance is even better. Too many times looks take away from performance. Serious props :-). __________________ 2008 AW E92 M3: Stage II and DCT tune by BPM Sport, convenience coding + coding for mDrive w/Euro MDM (no iDrive) & alarm retrofit by BPM Sport, Fox Red interior, ESS midpipe, Corsa slip on exhaust, carbon fiber M Performance spoiler, black grills, black OEM M3 ZCP 19" wheels, 15/12mm spacers and AW painted reflectors
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07-06-2013, 05:27 PM	#654
991brothers Colonel 501 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: GT3 RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newport Beach iTrader: (1)	Out of curiosity, with such a rare/beautiful color, and all the work you put into it; do plan on keeping this for a long time? __________________ Currently: 2019 991.2 GT3 RS Lizard - 2016 991.1 GT3 RS Lava - 2019 991.2 GTS *SOLD:* 2022 BMW M5 Competition - 2016 GT3 RS UltraViolet -2018 GT3 Chalk - 2016 GT3 Lava - 2015 GT3 Guards Red - 2018 Audi RS7 - 2016 F80 M3 - 2015 GT3 Black - 2015 GT3 Carrara White - 2016 991.1 GTS - 2012 997.2 GTS Cabriolet - 2011 E92 M3 - 2006 E46 M3
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07-09-2013, 02:55 AM	#659
sterile stork coupe la goon 373 Rep 1,640 Posts Drives: green, black, white Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pdx iTrader: (26) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M Coupe [10.00] 2013 BMW M3 Coupe [10.00] 2010 BMW 535i xDriv ... [0.00] 2008 BMW M3 Coupe ( ... [0.00]	Doood, this last set of images, simply stunning. Thank you for making me reconsidering blacking out the headlamps--it just looks too delicious.
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