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Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
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Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
Year/Make/Model:
1999 BMW Z3 MCoupe
Vehicle History/Summary:
I purchased the Z3M in 2006 from Phoenix Racing, a race team in PA. After owning the car for about a year i wanted to give it some boost. I purchased a VF Engineering supercharger kit and installed it myself. I had the supercharger on the car for about a year, and decided i wanted to go turbo with it. I picked up the Technique Tuning Stg 2 kit and installed it over the winter. Now its just time for me to enjoy the car!
Modifications
Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:
Technique Tuning Stg. 2 Turbo system with GT35R
S50 intake manifold
Eurosport S50 manifold adaptor
UUC lightweight flywheel
UUC Stg. 1 clutch
293 LSD differential
Remus exhaust
Suspension/Brakes:
Bilstein sport struts
H&R sport springs
Powerflex rear trailing arm bushings
Powerflex rear subframe bushings
20mm H&R spacers front and rear
Stoptech front 4 piston Big Brake Kit
Rear Brembo cross drilled rotors
Wheels/Tires:
BBS RGR - 18 x 8.5 (F) 18 x 10 (R)
Pirelli P Zero Rosso- 225/40/ZR18 (F) 265/35/ZR18 (R)
Exterior:
Hamann front splitter
Hamann rear hatch spoiler
Xenonrider HID kit 6000K
Um-nitza Predator ThinLine angel eyes
Smoked side marker lenses
Smoked side turn signals
Blacked out kidney grilles
35% tint
Interior:
Kenwood Excelon KDK-X693 headunit
SPA boost and intake temperature gauges
Innovate Motorsports wideband air/fuel ratio gauge
Greddy Profec B Spec-2 electronic boost controler
5speed ZHP weighted shift knob
Sparco Evo racing seats
Sparco harness bar
Sparco quick release four point harness
Sparco seat slider
VAC Motorsports seat mounts
1999 BMW Z3 MCoupe
Vehicle History/Summary:
I purchased the Z3M in 2006 from Phoenix Racing, a race team in PA. After owning the car for about a year i wanted to give it some boost. I purchased a VF Engineering supercharger kit and installed it myself. I had the supercharger on the car for about a year, and decided i wanted to go turbo with it. I picked up the Technique Tuning Stg 2 kit and installed it over the winter. Now its just time for me to enjoy the car!
Modifications
Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:
Technique Tuning Stg. 2 Turbo system with GT35R
S50 intake manifold
Eurosport S50 manifold adaptor
UUC lightweight flywheel
UUC Stg. 1 clutch
293 LSD differential
Remus exhaust
Suspension/Brakes:
Bilstein sport struts
H&R sport springs
Powerflex rear trailing arm bushings
Powerflex rear subframe bushings
20mm H&R spacers front and rear
Stoptech front 4 piston Big Brake Kit
Rear Brembo cross drilled rotors
Wheels/Tires:
BBS RGR - 18 x 8.5 (F) 18 x 10 (R)
Pirelli P Zero Rosso- 225/40/ZR18 (F) 265/35/ZR18 (R)
Exterior:
Hamann front splitter
Hamann rear hatch spoiler
Xenonrider HID kit 6000K
Um-nitza Predator ThinLine angel eyes
Smoked side marker lenses
Smoked side turn signals
Blacked out kidney grilles
35% tint
Interior:
Kenwood Excelon KDK-X693 headunit
SPA boost and intake temperature gauges
Innovate Motorsports wideband air/fuel ratio gauge
Greddy Profec B Spec-2 electronic boost controler
5speed ZHP weighted shift knob
Sparco Evo racing seats
Sparco harness bar
Sparco quick release four point harness
Sparco seat slider
VAC Motorsports seat mounts
Year/Make/Model:
2004 / Honda / S2000
Vehicle History/Summary:
Bought stock 2 1/2years ago.
If you're looking for an S2000 that follows the current recipe for "dopeness", you're going to have to look elsewhere. Despite being a "sunny day" car, I like to drive it hard when I drive it. I tried big aggressive wheels when I first bought the car, but the penalty paid in the handling department wasn't worth the look in my opinion. I ditched the 19" HREs and went with the current wheels/tires. Coupled with the custom valved KW V3 coilovers (Maserati MC12 and Viper ACR run KWs by the way), it handles absolutely great. I kept the ride height high enough that my roll center isn't under the car and so it could be driven care-free on the roads around here. Adding the Recaro SPGs only added to the feel of the car. They're not the flashiest way to spend a couple thousand bucks, but if you've ever driven a car with quality race buckets you understand how much better they make the driving experience. With the chassis and handling characteristics improved so much, the engine now felt underwelming. Forced induction was the obvious choice to fix this. The only real question was "turbo or supercharger?". I really considered turbo for a while, but decided I'd prefer to keep the stock powercurve and throttle response rather than make bigger numbers at the cost of turbo lag and potential reliability problems. Science of Speed (known for building extremly fast supercharged NSXs) released their supercharger kit for the S2000 which could be upgraded to a Novi 1220 SL blower which is self lubricated and capable of making well over 400whp. The ease of installation and Science of Speed's reputation made this the easy choice for me. I say "ease of installation" because I do all my own work on the car. To date, nothing has been done in a professional shop other than put it on the dyno. Now it drives the way it should. The wheels are aggressive enough to look good, but fit well enough that it can be driven hard. It's about 100hp up on the stock numbers, but still quiet and easy to drive.
