[NocturnalEVO]

Very cool so far! I love the speed of updates on this car

[chris b.]

nice!

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Conti.

thats his brother's shop in stamford. the place looks like shit now. looks like an old rundown used car lot with a bunch of old hoopties and trucks. i passed there a few months ago to eat at colony pizza and there was an old porsche with the windows wide open in a rain storm. i don't even know if its open anymore honestly. i never see anyone working there. it's received more horrible reviews than i've ever seen. although many years ago (probably at least a decade ago) he did build himself a sick 1000hp turbo e36. but i still would never even set foot in that establishment

if you google ics stamford, first few post are horrible experiences, never go and warnings. he had an F with BBB to. pretty sure he went out of business

I remember wayyy back when I had my first E46 M3 brand new there was a dyno day there and there was a lot of cool cars. About two years ago I had a R32 Turbo dyno'd there. I don't know much about it nowadays. What I do always remember were the complaints on the boards. And anytime I made an appointment for a dyno it was always up in the air, they could never 100% confirm and sometimes canceled on me. It wasn't that big of a deal but it was annoying. The same thing happened when I called this time so I just looked for another dyno close by and The Shop is what came up. They were friendly on the phone and they kept the appointment. ICS had a super sick Z3 M Coupe though...

Originally Posted by NocturnalEVO

Very cool so far! I love the speed of updates on this car

Thanks dude.

Originally Posted by chris b.

nice!

Thanks, we are getting somewhere now.


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Had some progress today. These guys were not messing around.

[rbtamms]

Wow...I got nothing to say but Wow...I wish I can do all of that to my car..

[Ruddigger]

Damn, those guys wasted no time.

[Conti.]

Originally Posted by NYBulldog

I remember wayyy back when I had my first E46 M3 brand new there was a dyno day there and there was a lot of cool cars. About two years ago I had a R32 Turbo dyno'd there. I don't know much about it nowadays. What I do always remember were the complaints on the boards. And anytime I made an appointment for a dyno it was always up in the air, they could never 100% confirm and sometimes canceled on me. It wasn't that big of a deal but it was annoying. The same thing happened when I called this time so I just looked for another dyno close by and The Shop is what came up. They were friendly on the phone and they kept the appointment. ICS had a super sick Z3 M Coupe though...

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Had some progress today. These guys were not messing around.

yea they're business practice was always very shaky and unprofessional and look were that lead them, near out of business.

clearly your having work done at a better shop because they were not playing around with your build. i can't wait to see what numbers it puts down on the dyno!

[Ruddigger]

Dude, it's been several minutes since the last update. C'mon man!

[nrrm1127]

Forgot you're in Westchester! Will have to see this soon!

[sy2767]

Following!

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by rbtamms

Wow...I got nothing to say but Wow...I wish I can do all of that to my car..

Thanks dude

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

Damn, those guys wasted no time.

Its crazy how fast it was done. They had it mechanically installed in 4 hours, taking their time and double checking everything. Then they did the fuel pressure regulator. Super happy.

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

Dude, it's been several minutes since the last update. C'mon man!

Originally Posted by Conti.

yea they're business practice was always very shaky and unprofessional and look were that lead them, near out of business.

clearly your having work done at a better shop because they were not playing around with your build. i can't wait to see what numbers it puts down on the dyno!

A damn shame.

Yeah dude they really knocked it out of the park for me. So my instructions right now are to drive it around a bit as the car is still adapting. I can already heaer how the idling smoothed out right after the tune. Once I feel the car is making some power and its smooth sailing I will take it to the dyno.

Originally Posted by nrrm1127

Forgot you're in Westchester! Will have to see this soon!

Will definitely come out to the Westchester Meets in White Plains and in Bear Mountain at some point. I want to make sure that car is properly running and all the cosmetics are finished.

Originally Posted by sy2767

Following!

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So today I received my file back from ESS and it was TUNED within 20 minutes. Upon initial startup I could already hear the idling smoothing out. I'm told the car needs to adapt so I will have to drive it a bit. Once it feels "ready" I'll take it to the dyno. I thought I had a screenshot of the Programming Complete, damn it I guess not.

I was trying to figure out the intake pipe situation. Its a little long and intrudes with my M3 brake duct. I made some cuts in the duct but I think the proper solution will be cutting the silicone down so I'm not at risk of water damage.

I have not taken it out yet. I installed the spacers and I had a touch of rub in the rear which I can't believe, I was sure it was perfect. I had a leaky valve stem in one wheel so I wasn't able to take it out for a spin anyway. We'll see what happens tomorrow.



ALSO, had my chrome trim wrapped in Gloss Black on the Panamera Turbo. Oh man, it looks SO much better. Keith from K-Custom Design in Port Chester, knocked them out. Freaking flawless. Must see this guy if you need any vinyl wrapping or decals. Very cool dude. Shameless plug, I'm just a VERY happy customer. I don't know if its correct for me to plug him and give away his number but in case anyone in Westchester County is looking for someone, this is your guy: 914-469-1954

[NYBulldog]

I know you guys are tired of my thread lmfao but I'm just trying to share the experience.

So I took a look at the spacers and they fit perfect. Freaking perfect. I was sure my body guy had curled in my rear quarter panel inner lips but they weren't done. So now I'm gonna have to use the fender roller very lightly to curl it up at the hot zones. Its really not much but if I choose to lower the coilovers even further it will definitely be a big problem. Front spacers are 18mm and rear are 15mm. Took some pics so you can see the "flushness". The car should be aligned today too.

