What have you done to your car today?

sigma · 5 Nov 2017 at 21:36

That's pretty cheap

ARP bolts?

Frozennova · 5 Nov 2017 at 21:40

sigma said:
That's pretty cheap ARP bolts?

Yea, the cheaper chinese rods are actually well rates and come with ARP2000 bolts, or I can Manley rods + ARP fasteners for about £75 more

That's using all OEM gaskets and OEM rod bearings too. I'm in two minds about doing ARP headstuds while I'm there which is another £150 on top

sigma · 5 Nov 2017 at 21:42

Frozennova said:
Yea, the cheaper chinese rods are actually well rates and come with ARP2000 bolts, or I can Manley rods + ARP fasteners for about £75 more

That's using all OEM gaskets and OEM rod bearings too. I'm in two minds about doing ARP headstuds while I'm there which is another £150 on top

Nice

How many nags will she be good for then?

Frozennova · 5 Nov 2017 at 22:02

sigma said:
Nice How many nags will she be good for then?

Turbo is currently my biggest limit, and I don't particularly want to go too much bigger than what's already fitted as I like the spool/response. I've been contemplating seeing what it'll do on a hybrid TD04 for a long time

Engine I have no idea, I believe stock pistons are likely the next weakest link and IIRC they're good for 400bhp if not more.

Driveline is my next biggest problem, 5 Speed gearboxes start becoming a problem around 250-275ft-lbs. A 6 speed swap is £350 or so and are happy upto somewhere around 300-350ft-lbs.

The aim is keep peak torque around the pre-broken 250ft-lbs but carry it closer to 7200rpm

mrk · 6 Nov 2017 at 22:31

Spot what's wrong here.

wedrum · 6 Nov 2017 at 22:40

Crap diamond keys

Rybo89 · 6 Nov 2017 at 22:46

There is a spec of dust in your keyfob?

Conscript · 6 Nov 2017 at 23:17

Middle contact looks too be missing the rubber thingy that the other two have.

bJN · 7 Nov 2017 at 01:15

You've split your fob in two.

Akagi · 7 Nov 2017 at 02:24

You bought a carbon fibre M3 keyring

Diagro · 7 Nov 2017 at 07:44

You need to solder a new button on it.
Easy.

mrk · 7 Nov 2017 at 08:18

Acme said:
You bought a carbon fibre M3 keyring

It's a genuine BMW ///M keyring

Diagro said:
You need to solder a new button on it.
Easy.

Soldering is easy, getting the new microswitch assembly and faffing about? Faff. For £5 I can get a new fob PCB fully made and ready to pair inside the car, in fact I just did that

mjt · 7 Nov 2017 at 08:26

The dust inside the keyfob?

bJN · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:41

mrk said:
Soldering is easy, getting the new microswitch assembly and faffing about? Faff. For £5 I can get a new fob PCB fully made and ready to pair inside the car, in fact I just did that

So you've put a non-genuine PCB in? Might as well be a 316d now

mrk · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:44

I'd rather not get fobbed off by main dealer prices for a whole new key when all I need is the pcb

adam cool dude · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:55

mrk said:
It's a genuine BMW ///M keyring

Soldering is easy, getting the new microswitch assembly and faffing about? Faff. For £5 I can get a new fob PCB fully made and ready to pair inside the car, in fact I just did that

A new microswitch is <£1. People are just too lazy these days! Your cheap Chinese PCB will most likely die after one year anyway!

mrk · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:57

This was a cheap Chinese PCB anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'll give it a few months. I could do with a spare OEM key anyway. OEM keys are waterproof and all that.

Rybo89 · 7 Nov 2017 at 11:59

If you cannot afford to look after your M3 properly, you should sell it to someone who can.

agw_01 · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:08

I saw an M3 330d yesterday. mrk should buy one of those instead.

randomshenans · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:25

Took my car to the garage for new alternator belt, fitting of a new aux radiator and also oil filter and oil change. Annoyingly the S4 makes it impossible to change the alt belt without taking the whole front of the car off, or I'd have done it myself.