Az's BMW M3 - Found out only 113 in my Paint/Interior, aww yeah

mPWRD · Apr 18, 2009

Leonidae
Woot! E36 M3! oh wait, it's the watered down US spec with 240bhp, isn't it..

Yeah... emissions regs sap power like crazy...

McLaren · Apr 18, 2009

Nothing Dinan or AC can't recover.

Rotary Junkie · Apr 18, 2009

Reventón;3369180
Nothing Dinan or AC can't recover.

At a price. :sly:

McLaren · Apr 18, 2009

Rotary Junkie
At a price.

Let's not even go there. :ill:

ferrari_chris · Apr 19, 2009

So you don't want the mirrors for the Civic now Cody?

ranhammerR34 · Apr 19, 2009

Azureman that is one beautiful E36 M3. :cheers:

Randy

Azuremen · Apr 19, 2009

ferrari_chris
So you don't want the mirrors for the Civic now Cody?

Probably not so much.

As for the compliments, thanks guys. Might take the car out for a few runs tomorrow at autocross, having gone under the car and seen that the subframe is fully intact and so on. The seal between the drive shaft and transmission needs to be replaced soon though, as it is leaking a bit.

ferrari_chris · Apr 19, 2009

Azuremen
Probably not so much.

...

Good to know. I'll call off the search.

Azuremen · Apr 20, 2009

From that photo shoot, some more pictures by me...

Philly · Apr 20, 2009

The background on that last one makes the car look a little goofy, but it's a great looking car other than that! 👍

///M-Spec · Apr 20, 2009

mPWRD
Yeah... emissions regs sap power like crazy...

The power difference between the US-spec and 'Euro-spec' (i.e. rest of the world-spec) was primarily a cost, not emissions related move. The US version of the motor was much cheaper to build and allowed BMW to price the car very aggressively in the USA (and later, Canada).

The two motors have very little in common besides the cast iron block, capacity and basic architecture.

Nice pics, Azure 👍

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Keef · Apr 20, 2009

Cody, what's with those goofy blue blinker bulbs? Get some proper amber bulbs, stat. Five bucks at Autozone.

Azuremen · Apr 20, 2009

Keef
Cody, what's with those goofy blue blinker bulbs? Get some proper amber bulbs, stat. Five bucks at Autozone.

My plan is to get Amber corners, like, the housing, and trade my tail lights with my room mate, since his have the orange turn signals and mine are clear.

Keef · Apr 20, 2009

You also need to call up Ohlins and get you some. And a huge front lip. And that cool big giant spoiler for the back. And then flare the wheel wells and slap some 265s under there, front and rear. That's meaty.

Or be cool and do lots of stuff like this guy.

His Dragon video has been on my Myspace forever now. He's got other track vids too. I'll show you one of those since he did in fact break one of the unwritten rules of the Dragon.

But Cody, you've gotta see the Dragon video. That M3 is baller fast.

niky · Apr 21, 2009

///M-Spec
The power difference between the US-spec and 'Euro-spec' (i.e. rest of the world-spec) was primarily a cost, not emissions related move. The US version of the motor was much cheaper to build and allowed BMW to price the car very aggressively in the USA (and later, Canada).

The two motors have very little in common besides the cast iron block, capacity and basic architecture.

Nice pics, Azure 👍

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So it's not just a "cams and reflash" thing? Bummer.

Oh... and a belated congrats, Azureman... nice car. 👍

Azuremen · Apr 21, 2009

niky
So it's not just a "cams and reflash" thing? Bummer.

Oh... and a belated congrats, Azureman... nice car. 👍

Very much not the case, sadly. On the plus side, the engine responds well to forced induction, so there maybe a supercharger added some where down the road.

Also, thanks for the compliments on the car. It does have its flaws, such as a very very small ding on a fender and some rock chips and little bit of damage to the rear bumper. But most of it can be fixed with a bit of touch of paint and a clean wax and buff.

I'm still amazed at all the things this car does well, from controls to the handling to the power delivery. Driving the MR-S is simply underwhelming now, and the lack of power is painfully obvious at this point.

Azuremen · Apr 22, 2009

Okay, so I washed my cars today...

Before

After

And then a bit later

Joey D · Apr 22, 2009

Awesome dirt drift pics 👍!

Omnis · Apr 22, 2009

Keef
You also need to call up Ohlins and get you some. And a huge front lip. And that cool big giant spoiler for the back. And then flare the wheel wells and slap some 265s under there, front and rear. That's meaty.

Or be cool and do lots of stuff like this guy.

His Dragon video has been on my Myspace forever now. He's got other track vids too. I'll show you one of those since he did in fact break one of the unwritten rules of the Dragon.

But Cody, you've gotta see the Dragon video. That M3 is baller fast.

I'm assuming that's not the baseball David Ortiz.

Philly · Apr 22, 2009

I did pretty much the same thing the one time I washed my car over Christmas break. Although instead of dirt drifting, I was out mud puddle hunting.

Eric. · Apr 22, 2009

I think you got your order a bit mixed up...You should go dirt drifting, then wash your car...

Azuremen · Apr 22, 2009

Eric.
I think you got your order a bit mixed up...You should go dirt drifting, then wash your car...

Got get dirty in style, ya know mang?

Eric. · Apr 22, 2009

Azuremen
Got get dirty in style, ya know mang?

2 h4rdc0r3 4 me mang.

nobuffalo · Apr 22, 2009

Azuremen

So if someday I choose to venture west, can I join with my corolla?

niky · Apr 22, 2009

Azuremen
Very much not the case, sadly. On the plus side, the engine responds well to forced induction, so there maybe a supercharger added some where down the road.

Also, thanks for the compliments on the car. It does have its flaws, such as a very very small ding on a fender and some rock chips and little bit of damage to the rear bumper. But most of it can be fixed with a bit of touch of paint and a clean wax and buff.

I'm still amazed at all the things this car does well, from controls to the handling to the power delivery. Driving the MR-S is simply underwhelming now, and the lack of power is painfully obvious at this point.

Turboooo the MR-Ssssss...

Ah... you'll get used to it. The joy of not having had a media test-unit for the past two or three months (at least not one with a real engine) is that my personal car is starting to feel fast, again...

But even when we were spinning up in 300+ hp cars, I never really felt shortchanged by my daily driver... big power is not what it was meant for... though it does have more in the way of modifications and power than your MR-S does.

Eric. · Apr 22, 2009

The MR-S needs a Celica GTS swap, stat!

JCE · Apr 22, 2009

casey_2005
So if someday I choose to venture west, can I join with my corolla?

Can I join you two with my Camaro?

Omnis · Apr 22, 2009

Azuremen

casey_2005
So if someday I choose to venture west, can I join with my corolla?

JCE
Can I join you two with my Camaro?

Yes, I'd bring along my Accent if we made a summit. Though I'd more likely plow the road than drift it.

And if I had as many cars as Cody does, I'd be driving the green part.

CamryFan · Apr 22, 2009

+1 to the turbo MR-S. You can get big power out of them although I agree that much like the 86, outright power isn't the point of the car.

And there's no way I'd ever go out on dirt roads after washing my car.

Azuremen · Apr 23, 2009

Quick photo shoot today, after some changes to the wheels...

Az's BMW M3 - Found out only 113 in my Paint/Interior, aww yeah

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