Greenville, SC Shop Recommendation for RBC

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

Yowza. I have an older Land Cruiser that is in great condition. An oil pan leak has generated a bit of a mess underneath over time. If I could get someone to get underneath it and clean off the gunk, man on man it would be pretty. Sub $1k and I'm in.

I see you're in FL. Could always call and get a quick quote.
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https://cryodetail.com/

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

I see you're in FL. Could always call and get a quick quote.

https://cryodetail.com/

Florida is a big state but good point, I’ll at least try to get an idea.

Joking aside, I’m probably closer to Greenville than I am their location in Florida. The conversation piqued my interest as we will likely be relocating to the Upstate SC region next year. I miss access to elevation and colder winters being from North Georgia - plus gives me an excuse for another M car!

[CSBM5]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

I was thinking about getting the engine bay and under carriage done. Neither is really that bad, but it's hard to find a shop that does it or even pricing information. There's another thread out on the topic I'll see if I can find which discusses the technology.

Here it is:

Dry Ice blasting https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1854637

If you have access to a lift, I would DIY using degreaser, brushes, and towels. A few years ago I sold my E39 M5 I had owned for 14 years on BaT, and in prep for the sale I did a full undercarriage cleaning. The car had 66k miles on it, but it was rarely ever driven in rain, never in snow, but the accumulation of dirt over 66k miles still took a couple of hours on the lift to clean. I wore a Tyvek suit and goggles. Here's a couple of pic links (didn't embed them since they are so large and this forum isn't resizing them):

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by CSBM5

If you have access to a lift, I would DIY using degreaser, brushes, and towels. A few years ago I sold my E39 M5 I had owned for 14 years on BaT, and in prep for the sale I did a full undercarriage cleaning. The car had 66k miles on it, but it was rarely ever driven in rain, never in snow, but the accumulation of dirt over 66k miles still took a couple of hours on the lift to clean. I wore a Tyvek suit and goggles. Here's a couple of pic links (didn't embed them since they are so large and this forum isn't resizing them):

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365

Wow, that's an amazing result to have been done manually without pressure washing or dry ice cleaning!

I don't have access to a lift but it's good news to see alternative methods exist and are successful.

For engine bay cleaning, I believe there is some correlation between getting the Throttle Bodies wet and them going south.. But I'm sure there'll be people who may not agree or have noticed that. Hence, any engine bay cleaning I do would be low pressure with the T.B.s protected.

[CSBM5]

Whoops, meant to paste this link also instead of double posting the same link:

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365

I used only hose pressure to wash things off, but it was full hot water which I think really helped things along when I had to go over some spots multiple times.

Larry does a sort of comparison between dry ice blasting and traditional degreasing/scrubbing in this video that might be of interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXK2QFDDfA0

[CSBM5]

Originally Posted by CSBM5

I did drive it to the MX1 event a couple of weekends ago, and I should have checked in here to see who else local was attending. It was a nice C&C at the CCA HQ, and the weather held off too which was excellent.

Heading to the MX1 event again this Saturday, the Cars & Coffee/food trucks/etc gathering, at the CCA HQ. Anyone else here attending? I signed up to take the M2C again but might bring the M3 instead. Last year the E9x section was sparse though...

[Edwardsc1]

Originally Posted by CSBM5

Heading to the MX1 event again this Saturday, the Cars & Coffee/food trucks/etc gathering, at the CCA HQ. Anyone else here attending? I signed up to take the M2C again but might bring the M3 instead. Last year the E9x section was sparse though...

I'll be there with my E92 M3, hoping the E9x section will be larger this go around.

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by CSBM5

Heading to the MX1 event again this Saturday, the Cars & Coffee/food trucks/etc gathering, at the CCA HQ. Anyone else here attending? I signed up to take the M2C again but might bring the M3 instead. Last year the E9x section was sparse though...

I'm planning on being there as well on Saturday (with my E92 M3) to meet some friends and also contemplating attending some of the MX1 Friday events.
https://mx1.bmwcca.org/

[CSBM5]

Originally Posted by Edwardsc1

I'll be there with my E92 M3, hoping the E9x section will be larger this go around.

Originally Posted by DrFerry

I'm planning on being there as well on Saturday (with my E92 M3) to meet some friends and also contemplating attending some of the MX1 Friday events.
https://mx1.bmwcca.org/

Sounds good! What is actually going on at the CCA Foundation museum on Friday? I didn't get a good understanding from the CCA published schedule. Is the foundation having a semi-open M car display? Food trucks I think too.

