I’ve been lurking here for a while and felt it was about time I did a quick ‘build thread’ on my car. Well, not so much a build thread as the finished article actually. I know you guys love pics, so here we go:
Car as purchased: E92 MSport Coupé in Sparkling Graphite with 3.0litre direct injection N53 engine and 6-speed manual transmission. Notice bling chrome grille (yuk); gap between tops of tyres and wheelarch (too big) and awful pre-LCI offset of the rear wheels (buried inside the arches).
OK, mods in no particular order. Front end: BMW Perf grille; Lamin-X on fogs; Cyba scoops (in black, so you probably can’t see them – and except on the Autobahn they’re a waste of money anyway); 10 mm spacers.
Rear end: SSDD CF diffuser; M3 bootlid spoiler; BMW P/exhaust; notice wider track with 15mm spacers.
Side: Lowered with Ohlins Road & Track with non-RFTs and spacers. Couldn't go much lower without smashing the underside of the front bumper on speed bumps. How those guys in the US who ‘slam’ their E92s manage to drive, I don’t know…
Others: Lamin-X on repeaters and chrome indicators in headlights (avoiding reduced illumination from headlights themselves).
Ohlins R&T:
P/Exhaust:
LED Angels:
Best two mods? The P/E and the Ohlins by a country mile.
For the future? The car’s just about how I want it TBH. I’ve considered an M3 front ARB, but for road use, I’m very happy with the improvements in handling from the Ohlins kit, so probably won’t bother. Likewise I’d considered strut and chassis braces, but the MSport already has pretty good OEM bracing, so probably not worth the money. For the same reason I’m reluctant to consider a re-map, as the bhp gain per £ spent is really poor with this engine (being non-turbocharged). Only other thing is a set of CSL reps, but I wouldn’t go over 18” as I don’t want to do anything to spoil the fantastic ride quality of the Ohlins.
Hope you like…but all comments welcome.