Because of this I still haven't taken it for a hard spin around the block. I'm itching.

Also received my the rear view camera setup. Since having it on the Panamera this is simply now a must-have. I know its stupid but I like it.

[Digitalize]

Is it me or would the car benefit visually from some wider tyres? Add a bit more meat.

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Digitalize

Is it me or would the car benefit visually from some wider tyres? Add a bit more meat.

I actually agree with you.

These are brand new Contis. I bought the recommended sizing for the 335i xDrive Coupe from Tirerack because I wanted to be certain the tires would be compatible. But they look a little anemic on Competition wheels. I will drive it as-is for now. Later on I may buy some MSS in a "meatier" size and put these Contis on my E46 M3.

[Ruddigger]

Looks like you could use some camber, too. Shame you cant do the M3 control arms.

[Digitalize]

May as well just go for M3 tyre sizes? Since its M3 body now.

[anielsen71]

hi there

Nice build.
Whats the size of the wheels? Are they M3 size/ET?

[Unknown_Car]

When will you dyno again with the sc? And beautiful vehicle!

[motoridersd]

That SuperCharger is looking mighty fine there! Now the important question, is it settled yet???? 4 days with no updates? Are you ok?? :P

How easy is it to install the camera? Is it just plug and play? I wouldn't mind having it on my E91. Does it build upon the existing rear PDC? I'll have to do some research on that.

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

Looks like you could use some camber, too. Shame you cant do the M3 control arms.

A real bummer, but so far the ride is pretty nice.

Originally Posted by Digitalize

May as well just go for M3 tyre sizes? Since its M3 body now.

Can't use M3 size tires on xDrive. Below are the accepted combos and remember I am using staggered wheels front and rear. Later on I will play with it, not a necessity right now. That 275/245 combo is calling my name. I do have a set of OEM Style 219M...could go beefy on those.

Originally Posted by anielsen71

hi there
Nice build.
Whats the size of the wheels? Are they M3 size/ET?

Thanks. These are OEM M3 Competition (ZCP) Wheels. Style 359.
Front Wheels - 19x9" ET31 (25.4 LBS, 31mm offset) - BMW Part # 36-11-2-284-055
Rear Wheels - 19x10" ET25 (26.6 LBS, 25mm offset) - BMW Pat # 36-11-2-284-060
Additionally it has 18mm front spacers and 15mm rear spacers for aesthetic purposes.

Originally Posted by Roma_335i

When will you dyno again with the sc? And beautiful vehicle!

I will wait at least 1000 miles. I want to make sure its broken-in. Thanks man!

Originally Posted by motoridersd

That SuperCharger is looking mighty fine there! Now the important question, is it settled yet???? 4 days with no updates? Are you ok?? :P

How easy is it to install the camera? Is it just plug and play? I wouldn't mind having it on my E91. Does it build upon the existing rear PDC? I'll have to do some research on that.

Thanks. Nope, not fully settled yet. It still has some quirks it needs to adapt to. I just haven't been able to drive it again. So no updates for a few days lmao.

I am using this install as a guide. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1005301 I bought the exact same parts, wiring it the same way which seems to makes sense. Spoke to my coder, should be easy to activate just as shown. However there are two pins from the RCA that go into the rear CIC connector, a smaller 12 pin connector. My car doesn't have it, I'm assuming cars with more options may. Its actually the male pin plug plus its covering cap, making it a two-piece. The part numbers are 61138387206 & 61138384550. The instructions don't get into that part and I'm assuming people just have them plugged without the connector. However, I want my ish like OEM so I did a little research and ordered these little things. The physical install was pretty simple, the shop had it done in an hour just taking their time with the covers and what not. I bought the camera with the handle and it feels even nicer than the OEM one and releases exactly like it. My understanding is you don't even need existing PDC for this camera setup to work. Anyway, I did retrofit OEM PDC on my car because I also wanted that option. Probably a waste of money blah blah blah.






So I just had the camera installed. I am still waiting on coding, haven't had time to do it. I have to remove the ZCP splitters because I guess when I originally installed them they did not grip securely. I'm assuming because it was so cold out at the time, I did have doubts as I installed them originally. No big deal, I have the new 3M tape. I need to take the car out for another spin for it to keep adapting. I ordered the Gen2 upgrade kit from ESS Tuning with the injectors, pulley, flash... I need it to be maxed out. I've pushed the car a little bit but its still break-in period so I don't want to beat on it, just drive it for a few miles. The kit is very nicely put together. I'm going to chop the silicone intake, I don't like how low it goes, too bad I chopped the damn brake duct already. The past few days I've just done a quick stop at the shop I've run into enthusiasts taking pictures of car. Its cool to see other people get excited about this car. Some guy who knew a ton about BMWs pulled up in his F10 550i M-Sport and we spoke a while about a bunch of cars, cool convo.

Meanwhile she just sits.

[SGM330]

Looks really good man, great project! I love it!

[JustinGTP]

this is beautiful! where did you get the camera from?

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by SGM330

Looks really good man, great project! I love it!

I appreciate it. Thank you

Originally Posted by JustinGTP

this is beautiful! where did you get the camera from?

Thanks dude!

I bought everything from autofocustech on ebay. I believe its the same seller that the DIY poster used.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281474833928...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281474834192...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT