12mm spacers all round
the specialist said I need to do that to prevent rubbing, although too much and it rubs the other way, I don't mind it looks cool, now I just need to lower it a tad 
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12mm spacers all round
the specialist said I need to do that to prevent rubbing, although too much and it rubs the other way, I don't mind it looks cool, now I just need to lower it a tad Looks really smart will nice one. Tempted by anything like Alpha N Induction or a different exhaust? Nicks M3 with the AC exhaust sounds fantastic yet subtle
Out of interest, I just noticed your reg plate.... did you never track that bloke down?
Out of interest, I just noticed your reg plate.... did you never track that bloke down?
tracked him down, there is a thread about it, he is just sitting on it, c'est la vie for the time being
airbox wise, the evolve carbon box is where it's at!
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Oooh, that thing looks the sex!
Although I bet the price tag isn't for the faint hearted
Although I bet the price tag isn't for the faint hearted
Holy Carbon... on the list?
What a total douche. OCUK Motors meet on his front lawn with burnouts and donuts till he comes out with the paperwork?
How on earth is it that the M cars are ITB's and just work. I was under the impression its near to impossible to get ITB's to work reliably in varying weather... I know its just probably because when I considered it (ITB's on the S2k) its aftermarket and thus more difficult, but I was in genuine shock when Pete told me his e39 M5 had ITB's.... bloody bmw genius strikes again
What a total douche. OCUK Motors meet on his front lawn with burnouts and donuts till he comes out with the paperwork?
How on earth is it that the M cars are ITB's and just work. I was under the impression its near to impossible to get ITB's to work reliably in varying weather... I know its just probably because when I considered it (ITB's on the S2k) its aftermarket and thus more difficult, but I was in genuine shock when Pete told me his e39 M5 had ITB's.... bloody bmw genius strikes again
Oooh, that thing looks the sex!
Although I bet the price tag isn't for the faint hearted
3k I think, bear in mind the CSL oem unit is 5k+
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I was thinking £600-£700
funniest thing is it gives you zero power gains, and for the e46 m3 lump to sound like a CSL requires the cam as well!
but it does look bloody good
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I thought with the new Airbox you'd get Gruppe M/Tegiwa Type-R esk noises. No gains is rather amusing for the money!!
What's with the chav headlights?
I've only changed the indicators, plus I like them, compared to the horrible orange things I had before
after
they looked incredibly out of place before, the smoked depos follow the same style and colour of the main units, imo
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They look nice but are reps, I would have gone after market if it was my choice but everyones different
sounds a little bit nicer, but the CSL noise is from cams+airbox, not one or the other, there is probably a few horses free'd up but it's definitely not many, if you pair this with an evolve remap you get a fair few more plus lovely shift lights, throttle blipping, instant sport mode etc... if I had the cash just sitting round annoying me I'd jump in head first
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The ITBs on the M cars are all still 'fed' air by a conventional style intake plenum, which through its shape influences the flow to each cylinder and effectively lengthens the inlet tract. With the aftermarket style 'open' ITBs you don't benefit from this and thus they can behave less predictably (a plenum can be used to help manage fairly equal minimum flow/pressure across most common operating temps at low revs, with nothing more than open ram pipes on the bodies and a filter you don't get this so more complex manual tuning of each throttle body can be necessary).
The BMW engines have the advantage that they are designed for the ITBs from the off too, which would influence things like cylinder head design, cam profiles, injector positioning, and the ecu. If you are designing an engine from the off to have ITBs you can optimise everything a lot more than you'd ever achieve with aftermarket bolt ons.
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looks loads better, reps or not!