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by CSBM5

Sounds good! What is actually going on at the CCA Foundation museum on Friday? I didn't get a good understanding from the CCA published schedule. Is the foundation having a semi-open M car display? Food trucks I think too.

Yes, I believe you're right. It's a teaser of the "making" of their new Heritage Center museum display. A food truck is there around lunchtime as well as a car wash.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Griot's Car Wash at BMW CCA Foundation 190 Manatee Ct, Greer, SC 29651

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Teaser: The making of an exhibit at BMW CCA Foundation 190 Manatee Ct, Greer, SC 29651

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Taco Food Truck at BMW CCA Foundation 190 Manatee Ct, Greer, SC 29651

[DrFerry]

One of almost every "vintage" M3 flavor at Schall Motorsports on Friday..
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[e90335e36m3]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

One of almost every "vintage" M3 flavor at Schall Motorsports on Friday..
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Nice! Anyone in CLT area or Greenville you'd recommend to install SSK at a reasonable price?

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by e90335e36m3

Nice! Anyone in CLT area or Greenville you'd recommend to install SSK at a reasonable price?

Remind me again what SSK means?

[e90335e36m3]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

Remind me again what SSK means?

Short shift kit, Autosolutions one.

[DrFerry]

Eurotechnik in Hendersonville is closer to you but Schall Motorsports can also do it.
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https://www.eurotechnikauto.com/
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https://www.schallmotorsport.com/
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Might have more luck getting an appointment at Eurotechnik.

[e90335e36m3]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

Eurotechnik in Hendersonville is closer to you but Schall Motorsports can also do it.
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https://www.eurotechnikauto.com/
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https://www.schallmotorsport.com/
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Might have more luck getting an appointment at Eurotechnik.

Thank you!!!

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by e90335e36m3

Thank you!!!

Sent you a P.M.

[DrFerry]

For anybody in the Southeast, there's now a Dry Ice blasting automotive cleaning service that's just north of Charlotte NC.
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https://merrittmotorsco.com/dry-ice-...d-restoration/
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Opened in February 2020.
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[DrFerry]

I wasn't sure where to post this information so Greenville SC locals and even Southeast folks might see it. Sorry to ATLIEN for the

I recently had to flash my car back to stock. In order to do that I engaged the services of a Greenville SC BMW Software Tuning company called 'Renovelo". Schall Motorsports actually did the work using Renovelo's tools and files. Everything was done flawlessly. Here's a link to their website. IF you're thinking about extracting more horsepower from the S65 V8 M3 engine OR adding a blower, bigger injectors, turbos, or just going back to stock as I did after removing my Harrop blower, I can recommend Renovelo as experts in this area of tech.
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https://www.renovelo.com/
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[ATLIEN]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

I wasn't sure where to post this information so Greenville SC locals and even Southeast folks might see it. Sorry to ATLIEN for the

I recently had to flash my car back to stock. In order to do that I engaged the services of a Greenville SC BMW Software Tuning company called 'Renovelo". Schall Motorsports actually did the work using Renovelo's tools and files. Everything was done flawlessly. Here's a link to their website. IF you're thinking about extracting more horsepower from the S65 V8 M3 engine OR adding a blower, bigger injectors, turbos, or just going back to stock as I did after removing my Harrop blower, I can recommend Renovelo as experts in this area of tech.
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https://www.renovelo.com/
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No problem on the thread hijack. I appreciate the lead as I still need to get my rod bearings done and Schall will definitely get my business.

[CSBM5]

If anybody local might be interested, I'm representing my daughter's 2003 Imola Red 330i ZHP 6MT slicktop on carsandbids. The auction just went live today, and it's no reserve. I owned the car from 2005 until 2012 when she bought it, and it's lived in Greenville since 2012. I've had it here the past few weeks getting it ready to sell, doing some maintenance and repair work. I love this car. It's in the garage with the M2C and E90 M3 (all 6MT slicktops!) right now, and it would be ideal to buy it back from her and keep it. If we hadn't been downsizing in retirement the past few years, I'd definitely be doing so.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rb1...330i-zhp-sedan

Speaking of downsizing, we're planning on selling the E91 and also the E90 M3. The E91 can go, but I've had the E90 M3 for 11 years, it only has 41k miles, garaged 24/7, in rain maybe 3 or 4 times, presents as almost a new car in person. The thought of selling it is very hard (harder than my pristine E39 M5 sale even) but our goal is to get down to two cars which means keeping the M2C and probably buying an X3M or X4M. If this Carsandbids auction goes ok, I may consider that venue for the M3 too. I sold my E39 M5 on BaT five years ago but am trying out CandB now.