[Biginboca]

So after 1 month of enjoying the new ride, and after spending 5 years building and modding the Jeep... I guess I couldn’t just leave the new car alone. One question that I had in my mind was...

What if BMW had made a E92 328is model?

In my mind this would be a 328i with oem parts to enable higher “track capable” performance but not compromise on comfort and utility. It would have upgraded power, cooling, handling, use lightweight parts, and still favor comfort for daily use.

So my build is dedicated to the concept of a 328is... and honestly is still somewhat of a “budget build”. At least half the parts on this car are junk yard take offs from other BMW’s and I wanted to use as many oem “parts bin” parts as possible.

As the build progressed I began to wonder if it was possible to make a N/A e92 that would perform on par with a e46m3. Although I didn’t care for the interior and the hassles of maintenance on a M motor at 25k miles a year, the attraction of its N/A performance is undeniable. As attractive as the e46m3 is, I had originally been looking to purchase an easy to maintain second car to be somewhat “disposable” and just to pile miles on so M cars weren’t even on the list.

Having said that, I honestly never expected to fall in love with this 328 the way I have and at this point wouldn’t trade my car for a e46m3 because this car now ticks all the same boxes for me.

So here is how the build went. All parts marked with an asterisk (*) are OEM BMW parts either from the performance line or take off from another model BMW