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Yaayuh! · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:12

Diagro said:
Yes

Depends what forum.
Diagro is only a user name I have used for the past 5 years.
Used to be something else...
although 10 years back I did have longish black hair, never an emo though.

Phoenixdancer?

Diagro · 30 Nov 2015 at 13:58

Rossi~ said:
Phoenixdancer?

Quite Possible.
I use that on various other forums, don't visit many these days though.

I presume you got that from the Photobucket link?

wingman · 30 Nov 2015 at 15:07

paradigm said:
Orient blue is a lovely colour. Shame about the car

I'm inclined to agree!

Can't remember if I've posted this one, hey ho. Cheltenham Race Course, earlier this year.

mjt · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:30

Such a good-looking car. Turn of the century BMWs were perfection.

mrk · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:33

E46s are alright, nothing special though.

Frozennova · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:34

savagesam117 said:
I drove her properly for the first time yesterday, to the MOT place and back.. Damn it's quick and you can actually go around a corner at more than 30mph without getting under steer like in the Polo.

Although, I did lose a bit of trim. Had to turn around and get it!

5 Stud wheels, has that been wide tracked with the MK3 subframes and rear beam?

wingman · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:50

mjt said:
Such a good-looking car. Turn of the century BMWs were perfection.

Ultimately biased but I utterly agree, the proportions of the E46 coupé are absolutely spot on, from every single angle.

There are few other coupé designs which I think rival it, and for me there's only a few that stand out, they are the Mk1 Ford Capri, Porsche 911 964, and most recently, the Jag F-Type.

My guess is the A5 and GT86 will both age as well as the E46.

mrk said:
E46s are alright, nothing special though.

Eww, E46's! Gross :eek:

mjt · 30 Nov 2015 at 17:13

This was my favourite <3

I miss that car. Sounded even better than it looked

Gorbash12346 · 30 Nov 2015 at 18:23

Archeum said:
Nice!
What's yours running to get that sort of power/torque?

It's a 2.5 sti type UK, had PPP fitted after run in then a miltek 3" turbo back with 100 cell sports cat, Litchfield cold air feed, and a panel filter. (very little in other words)

I have an RCM stainless tubular manifold and up-pipe to go on but saving for a cosworth sump baffle to go on while I'm in there.

ideally needs a map but I'm pretty near the limit of the standard turbo and pistons anyway and the fuelling is still pretty much spot on.

Andy Forrest reckons he can get 360bhp/390lb/ft but at that point the turbo is absolutely on it's limit and I'm still very aware of the ringland issues on the 2.5's so until I can afford a proper forged build it will stay as it is.

On Holiday · 30 Nov 2015 at 18:39

Gorbash12346 said:
It's a 2.5 sti type UK, had PPP fitted after run in then a miltek 3" turbo back with 100 cell sports cat, Litchfield cold air feed, and a panel filter. (very little in other words)

I have an RCM stainless tubular manifold and up-pipe to go on but saving for a cosworth sump baffle to go on while I'm in there.

ideally needs a map but I'm pretty near the limit of the standard turbo and pistons anyway and the fuelling is still pretty much spot on.

Andy Forrest reckons he can get 360bhp/390lb/ft but at that point the turbo is absolutely on it's limit and I'm still very aware of the ringland issues on the 2.5's so until I can afford a proper forged build it will stay as it is.

Ah right, mine is standard 296bhp/300lb/ft.
Yeah, my motto was if the ringlands go then it get's fully forged

Cookeh · 30 Nov 2015 at 19:32

mjt said:
I miss that car. Sounded even better than it looked

Not much of an achievement, the thing is hideous!

6thElement · 30 Nov 2015 at 19:46

Needs a wash.

lee1101 · 30 Nov 2015 at 21:48

Might as well join in the e46 lovin

old pic, weathers been too bad lately to take any more!

savagesam117 · 30 Nov 2015 at 21:53

Frozennova said:
5 Stud wheels, has that been wide tracked with the MK3 subframes and rear beam?

Yes, yes it has. I fully polybushed it whilst I was there too. I've never experienced such a hard ride!

wingman · 30 Nov 2015 at 23:09

lee1101 said:
Might as well join in the e46 lovin old pic, weathers been too bad lately to take any more!

Now where I have seen that before?

Beautiful example!

Tom|Nbk · 30 Nov 2015 at 23:16

mjt said:
I miss that car. Sounded even better than it looked

It was a nice shoe.

Beepcake · 1 Dec 2015 at 12:41

It's not a picture, but here's some exhaust porn if anyone is interested.. my cousin decided to wake the neighbours when I dropped in

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21341/random/AM/exhaust.mp4

Skilfully edited using Windows Movie Maker

Voxination · 1 Dec 2015 at 18:10

lee1101 said:
Might as well join in the e46 lovin old pic, weathers been too bad lately to take any more!

I need a quiet moment to myself...

mrk · 1 Dec 2015 at 18:46

Beepcake said:
It's not a picture, but here's some exhaust porn if anyone is interested.. my cousin decided to wake the neighbours when I dropped in

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21341/random/AM/exhaust.mp4

Skilfully edited using Windows Movie Maker

Please don't be one of the folks who is always sitting parked up on the road revving the nuts off his engine to redline!

Cleisthenes · 1 Dec 2015 at 18:52

mrk said:
Please don't be one of the folks who is always sitting parked up on the road revving the nuts off his engine to redline!

I must admit that sometimes when I pull into my garage I give it some revs, just to hear the pops on the run down...

I live in the middle of nowhere though, so I doubt that I anger anyone

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