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What should I do to the M3?

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Old May 1, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Default What should I do to the M3?

I'm totally lost as to what direction I should go next. I'm making a lot of money over the summer (no license till the END of summer so it forces me to mod the car in a way.) Um..

Basically I can either make it "fast" or I can make it look extremily sexy haha. I'd almost rather go for looks, because they are a CONSTANT. The car can be parked and you can tell that it's hot.

On the other hand it sucks getting owned by fbodies and mustangs and shit (in a straight line mind you.) Um, so tell me exactly what I should do next! I'm thinking 5k to drop on it in early August.

edit: Perhaps my best option right now is a simple blower kit for 3500, make around 300 to the wheels, then put the rest into looks. New rims, painted trim (door trim, door handles, etc..) kerscher front lip with CF splitters.. ?

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Old May 1, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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5,000 into every motor bolt on they make for it.
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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Go fast. Blower and a new clutch.
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Sell it and buy a Ferrari.
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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5,000 into every motor bolt on they make for it.
The problem being (without touching the cams) all the bolt-ons MIGHT give you 20 horsepower to the wheels. If you just slap a Vortech on that bitch, it'll beat the living hell out of pretty much any N/A S52 running on the street.
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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what you should do with the m3?...give it to me. close thread.
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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wtf is an S52?
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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wtf is an S52?
Sorry, it's the engine in his car. Just a little BMW lingo.
Old May 1, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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get a new ECU chip, a dinan chip. They are expensive as hell but good
Old May 1, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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A blower and 4 Festiva's/Metro's for a destruction derby.
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Originally Posted by blah
The problem being (without touching the cams) all the bolt-ons MIGHT give you 20 horsepower to the wheels. If you just slap a Vortech on that bitch, it'll beat the living hell out of pretty much any N/A S52 running on the street.

Use that 5,000 as money to race people like in that Drag Racing game I was playing. Start out racing civics and double up on your money quick, then start racing for pink slips. Go for injectors /chip /exhaust /intake /throttlebody /maf /supercharger/ supercharger pulleys/ high boost controller /suspension/ nitrous/ cam/ head work etc. Then start going to racing competitions and winning cars and selling them on the boards. Then buy a McLaren F1 and do the same. While drag racing for money. I know Paul Walker would do the exact same thing.



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