 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  05-22-2007, 03:37 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |  My first M3
Hello everyone! I bought my first M a few days ago. The power is awesome!! I am extremely happy with this purchase. Here are just a few pics....     She has a few Dinan goodies like the front strut bar/carbon fiber intake/chip. H&R coilovers, M50 manifold, UUC pulleys/Lightweight flywheel/M5 clutch. The only gripe I have is the flywheel has some chatter/rattle that is getting annoying. It seems to happen after the M has warmed up, a little bit at neutral/idle and when I let off the gas and the RPMs are dropping from 3k-2k. Anyone have any input? Funny....I still miss the ti  Anyone want some HELLA headlights? __________________  |  |  | | 05-22-2007, 04:05 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,440 |
I'm interested in the lights for my friend... how much
Oh, and welcome to the S52 club!
...and you're missing a fog! | | | | | 05-22-2007, 04:30 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 |
Any idea what color that flag is? That graphite/grey looks good on black. How much did it cost ya? (The car) | | | | | 05-22-2007, 04:47 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 |
love the french fog!! where's the other one? | | | | | 05-22-2007, 05:39 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Platanos 
Anyone want some HELLA headlights?
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My Former Rides
1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies
1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition
| | | | | 05-22-2007, 06:58 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,595 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Platanos
The only gripe I have is the flywheel has some chatter/rattle that is getting annoying. It seems to happen after the M has warmed up, a little bit at neutral/idle and when I let off the gas and the RPMs are dropping from 3k-2k.
Anyone have any input?
| It is supposed to do that. My friend has a ltw flywheel in his M3 and I asked what that noise was and he said "the flywheel" and I asked why and he said "It's supposed to make that noise". I don't know why, but it does. Maybe someone else would know exactly why, but no worries if you think it is bad for the car. Congrats on the purchase. | | | | | 05-22-2007, 01:19 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |
Quote: Originally Posted by pnosker I'm interested in the lights for my friend... how much
Oh, and welcome to the S52 club!
...and you're missing a fog! | S52  The lights $400 shipped. Quote: Originally Posted by ATF Any idea what color that flag is? That graphite/grey looks good on black. How much did it cost ya? (The car) | I'll try and find out. I think I'm going to take them off. I have mixed feelings about them. $20k Quote: Originally Posted by PettitWC love the french fog!! where's the other one? | I just ordered a set of ZKWs. Owner said he had it off for the intake. I just cut the brake duct right in front of the intake filter. Quote: Originally Posted by 96cali pm sent | Email sent Quote: Originally Posted by Viper3812 It is supposed to do that. My friend has a ltw flywheel in his M3 and I asked what that noise was and he said "the flywheel" and I asked why and he said "It's supposed to make that noise". I don't know why, but it does. Maybe someone else would know exactly why, but no worries if you think it is bad for the car. Congrats on the purchase. | Thanks! I was told its supposed to do that too. I just don't like it. Do I really need the LTW flywheel? __________________ | | | | | 05-22-2007, 01:35 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Congrats,
I agree with the fact that the only "drawback for lightweight flywheels is noise;"chatter". When they are used for track purposes it is not an issue, although it can get annoying in stop & go traffic on a daily driver.
I think the motorsport ghost flag looks awesome; it's not flashy. Good move changing to the OE ZKWs. The Hellas are very good, but I personally don't like the way they look.
Cheers, __________________ 
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 05-22-2007, 01:58 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 117 |
Great looking ride! __________________ 98 318ti
05 Impreza
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$20,000!!! wow, that's a pretty penny for an E36 M3. | | | | | 05-22-2007, 02:34 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 |
It's also a pretty M3  | | | | | 05-22-2007, 02:36 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Downtown Historic Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 339 |
that M3 knows something we don't. __________________
now when i hit that switch, I'M BOUNCIN. | | | | | 05-22-2007, 03:07 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,152 |
Congrats on the M3 Fernando! Good to see that you got some mods on it for starter.  Any more details on the car to share? | | | | | 05-22-2007, 05:47 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 |
you in JAX now? or still up North? cause I may be going up to Jacksonville to look at/pick up a M50e30, for my other BMW. This may or may not delay the DASC in the Club Sport...but a light M50 e30 coupe with a 4.10 diff is going to be fast enough(although I will be installing a 3.73 LS if I buy it, 4.10 kills 1st and 2nd gears)  The 5th Panzer BMW? Maybe. Once you have had an e30(88 M3 and 84 318i) they get in your blood. | | | | | 05-23-2007, 04:29 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
She's a beaut Platanos!
That M50e30 looks badass! | | | | | |
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