Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...

mrk · 31 Jan 2016 at 18:59

I dunno about the remap now really, the sound and small response boost from the engine at mid revs alone is enough to keep me happy. Is £399 for 20 more HP and sharper engine response worth that amount?

teenwolf · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:02

Hell yeah

Will · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:03

20bhp for £400 is about as cheap as you'll get for N/A tuning, I'd love to be able to add that much power for such an amount of money

Akagi · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:10

Will said:
20bhp for £400 is about as cheap as you'll get for N/A tuning, I'd love to be able to add that much power for such an amount of money

My car is no M3, but my god can I relate to that...

I want more power but its impossible.

Should have bought something with a turbo!

mrk · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:15

I could understand if it were say a 200BHP engine going to 220+ from a remap, but 338BHP to around 360, just how noticeable will that be on the road? It's pretty fast as it is!

Do we have an OcUK RR event coming up? I want to see if the Eventuri alone has increased the power, it certainly pulls harder in the mid range revs.

Gibbo · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:19

mrk said:
I could understand if it were say a 200BHP engine going to 220+ from a remap, but 338BHP to around 360, just how noticeable will that be on the road? It's pretty fast as it is!

All extra power comes after 6000rpm so if your not often pushing the car beyond 6000rpm then a remap would be a waste for you.

The stock car is pretty flat from 6500-8000rpm, with a remap they are no longer flat and keep pulling until 8000rpm.

mrk · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:22

Hmm according to the Powerstation dyno graph my car made peak power at 7010rpm and it was flat after that point. I'm assuming there's a small difference between SMG vs Manual for power delivery at these figures maybe?

Gibbo · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:45

mrk said:
Hmm according to the Powerstation dyno graph my car made peak power at 7010rpm and it was flat after that point. I'm assuming there's a small difference between SMG vs Manual for power delivery at these figures maybe?

SMG is a manual.

Will · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:58

mrk said:
I could understand if it were say a 200BHP engine going to 220+ from a remap, but 338BHP to around 360, just how noticeable will that be on the road? It's pretty fast as it is!

Do we have an OcUK RR event coming up? I want to see if the Eventuri alone has increased the power, it certainly pulls harder in the mid range revs.

Depends how you drive and where the extra power is added, if its all top end and you rarely rev it out then there's not much point I guess

Not sure on the RR day, Powerstation have gone bust though so we won't be having a meet there anytime soon

mrk · 31 Jan 2016 at 20:09

Oh yes!

And damn

Gibbo · 31 Jan 2016 at 20:26

Will said:
Depends how you drive and where the extra power is added, if its all top end and you rarely rev it out then there's not much point I guess

Not sure on the RR day, Powerstation have gone bust though so we won't be having a meet there anytime soon

I am working on a new venue that has another maha dyno that can handle 4WD/2WD and a lot of people at once.

Trying to find something rather central again as well so slightly south of Birmingham.

Frozennova · 1 Feb 2016 at 13:59

Gibbo said:
I am working on a new venue that has another maha dyno that can handle 4WD/2WD and a lot of people at once.

Trying to find something rather central again as well so slightly south of Birmingham.

EDMotorsport in Oxford have a 4WD MAHA
http://www.edmotorsport.co.uk/rolling-road/

Gibbo · 1 Feb 2016 at 14:58

Frozennova said:
EDMotorsport in Oxford have a 4WD MAHA
http://www.edmotorsport.co.uk/rolling-road/

Yeah I already have these guys as a possible solution, right dyno, right location but not sure about their ability to handle a large group of people.

Awaiting for a response to my email I sent them at weekend.

Buddy · 8 Feb 2016 at 19:39

It's gone quiet in here.

No updates?

mrk · 8 Feb 2016 at 19:44

Oh I thought I did update here earlier!

Unless you mean pics, in which case not any time soon since the weather is terrible and the run hasn't shone in yonks.

See a pic of the car by JanesyB from the meet thread:

More in March following the new meet I guess at this rate. The orange peel is being seen to in a couple of weeks time, going to be wet sanded and polished, then the sealant re-applied. Can't wash the car for a couple weeks anyway to avoid risk the paintwork still, which is fair.

antijoke · 8 Feb 2016 at 20:40

There was issues with the paint?

mrk · 8 Feb 2016 at 20:43

Some orange peel, about what you get on new BMWs, some people are fine with it, some aren't... Back then paint didn't have orange peel like modern cars do.

antijoke · 8 Feb 2016 at 20:47

Looks good though in the pics.

Will · 8 Feb 2016 at 21:01

I hope you're happy with it after all this work, sure you'll get it done to a high standard though

Looking forward to another RR day, might have some more power by then if its April/May time!

Rybo89 · 8 Feb 2016 at 21:10

Nearly had this :

My mechanic went to take it away to look at the gearbox/SMG (SMG Pump had a leak in the end), the starter motor decided to give up so the car could not be moved... Decided i couldn't be arsed with it as i know it would end up being a money pit.

It ended up going to a breaker for £3k. I could have had it for £2.5k

Seller was my work mate who just bought a new M3 so lost all interest in this e46.

126k miles, service history up to 110k. Really tidy body work and interior... I know, daft not taking a punt at it but as i said, i couldn't be arsed with it. Kinda know the life of it and the past year it has caused him nothing but problems, though most problems did get ironed out.