Modifications
Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:
~Science of Speed stage 2 aftercooled supercharger kit
~ARC Ti cooling plate
~Mugen bolts
~Science of Speed hood dampers
Suspension/Brakes:
~Custom valved KW V3 coilovers on 10k springs front and rear.
Wheels/Tires:
~Advan RZ wheels, 17x8.5 front and 17x9 rear. +45 offset all the way around.
~Dunlop Direzza Start Spec tires, 255 rear, 225 front.
Exterior:
~APR front lip
~shaved front badge
~rolled fenders (thanks Stephen)
~15% window tint
~really shiney paint
Interior/Audio:
~Recaro SPG seats
~JPM alcantara shift boot
~JPM alcantera/leather elbow pad with contrast blue stiching
~Voodoo Ti shift knob
~Alpine head unit
~Infinity speakers
~Custom iPod mounting
~SuperBright LED map lights
2004 / Honda / S2000
Vehicle History/Summary:
Bought stock 2 1/2years ago.
If you're looking for an S2000 that follows the current recipe for "dopeness", you're going to have to look elsewhere. Despite being a "sunny day" car, I like to drive it hard when I drive it. I tried big aggressive wheels when I first bought the car, but the penalty paid in the handling department wasn't worth the look in my opinion. I ditched the 19" HREs and went with the current wheels/tires. Coupled with the custom valved KW V3 coilovers (Maserati MC12 and Viper ACR run KWs by the way), it handles absolutely great. I kept the ride height high enough that my roll center isn't under the car and so it could be driven care-free on the roads around here. Adding the Recaro SPGs only added to the feel of the car. They're not the flashiest way to spend a couple thousand bucks, but if you've ever driven a car with quality race buckets you understand how much better they make the driving experience. With the chassis and handling characteristics improved so much, the engine now felt underwelming. Forced induction was the obvious choice to fix this. The only real question was "turbo or supercharger?". I really considered turbo for a while, but decided I'd prefer to keep the stock powercurve and throttle response rather than make bigger numbers at the cost of turbo lag and potential reliability problems. Science of Speed (known for building extremly fast supercharged NSXs) released their supercharger kit for the S2000 which could be upgraded to a Novi 1220 SL blower which is self lubricated and capable of making well over 400whp. The ease of installation and Science of Speed's reputation made this the easy choice for me. I say "ease of installation" because I do all my own work on the car. To date, nothing has been done in a professional shop other than put it on the dyno. Now it drives the way it should. The wheels are aggressive enough to look good, but fit well enough that it can be driven hard. It's about 100hp up on the stock numbers, but still quiet and easy to drive.
Modifications
Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:
~Science of Speed stage 2 aftercooled supercharger kit
~ARC Ti cooling plate
~Mugen bolts
~Science of Speed hood dampers
Suspension/Brakes:
~Custom valved KW V3 coilovers on 10k springs front and rear.
Wheels/Tires:
~Advan RZ wheels, 17x8.5 front and 17x9 rear. +45 offset all the way around.
~Dunlop Direzza Start Spec tires, 255 rear, 225 front.
Exterior:
~APR front lip
~shaved front badge
~rolled fenders (thanks Stephen)
~15% window tint
~really shiney paint
Interior/Audio:
~Recaro SPG seats
~JPM alcantara shift boot
~JPM alcantera/leather elbow pad with contrast blue stiching
~Voodoo Ti shift knob
~Alpine head unit
~Infinity speakers
~Custom iPod mounting
~SuperBright LED map lights
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
This was tough, but Flite is the owner of one of my favorite S2k's right now. Good luck to both!
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
I sat in the roadster and I JIZZZZZED IN MY PANTS....
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
tough, i like both cars but the m coupe gets my vote because i've been lusting after one for years.
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
^ So basically you're saying you've been lusting after penis for years?
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
M coupes are sex and pretty damn rare.
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
Damn.... taking my obvious bias out of this one, it's a tough choice.
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
Your s2k is sick looking flite! Good luck too you. I have a feeling this one is going to come down to the wire.
David
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Re: Round 2: #3 - bmwtech13 vs Flite
But my shit is more John Blaze than that! I got John Blaze shit. And they not recognizing, they not sayin I recognize.
For real, your car is seriously nice. It's probably slightly more complete than mine, so for that... I salute you. haha
For real, your car is seriously nice. It's probably slightly more complete than mine, so for that... I salute you. haha